Sony Ericsson just announced their HBH-DS970 Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 headset with remote control. Yeah,
it's not completely wireless since you still have those cables dropping down to the Bluetooth-embedded remote. But hey,
you want the remote anyway, and by not strapping those
bulky Bluetooth cans to your ears we expect you'll
be able to rock the house for the full 6 hours spec'd with less fatigue. Call coming in? No problem, son, since the
caller ID and number slaps right-up on the remote's display allowing you to accept or reject the call even if you are
listening to music on another Bluetooth-enabled device. Although it doesn't say in the announcement, that remote should
wirelessly control any Bluetooth device throwing down the
AVRCP
profile,
Sony Ericsson or
not. Expect these to ship in the second quarter for a yet to be determined price.
[via
Unofficial
Club Sony Ericsson, thanks Luis]
posted Feb 14th 2006 at 4:40PM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dule @ Feb 4th 2008 2:34PM
Sony Ericsson's HBH-DS970 stereo Bluetooth headset with remote - is it works with w950i?
Winterfresh @ Feb 14th 2006 9:20PM
Finally, an all-weather, night-fighting BT headset that actually looks cool too. Praise the end of uhura-style/tin can headsets!
eboundmisfit @ Feb 14th 2006 9:20PM
hmmm.....cool idea, but maybe aaa battery to get that marathon battery life like the motorola headset....
Alex @ Feb 14th 2006 10:28PM
At least I can put this one in my pocket and it looks good. I hope they will sell it in Hong Kong when I go visit in May (we all know the Asian countries are selling all the good stuff 6 months to a year ahead of the US).
abbas saleem khan @ Feb 15th 2006 1:00AM
this set reminds me of an awful lot of the hbh-200. it had a similar bluetooth attatchment that i needed to check for CLI. a bit difficult to use, i discarded it because i didnt want to use a set with wires. i later replaced with an 'akono' that also had a Caller Line Identification feature.
I am, however very interested in this set since it is a stereo headset and not just one ear piece attatched to a bluetooth 'remote' so it does have more potential. i just wish there was a solution that didnt just have us juggling through wiring and at the sametime, something that isnt that bulky.
Antoine of MMM @ Feb 15th 2006 1:42AM
Looks sick. I wonder if it would work with my Treo as I have been looking for a nice stero headset that would give me a reason to stay away from my laptop and workstation a bit more.
If not, that W950 would make for a really nice accessory with this.
Rich @ Nov 12th 2006 6:55PM
I purchase one of these after the dismal performance of the Motorola 8-something bluetooth. I have a treo, it works fine with the phone, but I haven't found it to work with p-tunes. I have yet to figure out why (how I found this site was looking for same). If I figure it out, I'll get back to you.