Climbing Rope-Inspired Cables for Your iPhone

The white headphone cords of the first iPods were a stroke of design genus. Snaking out of your ear on the subway or bus, they signaled to everyone exactly what brand of music player you were using. Now that Apple has reached world's-largest-company status, white cords are little (okay, a lot) less exciting. Not surprisingly, designers are looking for ways to jazz them up.