Arctic Sound, a division of Arctic Cooling, has recently unveiled a new set of headphones, the P311 headphones are over-ear stereo bluetooth headphones with built in microphone and audio controls. These headphones are perfect for any device with bluetooth support: music players, laptops, mobile phones, or even iPad. The P311s deliver big sound for a relatively small set of headphones. You can fold them up, pop them into the included carrying case, and take them on the go with you. They’re also the ideal set of exercise headphones; they’re sure to stick comfortably to your ears, there’s no cords or wires to get in your way, and you can keep your music player out of harms way.

Design:
The Arctic Sound P311s are compact in size. They use the over-ear style with the frame that runs around your ear and behind your head. Visually, they don’t look like headphones that would fold up, but the headband folds in two areas and swivels at two points. With a bit of pressure, the headphones easily fold up to a much more portable size. Each ear phone has comfortable cushioned ear pads large enough to form a nice seal on your ear. On the outside of the right ear phone are five buttons. The center button is the multipurpose button, the four around it are next track, previous track, volume up, and volume down. The multipurpose button functions as On/Off, Play/Pause, Answer Call/End Call, and can even be used to call your last phone number, or access voice controls (if your device supports it). The other ear phone has the same design, but there are no functional buttons on it. Also on the right ear phone is the Mini-USB charging jack, covered by a small rubber flap, and a status LED with will blink red or blue. P311′s rigid frame is quite flexible, which allows it to function as a one-size-fits-all headset. The frame is all black and the ear phones are black and gun-metal gray.

Features:
Arctic Sound P311s are A2DP bluetooth headphones that deliver high fidelity audio. They have a bluetooth v2.1 + EDR profile. They’ll connect to just about any popular bluetooth audio device; cell phones, laptops, computers, and mp3 players. There is an invisible microphone built into the right ear piece for making phone calls or recording audio. It uses clear voice capture (CVC) technology to isolate the users voice from the unwanted background noises. The audio and volume controls can be controlled straight from the headset. If your bluetooth device supports it, you can even make, answer, and ignore phone calls by using the headset’s multipurpose button. With an iPhone, you can double tap the multipurpose button to bring up voice command. You can then request to call somebody or play any music you wish to hear.

Performance:
The Arctic Sound P311 headphones exceeded our expectations. For an inexpensive set of headphones, especially for stereo bluetooth headphones, Arctic Sound P311s deliver some awesome sound. We were just pretty satisfied with our last set of Arctic Sound headphones, but it seems that Arctic Cooling has come a long way since then. The bass in the P311 is deep and not overwhelming. The highs are clean and crisp. The mid-range audio was even pretty darned good for such a compact set of headphones. The P311 offers a great overall listening experience.

The bluetooth range of these headphones is also above average. The range is sufficient enough to listen to your music from the opposite side of a large room or an adjacent room. Once you get more than one wall away, or 15-20 meters, from the bluetooth device, the music will begin to cut out. The audio won’t degrade, it will just cut out. All bluetooth headphones and speakers have a delay. The delay on the P311s are also better than average; meaning when I press play my music starts playing immediately, not one second later. Videos are watchable, but the mouths can be slightly misaligned with the audio.

The headphones remain very comfortable even after a two hour workout or after a nap on the train. They do a great job of staying firmly in place. The headphone frame runs over the top of your ears and behind your head. This means they don’t have to squeeze the life out of your head just to stay in place. Making or receiving phone calls on your P311s is a treat because you don’t have to shut your music, or take off your headphones, or speak directly into anything. You can just talk regularly, and when the call is over your music will resume. I received feedback from my callers that there were times that the reception sounded grainy. I was still able to have full length conversations despite sounding grainy at times. The caller always sounded perfect on my end.

The only gripe I had with the P311s is the incompatible track control buttons with iPods, iPhones, and iPad. You can play and pause, but you cannot skip tracks or go to previous tracks. You can use voice commands on the iPhone to achieve this function, but it’s not quite the same as just pushing the button.

Conclusion:
For just $37.95, Arctic Sound is really offering us a lot of value here: A comfortable set of headphones, that sound great, are bluetooth wireless, have a microphone, built in controls, fold up, and come with a free carrying case. This is also a small price to pay for the ultimate set of gym headphones. There’s no cords getting in your way, they stay securely and comfortably against your ears, you can leave your phone or device out of harms way. Plus, you can totally rock out at the gym to these awesome sounding headphones. Even as just a bluetooth headset for making and receiving phone calls, they’re worth the $38. The Arctic Sound P311, by Arctic Cooling, is not yet available, but we highly recommend them, so jump when they do become available.

