Bose already has a wired attachment for its QuietComfort 3 noise canceling headphones, but unsightly wires aren't really befitting a mobile warrior in the 21st century, now are they? Thanks to the FCC's loose lips we know that Bose is patching up that little indiscretion with the QuietComfort 3 Bluetooth Communications Kit that simply replaces the last mile of the kit between the module and the phone with a Bluetooth connection. Of course, that still leaves a cable running from the module up to the cans, which sticks you with a grand total of two distinct wires coming off your head -- not to mention a healthy sized boom running down to your piehole. We'd have preferred they worked on making
this end wireless instead, but hey, what can you do? No word on pricing or a release date yet, since the FCC really isn't into that level of detail.
Update: Our bad, it turns out Bose routes the music audio through the same cable as the phone audio, so you end up just a little less silly looking than we'd originally thought. Thanks, Jason!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
paragraph @ Jan 11th 2008 2:33PM
Not that i think Bose is all that high quality compared to my $20 Sony Headsets (i clearly don't have an audiophile's ears) but do I really need the high quality sound that only Bose can produce for a grainy cell phone call? I think not.
Unless this thing costs $5, it's overpriced, you can get a cheap bluetooth headset and get the same call quality...
However, if this turns the cans into a stereo bluetooth headset, it might be worth it just for that, for some people...
Otherwise it's useless and I don't like it.
Kamokazi @ Jan 11th 2008 3:01PM
If you were an audiophile you would probably know that Bose is way overpriced for the sound quality they deliver. Often, you can find something 1/3rd-1/2 the price that sounds as good or better.
"No highs, no lows, gotta be Bose"
Gus @ Jan 11th 2008 7:00PM
Buy Other Sound Equipment.
Jason Golden @ Jan 11th 2008 2:38PM
After reading the manual more closely, I think this module actually gets it down to one wire. The normal audio cable on the QC3 is detachable to make the headphones just noise blockers (I see this all the time on the plane). The bluetooth module here has an audio-in mini jack on the bottom of the external button thing, allowing you to hook in an MP3 player and have it pass through the module and up to the headphones (male-male mini jack cable). This is the how the music can get turned down from your MP3 player when you get a call on the headset, and leaves only one wire going to the headphones.
Check it on page 13 of the manual.
Larry J @ Jan 15th 2008 10:09AM
Hey Remeber the LTB Q-Bean thingy? It does the same thing with a smaller receiver and better (Digital range) www.q-bean.com ;0