Jay's BlueStreamer A2DP adapter: a world's first, for Jens

Jens Nylander is back with his latest, the JAYS BlueStreamer. He's calling it a world's first Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR stereo adapter with headset functionality. It must be the Enhanced Data Rate they're touting 'cause there's a truck-load of these adapters on the market already. But let's not cloud the truth with facts, eh? The device can be clipped to your shirt or slung around the neck and features 2x 3.5-mm jacks: one for your MP3 player, the other for the j-JAYS (or you can call them Rays). If a call comes in on your A2DP/AVRCP Bluetooth phone, the BlueStreamer will stop the music and put the call through. The whole kit is powered by a standard, AAA battery and goes on sale in January all bundled up cozy with Jens' j-JAYS earbuds. Yours for 695SEK including VAT or $69 excluding tax.

[Charles R Hamilton @ Dec 21st 2006 10:14AM]

You can call them Rays? Now there is a reference the (mostly younger) crowd won't pick up on!
Engadget rocks! Congrats on the Weblog Award.

[Scott @ Dec 21st 2006 11:32AM]

what other products compete with this one? It is very similair to what I want for my car.

[Vagrant @ Dec 21st 2006 12:21PM]

Yes, what other products do compete with this where you can plug in your own headset? A2DP/AVRCP and Bluetooth sounds good to me. To bad it doesn't charge via miniUSB.

[Thomas Ricker @ Dec 21st 2006 12:35PM]

Scott/Vagrant,

Here's just one example:

http://meta.engadget.com/2006/04/18/g-sat-bth-820-bta-830-bluetooth-audio-hands-on-review/

Thomas

[matt @ Dec 21st 2006 2:50PM]

I've had something similar to this for almost a year now from i-Tech. A2DP headphone adapter with a built in mic for taking calls on my cell phone. This one's not the first or even close to it. Seriously, check out http://www.itechdynamic.com/ for bluetooth offerings from these guys. They're really slick. I don't know if they've got a distributor now or not in the states, you used to only be able to find their stuff in Hong Kong and order via ebay... but it looks like they've updated their website and product lines. The OLED Clip D from these guys is sweet.

[Ken @ Jan 16th 2008 8:51PM]

This product seems less cool than my cheapo iCombi AP21. It attaches securely to my iPhone dock connector and supports A2DP. It draws power (at a tolerable rate) from the iPhone and doesn't require batteries or charging. I guess if you're looking for a non-iPod solution for BT audio, this product might be attractive because of its weight and appearance.