Philips launches SHB9000 Bluetooth headset

Philips's claim that its new SHB9000 headset offers the best-ever music and conversation quality from a Bluetooth headset might be a bit optimistic, but it's their PR, so we'll let 'em say what they want. The over-the-ear headphones offer native MP3 decoding for loss-less streaming, 40mm neodymium speakers and can automatically switch between calls and music. There's a digital signal processor to filter out background noise and echo when on the phone, and you can connect to your phone wirelessly or via a provided cord. We're not quite sure what the difference in SKUs is, but Philips is offering this one in the Spring for $99 and $129 "respectively."

[Kasey @ Jan 6th 2008 5:35PM]

Pretty cool looking...it's bout time we get something that is at least approaching high end audio quality over bluetooth

[pquistgard @ Jan 6th 2008 5:50PM]

Woah, that's way better-looking than the Motorola S805 that I occasionally use. I'm assuming it's also A2DP.

[Senor_Tom @ Jan 6th 2008 6:17PM]

so, why are there 2 prices?

[madwh @ Jan 6th 2008 7:02PM]

The $129 one comes with an iPod.