[James Fee]

http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=630&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

"Onkyo will begin sales of the "MHP-UW1" 2.4GHz USB wireless headphones under its "WAVIO" brand from late November. There is no set retail price but the street price is expected to be approximately 10,000 yen. The MHP-UW1 is a wireless headphone system consisting of the headphones and a USB transmitter. The USB transmitter connects to a PC's USB port and operates as a bus-powered USB audio device. Supported operating systems are Windows 2000 and XP. Input from non-USB devices such as analogue audio is not supported. Music signals are transmitted from the USB transmitter to the headphones via the 2.4GHz band. Maximum usable range is approximately 10 m in a straight line. The USB transmitter has 8 selectable channels and can be used with up to 8 headsets at the same time. The open-air, dynamic headphones have a driver unit with a 30 mm aperture. They are powered by 2 NiMH AA rechargeable batteries, which are included, along with a USB battery charger. Approximately 6 hours of use is possible with the included NiMH batteries. If alkaline batteries are used, 8 hours of use is possible. The right headphone housing has a volume dial and power on/off switch. The earpads are designed to be "compact while delivering a superior fit, allowing for comfortable use over many hours." The length of the headband can also be adjusted."



They will retail for about $100 and have a wireless range of about 30 feet.

[James Fee]

http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=630&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

"Onkyo will begin sales of the "MHP-UW1" 2.4GHz USB wireless headphones under its "WAVIO" brand from late November. There is no set retail price but the street price is expected to be approximately 10,000 yen. The MHP-UW1 is a wireless headphone system consisting of the headphones and a USB transmitter. The USB transmitter connects to a PC's USB port and operates as a bus-powered USB audio device. Supported operating systems are Windows 2000 and XP. Input from non-USB devices such as analogue audio is not supported. Music signals are transmitted from the USB transmitter to the headphones via the 2.4GHz band. Maximum usable range is approximately 10 m in a straight line. The USB transmitter has 8 selectable channels and can be used with up to 8 headsets at the same time. The open-air, dynamic headphones have a driver unit with a 30 mm aperture. They are powered by 2 NiMH AA rechargeable batteries, which are included, along with a USB battery charger. Approximately 6 hours of use is possible with the included NiMH batteries. If alkaline batteries are used, 8 hours of use is possible. The right headphone housing has a volume dial and power on/off switch. The earpads are designed to be "compact while delivering a superior fit, allowing for comfortable use over many hours." The length of the headband can also be adjusted."



They will retail for about $100 and have a wireless range of about 30 feet.

[groan]

[clears throat]

drool

those would be SWEET.
i hate wires.

[James Fee]

Sorry left off the link... ops:

http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php...rder=0&thold=0

[Filip Norrgard]

What? No Bluetooth Headset?? :? No buy from my side...

The sweet Logitech HP iPaq headphones are something that I'm waiting to see reviews on. Until that, my Bluetooth headset will have to be enough for my wireless music listening.

Hmmm... why did they choose MHP -- Multimedia Home Platform -- as the model number for this? Are they trying to intentionally confuse consumers looking for digital TV boxes, or? :roll:

[James Fee]

Originally Posted by manywhere

What? No Bluetooth Headset?? :? No buy from my side...

Would BT have enough range in a house? Sure for personal devices its perfect, but I'm not sure about roaming around the house with one.

[Filip Norrgard]

Originally Posted by James Fee

Would BT have enough range in a house? Sure for personal devices its perfect, but I'm not sure about roaming around the house with one.

Naturally, that depends on the Bluetooth class of the device. If it is a Class 3, then you get around the same coverage as with WiFi at 100 meters. The normal Bluetooth radio, however, is class 2, with a range at around 10 meters. The Nokia headset that I have got (and written a review on) went over that range at 15 meters and could with a wall (out of wood) inbetween but only if I held the headset towards my Pocket PC or phone. Otherwise, the sound of popcorns popping got a bit too much...

I suspect that the Bluetooth headphones will be class 2 devices but if you do a tweak and maximize the range of your sender, then you can certainly listen to your music anywhere. (Now where was that link to Popular Science's weld-your-Bluetooth-range-bigger link?)

As for privacy, the security of Bluetooth would be much more assuring than say, 100m FM headphones that is sold here.