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EarPollution NervePipes are folding headphones you can design on the Internet. The buyer visits EarPollution's Web site and selects from an array of colors and designs, including some rather funky choices, such as zebra for the earpieces.

The good: As travel phones, they work well, because the earpieces are hinged to fold up toward the headset. They withstood all the jostling you can bring to bear.

The bad: The NervePipes are a bit costly, considering that they are not noise-canceling headphones, and the bass was a tad anemic.

Cost: $35, plus about $3.50 in shipping. Available from

ifrogz.com/earpollution

Edible garden

The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is opening a new outdoor exhibit called The Edible Garden with programming that includes tastings, tours, demonstrations and celebrity lectures.

The Edible Garden, open through Sept. 13, will be a showcase for edible plants, vegetable-growing techniques and garden design. It will also host presentations from famous guests including Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, Lidia Bastianich and Dan Barber, who recently won the James Beard Award for "2009 Chef of the Year." An audio tour includes narration by Mario Batali and Bette Midler.

Details, including directions from Manhattan by train and car, are at www.nybg.org

On the Web

Looking for fun things to do when you travel?

Check out a new Web site called nextstop.com, where users offer up ideas for interesting places and activities, from obscure cafes to major landmarks.

Some nextstop members recommend things they encounter in their travels, while others are locals suggesting favorite places from their hometowns and neighborhoods. Many users create mini-guides with evocative titles such as "Man Up Texas BBQ: Eating our way through Texas' BBQ joints."

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