Just picked up my Apple Bluetooth Headset! *Pics AND Actual Audio Review*

[Gee4orce]

Surely the biggest benefit of this Apple BT headset is the ability to charge it simultaneously with your iPhone from a single power point. I mean, if you're charging your iPhone, you're going to have to put the headset somewhere - might as well be in that dock, charging.

That means that it's highly likely to actually be charged when you want to use it, unlike every other BT headset I've ever used !

 

[lilnyc]

I never get the people who down this thing for its looks. What do you people want a star wars hemet on your head. The beauty is in its simpleness.

Guilty as charged. I do care about looks, which is one reason I went with the B&O brand. But I did order the Apple BT. I canceled my order due to the delayed shipping and lack of reviews & features. Unlike phones, Apple has a lot of competition in the BT market. Other than the docking, there's nothing that would make me want to spend money on their BT.

 

[YoMamasPyjamas]

Guilty as charged. I do care about looks, which is one reason I went with the B&O brand. But I did order the Apple BT. I canceled my order due to the delayed shipping and lack of reviews & features. Unlike phones, Apple has a lot of competition in the BT market. Other than the docking, there's nothing that would make me want to spend money on their BT.

So Apple doesn't have any competition in the phone market?????

 

[MacUser1]

Why Why Why, would you care about caller ID on a freakin headset? You can't see the freakin thing when you are wearing it.

It's a nice feature if you have your phone tucked away in your bag, but have your headset readily available on your desk. With a caller-ID enabled headset, you'd be able to tell who's calling without having to dig for your phone.

 

[Roy Hobbs]

Guilty as charged. I do care about looks, which is one reason I went with the B&O brand. But I did order the Apple BT. I canceled my order due to the delayed shipping and lack of reviews & features. Unlike phones, Apple has a lot of competition in the BT market. Other than the docking, there's nothing that would make me want to spend money on their BT.

That B&O headset looks enourmous

 

[docc]

It's a nice feature if you have your phone tucked away in your bag, but have your headset readily available on your desk. With a caller-ID enabled headset, you'd be able to tell who's calling without having to dig for your phone.

Thank you. I didn't realise that i would have to explain the importance of caller ID. I assumed it was self-explanatory.

Cheers.

 

[bytethese]

http://www.geeksrus.com/2007/07/02/jawbone-test-using-jottcom/

That makes me think that the digital sounding stutter, pops, and cracks were all from the MBP BT connection. I would love if you could use it with the iPhone to call somewhere online that can record 20 seconds or something and then email you the file. I think jott.com will do it for a fee but I hope someone here can suggest a place that will do that free for the first 30 seconds or something.

How about a phone post to something like LiveJournal? It makes a .ogg recording of voice posts.

 

[megfilmworks]

I think the single blutooth ear bud misses the point of having an iPhone,
stereo music. That is my favorite feature, and hearing mono in both ears while making cell calls is a whole new experience in clarity!!

 

[gujamin]

headphone?

Can use use it to listen to music/videos/podcasts like the included headphones or is it strictly for calling?

 

[clong@mac.com]

Other devices?

I'm wondering if it works with other bluetooth phones... anyone have one they can try?

 

[abrooks]

It's a nice feature if you have your phone tucked away in your bag, but have your headset readily available on your desk. With a caller-ID enabled headset, you'd be able to tell who's calling without having to dig for your phone.

Or you could just answer the phone and see who it is

 

[darngooddesign]

Thank you. I didn't realise that i would have to explain the importance of caller ID. I assumed it was self-explanatory.

The function of caller id is explanatory, but not the delivery method. How about cluing those of us who have never had a BT headset in on how it works.

Why on earth would someone pay $129 + taxes for this thing? No DSP and no caller ID and yet they have the nerve to charge this much for it? Just pay the same price for a Jawbone and you wouldn't look back.

You mentioned JB in the same post as Apple's lack of caller ID, how does the JB deliver caller ID?

 

[Sobe]

That B&O headset looks enourmous

Yes but on the other hand, think how small it will make your head look =D

 

[Trooperof3]

gujamin wrote:
Can use use it to listen to music/videos/podcasts like the included headphones or is it strictly for calling?

just wondering the same thing

 

[Xenious]

Well I have a Del Sol which has a removable hard top and like 70% of the time I leave the top on but the windows down.