The greatest feature about this nice headphone is that it is wireless, and others like Great audio quality, Comfortable, Microphone, included carrying case, amazing at the gym; however the Previous Track and Next Track buttons are not compatible with Apple devices (quite a weakness since we love iPhones and iPods even more when it comes to listening to music).

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Yes, I’m one of those people who still have a landline – it is VOIP if that makes me sound any better. So it really annoys me to no end when I have to go to my cellphone for a number because my landline doesn’t have it in its contacts log – obviously.But my problems could be solved with the Panasonic KX-TG9382T which is the first-ever landline telephone that lets users transfer their cell phone contacts to the KX-TG9382T via Bluetooth.

Let’s see how you can transfer your cellphone contacts via bluetooth to the Panasonic KX-TG9382T. All your contacts will be at your fingertips without having to shuffle through all your devices for a number.  To transfer a cell phone address book of up to 600 entries, simply select the “Phonebook Transfer” option from the KX-TG9382T’s menu screen, and then follow the instructions for phonebook transfer onto a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone. The KX-TG9382T’s menu screen displays each entry as it quickly and automatically transfers each phonebook entry in alphabetical order, allowing users to track progress.

Another nice feature is that it can be paired with any Bluetooth enabled headset so you can wander aimlessly and still be connected. It’s perfect for home businesses since it is a two line phone with an answering machine and conferencing capabilities.

The Panasonic KX-TG9381T will retail for $169.95 and if you want to expand it – it will cost you an additional $79 for each handset. It should be popping up at Amazon later this month.

Nice job Panasonic, you may have just given the landline a new lease on life, a good one. So if you’re like me who have a thing for landline, and felt it was inconvenient, now this might be a good chance for you to pick up a landline again.

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I made my first documentary when I was 13, so I’m not entirely shocked by the idea that the Butterfly mobile phone concept was designed by a 15 year old – and looks better and has more sensible design principles than most stuff coming out nowadays. Using existing tech such as Bluetooth and touchscreens (unlike many concepts which are doomed to remain concepts for lack of tech) and sporting an impressively polished interface, this is definitely my favourite non-existent phone to date.

Wow, I’ll just wait till this finally hit the market and run to get one of mine!

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When it comes to designing Bluetooth “headsets,” most companies work on the function first, and form follows afterwords. In the case of Novero, they do things just the opposite. They work on the design and fashion of their Bluetooth pieces first, and they worry about fitting in the technology afterwords. Unlike other electronics companies that throw on colors, designs, or crystals on to a Bluetooth earpiece, these Bluetooth accessories are truly designed from the ground up to be jewelry.

Believe it or not, Novero roots stem from the wireless accessory division at Nokia. Two years ago, the head of the division approached Nokia and requested to buy and severe the division off from the company in order to create Novero. Two years later the company is employing over 400 employees worldwide and reeling in in over 150 million dollars in profits, mostly from providing Bluetooth solutions for luxury clients like Bentley, Jaguar, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz. But the company doesn’t just employ engineers for making their Bluetooth accessories, they also employ people from the jewelry and fashion industry, including gold craftsman. That is why their new Victoria collection first and foremost looks like jewelry, and not technology. The pieces hardly resemble a Bluetooth headset at all, until you notice that a piece of the necklace can be discretely attached and placed in one ear when in use. Even the LED battery indicator is hidden on the backside of the product so that no on ever be the wiser that you’re a spy – or that you’re just a really big gadget fashionista.

The new Victoria collection includes several contemporary Bluetooth jewelry pieces Like the Victoria Lapis, Victoria Pearl, Victoria Stripes, Victoria Wave, and Victor which will each retail for around $250 to $350 when they go on sale in the fall. And for those with real money to burn, they’ll also be offering the Premier Edition handmade pearl necklaces with several variations of pearls, diamond and gold. These necklaces will cost 6 figures at $100K plus.

Wow, totally WOW! Well, do you like this bluetooth jewelry? I think this is adorable enough just being a necklace, and the bluetooth headset is really an amazing plus!

