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Fellowes is introducing its Earglove BlueSport, a Bluetooth wireless headset, available with and without an adaptor for non-Bluetooth phones.
The wireless headset, called "sleek and sporty" by Fellowes, is said to offer razor-sharp sound quality at up to 30 feet away.
The rubber headset, which conveniently folds for storage, offers control buttons that are separated for simplicity and ease of use.
Cobra Electronics launched a Bluetooth handset for use in cars earlier this month.
The BT 200 is engineered to pair Bluetooth technology with a combination microphone/speaker handset so that drivers can answer calls without suffering from wind and engine noise, and without damaging their cellphones. It features the company's MicroBlue technology, which reportedly allows users "to make and receive crystal-clear phone calls through the noise-canceling headset."
Gentec International is adding a new mobile-phone headset to its Planet Wireless line of mobile-phone accessories. Called the Scala-500 wireless headset, the product features Bluetooth technology and is compatible with all Bluetooth phones using version 1.1 or 1.2 hands-free or headset profiles.
The Gentec headset can be worn using a flexible ear hook, on either ear, or with the Versa-Clip eyeglass clip that mounts the earpiece on the arm of eyeglasses or sunglasses.
The Izon wireless Bluetooth MP3 headset, model BT-205, is available from Global American Technologies. The device offers users MP3 playback, an FM radio, a Bluetooth mobile headset, Bluetooth audio streaming and chat online — all in one, according to the company.
The unit is compliant with Bluetooth 1.1, has a built-in microphone for use with mobile phones, features an SD/MMC memory card slot with 128MB memory card included, and a user interface display on its LCD.
Logitech is introducing its first Bluetooth mobile phone headset. The unit, which offers up to eight hours of continuous talk time and more than three weeks of standby time, is designed to fit comfortably on either ear, using an adjustable wrap-around ear piece.
Cardo Systems is offering a universal adapter for its allways, a Bluetooth mobile phone headset that fits over a user's ear or clips onto eyeglasses or sunglasses.
The adapter converts virtually any standard mobile phone into a Bluetooth-capable cellphone. Once plugged into the audio jack of the phone, the device allows smooth operation with the allways headset, which also is a recent Cardo introduction.