subject: Best Iphone Bluetooth Headsets [print this page] If you dont mind looking like a pretentious wanker and annoying the life out of everyone in earshot, a Bluetooth headset is a must-have accessory for your Apple iPhone.
After exhaustive research, hundreds of hours spent people watching and consulting with my local iPhone specialist, this is the definitive list of iPhone Bluetooth headsets the best of the best of the best. There are hundreds of the things available and just sifting through the sales pitches is enough to make you want to vomit. Motorola pitch one of theirs as, Design perfection - the ultimate in style, comfort and convenience. Sheesh ! The only thing I can think of that was design perfection is Audrey Hepburn, but they have to say something I suppose.
I have tried all these and I would say that they are noise reducing not noise eliminating. For the most part, they pick up extraneous sounds and do a better job of eliminating sounds that come from the side rather than above, in front of or underneaththem.
Just remember to take it off when you are having lunch at your local wine bar it doesnt look anywhere near as cool as you think it does.According to the manufacturers, this particular headset comes with an Advanced, military-grade noise-canceling system which continuously adapts to your environment. So maybe this particular model will be useful in the wine bar, who knows? Especially if the wine bar is in Detroit.
For once, I am not offended by the way a gadget looks and if I was buying a Bluetooth headset, I would probably allow myself to be persuaded to buy this one just because it was originally developed for DARPA (The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to create a communication headset that would pick up voice in hostile environments. How could you resist? Bring on the explosions and sound of machine-gun-fire. Available in red, black or grey disappointingly no khaki camouflage available. Maybe next year.
Heavily discounted to about $85 which tells me it was seriously overpriced in the first place. Issues as usual are the proprietary accessories - lose the cable and you are looking at a new headset.
