While not directly UMPC related, the Jabra BT8010 headset is a VERY good accessory for UMPC owners. Really. It's amazing. It's dual pairing, dual profile, has an internal caller ID and phone book, and can even be used for limited media control (play/pause, stop, fast-forward.)
Watch the video for how it works in Origami Experience for music and media control, how it works on voice dialing, a bit on the controls, and more excitement. The text of this review is lacking.
I won't go on about call quality or battery life. Other tech reviews can do that. CNET gave it a rare 8 out of 10. I find both to be quite sufficient for my needs. The only problems I had were using Skype on my Vista UMPC (sounded like a CPU issue? Music worked fine) and a lack of a "headphones" profile on my Mac.
Some pictures. Click for a little bigger image:
Nice OLED display with adjustable brightness.Volume wheel with center button.
Two control buttons and an on/off switch
The opposite headphone is slightly smaller. The wheel is cosmetic only.
Both hooks can be rotated and adjusted.
11 comments:
Great review - just wish I could get a BT headset that would work with my N800.
Wow, that is pretty impressive.
So can I have my UMPC in my bag, listen to stereo music (A2DP profile) and then when a call comes in it pauses the media player and allows me to take the call?
Voice dialling is a feature of the phone not the headset right?
Looks very cool. I'm checking local prices. However, it looks like a BT headset and not a headphone. I hate the BT headset look!
Steve.
There are several BT8010 links here and I found ebay to be pretty good.
Everything is great about this headset except the earbud is way to large for any normal person. So while is is a great device they really dropped the ball on the wearability of this unit. Too bad they blew the easy part.
Car Finance Team say
Your review is interesting, I want to have one. I'll go to ebay. thanks.
ear hooks break way to easily this is a majior flaw with otherwise a great product
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