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Weighing in at less than an ounce, the Motorola H9 Miniblue headset is has one of the smallest footprints of any Bluetooth headset to date. In their Motorola H9 Miniblue review, CNET finds out if it is worth its price. (more…)

In their Plantronics Explorer 350 review, Blue Tomorrow says some good things about this middle-end headset from the venerable Bluetooth headset manufacturer. The reviewer found that the Explorer 350 was one of the more comfortable headsets, although not everyone would find it a perfect fit. Sound quality was also great on the incoming end.

As for those on the other end of the conversation, there were no complaints and no one even knew a Bluetooth headset was being used. In noisy areas the Plantronics 350 did pick up a lot of noise, but that is to be expected.

I certainly recommend this device to anyone searching for an easy to use, high performance Bluetooth headset.

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The iSymphony V1BLUE is one of the first home stereos that is A2DP Bluetooth enabled. This means you can stream music from your compatible phone without any clumsy wires being involved. The V1BLUE also includes a wireless iPod docking station that will charge, sync, and even control the iPod via the stereo’s remote. (more…)

Forbes reviews three “cool” Bluetooth headsets, the Aliph Jawbone, the Gennum nX6000, and the Plantronics Voyager 655. It is less of an objective review and more of just a guy checking out Bluetooth headsets, which makes for a more enjoyable read, in my opinion.

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A post at CIO.com takes a look at the new Bluetooth 2.1 specifications for pairing outlined last month by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Basically the new pairing protocol will “fix” the old protocol, which was not the most secure protocol ever. Check out the post for more information on how the new Bluetooth 2.1 pairing will work.

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Mvox has made what seems to be the jack-of-all-trades Bluetooth headset. The Mvox Duo can act as a standard Bluetooth headset, a speakerphone, and VOIP headset. Connection can be made either via Bluetooth 2.0 or by using a USB cable for direct connection to your PC for VOIP calls. You can also manage a built-in phone book (i.e. phone independant) using Mvox software when connected by USB. Mvox claims 7 hours talk time in headset mode, 3 hours in speakerphone mode, and 150 hours standby. You can get your Mvox Duo for $249.99 at Mvox.com.

If you are looking to stream music from your fancy A2DP stereo Bluetooth phone to your stereo system, PC, or even wired headphones, look no further than the Sony Ericsson MBR-100. The MBR-100 allows you to have up to 12 hours of music streaming wirelessly from your phone through a supplied RCA or 3.5mm cable. Or if you already have a great pair of headphones why not just plug them straight into the MBR-100? It’s available now for $79.99.

Legit Reviews has posted their foneGEAR Mini Blu review for your reading pleasure. This inexpensive Bluetooth headset features an in-the-ear design plus optional earhook, although the reviewer found it almost impossible to get a comfortable fit without the earhook. As for performance, the foneGEAR Mini Blu had issues with noisy environments, and the lack of noise canceling technology was evident. Also, the reviewer could get no more than arm’s length away before hearing static. On the upside, battery life was a bit better than the advertised 4 hours of talk time.

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Mobile Tech Review takes one of the smaller Bluetooth headsets out there through its paces in their Gennum nX6000 review. The nx6000 features Bluetooth 2.0 and an in-the-ear design with an optional ear-hook. Although not quite as good as some other headsets, the audio quality on the Gennum nX6000 was good. Battery life was good at over 5 hours talk and 2.5 days standby.

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If you really want to impress your mother this Mother’s day, you will want to pick up the 24-carat gold version of the popular Jabra JX10. It will set you back around $300, but what’s money when it’s gold?

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