Kleer wireless audio claims 10x battery life advantage over Bluetooth

The days of Bluetooth-based audio headsets that run out of juice halfway through a tune (or for that matter, the Engadget Podcast) could soon be over if a company called Kleer is successful. A few days ago the company announced its Kleer Audio -- see what they did there? -- range of RF wireless modules that send CD-quality audio over the air using so little power as to give a claimed ten times battery advantage over comparable Bluetooth solutions. Currently the technology is only available to interested consumer electronics OEMs, meaning that it could be a while until we see the technology in any sort of physical product, and bringing with it the prospect of having to adopt another wireless standard at some point in the future. Hopefully you'll forgive us for even thinking of mentioning this, but for anyone who fancies a quick lapse into the land of outlandish iPod / iPhone rumors, then might we suggest you take a quick peek at the location of Kleer's headquarters -- ring a bell? Yeah, we already said we were sorry!

[LittleJoe @ Dec 10th 2006 7:40AM]

please please please make my christmas wish come true kleer!!!!


:P

[pizzaluvr @ Dec 10th 2006 8:32AM]

i would be afraid thoe would fall out of my ear

[Tycho Bradley @ Dec 10th 2006 9:49AM]

Wow, wireless 7.1 surround that doesn't need recharging every week? Count me in!!

[Z @ Dec 10th 2006 11:23AM]

I'm diggin' those wireless earbuds. Give me Kleer!

[GJP303 @ Dec 10th 2006 11:48AM]

Looks the the earphones fell of the ugly tree and hit every branch down. There soo ugly!!!!

[Dan @ Dec 10th 2006 12:39PM]

1.3 miles, actually.

[Dan @ Dec 10th 2006 12:40PM]

Whoops...


http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=19925+Stevens+Creek+Blvd.+Suite+111,+Cupertino,+CA+95014&daddr=1+infinite+loop,+cupertino,+CA+95014&ie=UTF8&om=1&sll=37.3241,-122.012358&sspn=0.022251,0.047035&z=16

[Cade @ Dec 10th 2006 1:31PM]

The article says that they don't actually have a product yet. That picture isn't what they're selling.

[Jono @ Dec 10th 2006 2:39PM]

That's cool, I live in Cupertino

[someToast @ Dec 11th 2006 3:07AM]

This is the fifth time today that I've seen "see what [I|we|they] did there?" used in a blog/news article.

I find this trend disturbing.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?&p=%22see%20what%20I%20did%20there%22
http://search.yahoo.com/search?&p=%22see%20what%20we%20did%20there%22
http://search.yahoo.com/search?&p=%22see%20what%20they%20did%20there%22

[Joel Rose @ Dec 11th 2006 9:21PM]

Huh, so they're like a block from Apple computers... interesting.

[Gadgeteer @ Dec 12th 2006 8:40PM]

Actually I have sampled Kleer's stuff and it's really amazing technology. Headphones that are as small as earbuds but without the cords, and the audio quality and range is far superior to bluetooth (which was never designed for hifi audio transmission in the first place). I wouldn't be surprised if Apple makes use of this kind of technology.

[Uranium @ Jan 10th 2007 3:06AM]

What's wrong with bluetooth a2dp audio quality? It sounds as good as mp3 ever will. SBC is functionally almost the same thing.

[Uranium @ Jan 10th 2007 3:05AM]

It's not a decent pair of wireless headphones unless it has audio playback controls in my opinion.

[computer.dude.28 @ Nov 3rd 2007 12:42AM]

I agree. Any wireless headphones should have some way of remote control.

[Luke @ May 14th 2007 7:59PM]

I want this inside me.



MY EARS YOU SICKOS

[jneljeff @ Sep 4th 2007 7:23AM]

Can anyone explain to me why everything has to come out for the Nano but never any of the other models? Jesus, I would think people who have invested in a larger media would put for the cash for something like this more than people who just get the Nano... which wasnt that great of a deal for its size in the first place...

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[jah @ Nov 27th 2008 4:17AM]

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