The Vibez has the kind of sleek design and innovative features missing in other would-be challengers to the tyranny of white earbuds. Now if you’re like most people, when you think of free-spirited defiance of oppressive conformity, you think Germany. OK, maybe not. The scroll wheel is magnetically mounted and actually rotates, with a glowing pointer whose brightness indicates position. It’s smooth, curved “soft-touch” housing looks like it could be inspired by high-fashion sunglass cases, and has a back of high-grade chrome steel. Compatible with both MP3 and Windows Media files, it automatically organizes your music library according to title, artists, album, genre and other key facts, even allowing searches for artist covers of original artist’s songs. It also displays photos and cover art on its 32mm x 25 mm screen. It comes in 8 GB and 12 GB versions, which are currently offered by merchants on PriceSCAN.com for just shy of $170 and $200, respectively.