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Bluetooth Headsets
by Vincent Nguyen on August 15, 2007

UPDATE 1/3/2008: BlueAnt V1 Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset
It's rare that you can make such a sweeping statement as this, but the BlueAnt z9 Bluetooth Headset is the new gold standard for all future Bluetooth headsets - hands down. It earns a 4.9 out of 5. I'm not the only one that thinks the z9 deserves the highest award possible, because it was the winner of a CES 2007 ...
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by Chris Davies on August 13, 2007

While still not excusing Apple in any way, shape or form from the lamentable absence of A2DP stereo Bluetooth from the iPhone, there's at least a hack of sorts to play music and the audio track from a video through your wireless headset. Don't get your hopes up too much, though; it's a partial solution at best.
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by Chris Davies on August 2, 2007

Our man Vincent may be married to his iPhone, but he's rather promiscuous when it comes to Bluetooth headsets. He's always searching for the gold standard in hands-free, and while so far he seems to be leaning toward the Gennum NX6000 that hasn't stopped him dallying with SoundID's SM100 EarModule and Apple's own Bluetooth Headset. The latest beauty to wink at him and get him all flustered is ...
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by Vincent Nguyen on July 31, 2007

The SoundID SM100 Bluetooth headset is one of the most advanced on the market. The SM100 offers three industry-first features: personal sound where you can personalize the headset to your specific sound preferences, Environmental Mode turns the headset into a hearing-aide-like device for loud environment and NoiseNavigational Mode where the device uses its “Auto Focus for your ears” technology to reduce ambient noise for better speech and sound quality.
Other features ...
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by Vincent Nguyen on July 23, 2007

First of all, I’m blown away by how small Apple’s Bluetooth Headset is compared to all the images published by Apple. So how does it feel, and does it remain firmly in my ear? It feels amazingly lightweight and yes, another shocker is that it stays put!
I didn't have any problems pairing the headset to the iPhone because they simply paired up on their own. It was that simple.
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by Vincent Nguyen on July 23, 2007

Related:Video: Unboxing the Apple iPhone Bluetooth Headset and hands-on review
The first set of unboxing images courtesy of nomad7674 appeared on flickr today!
I found one of the first released Apple Bluetooth Headsets today in the Apple Store in Marlton, NJ today. My quick search did not find anyone else who had posted pics of an unboxing, so I figured I might as well try to be first. The unit is tiny, ...
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by Interns on July 22, 2007

Palm released an update for the Verizon Treo 700w/wx supporting advanced audio support (A2DP). I would like to think that there's hope for the iPhone yet.
This sums it up best:
If anyone is wondering why having A2DP is such a big deal, and someone on the forum asked that question, here is hannip's answer:
No cords gives you more options. You can have your treo in your pocket and listen to ...
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