09-29-2004, 12:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Logitech, HP Building Bluetooth Stereo Headset Solution
"Logitech has announced it will provide HP iPAQ Bluetooth Stereo Headphones for HP iPAQ Pocket PCs. A standalone iPAQ accessory, the HP iPAQ Bluetooth Stereo Headphones are expected to begin shipping this fall and will be available in retail stores. With the HP iPAQ Bluetooth Stereo Headphones and a Bluetooth enabled HP iPAQ Pocket PC, consumers will be able to listen to music, watch and listen to movies, and listen to other audio clips on their iPAQ without any cords tying them to their player."
Engadget has a good pic from the press event last week. I tried it with the hx4700 and the quality was pretty good -- not perfect, but it's very cool that HP will be offering this. The question is what devices it'll be compatible with -- obviously it'll work with the hx4700, but I don't know if other HP devices will have full support for the profile that it needs for stereo (headset/handsfree isn't enough, since those are mono). We'll have to wait for the official HP product page to confirm compatibility.
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09-29-2004, 12:24 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Give give!....... It should dang well work wit th 2200 series or else they will lock out a huge segment 
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09-29-2004, 01:24 AM
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2000 Posts And This is All I Get?
Join Date: Jul 2003
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The size is too big for my taste.
The canalphone version will be nice.
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09-29-2004, 01:26 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I really hope it works with the 2200 series devices! I'd buy it in an instant. If a device is mono, and not stereo, can a software upgrade (should HP provide one) resolve this or is it the hardware?
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09-29-2004, 01:47 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2002
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It wouldn't surprise me at all if HP says that they will only work with the latest crop of PPC's and "older gen" devices will not be upgradeable. :roll:
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PDA Lineage:HS Visor->Visor Prism->Casio EM-500->Casio E-200->HP Jornada 568->Ipaq 1910->IPAQ 4150->IPAQ 2750 with Motorola RAZR V3->Imate K-JAM->Treo 750->HTC Touch Cruise
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09-29-2004, 02:39 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I hope it works on my new rx3700! Actually, I would be happy if it would just support any kind of headset... even mono for listening to voice memos!
Unfortunately, my rx3700 doesn't even support bluetooth dialing from contacts... its missing drivers!
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09-29-2004, 02:56 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by jngold_me
It wouldn't surprise me at all if HP says that they will only work with the latest crop of PPC's and "older gen" devices will not be upgradeable. :roll:
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...and they will most likely sell for like $149, and another $49 for BT patch for the "older devices" to make it work.
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09-29-2004, 03:36 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2002
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I don't know this one, but the first stereo bluetooth headset($299.99) only work with bt v1.2 devices.
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09-29-2004, 03:43 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 168
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Originally Posted by huangzhinong
I don't know this one, but the first stereo bluetooth headset($299.99) only work with bt v1.2 devices.
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What headset was that?
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09-29-2004, 06:32 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 267
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THe Korean one, the first one BT headset. Plus it only worked with its adapter that plugs into the headphone jack :cry: . But at least it worked even with non BT devices. I think they were touting it to work with iPods (or any device with a headphone jack for that matter) when I first saw it.
I don't mind the $150 price tag(which I estimate for being a pioneering toy), as long I'm not required to buy an adapter. :evil:
I commute by bus, I've been waiting for the day to lose my wires so I can completely look insane now, since I hava a BT phone headset too. 
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