| Bluetooth headsets are quickly becoming the most | | | | Wireless connection is the most important advantage |
| popular cell phone accessory on the market today. | | | | of Bluetooth headsets. This connection offers true |
| Headsets are the second largest Bluetooth application | | | | freedom and convenience. There are many benefits |
| after the cell phone and are the biggest cell phone | | | | and advantages to using wireless devices. Along with |
| accessory. The potential and market for Bluetooth | | | | improving safety as a result of eliminating wires, |
| Headsets are expected to increase significantly from | | | | wireless also offers you plenty of other advantages. |
| 2006 to 2011. | | | | Wireless headsets help in a big way in allowing you to |
| Bluetooth Headsets are truly hands-free and thus | | | | do your work uninterrupted, thereby saving time. Most |
| comply with the new state laws that require drivers to | | | | Bluetooth headsets allow communication up to a range |
| use hands-free communications while driving. (The | | | | of about 30 feet, the technology does allow further |
| new California State Cell Phone law has received | | | | communications beyond 30 feet but generally in the |
| national attention since it went into force on July 1st | | | | headset market the distance is limited to 30 feet. |
| 2008) Since there are no wires to get tangled up in, | | | | Noise Canceling Features |
| you will drive more comfortably and safely. Bluetooth | | | | A huge benefit of buying a high-end headset is the |
| headsets are the new stylish way to talk hands-free | | | | noise cancellation features they offer. Many of the |
| and most of the newer models eliminate background | | | | new Jawbone headsets use Noise Assassin, Noise |
| noise. Many models allow users to have clear phone | | | | Assassin's filtering is active by default on these |
| conversations in dynamic noise environments because | | | | headsets. Noise Assassin is probably one of the best |
| two microphones separate the user's voice from | | | | noise suppression technologies I've ever tested on a |
| background and wind noise to enhance his or her | | | | Bluetooth device. I went from sitting in a quiet room to |
| voice for a natural-sounding conversation. Many of | | | | sitting next to the A/C while using the Jawbone 2 and |
| them include voice recognition so that you can give | | | | the caller couldn't even tell the difference. Callers |
| basic commands like "call someone" or "Pair mode" | | | | stated that my voice was very clear and that they |
| These basic commands allow you to connect to your | | | | couldn't tell I was on a headset. |
| phone or make a call without ever picking up your | | | | My personal favorite is the Motorola H700, I use it daily |
| phone or dialing manually. They are a real convenience, | | | | and I love its' capabilities. Many days I forget I am even |
| especially in the car. | | | | wearing it. In the past few years Motorola products |
| Bluetooth headsets are designed to be very lightweight | | | | have no doubt become closer to life and more |
| and comfortable. They are typically worn over one ear | | | | practical by nature. The new H620 & H560 have |
| and wearing these headsets are so much more | | | | been designed and developed to help you use it while |
| comfortable to than having to hold your phone up to | | | | jogging or driving. Motorola has also joined the fashion |
| your ear. (Not to mention using a headset could help | | | | game with its headsets, which are mostly designed to |
| prevent your cell phone from giving you brain cancer.) | | | | match the company's phones. The Motorola RAZR H3 |
| The designs of the headsets are quickly becoming a | | | | headset, for example, is obviously meant to match the |
| fashion accessory and are available in a number of | | | | RAZR range of phones, while the Motorola H500 |
| interesting styles and colors. Many are being tailored to | | | | comes in four different colors to match the many |
| fit your fashionable needs. Design pioneers have | | | | colors of the PERL and the RAZR. |
| turned headset technology into fashion accessories -- | | | | Pairing |
| emphasizing fun, fashion, glitz and glamour. It's this | | | | In order to connect your headset to your cell phone |
| combination of form-and-function, style-and-substance | | | | you must do something called pairing. Pairing allows |
| that proves Bluetooth headsets go way beyond | | | | your Bluetooth headset connect to another Bluetooth |
| trendy technology; they make life. Today's typical | | | | device, such as your cell phone. On most models, |
| Bluetooth headset is small and elegant and weighs only | | | | pairing is a snap - just put the headset into pairing |
| about 7.9 grams. | | | | mode and have your phone search for it and then put |
| Battery Life | | | | in the pass code. (the default pairing code for most |
| The battery life and talk time on Bluetooth headsets | | | | Bluetooth devices is 0000) A nice feature to have is a |
| are excellent. Many models are able to achieve talk | | | | headset that can switch on the fly between multiple |
| times of 4 hours or more before needing a recharge. | | | | devices. |
| Wireless Connectivity | | | | |