Philips launches SHB9000 Bluetooth headset

by Paul Miller, posted Jan 6th 2008 at 5:19PM

Philips's claim that its new SHB9000 headset offers the best-ever music and conversation quality from a Bluetooth headset might be a bit optimistic, but it's their PR, so we'll let 'em say what they want. The over-the-ear headphones offer native MP3 decoding for loss-less streaming, 40mm neodymium speakers and can automatically switch between calls and music. There's a digital signal processor to filter out background noise and echo when on the phone, and you can connect to your phone wirelessly or via a provided cord. We're not quite sure what the difference in SKUs is, but Philips is offering this one in the Spring for $99 and $129 "respectively."

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Tags: bluetooth, bluetooth headset, BluetoothHeadset, ces 2008, Ces2008, headphones, headset, philips, shb9000

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frank @ Jan 7th 2008 4:59PM

I've been on the fence about buying a pair of wireless headphones, mostly because all the reviews say that sound quality over bluetooth is pretty bogus. This seems like a great idea but I don't understand how these can do their own MP3 decoding. Seems like the A2DP profile already does its own compression. Interesting.

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Rob @ Jan 8th 2008 1:25AM

Design is shamefully exacting copy of the Sony MDR-ND50 noise canceling corded headphones. Maybe they're related and I think they both look good.

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