Plantronics Voyager Pro+ Bluetooth Headset

iSKY Networks today announced the availability of the Voyager Pro plus+ Bluetooth headset for the South Korean market. This Bluetooth headset allows you to listen to your favorite music and podcasts thanks to A2DP technology, which can also stream GPS directions from your mobile. In addition, you can also take advantage of Plantronics Vocalyst voice and text services, allowing you to manage your email, check the weather, and listen to news. The Voyager PRO+ supports the advanced dual-mic AudioIQ2 technology, which is designed to block background noise while retaining the natural sound of your voice for crisp, clear phone conversations. Folks in South Korea are able to buy the Plantronics Voyager Pro+ for 109,000 Won ($96).

Jabra Extreme wireless headset has Skype certification, costs $100

Jabra has now let loose upon the US (via Best Buy stores), a new headset that can be used with a mobile phone while also being connected to a PC, ready to take Skype calls. Dubbed Jabra Extreme – for PC, the wireless headset is available for $100.

Pictured below, Jabra’s creation measures 47 x 18.5 x 27.5 mm, and features dual microphones, Multiuse technology for simultaneous connectivity with two devices, DSP for crystal clear sound and voice, acoustic shock protection, Bluetooth 2.1, Ultimate-Fit Eargels and flexible ear hooks, and a talk time of 5.5 hours. The headset is bundled with a USB adapter that enables PC connectivity.

 

Plantronics Explorer 395 Bluetooth headset

Plantronics aims to keep you connected to your handset at all times without having you get distracted when attending to other more important tasks such as driving, thanks to the new Explorer 395 Bluetooth headset. This device will come in black and bronze colors, and will retail for $49.99 which squarely places this under the first time Bluetooth user category. Features are pretty simple including dedicated volume buttons, an On/Off button as well as one for phone calls. Don’t expect to find any noise-cancellation technology here though.

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New Logitec Bluetooth Headset offers 10 hours of talktime

The new wireless headset, codenamed LBT-HS120C2C, supports Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and promises approximately 10 hrs of talk time on a single charge and 200 hrs on stanby. Available in black and white, it can be charged either via USB Electric Cable or 24V USB car cigarette lighter adapter that come with it.

It is available now in Japan but no word on pricing.

Motorola announces H17txt Bluetooth headset with MotoSpeak

Looking for another reason to wear a Bluetooth headset all the time? Then you might want to consider admitting you have a problem, or you might want to get Motorola’s new H17txt model, which can be paired with the company’s new MotoSpeak text-to-speech application to read text messages aloud as they come in. That software is available for Android and BlackBerry initially, and will apparently even translate 150 different commonly used acronyms so things like l8r don’t get read as l, eight, r. As for the headset itself, it’s a fairly standard affair, with it boasting CrystalTalk noise-canceling technology, five hours of talk time and seven hours standby, and Bluetooth 2.1 compatibility. Still no indication of a price, but it should be available through Verizon starting today.

Sharkoon releasing two new gaming headsets

Sharkoon has now revealed a couple of new addition to its Rush peripheral line-up, the RHS100 and RHS200 gaming headsets. Both products have padded ear cups for comfortable use, a pivoting microphone, a 2 meter long cable, and 40 mm drivers with a frequency response of 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz, and an impedance of 32 Ohms.

The RHS100 features a foldable neckband and has USB connectivity, while the RHS200 boasts a padded head band and hooks up to the PC or media player via a 3.5mm jack. According to their maker the RHS100 USB and RHS200 headsets will cost just about 23.49 Euro and 18.49 Euro, respectively.

RHS100

Astro Gaming releases the A30 headset

San Francisco-based Astro Gaming has today rolled out the Astro A30 headset which is claimed to deliver a professional-grade audio experience for gamers on the go. The new headphones come with three audio cables enabling the quick connection to PCs, consoles and mobile devices, have two microphones, a light, on-ear design with noise-reducing features, a frequency response of 15 – 28,000 Hz,an impedance of 32 Ohms, and are bundled with a nylon travel case.

“We’ve taken the DNA from Astro’s tournament-proven A40 pro gaming headset and injected our superior audio and voice communication technologies into a smaller, more lifestyle driven headset for gamers on-the-go,” said Brett Lovelady, Founder of Astro Gaming. “With the A30’s, you can play and chat at home through consoles and PCs, and then take it on the road, using A30s to listen to music and take phone calls on a smart phone, or play the latest portable video game systems with game quality sound. With so much flexibility, the A30 is simply the best cross-gaming, mobile savvy headset on the market.”

The Astro A30 headset is available in black and white and costs $149.95.