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Ok, so this may not actually be an official World Cup 2010 cell phone, but it certainly looks like it could be. The Football 001 is a Quad Band GSM phone shaped like a soccer ball. The soccer ball is split in half and opens up to reveal an inside display and keypad. The phone’s specs are pretty standard, it comes with an FM radio, Bluetooth and a 2″ LCD. It’s most unique feature, aside from its shape, is that it is actually a dual sim phone. You can pick up the “World Cup Cellphone” for $159.99.

Well, if you’re a hardcore soccer fan who loves the World Cup accessories, then this is just made for you. But if you’re not, then I don’t see why take this instead of a regular phone that is more wearable, however, this Football 001 can be a really great gift for your teenage kids! You think so?

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Bang & Olufsen’s Earset 2 has a design that somewhat deviates from the kind of bluetooth headset we’re used to looking at. We’re not sure if we like it a lot or if it’s ugly.

But it’s not just looks that count after all, it’s the beauty on the inside that we’re after. T3 Magazine gave the Earset 2 a 5 star review, calling it “A treat for your ears.” Its .8 ounce weight, excellent voice reproduction and background noise canceling are ready to set a new standard. So if you’re looking for a top of the line quality bluetooth headset, this could be the one.

Personally I think the silver and black look is quite gorgeous, and I like, at least it’s something different. And functionally it is a very decent bluetooth headset. So, in general, this is a very nice bluetooth headset.

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Plantronics is calling their Discovery 640 bluetooth headset the “ultimate bluetooth headset”. On the surface the Plantronics Discovery 640 looks like a pretty ordinary bluetooth headset, but it might just be the ultimate bluetooth headset after all since it’s capable of connecting to and switching back and forth between two bluetooth phones.

Aside from those special powers, it weighs only 1/2 an ounce, and it has a range of up to 33 feet. Plantronics Discovery 640 bluetooth headset retails for $74.99 at Amazon.

And in case you’re interested in this because you’re one of those folks who carry around two cell phones, Mobile Tech Review reviewed the Discovery 640 and gave it a 4 out of 5 star rating. You can totally check out the whole review for more details, if you’re seriously interested.

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What can we say, we are demanding when it comes to headsets. We like them wireless, small and with high-quality stereo sound. The new pendant style Pulsar 260 Stereo Bluetooth headset certainly seems to fit the bill. The compact headset has a clip which easily attaches to pockets or straps, and it has ear phones made of contoured, soft silicone gel tips, which are unusual for a bluetooth headset. The 260 connects to your cell phone via bluetooth for calls, and it supports the A2DP bluetooth profile so that you can wirelessly listen to stereo music on your phone. It also comes with an audio-out cable for connecting to any standard 3.5 back for full playback on an external stereo device.

This Plantronics’ Pulsar 260 bluetooth headset retails for $109.95. Pretty reasonable for such a nice functional bluetooth headset.

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If you’re a Lakers fan, then you’re probably having a great Friday. But before you spend money on a jersey, t-Shirt or some other ordinary Lakers merch, consider grabbing up a Lakers branded Bluetooth headset. Maybe you can wear it at the Lakers Parade? Or maybe not, since the Lakers Bluetooth headset and other similar NBA bluetooth headsets are available for presale only at the moment, and they will officially launch on July 4th from Earloomz. If anything, this NBA headset could make a great I.O.U. Father’s Day gift.

Well, this might not be the best bluetooth headset ever, nor the coolest, but this is the nicest for Lakers fans, and also for NBA fans.

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In design, the Moshi Moshi MMo3i is one of the slickest iPhone Bluetooth headsets we’ve ever laid eyes upon. We’re talking retro cool, meets modern aesthetics combined with modern technology.

The MMo3i was designed by French designer David Turpin. The device resembles an old school telephone handset, but at the end of its base there is a weighted recharging base for the iPhone to stand and charge on. The MMo3i is covered in a black or white high gloss texture, and features a high quality speaker and mic, along with Bluetooth 2.1 technology which lets you pair and answer calls on two different Bluetooth devices. On top of that, the headset also has a 3.5mm jack for connecting to speakers so that you can simultaneously play music from your iphone on the speakers.

The Moshi Moshi MMo3i from Native Union retails for HKD 1250.00 (about $161 USD). Well, that is a little expensive for an iPhone dock, but just take a look at it, so elegant and so nice, this is totally worth it.

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