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by corruptio 3621 days ago
Or, just stick a regular 3.5mm headphone jack into the two-pronged hole half-way in. The contacts line up in such a way that one channel touch both inputs. Just turn up the volume a bit.
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I always have one of these two-pin-to-3.5 adapters in my bag when I fly:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-pcs-3-5mm-Airline-Airplane-Earphon...

I recommend also adding this to the flying set: https://www.amazon.com/Stellar-Labs-35-4180-Headphone-Contro...

In most airlines the announcements are at fixed volume, independent of the movies. That means you can put the video on full volume and turn it down inline. No more announcements screaming in your ear :) (and better sound quality as a bonus)

Yes, I too travel with both of these. The volume control is convenient, but I originally bought it after breaking a couple of my headphone connectors. Now I break a $5 part instead of a $50 part. (Shure's with removeable cords are great, but the cord is still $50)
Both your link, and the link above, are two components I recently purchased after my own experiences. Just funny to realise I wasn't the only one who encountered this...
You know what I would pay for? Some sort of holder or cradle that would hold my laptop at an eye level.
I actually tried this initially, but unfortunately it did not work. And this way you got a (cool?) article out of it.