An award at CES 2009 sounds cool, but sometimes innovations are just not practical, so the label doesn’t prompt an immediate “OMG buy!” reaction.

…but a minute or two of reading might, because the Acoustibuds sound great (both on “paper” and in the ears, we hope). These silicone adapters fit over most earbuds (including those sold with popular mp3 players like the iPod and the Zune) and make music lovers’ lives a bit easier.

If you’ve got a problem with earbuds falling out of your ears (my bane), you’re going to want a pair: the flexible fins you see in the photo follow the shape of the ear canal and make the headphones stay put even when exercising. Of course, since they only come in 2 sizes there’s bound to be some people out there whose ears they don’t fit, so don’t expect miracles.

The same fins also help increase noise cancellation: you can’t expect the traffic noises to go away entirely, but the Acoustibuds promise to at least improve the experience.

Thanks to a technology called Twin Cone Core, the adapters also aim to make the original earbuds sound better… an audiophile would probably disagree, but then again audiophiles probably wouldn’t even touch a pair of headphones included with a music player.

As for the fashion part? They come in both black and white.

How much under $29.99?
Some: $12.99 on Amazon.com.

Via DVICE