The Gear has no love for the iPhone/iPod/iPad headphones. These are cheap, crappy devices that break after a month of use, leaving us scrambling for a better alternative. Are these new iDevice headphones, outed in a soundless video the real deal? Let’s have a gander:

The sound was recently ripped out of the video, but luckily the audio was transcribed before this heinous act.

In my hands are the new earphones for the iPhone 5 that is about to come out — Apple’s next generation of iPod [sic]. These will replace the current earphones that are on the market. These are manufactured at Phax Co factory in Vietnam. They have the appearance of a horse’s head, not like earbuds. When they are worn, they have a much smaller profile. They have the appearance of a fully integrated, single unit – there’s no part that looks like it would come apart 00 not like earbuds; the integrated design is characteristic of Apple products. Here I have the old earphones for comparison. The new ones are much smaller; when they are worn, they do not hurt the way earbuds do. You can see on the old ones the surface is a separate part that looks like it can be detached – not like the small surface of the new one. The old earphones were mostly made in China, with some in Vietnam. But the new ones are clearly made in Vietnam. (Reading from the wires): “Designed by Apple in California, assembled in Vietnam.

It’s practically a given now that the next-gen iPhone is launching in September. These headphones, real or not or another indication of the hype surrounding the launch. If the headphones are real, then it’s a brave new venture for Apple. In other words, it’s going to try and include a headset that suits the calibre of the iPhone 5. In less than two weeks, we’ll find out if these music-makers are the real deal.