Woot del sol! I had one for 6 years and loved it. Was actually the caretaker of Club Sol for Oklahoma. That was during the height of the import scene...lots of cool stuff. I eventually sold it (low milage) and it got totaled so it sadly exists no more.

 

[Panu]

It isn't really $129

Why? Why? Why?

Why on earth would someone pay $129 + taxes for this thing? No DSP and no caller ID and yet they have the nerve to charge this much for it? Just pay the same price for a Jawbone and you wouldn't look back.

Here's why. It includes a travel cable with a retail value of $30, and a dual dock with a retail value of $50, minus the power adapter. Let's say $30 for that. That means the actual headset costs $129 minus $60, or only $69. That's not a bad deal. On top of that, you get zero-step pairing. When you plug the headset and the iPhone into the same dock, which you are going to do anyway, they pair themselves automatically. So I think it is a good deal.

 

[drater]

oh yeah, just got mine today. if you're quick about it, and live near the Chestnut Hill Mall, they have a few left. You can also call and they will be kind enough to hold one for you, just like they did for me.

 

[theluckyone]

no voice dial?!

I guess this means that there's no voice dial - how does it "make" a call?

 

[The General]

Can somebody verify something for me?

I'm wondering if it's possible to use this headset with a Mac that has Bluetooth. If so, can you use it for Ventrilo?

 

[AJsAWiz]

oh yeah, just got mine today. if you're quick about it, and live near the Chestnut Hill Mall, they have a few left. You can also call and they will be kind enough to hold one for you, just like they did for me.

Is the earpiece on this thing similar in size to the iPhone ear buds?
I'm asking because the iPhone ear buds are way too large for my ear

 

[drater]

Is the earpiece on this thing similar in size to the iPhone ear buds?
I'm asking because the iPhone ear buds are way too large for my ear

its roughly about the same size, comes with the little fuzzy things that used to come with the ipods. I'm expecting that apple or (most likely) someone else will make a gel attachment to make it feel "more comfortable". But since its the same size as the apple ipod head phone, I'm assuming there are some out there already...now i'm confused, I need to lay down.

 

[Trooperof3]

wow that makes 2 questions i wanna know the answer 2.

gujamin
Can use use it to listen to music/videos/podcasts like the included headphones or is it strictly for calling?

The General
I'm wondering if it's possible to use this headset with a Mac that has Bluetooth. If so, can you use it for Ventrilo?

 

[Rivka]

its roughly about the same size, comes with the little fuzzy things that used to come with the ipods. I'm expecting that apple or (most likely) someone else will make a gel attachment to make it feel "more comfortable". But since its the same size as the apple ipod head phone, I'm assuming there are some out there already...now i'm confused, I need to lay down.

Griffin makes a "earjams"adaptor that make the apple earbuds fit pretty nice.
i for one cant hate the apple earbud any more than i do every day. it is a week spot in the design that i just cant understand. And let me make it perfectly clear i have loved apple since before some of you were born so no flaming me for hating the ear buds.
Simply put i am sad that i cant buy something apple makes, but i will never spend a penny on a head set that has the same buds that hurt and fall out of my ears like the wired ones do.

 

[aricher]

I just picked one up over my lunch break - sound quality is great - can hear callers with windows down while driving and they can hear me - clearly. One caller said that it sounded better than when I have the windows down and am talking on the iPhone itself. No looseness in the fit - shook head hard and it wouldn't come loose. Very compact and sleek in style. As far as I'm concerned it's a winner so far. It looks like the regular earbud, maybe a tiny bit larger and feels much more comfy than the regular earbud. I can't compare it in exact size right now because my earbuds are at home, I use Shures instead.

I called 3 Apple stores in the Chicago area until I found one. Woodfield doesn't have them yet, Michigan ave. has some but they're all on hold. Oakbrook has 5 left with 2 of the 5 being on hold. If you call them they'll hold one until the end of the business day.

 

[Roy Hobbs]

I guess this means that there's no voice dial - how does it "make" a call?

1. Pick up iPhone
2. Make a call as you would with out the headset