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- Headset
- Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many...
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- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best Bluetooth headsets
- If you've got a friend or family member who is always chatting away on their cell phone, a Bluetooth headset might be an easy, inexpensive gift that keeps their hands warm when the weather goes south for the winter. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Headset, Holiday Gift Guide, Bluetooth Headset, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 - headset
- Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which powered the Turtle Beach X4...
- Tags: Game players, Consumer electronics, Turtle Beach, headphone, X41, Microsoft Xbox, headset
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- JABRA GN9350e - headset
- 9350e Delivers Two Functions For The Price Of OneBeing able to use it with the PC and desk phone is unbeatable. Users who think they won't are really missing out. For a bit more money, you are saving yourself twice the cost!It switches seamlessly between the 2 functions.Recommended.Richardhttp://www.telecomsuperstore.com
- Tags: headset
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Jabra Stone
- Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...
- Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone
- Product reviews 2009-11-17
- Apple headset with media player patent--photos
- A 2008 Apple patent filing reveals designs for a wireless headset with integrated memory and music playback. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Patent, Headset, Apple Inc., Photograph, Media Player, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-29
- Tritton AX900
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested a...
- Tags: Games, Tritton Technologies, headphone, headset
- Product reviews 2009-10-22
- Jabra Stone reimagines Bluetooth headsets; 'MacBook Air' of earpieces [review]
- I dont think so!I am using a Motorola H12 Bluetooth Head Set... it is light weight and is really really good on the audio quality and the battery is real good.. it works continuously for 5 hrs with out even a beep... I dont really think Jabra with a low...
- Tags: Motorola H12, Jabra, Bluetooth headset, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, headset
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Jabra Stone reimagines Bluetooth headsets; 'MacBook Air' of earpieces [review]
- The light, sleek, innovative Jabra Stone reimagines the shape and function of a Bluetooth headset, but the "MacBook Air" of earpieces is also woefully short on battery life. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Jabra Stone, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- With innovative new design, Jabra Stone reimagines Bluetooth headsets
- The new Jabra Stone Bluetooth headset offers an all-new design that's the best of the over-the-ear and in-the-ear varities. Better still, it's light as a feather and sports premium electronics. Here's a look. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Design, Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Jabra Stone Bluetooth Headset, product photos, Jabra, Stone, Bluetooth, headsets, earpiece, AT&T, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-20
- Tritton AX 720
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Consumer electronics, Tritton Technologies, headset
- Product reviews 2009-10-14
- Aliph Jawbone Prime Bluetooth headset sets bar on style, customization, quality
- For $129, Aliph's Jawbone Prime offers the most stylish Bluetooth headset on the market and great call quality to match. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Headset, Customization, Bluetooth Headset, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- Express Dial 2.0 (Windows)
- Express Dial is a phone dialer for Windows computers and is designed to automate the dialing of a list of numbers as a predictive dialer or to call single numbers when required. Express Dial will use VoIP or any voice modem connected to the PC's serial port (so long as...
- Tags: Headset, Microsoft Windows, Dialer, NCH Software, Modems, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-10-09
- Extend your talk time with a solar-powered mobile headset
- how practical is this? Solar?Really.. how practical is this? You're skin will be sun burned before your headset is charged!GN NetcomRE: Extend your talk time with a solar-powered mobile headsetReally.. how practical is this? You're skin will be sun burned before your headset is charged!GN Netcom
- Tags: headset, mobile headset, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Extend your talk time with a solar-powered mobile headset
- i.Tech Dynamic has come out with a solar-powered Bluetooth headset that you can currently buy on the U.S. market through some of the e-tailers (specifically Amazon.com and Skymall.com). The product, called SolarVoice 908, is supposedly unique among its product set for its digital...
- Tags: Mobile, Headset, i.Tech Dynamic, Talk Time Ceiling, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Motorola H17
- Motorola continues its trend of making tiny Bluetooth headsets with the Motorola H17. As a successor to the H15 and the H12, Motorola touts the H17 as one if its smallest headsets yet. The reason it can be so small is because it has a flip-switch boom mic that can...
- Tags: charger jack, headset, H17, Motorola Inc., phone, microphone, ear hook
- Product reviews 2009-10-01
- Coquettish Jabra 'Stone' Bluetooth headset beckons
- Bluetooth headset and speaker manufacturer Jabra will debut a "new shape" of Bluetooth headset on Oct. 20, and it's called the Stone. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Sound ID 400 Bluetooth headset
- Though Sound ID isn't as well-known as Jabra and Plantronics in the Bluetooth headset world, its headsets have stood out because of their comfort and sound quality. Indeed, Sound ID boasts a deep understanding of the science of hearing because of the company founder's otology roots. Its first headsets (the...
- Tags: earpiece, Bluetooth headset, Normal Mode, Sound ID 400, headset
- Product reviews 2009-09-22
- Samsung WEP870
- Even though stereo Bluetooth is now more widely accepted, there are those who just want a simple mono headset to make and receive calls. But there's no reason you can't have both; there are a few headsets out there that can convert from mono to stereo and vice versa, like...
- Tags: volume rocker, lanyard, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung WEP870, headset, ear bud
- Product reviews 2009-09-14
- JABRA BT2070 - headset
- Good overall productWe did a couple tests (driving in car w windows down, comparison cell headset vs BT2070 headset) using the BT2070. The result can be clearly heard on our video review found here:http://www.mycellularsource.com/#bt2070
- Tags: headset, BT2070
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Samsung WEP850
- Samsung makes plenty of Bluetooth headsets in addition to cell phones, and they're just as diverse in order to meet different needs. The Samsung WEP850, for example, is a middle-of-the-road headset for those who want a decent noise-canceling headset that has multipoint technology but also don't want to spend a...
- Tags: volume rocker, earpiece, Samsung WEP850, headset, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2009-09-08
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