WHAT ARE THEY? In ear earphones available ina small range of colours. ARE THEY ANY GOOD? No. These earphones are uncomfortable in my ears because they rub quite badly after I've been wearing them for more than a few minutes at a time. Mine are purely white and after less than a week they looked very grubby and I could never get them looking as clean as they were again. The Thomson earphones don't stop either sound leaking from my music and don't keep the traffic noise from spoiling my enjoyment of the music. Sound is very indistinct when I wear these earphones, it's very tinny and even when I turn the volume right up I have ...  Read the complete review

I listen to music all day, every day. At times, I worry that if I don't put down my iPod at some point, it will eventually become fused to the palm of my hand. So naturally, I always experience somewhat of a crisis when my headphones cease to function. The last such incident took place travelling home via train, and standing in WH Smith, I had to choose my latest incarnation of headphones. Usually unwilling to spend too much on headphones, I decided to venture more towards the mid-range headphones. For £12.99, the Thomson HED142 headphones seemed to imply reasonable quality through their price tag. I got my pair in a light blue hue, although there are white, pink and ...  Read the complete review