And this, we reckon, is about the size of it in real life:If you'd thought that Bluetooth headsets couldn't get much smaller, think again. Motorola's H5 MINIBLUE is a tiny inner-ear model that picks up your voice through the ear canal!
Nah, only jokin'!
Full details in this HEXUS headline*.
*Well, apart from pricing and exact availability, which still aren't known. Nor the weight. But everything else is there. Probably.
Last edited by Bob Crabtree; 28-06-2006 at 12:11 PM.
Motorola do make some nice looking bits of kit, but they always have the problem of being Motorola. Which means they will blow.
This is only a bit larger than the modern in ear hearing aids. I guess it is only a matter of time before Bluetooth headsets are so small they can be worn invisibly in the ear, without anyone else noticing.
A problem with small BT headseats is controlling them and getting information from them when they have no screens and only a few buttons. In ear hearing aids often come with remote controls (similar to a TV remote) that allows the user to change the volume, frequency response etc without taking it out.
It would be nice if you could do the same with small BT headsets via your mobile. What there needs to be is a standard for communitaing information and commands between your phone and headset, so via your phone you would be able to change the volume, and the headset would be able to tell you about a low battery etc without resorting to cryptic bleeps.
NB; I work for Nokia, but I have nothing to do with BT headset design or featues.
I've thought this ever since i got my BT headset about 3 years ago.Originally Posted by chrestomanci
The down side of near invisible head sets is that you really will look like a special person talking to yourself in the street or car. It's bad enough when i spot someone smilling or giggling at me singing along to the radio when stuck in traffic jams!
Lol how many looks will you get off people then. The men in white coats will be following you around.
Another lol at the 'actual size' pic
At least now they are visible so you can tell that the bloke talking to himself is just trying to look self-important by having a bluetooth headset
if they get much smaller people using them will look like a bunch of loonies...
Have to say I was seriously put off the very first time I saw someone talking to themselves this way - and I still don't feel a great deal more comfortable even if know they're wearing a miniscule headset.
'aint that the truth!
I still want one though. But i will probably wait to see what Jabra answer with.
I thought my Jabra JX10 was small, but this is crazy. But i fell out of my pocket last week and i ran over it in my van. Not sure if i can wait though. I bet these with be expensive and 1.5 hours talk time is pointless for me.
Very awesome. I'd be afraid of losing it though.
agree! my V3 phone is soooo rubbish
unintuitive menus and i always miss calls with no way of lengthening the ring tone time
just cr*p and will never buy a motorola phone again
get with it motorola!
that was in agreeance with Caged post up top (no. 2) btw...
finally... just can't help saying that the battery life sounds like it will totally let down what is otherwise a great bit of kit
i'll shut up now
Got to agree with previous comments - this looks like a real "How To Make Yourself Look Psychotic In One Easy Step" tool.
Still, soon we'll have headsets no-one can see, and at that point we can all wonder around ambassador's parties pretending we're in True Lies. Then, finally, I shall be happy and ask no more of life.
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