Falling somewhere before the
BT8010 and
BT8040, the BT3030 most definitely takes the crown for clever design. Jabra's latest Bluetooth headset, as you can glean from the image above, was crafted to mimic the traditional dog tag, and specifications wise, you'll find Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, HSP, HFP, A2DP and AVRCP support. Additionally, you'll find six buttons useful for sending / ending calls and controlling music playback, and yes, it will lower the volume when detecting an incoming call from your livid mother-in-law. Ditch that ear critter and pick up something slightly less appalling late next month in Japan (or right now in the US) for ¥8,980 ($90).
posted Mar 26th 2008 9:15AM
Coming soon. Exclusively at H&M.
And Radio Shack.
Do yah chain hang low?
So you can use blue tooth headphones with this?
No, it connects via bluetooth to your phone and streams music and calls.
It's the 3030. Already on Jabras site.
holy cow
hmm yeah i bought it, december last year her i Denmark
Still got cables though! Not good enough!
You are right. Odd mix up here, but glad it was posted. When it was released I was traveling and missed it. I'll be picking one up later today.
ugly
hmm... I thought the reason we all loved BT was to *eliminate* wires...
I've always wondered about this. I get a lot of complaints on almost any BT headset I use because the background noise overpowers the person I'm talking to. I don't get that complaint when using a wired headset. So does this headset really give me the benefit of having a wired headset without having to be directly tethered to my phone? I can handle the dog tag if I can still walk around.
consider why people favor earbuds over wrap around headphones
It's a bit fat:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080326/jabra2.jpg
I'm missing something. The widget you plug the earphones into is the same size as my iPod. Why not just put an iPod on the chain and bypass bluetooth if I'm going to be just as tethered as before? True bluetooth headphones would not have a cord at all!
can your iPod communicate with your phone and allow you to make calls from it?
A bit fat? That's more like my old Alpine Auto Alarm remote from 1988.
@ phoenix
My iphone can.
@sully,
one of the reasons I don't buy a Touch/iPhone is there is no way to move around the album/song/audiobook without having to look at the device. This gadget may not be the right solution either, since after reading the manual, it looks like the buttons are not clickable but rather touchable.
There is indeed a addon for iPod
iPod remote with bluetooth headset feature.
There are so many addons for iPod that you can't assume there isn't one
(even Steve can't)
wouldnt the design have been better with the headphones built in with a lanyard type systesm instead of ruining th eillusion by sticking it in the side and making it ugly? good idea thoug. could look amazing.
Not really, The whole point is that you bring your own earbuds. Many stock earbuds with devices are built cheaply to economize, and as a result are so-so. Then again, I have a pair of sound-isolating earbuds I got for free with a pack of razors. Problem is, one bud has within the past two weeks gone dead, break in the internal wire. I can swing the cord around a bunch until it plays again, but the more I fiddle with it, the less often it works. And *that* is the true reason why the headphones aren't built-in: even if they were Shure or Bose quality, if they were built-in, as soon as the wire breaks the headset is completely useless. This way you bring your favorite options to the table, and the unit stays in service until the battery takes a total crap.
Awesome idea, no thanks on the "dog tag look."
Interesting device, but not for me.
This is a horrible design implimentation. Where is the mic?
And I'm not so sure how I feel about both my ears being involved with one phone call. How would this help you during driving if you can't hear me honking and telling you to hang up the f-cking phone!
@PhilxBefore,
Clever. It's not for driving, it's for other activities. Most of us don't listen to personal music players or media enabled cell phones while driving. At least, I certainly hope we don't. Definitely hope *YOU* don't. You sound scary.
Wow.....I've never seen this before, but decided that I must have one!
Get one of these and attach it to the line-in on your car stereo. Now your car has BT audio and a speakerphone.
The big advantage is being able to you your own headphones (nice Shure earbud for instance) and not the crap headphones that are part of other BT headsets.
