Not worth $50, please
936339
Some nice features, but have to agree with another reviewer in that it IS hard to hold onto, being thin and oval and with a smooth finish.  Thought their complaint had been nit-picky until I found myself dropping it a couple of times myself.  Also, the speakerphone button is at the very bottom of the unit in a very awkward place to press.  For $50 would have expected much better.  And no, it really doesn't have smart phone functionality.  And I still don't know what "HD" sound is supposed to refer to.
184096
Filed for a return 30 minutes after they left the box. Even for $19, these felt incredibly cheap, both in the hand and on the head. The hinges were rough and squeaky to use, yet somehow still felt like they'd snap as soon as they took one bad drop. The controls were practically unusable, and rattled in the casing so you heard them shift every time you moved. The padding on the earcups and band were practically just decorative.
The much bigger issue was the sound quality. For $19, I don't expect much, but these were so poorly balanced they weren't just unpleasant, they were unusable. The bass is incredibly boomy, but the frequency response is so poor that it's basically monotone. The mids and highs are completely drowned out, and no amount of EQing could make music sound good or make vocals or podcasts even have decipherable words.
Furthermore, there was a high pitched "coil whine" on the line, which speaks volumes to the quality of the internal electronics. And for some reason they though it'd be a good idea to add a voiced menu to these budget 'phones, so you have to put up with low-fi recordings of a woman who is clearly not speaking her first language talking to you every time you need to do anything other than be actively listening to them.
In all, I hoped for very little, and I got much less.
1044056
Interesting idea, terrible product. If it were $20, I'd might shrug it off saying they didn't quite hit the mark. As it happens, it is much, much more than $20. I would expect the idea to be pretty well refined at this price point. But alas, it is not, and every time I use it I feel pangs of remorse and hatred. Here are my grievances.

My biggest gripe is that while the volume is adequate, but the design makes it impossible to use it all. The tall/narrow combo means mid-sized objects will always pile vertically instead of filling out the corners. It seems like it's always full, which means the lid is propped open, which means all its aesthetic value is worth nothing. When you remove the bag, however, you find there wasn't actually that much trash. And speaking of bags, the funky shape of the bins requires proprietary bagsbasically, you were duped with the trash can, and now you're bound to this company to buy their bags in perpetuity. You can use regular 13 gallon trash bags, but I mean that in the same sense as someone saying you can use a ball point pen to perform a tracheotomy. The bigger bags bunch up around the top, leaving enough padding under the lid than our dogs can easily lift in and peruse at their leisure. Inevitably, the oversized bag will fall down into the can and must be rehung every single time you throw something away.

The tight space is felt even more acutely on the recycling side. If you start off with an empty milk jug, paper bag, or cereal box the bin is clogged instantly, no matter how much crumpling and flattening you've done. If you throw another cereal box in, it's basically full, unless you want to do some serious squeezing and prying to leverage all the unused space. You could use a ram rod to force stuff all the way to the bottom, but then that means you'll be tugging the recycling out one item at a time when you need to put it out for pick up.

Finally, this company's name just bugs me. It sounds like an evil alien overlord cackling at an attempted uprising: "Simple human! Muhahahaha!" I don't see how this name got passed the focus groups.

