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The BlueAnt Wireless V1 claims to be the first and so far only, completely hands free Bluetooth headset on the market. No more fiddling with buttons to get others to hear you. Now you can safely ‘ignore’, ‘answer’ and ‘redial’ simply by using the voice commands even in your actual cell phone handset does not have a built in voice feature.

At $130 a pop the BlueAnt Wireless V1 headset isn’t on the cheap side as Bluetooth hands-free kits go but with functionality like this (assuming it all works as it should) the BlueAnt Wireless V1 looks pretty good.

Available now the BlueAnt Wireless V1 headset probably won’t be the only 100% hands-free Bluetooth device out there in the coming six months but if it gets it right, it will the fore-runner for a long while yet…

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Hot on the heels of their W302 release SONY Ericsson have decide to unveil a whole range of accessories to go with their handsets. This array include the MBS200 and MBS400 wireless speakers allowing you to wirelessly transmit music via Bluetooth to the speakers and automatically muting when an incoming call is received.
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The only difference between the MBS200 and MBS400 is that the latter comes as a pair of speakers, giving you twice the power. The wireless MBS-200 and MBS-400 wireless speakers will be released towards the end of 2008.
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Not satisfied to leave things there, SONY Ericsson have also released the MPS-100 mini-speaker, an updated version of their popular MPS-60 speakers. The MPS-100 plugs directly into your cell phone giving you an extra boost on the go. Look out for this around the same time as the MBS speakers are released.
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If you’re looking for wireless headphones, you could far worse than the ever popular Sennheiser rs120 926. Wireless and handy in the cold weather….

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Work From The Beach

We have featured a few pretty cool chairs at GadgetHeat including the web surf chair by Kenneth LyLover and this concept Tech chair by PC world has a few gadgets of it’s own hidden down the back.
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The chair comes with every connectivity device you can think of including Bluetooth, long range Wi-Fi, USB ports and a dock for everything from your iPod to your camera and games console. In the interest of being a self contained unit it even comes with solar power panels and an LCD screen.
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Now I know that the internet dream is to work from a beach running your web empire while sipping a cool beverage so this tech chair looks like the perfect office once you’ve made it. With all those electronics and circuit boards though, you better hope it doesn’t rain…If you’re looking for something with the same amount of tech and more coverage, you may want to check out the WiFi Teepee..

Hot on the heels of the new SONY bluetooth headsets SONY Ericcson have revealed their own forthcoming Bluetooth headset trio, the HBH series.

These three natty little headsets are similar in performance so it’s on style where they are differentiated. SONY Ericsson tout them as having 800 hours worth of standby time (really?), 11 hours talk time, support Bluetooth 2.0 with auto pairing and also come with digital noise reduction (DSP). Pretty feature packed to say the least.

Lookswise however, is when each of the headsets comes into their own. The slick looking HBH PV715 can be seen as the entry level headset, available in a glossy black or white finish which all the staff at GadgetHeat actually prefer to the other two. The next model up, the PV 720, allows its owners to customise the look of the headset by using StyleUp covers which leads us to wonder if this headset is aimed at the under 18’s and ‘laydeez’. The fact that it comes with a silver chain and a pouch also points the finger at SONY Ericsson’s marketing men having a ‘niche’ in mind when they rolled out the HBH PV 720.

The third offering, the PV 740 has a distinctive metallic finish and is also the only one of the headsets that comes with a status display embedded into the device, as well as a USB charger and a desk stand (for these extra features GadgetHeat will overlook the fact that it also comes with the girly silver necklace).

The SONY Ericsson HBH series will be available later this month with pricing reputed to be around the $100 to $160 mark.

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SONY have unveiled their latest round of Bluetooth headsets, the new SONY DR-BT14Q. The headset comes in four dashing colors, Pink, Black, White and Silver (the manly men at GadgetHeat are quite fond of the pink ones ahem).
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The DR-BT14Q comes with built in lithium batteries (usable for 12 hours play back time) and as with all new Bluetooth headsets it supports the Bluetooth 2.0 protocol, covers a frequency range of 16Hz-24,000Hz and also supports A2DP/AVRCP/HFP/HSP profiles.

No word yet on price but going by the rest of the SONY DRBT series you can expect the DR-BT140Q to retail from anywhere between $25 and $50.

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Fillias fog was more in touch with the 21st century than we thought. Despite taking a full 80 days to circumvent the globe, the man kept in touch with his peeps via Bluetooth and email. To much of a stretch to swallow? Yeah we thought so to until we had a glimpse at this little gadget.

The Cobalt by Adam Huffman is a very stylish little gadget and we are unsure if it is only a concept at this stage but if it goes into production it will be a genuine collectors item. It has an OLED touch screen that permits easy navigation of its functions by just using your thumb.

The home screen displays the time, your email inbox and any text messages you have received. You can also customize the screen to your satisfaction to display an almost completely analogue screen to a completely digital one and everything in-between.

Looks wise the Cobalt is definitely striking and with Bluetooth connectivity and voice-recognition software installed, the Cobalt is going to be a winner with the gadget savvy whenever it becomes available.

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