January 9, 2007 11:55 AM PST
Apple sneaks in a Bluetooth headset
Apple Bluetooth headset
(Credit: Engadget)Apple sneaked in a Bluetooth headset along with its big iPhone announcement today. It looks like a simple black stick of a headset and only has one button on the top. The headset also looks really thin and small, but we can't tell from the picture. We're guessing it'll launch the same time as the iPhone does in June.
Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.
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under 3? How functional is it as compared to other bluetooth sets? Hmm.
expensive, small objects) I would presume the price alone will create a deterrent
-- among even the dumbest of parents -- from such a problem.
I would not, however, put it past a number of those same parents to be found
licking their iPhones from time to time out of sheer lust.
There's a lot of other, more important details that I'm waiting for, the least of
which is whether or not a kid is going to get hold of the headset and swallow it!
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The form factor -- a small tube attached to an earbud -- is really no different from a bunch of other headsets out there... Flamingo, Plantronics, Logitech, Sony Ericsson and more than a handful of lesser known brands... But Apple's *is* a sharp, clean, simple design.
And yeah, Apple's *is* a sharp, clean, simple design; just like dozens of other headsets out there.
This is the first BT stereo headset I've ever heard of, though in this clip they don't detail if it comes with an adapter for your DAP of choice. Kinda pricey, though: $149. But if you need/want this kind of adaptability, there you go! Me, I don't care so much about phone use; I just want some in-ear 'phones that can't get jerked (painfully) out of my ears! I guarantee two sales to the first (non-Apple) manufacturer who builds a BT transmitter into their Ogg-capable, 30 GB or greater DAP!
I guess they are too humble do say that. ;)
But seriously... What exactly is confusing about Volume UP and Volume Down buttons? Heck... The multi-function button usually is the most "confusing" part of a headset. And the confusion only lasts until you RTFM and learn how to use it.