i.Tech Clip S Bluetooth stereo earbuds reviewed

Bluetooth stereo headsets aren't quite a mainstream product yet, but they're getting there, and here's one sure sign: the i.Tech Clip S is a set of Bluetooth stereo earbuds. We typically turn up our nose (not to mention our ears) at the very mention of earbuds, but according to PocketNow's review, these are actually worth considering. For one thing, they work for both music and talk, with autoswitching between the two, include a USB dongle for non-Bluetooth devices, and offer a "full rich sound" when used for music. Pricing info is a little sketchy, but it looks like this will go for about £40 ($71) in the U.K. According to PocketNow, it should be available in the U.S. shortly.

[peteremcc @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

All I want are some of those over the ear clippy style headphones without wires between them (IE: two bluetooth connections) and i'm sold... price is almost not an issue.

What is the point in bluetooth headphones if they are connected to each other with wires??

[Ian @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Agreed. These would be great if they had good quality headphones with them. I'd be sold.

[Ken @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I need these! I wish the reviewer talked a little bit more about the actual audio quailty when listening to music.

[fabulously @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

agreed with #1,#2.
why recent bluetooth headfones all have wires?

[Scott @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

What i'd really like to see is a bluetooth cassette adapter so I can play the mp3s on my smartphone through my car stereo!! Come on Belkin, just mash a few of your existing products together and we're there.

Then again, most people who still have casette players think Bluetooth is like scurvy.

[Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I like this design especialy because it looks like u can replace the ear buds with what ever u like on this model..

[Yoonoo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

They also make these with a 3.5mm jack for your own headphones.

http://www.itechdynamic.com/new/press/press_en.htm

The i.Tech Clip S35 is already available on eBay.

[wolwol @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

i thought its the creative, the difference, the creative has only one earpiece

http://creative.com/products/product.asp?category=243&subcategory=248&product=10287

[matt @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

sweet. i'm soo getting this as soon as i track it down. i can't stand the huge goofy looking over ear headphones that are the only things on the market, they're way too big to be portable if you travel a lot where space is a premium. finally someone wised up and made earbuds. there's also a clip with a built in audio plug so you can attach your own headphones to (this one i'm eyeing).

thanks for fishing this up engadget, i've been looking around for something like this for many many months. i'm crossing my fingers it works as good as it sounds in the review.

[pnarse @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Why the hell would you attach your own headphones to this device instead of attaching them directly to your the music player?

Since bluetooth is usually only good for about 10 meters you're gonna need the music player on you somewhere, so whats the difference?

A wire coming from your music player or the same wire coming from this device?

That's worth �40?

I agree with #1. The advantage of bluetooth is the lack of wires, add wires and it's pointless!

[JimmyJ @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Add a few lines of Text to the clip-on dongle and you've got yourself a product...not to mention the fact that you'll be providing a customer a logical reason to have the dongle that is wired to your headphones.

Text couuld provide the song info that is displayed on your player

[dansus @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

"Why the hell would you attach your own headphones to this device instead of attaching them directly to your the music player?

Since bluetooth is usually only good for about 10 meters you're gonna need the music player on you somewhere, so whats the difference?

A wire coming from your music player or the same wire coming from this device?"

what are you going on about, i have a pda and a bt mp3 player and as i cant really hang the pda round my neck ive been looking for a pair of in ear bt phones for months now too (hate big h'phones) so these are ideal.

reason for having no wires is so they dont get tangled.... gedit?

[dansus @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

"Why the hell would you attach your own headphones to this device instead of attaching them directly to your the music player?

Since bluetooth is usually only good for about 10 meters you're gonna need the music player on you somewhere, so whats the difference?

A wire coming from your music player or the same wire coming from this device?"

what are you going on about, i have a pda and a bt mp3 player and as i cant really hang the pda round my neck ive been looking for a pair of in ear bt phones for months now too (hate big h'phones) so these are ideal.

reason for having no wires is so they dont get tangled.... gedit?