September 2009 Archives

The Aliph Jawbone bluetooth headset is arguably the finest headset for the Apple iPhone. the Jawbone has received numerous awards including:

  • PC World’s “100 Best Products of 2007″
  • CNET’s highest rated Bluetooth headset ever

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BlackBerry get more and more desperate to out-iPhone the iPhone and have recently announced a “BlackBerry only,” headset. Who do they think they are kidding? According to the press release the RIM HS-500 is “coming soon,” and will allow BlackBerry users to:

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A lot of people are wearing bluetooth headsets now days and for good reason.  The prices on these small devices have dropped substantially over the last few years, with ever increasing battery life as well as range from the originating device.  This all adds up to giving you an incredible value, and you can easily see why so many consumers are switching over to the hands free wireless headset devices using bluetooth technology.  You can pick up one of these devices for less than $30 most of the time, with some of the higher end models ranging up to a couple hundred dollars or more.  If all you need is a ear piece to use for your cell phone, or house phone, you can easily get away with purchasing one of the lower end models, as the more expensive types are geared more towards people trying to find a certain look, or a certain set of features for their device.  They range from the basic blocky models that I am sure you have seen, all the way up to almost invisible around the ear and over the ear styles, and a few models that have incredible noise cancellation features to keep from picking up outside noises and conversations.

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The technology that goes into designing and manufacturing a bluetooth headset has been around for a very long time, but the engineers have actually reworked it to provide a lot more functionality, instead of a mere line of sight type of beam.  The way that this type of technology used to work, and is actually still being employed to this day is infrared technology, or IR beams.  These beams are used mainly for remote controls, and for computers and other electronic devices to communicate with each other, but there is one huge problem with this type of technology.  The problem lies in the fact that you have to have a visible line of sight from device to device, and if there is something blocking this path, the two devices will have issues communicating.

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