Motorola's Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth headset packs 'true' bone conduction technology, modicum of style

by Paul Miller posted Jun 18th 2009 at 9:02AM

Motorola isn't shying away from a fight here with its Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth headset -- and if there's anything the Bluetooth headset industry needs, it's some manner of controversy. The company is calling its new HX1 the "only Bluetooth headset to use true bone conduction technology," with a user activated "Stealth Mode" that switches the set from regular mic to an in-ear sensor which picks vibrations right off the bone for talking in particularly noisy environments. Jawbone, on the other hand, picks up vibrations from the outside of the face, but primarily as an "Activity Sensor," though the latest version nabs some audio from those vibrations -- both manufacturers naturally claim a military heritage to their technology. It'll take some actual testing to see who wins out, but it sounds like some good tech from Moto all the same. We do know one thing, however: no amount of in-ear stylings can ever ease your transition into general society. No word on price of a US release date for the HX1, it hits Asia in July.

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R@pHyE07 @ Jun 18th 2009 10:32AM

Looks nice!

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Artemy M. @ Jun 18th 2009 10:56AM

Broken link at the end of the post.

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TrafficGeek @ Jun 18th 2009 11:08AM

How interesting...is this the son of Invisio Q7? Mot bought up the whole outfit right after they showed the Q7. Hope so, I was concerned the tech will disappear for ever when MOT implodes...

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Richard @ Jun 18th 2009 7:28PM

That was my thought exactly. It sounds (bad pun) like what they did was give the bone conduction fo the Q7 an "off" button. I remember that early reviews on the test Q7's that went out were mediocre - at best - in terms of sound. I'll be that Moto has set this up to use a regular mic unless the ambient noise gets too high - then you can switch to the bone conduction thing. It reads through sensing the vibrations in your ear canal - as opposed to along your cheek bone a la the Jawbones.

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