This year we went back and forth through the floor to come up with 5 Best of Show for Macworld. We were specifically looking for products that were best of breed for iPhone users.

The first award went to the always excellent Etymotic Research Inc. They have taken the great technology they use in their other earphones and made an iPhone (or for other mobile phones too…) specific product. The result is the easiest no-brainer replacement for the Apple earbuds that come with the iPhone. The jack works out of the box with the iPhone, and like the Apple earbuds it has a mic built into the cable. The mic also has a subtle music control button.

The hf2 is worthy of iPhone Matters Best of Macworld 2008.