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Bluetooth Headset Roundup

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-what-will-i-do-with-my-hands dept.

Faeton writes " HowardChui.com has 5 nifty Bluetooth cellphone headsets reviewed. Looks like we're moving towards the StarTrek Comm unit (check out the size of the Nextlink Bluespoon Digital headset!)"

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  1. Can anyone explain? by Atario · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What's with the Bluetooth folks? I've been hearing about this stuff for ages, yet there's so little in the way of actual products out there. What gives?

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    1. Re:Can anyone explain? by dimator · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Too much hype before there was even a working demo hindered its initial success.

      This is true, but Bluetooth reminds me a lot of XML. When XML was first introduced, everyone thought it would be nifty and great, but there was a long period of time where it wasn't all that useful. Now, we see more and more products utilizing XML, and it has gained considerable respectability.

      I think (and hope) that Bluetooth will see a similar growth pattern.

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  2. Re:Prices? by DrXym · · Score: 2, Insightful
    If my local CarphoneWarehouse is anything to go by - a fucking fortune. Headsets cost over 100.


    Which is why bluetooth is one of those cool but rather pointless technologies. Having a mini network is kind of cool, but if the choice is between the minor inconvenience of connecting devices together with a cable or paying many multiples more for bluetooth, I'll what I'd pick former.


    I would be happy to reconsider, but I think the prices are taking the piss at the moment, probably because there are a lot of chumps out there.

  3. Re:Against BlueTooth Headsets by exhilaration · · Score: 2, Insightful
    blueTooth's transmission wave length is in the range of microwaves (i.e. water heating range). why would anyone want that radiation near their brain.

    Your phone's signal is hundreds of times stronger than any bluetooth headset, yet I don't hear you complaining about having a mobile phone near your body.

  4. Re:Against BlueTooth Headsets by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    blueTooth's transmission wave length is in the range of microwaves (i.e. water heating range). why would anyone want that radiation near their brain.

    The sun's one of the strongest emitters of water heating rays. Why anybody would want such a danger beating down on their brains, I don't know. It's best to live in mother's basement.. just to be safe.

  5. Reference? by morven2 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If so, why does documentation from the manufacturers themselves often warn of this? Did they fall for the UL too?