Apple's iPhone Bluetooth Headset unboxed

by Nilay Patel, posted Jul 23rd 2007 at 8:08PM

It looks like Apple's iPhone Bluetooth Headset is starting to trickle out to stores -- Flickr user Nomad found one in Marlton, NJ earlier today and documented the unboxing. No huge surprises -- yep, it's still a minimalist black stick -- but there's a couple nifty features: when both the iPhone and headset are connected to the dual-charging dock, the iPhone's screen shows the headset's charge in addition to its own, and the travel cable uses a MagSafe connector. We're still not sure it's worth $129, of course, but that dual dock does look convenient.

[Via TUAW]

Filed under: Peripherals, Apple

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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carlo @ Jul 23rd 2007 8:18PM

not as interesting looking as i thought it would be, but at least it doesn't look as tacky as most.

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John @ Jul 24th 2007 2:23AM

I think it looks like an uglier version of the Sony "HBH-IV835"

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&zone=pp&pid=10417

And you can bet that the Sony headset packs a lot more features than the Apple one. I admit I haven't checked, but I doubt that the Apple head set support active noise supression for example.

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carlo @ Jul 23rd 2007 8:19PM

least it's not as tacky as it could have been. understated is nice in this case.

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Anthony @ Jul 23rd 2007 10:54PM

I guess the iphone isn't for people who travel. Or at least this particular option isn't.

I don't need or use docks as I spend 2-3 days in a hotel room.

I do, however, need USB chargers so a phone/headset split cable would be nice.

They probably couldn't care less about me due to my N95 ownership.

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