LTB Audio's Q-bean wireless everything fob

If you can't quite decide whether to snap up a wireless media remote, spring for some wireless headphones, or purchase a VoIP headset, why not get all three? That's the dubious premise behind LTB Audio's ARIO Q-bean, which consists of a small fob-like wireless doohicky that includes a microphone, headphone port and media controls. The Q-bean communicates with your computer via an included USB dongle, which purports to ship CD-quality sound to the Q-bean at up to 100 feet. Pairing the devices is similar to Bluetooth, but LTB Audio insists their proprietary wireless tech is more robust and smart enough not to get swallowed up in 2.4GHz interference. LTB is also planning a dongle for music players such as the iPod and Zune to work with the Q-bean, and will start selling the series this winter for an as yet undisclosed price.

[Ammon Cunningham @ Feb 2nd 2007 12:39AM]

ha the "Q-bean"??? wtf is that? That is quite possibly the worst name of any electronic device...EVER.

[Rob @ Feb 2nd 2007 1:25AM]

I find the Mustek brand name pretty... musty.

[TR @ Feb 2nd 2007 12:54AM]

Hmmm, paint it gold and you've got functioning Starfleet communicator. lol

[Nick @ Feb 3rd 2007 8:42PM]

why dont they just come out and say what they already know is true... this is designed so that infants can swallow it and we can listen to their stomachs on our computers. Am I the only one who sees the truth?!

[LJ @ Feb 3rd 2007 9:31PM]

Sounds pretty cool actually, Similiar to Blue-tooth but without the compression.