Jamboo Bamboo Tangle-Resistant Earbuds

Jamboo’s bamboo earbuds are for the person who reaches into a bag for headphones and pulls out a small knot-based craft project. The cotton-woven cords are soft, thick and tangle-resistant, with color combinations inspired by oceans, forests and sunny flowers. That means less cord wrestling, not a magical promise that knots cease to exist.

Bamboo shows up on the earpieces, headphone jack, middle connector and microphone, giving these wired earbuds a look that stands apart from the usual plastic pair. The microphone includes a start-and-stop button for hands-free phone use. There’s also a metal headphone leash to wrap up extra cord or clip the earbuds to a bag, so they have somewhere to live besides the bottom of everything.

These make a fun gift for someone who likes natural materials but still wants practical everyday headphones. Keep them dry, though. And that metal leash is for dangling earbuds, not people: its weight limit is one pound, so leave any climbing ambitions out of it.