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Bluetooth Headset Roundup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the comfort-is-king dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Here is an interesting comparison of four of today's best Bluetooth headsets. These devices are becoming increasing popular, both as a gadget and accessory, but despite how stylish they get, performance and comfort are still serious issues. Joe Selim takes a look at four very different products, two from Jabra and two from Plantronics, in order to make some sense of things."

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  1. Motorola? by Yonkeltron · · Score: 4, Informative

    I looked at all of these models and my Motorola was more comfortable in addition to having better clarity. I would love to see some of the higher-end Motorola offerings thrown into the mix for comparison.

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  2. Re:Stereo headsets by Plunky · · Score: 5, Informative
    Good to know the best of the mono headsets, but how come these stereo wraparound headsets+microphones aren't more popular?

    Normally Bluetooth headsets use the Headset profile for transmission of audio data over low latency isochronous links and is mono only, but these boys are using the newer "Advanced Audio Distribution Protocol" (A2DP) which operates over rfcomm (emulated serial) links and is not well supported in cell phones as yet.

    In fact, the first link you posted said that the only phone that supports it properly is only available in Asia, though I saw on Nokias website recently that a few of their newer models will be supporting it (eg 6125).

  3. Re:Security and other Bluetooth bits by Xenna · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's because people can send you a Vcard with a funny message/picture if you've let your phone be visible. Some imaginative soul has named this 'bluejacking' and now suddenly everyone is scared to death of BT.

    Of course, anything that requires real security would apply it's own encryption/identity management on top of BT, which makes this point moot.

    X.

  4. Re:Security and other Bluetooth bits by Malor · · Score: 4, Informative

    Security people don't like it because it's totally insecure.

    Awhile ago, they'd figured out how to hijack the 'introduction' process between two devices, but it only worked during introduction, so it wasn't a terribly useful attack.

    But then someone else discovered how to force a reintroduction at will. Between the two holes, Bluetooth has no security whatsoever, unless something pretty dramatic has changed in the last six months.

    Be sure to read replies, as I've not been paying close attention to this. But as far as I know... don't send anything over Bluetooth you care about.