Sony Ericsson's MBR-100 in the flesh

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jan 10th 2007 at 10:00PM

So this is basically like any other A2DP receiver dongle, but specifically designed to not be wearable. Not a bad idea, really; since it doesn't have to be chic looking or tiny, Sony Ericsson could take the liberty to make it a little bulkier (though still totally pocketable) and beef up the internal battery. The whole package is pretty simple, with 3.5mm and RCA cables for connection to virtually any A/V setup. As always, the glossy surface makes it a total fingerprint magnet, but who cares?

Filed under: Peripherals, Sony Ericsson

Tags: a2dp, bluetooth, ces, ericsson, features, hands-on, mbr-100, music, sony, sony ericsson, SonyEricsson

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Robert A. Wicks @ Jan 11th 2007 3:22PM

Almost there. I really want one which is also a handsfree. Is this somehow limited by the way Bluetooth works? I really would love to be able to use regular headphones with my mobile phone. A2DP works well to my laptop, but I'm not walking around town with that in my pocket.

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Ace @ May 10th 2008 10:05PM

Hey Robert,

there is a hands free version of this. It's the Tritton TRI-BH102. It's not loud enough & my wife says I sound like I'm in a spaceship when she talks to me through it, but it is still like the MBR-100, except with hands-free built-in. I never opened the original headphones it came with, I use my own.

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VidiotGeek @ Jan 12th 2007 12:19AM

What in the hell is this thing used for? A google search tells me that A2DP stands for Advanced Audio Distribution Profile meaning this is some sort of bluetooth audio device. The article says it's a receiver so that means this thing is doing the output not the input and transmitting. So you hook this up to a stereo system and beam music from a phone or something? I just don't quite get what niche this is filling.

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ender303 @ Jan 12th 2007 5:47PM

#2 has it... you beam audio from your laptop, phone or mp3 player/whatever to your home stereo, car with audio input or even your choice of headphones. They do have a headset capable one, but it works with a builtin set of ear-buds/mic. HBH-DS970. I have it and it works great. The only problem is switching from A2DP to phone call and back to A2DP on the phone. It's a lacking of switching back in the phone software, not the DS970. When listening to music off my laptop and receiving a call on my phone, it switches back and forth flawlessly. Maybe Crossbow will address this problem (we can all dream, yeah?)

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g michael a @ Jan 25th 2008 12:14PM

Has anyone paired this MBR-100 with JABRA A125s(i-pod bluetooth adapter)? Or any other I-pod/bluetooth adapter?

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ender303 @ Jan 17th 2007 2:43AM

Oh yeah... Jabra also makes something interesting... their BT320s lets you use your own headphones. They have another one I can't remember that only does headset over bluetooth, and uses 3.5mm to plug into whatever you want for music (like a non-BT iPod).

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Californian @ Sep 5th 2007 7:31PM

Yes Jabra has the "A120s" which is just a bluetooth transmitter. I am trying to get those BT320s, but after I ordered it twice both places said it was out of stock, and neither amazon nor buy.com have it. It is really bizarre. But if you get both of those, you can listen to anything wirelessly with any headphones you want. This Sony one is not made for using headphones and a cell phone, so there would naturally be issues when switching from one to the other.

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DeNnY @ Sep 19th 2008 4:19AM

Upsettingly this doesnt work with iPhone. :(

Shame as I had one that I got for free with a phone contract last year and thought I would use it on my motorbike but looks like im going to have to search for a alternative solution.

Anybody else got any ideas?

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