In conclusion, let me say this: even if you feel I'm overstating its faults, is this trash can A) really solving a significant problem? B) Is it solving a problem so thoroughly that it justifies the exorbitant price? Stay away, my friends, lest you find out your trash receptacle is the biggest piece of trash in the house.
3960518
Ordered this based on the reviews and the price, and I'm paying for it. Sound is weak, hollow, muddy, anything but good. No amount of equalizer tuning can fix it. The speakers on my 300 dollar laptop sound better. I'd return them but I destroyed the box, so I'm eating the cost. Spend at least 50 bucks for a set if you want anything close to acceptable sound.
2453505
do not make the mistake of buying it for $95. Not worth $95.
2802469
I've paid $50.00 before and gotten equipment that's 5 to 10 times as good as this. They say buyer beware. This junk isn't even close to the price I paid. I admit, I should have done my homework better. I hope this saves you from making the same mistake. I bought a Creative Inspire T6100 about 10 years ago, which is a 5.1 similar in size, and I was thoroughly satisfied in every category. Unfortunately I lost some of the speakers in a move. It was very good equipment with a  heavy duty sub woofer. Nothing bad about in my opinion. I hoped staying with a brand I knew and loved was a good idea. I was very badly mistaken. I paid about $55.00 for the 5.1 and I believe $42.00 for this one. I would have gladly paid more for quality comparable to the first unit. I'm not returning it but It's going to my back up computer. I'm really surprised at all the good reviews. Maybe people's quality expectations have lowered.
425097
This toy is 4.95 in stores. It's worth about 50 cents. In less than half a day, two parts have snapped/torn off completely. A child will want to constantly transform it, of course, and the toy is too fragile...especially the exo-helmet. Terrible quality and not worth 5 bucks, let alone over $11.
197477
I really wanted this to be super cool, but lets face it: It's a $99 player with a $399 price.

UPSIDE
Great sound reproduction with bigger speakers.
Can handle high bit rate files.
Looks nice sitting on a table.

DOWNSIDE
No track controls on the device itself, the tiny touchscreen is a total pain to use - finding anything is a chore.
Not enough memory, even at lower bit rate.
$14.99 average price for buying the same album you have at higher bit rate
Odd triangle shape makes it very non-portable - if you put this in your pocket it will accidentally turn on all the time
Crappy battery life -- I mean, this huge thing has to recharged three times to match my sleek iPod
Using Beats Headset, compared tunes in Pono to iTunes on iPod.  OK, there was subtle difference, but not for the price attached.
Using portable speakers, virtually no discernible difference. Very disappointing when you're paying double for the music.

Sorry - just way to much $$$$ for way too little sound.
4507203
Music sounds good, not great, noise canceling is pathetic at best.  Not worth the $50 for Costco, more like $35.
3928755
The $50 price , which is $100 discount , should provide all one needs to know about this poor product. Bad fit make for uncomfortable wear and the hum introduced with the noise cancelling turned on is a joke. What noise canceling? It's noise making !! Do not buy this terribly designed unit at any price..........
3298194
The sound is bad, not loud enough, no bass at all overall not worth the high price.
Can easily get something better for half the price of this.
864021
I'm glad I got this on sale. If I'd paid the full $15 price for this, I would feel so ripped off. Many of the words are repetitive, not creative, and a couple  are downright stupid.  Many of the pages are too simplistic, and more than a few just seem small. Don't pay more than $4 for it.
1691188
Disappointing. Would like my money back, please
3768421
thought i paid a bargain price, because of the 50% off pricing with the good reviews on the product.
but, it turns out, the product is not all it was cracked up to be.
i really don't see too much differnce in quality of the sound or the convenience for the money that i paid for.
my recommendation, just get a decent regular, or, even sticking with the original ear phone that comes with most of the product that requires earphone(i-pod, mp3 players, or computers...), you are not missing anything.
bottom lime, it's not worth the money to pay too much money for a set of high end in-ear phone.
20929
Purchased these at my local big box store.  I DO NOT recommend at anywhere remotely near $400, $300, or even $200.

-  As other reviews have noted, out of the box, they sound "muddy".
-  After about 48 hours of listening, they muddiness went away, but the sound was unbalanced, meaning the right earpiece was louder than the left.
-  Exchanged them for a new replacement pair, and guess what, the LEFT SIDE WAS LOUDER THAN THE RIGHT!  What?!
-  Exchanged them for ANOTHER pair, now sound was balanced, but there were numerous marks on the leather.  The sound was also rather unimpressive and NOT worth anywhere near $400.

If I was to judge on sound alone, not impressed, 3.5 stars.  The lack of obvious testing and QC takes them down another 1.5 stars.
3346332
Dont buy!!!! Better product from a .50 vending machine.
4060075
I would like it a lot more for $50.00. $114.00 is way to much for what your get.