Yes! Thank you. Wondered how long would take for someone to state the obvious. I was looking for something like this a couple of months ago to use with my Westone UM2's and the Sony Ericsson ones were the only ones I could find. Sony themselves are coming out with another Sony-branded model, but it's more expensive. Wish we'd see more of these.
By the way, besides from using with any headphone, you can use this with a BT transmitter not only with portables, but with other equipment. I use my iPod connected to a Dolby Headphone processor, and it's pretty inconvenient carrying those in your pocket when doing stuff around the apartment.
what the hell is the point if you're still going to have cables/cords & chains everywhere
The Benq MusiQ dog tag type player looked much better.
http://www.engadget.com/tag/benq%20musiq/
Musiq doesn't have bluetooth capability, yet it does look quite better. I'd buy it over an iPod shuffle.
would work well with my p2
I wear my nano on Apple's lanyard with integrated earbuds and end up with a more elegant solution than this (no loose, dangling wires anywhere). I guess this solution is useful to pipe audio from a bulky player, but it's not a good from-scratch solution to being able to listen to music wire-free.
wow...really?..neat!....wait so while you're all tucked in with your Nano....how do u take a call?....can u even hear a call?...this seems to be directed towards cellular users....if u already have something small and dangley to listen to your music on you really dont need this.......it's like me dissing a riding crop when I really dont have a horse....u fanboys dont miss any opportunity do u....
I mountain bike, and the problem with wired headphones is that they run into my pack and can snag on things, and its hard to control the music player while riding. With the old (moto style for example) all in one BT units, they can become painful when wearing them with a helmet, unlike earbuds which can fit comfortably. This compromise will help, controls strapped around the neck where they are accessable but can be tucked under the cycling jersey, and mp3 player (in my case my phone) safely stored in my camelbak in case I fall, so it won't get destroyed.
Agreed......while some may not find use for this type of device...I prefer a good high end wired set of stereo buds to listen to the music on my phone....while I'm riding the metro-train to and from work this would allow me to tuck my phone away from prying eyes and simply enjoy the music with out trying to keep up with the phone as well as take a call without having to do any peripheral switching.....also could wear while at work walking to and from the printer, fax, files etc and still keep nodding to my trax.....thumbs up
Hold on a second. Isn't the whole point of bluetooth to be wireless? So why is this a good thing?
I knew someone was going to make something like this after watching Sunshine.
Finally I can have bluetooth without looking like a D-bag.
Question, is the music playback going to work with the iPhone?
No, the 2G iPhone still doesn't support A2DP with its bluetooth profile. This device won't fudge a false profile, it still requires the device it's paired with to be A2DP compliant. It *would* work if you used an A2DP iPod bluetooth dongle, such as the Anycom BlueNa (which I use). I'm not sure if the controls would work or not, not sure how the control scheme is mapped through the dock connector's pins.
Tried it in the shop already, and it had TERRIBLE audio quality, maybe it was just a defective unit. Looks great tho, as soon as I saw it I wanted it.
The outlines of the buttons (white in th pic) are backlit. Overkill for some, but it does look cool.
Engadget, this has been in the U.S. for a while. I bought one from Verizon back at the beginning of January. They also have an accessory pack of colored rubber sleeves that protect it (you lose the brushed metal look though, as it covers the buttons).
Audio quality on them is great and they accept any standard pair of headphones.
Ignore this comment.
I really like this. I don't care about the wire coming from it. This is an awesome way to have a bluetooth stereo headset and not look like a total dork.
hmmm...
Great, great unit. Less dorky, less bulky in your pocket, better interference rejection, and better fidelity than the Plantronics Voyager 855 I was using. People tell me I sound clearer using it than on the 855.
The included earbuds are crap, but it has a headphone jack so you can plug in whatever you want. Works great with Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pros. The cable is too long at 46", but I'm going to cut it short and solder a headphone jack to it. (Ultimate Ears have user-replaceable cables, so if I screw it up I don't ruin the headphones) Shure SE530s come with a two foot cord - but it's not replaceable.
If you want to go bluetooth and high fidelity, it's really great.
