Now ear this! Talking the talk, walking the walk, with wireless headsets

Iria · Aug 14, 2005, 07:26 PM

So, let's say you love your cell phone. You love the color, the shape, the camera features and the fun text messaging. You love taking it out of your pocket, gazing into its shiny screen, flipping up the top and shouting through the background noise into it. You put stickers on it. You named it. You take comfort in its proximity to your ear. You will risk cancer to avoid looking like a dork wearing a dangling headset walking down the street.

You, my friend, are way behind the times.

Increasingly, consumers are investing in Bluetooth-enabled mobile wireless headsets because they're tired of the hassle of picking up the phone. These headsets, which industry experts say will also be able to be used with iPods as headphones, can be worn all day. Calls can be answered by pushing a button on the headset -- actually, they work within 33 feet of the cell phone itself.

Humans and machines have now grown even closer, and people will have even fewer excuses for missing calls.

But do we want to become more available? To have the option of switching between portable music player and cell phone with even less opportunity for human interactions?
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Aug 14, 2005, 07:26 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Now ear this! Talking the talk, walking the walk, with wireless headsets So, let's say you love your cell phone. You love the color, the shape, the camera features and the fun text messaging. You love taking it out of your pocket, gazing into its shiny screen, flipping up the top and shouting through the background noise into it. You put stickers on it. You named it. You take comfort in its proximity to your ear. You will risk cancer to avoid looking like a dork wearing a dangling headset walking down the street. You, my friend, are way behind the times. Increasingly, consumers are investing in Bluetooth-enabled mobile wireless headsets because they're tired of the hassle of picking up the phone. These headsets, which industry experts say will also be able to be used with iPods as headphones, can be worn all day. Calls can be answered by pushing a button on the headset -- actually, they work within 33 feet of the cell phone itself. Humans and machines have now grown even closer, and people will have even fewer excuses for missing calls. But do we want to become more available? To have the option of switching between portable music player and cell phone with even less opportunity for human interactions? ___________ Read More / Source: SFGate