Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Jabra BT620s - wireless Bluetooth stereo (music) headset

Cool--coming soon to a gear-head near you: a Bluetooth headset that works with phones, iPods, and virtually any other gadget. It supports two different devices, so conceivably you could use it to switch between a cell phone and an iPod, for example.

There is a catch, however--the devices must support the A2DP for advanced audio profile and the AVRCP for remote control and Bluetooth headset and hands-free profiles. In other words, I doubt that any cell phone out today will support the ability to transparently switch (because none of them support the A2DP and AVRCP) profiles.

The headset has two stereo "cans", plus a microphone, so it's truly a one-size-fits-all gadget. It also features music player controls on the headset (play, rewind, pause, etc) and it will charge off of a mini-USB cable (so you can charge it from your PC as well as a wall jack). Operating range is standard Bluetooth (10 meters, or 30 feet), it will work for up to 16 hours on a charge, and it takes 2 hours to fully charge. They will be releasing an adaptor for pairing the device with non-Bluetooth devices (can you say iPod?).

Pricing has not yet been announced, and neither has a date for release, so stay tuned to this channel for further details as they develop!