I rather like the Olinari Silver Dog tag with the removable USB inside. It's stylish and at least looks like piece of expensive jewelry.
http://olinari.com
what does this have to do with bluetooth or talking on the phone?....or music?....that device you link to is no more than an extra pocket ....it has no real function....fail
They missed the mark. The headphone wires should be part of the chain and then at your neck / shoulders have the wires split off up to your ears. Otherwise, why bother.
The mark is that you get to choose your own headphones, you're not completely and totally buggered if the cable in the earbuds (inevitably) forms a break in the internal wire. On fixed-headphone devices, that spells death unless you're willing to cut and patch the wire, making a rather ugly break. Personally, I appreciate being able to bring my own headphones, my Shure E2g earbuds sound far superior to anything Jabra could've bundled in without jacking the price up $70 or more.
I have had one for about 3 weeks now. I like the ability to use the headphones of my choice, as it uses a standard 3.5mm jack. The mic is at the top of the "tag", between the chain loop, and the headphone plug.
The only times I have had anyone complain about the sound quality were during a windstorm, and when I look directly overhead (as my mouth is not pointed at the mic at all).
The sound quality for music is OK, but not great. I have been using a set of V-Moda buds that are fairly bass heavy, they help to flesh out the sound.
The stock buds that Jabra provides are the new standard silicone cushion in ear style, and while passable for calls, do not reproduce music all that well.
The buttons work on my crackberry, skipping tracks, etc.
Also note, you can take off the chain, if you want, and use a clip that is supplied.
A wireless technology headset with wires.
Sony Ericsson has a similar product years ago the HBM30 it also had an in built MP3 player, I still use it. It is a shame it only takes 128mb MS Duo
Wasnt there a MP3 player similiar to this?
Riding the immense popularity of the army nowadays..
I actually have one of these and like it quite a lot. The microphone is on the top of the unit (next to where the chain threads through). You don't have to use the chain either, it comes with a clip that you can use instead (I use the clip). Sound quality is quite good and people on the other end of the conversation report that they can hear me just fine. It also helps that I picked it up at a Verizon store with a 30% discount, so it was under $50..
This device is COMPLETLY indispensable for snowboarding, mountain biking and pretty much any other outdoor activity.
I can keep my expensive phone and MP3 player tucked away safely in my pack(where they belong) and plug my ultimate ear studio phones(sorry but wireless headphones are pure garbage) into this and jam to my music and never miss a call even if I’m 12,000 feet up waist deep in powder.
Now if it only had a caller ID screen, but that would probably kill the battery life.
Mimics or MOCKS???
i would love to have one of these... it looks so cool XD
RIDICULOUSLY STUPID !!!!! I would not want it if it was FREE !!!!!
are you sure 'bout that?
Why would I want to look like a jarhead?
We should go back to the Starsky and Hutch size headphones.....they look just as silly as talking to yourself in public.
I could have sworn that the whole reason for BlueTooth Technology was no wires. Doesn't this defeat that purpose? Seems to me that technology is going backwards instead of forward on certai things.
I wore dog tags for twenty two years, no thanks I'll hang on to my ear critter for a while, considering I just got me one after I upgraded my phone to one that supports Bluetooth. If I want to wear dog tags again, I'll have a set of dog tags custom made.
NO. I'm waiting for them to be the size of the head of a pin.
ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN THAT UGLYASS EARPIECE!!
Good job. I like it. I would buy it and wear it
thanks for asking, GOD Bless,
vicki
I'd rather have a BT dogtag that looks like a little MP3 player than have a BT headset...I don't care how cool it is, that BT wireless ear piece makes everyone looks dumb, AKA Bluetool.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bluetool&defid=1893958
BTW, much respect to the veterans here.
In any other case, I want one of these.
If you can see beyond the way you use a product yourself, it's easy to imagine prefering either the cyborg-ear-attached headset or something like this. This one is made for cellphone users who also want to listen to music. What a bonus that you can upgrade phones to your heart's content.
I live in pedestrian focused NYC, and I like the idea of hitting the street with buds rather than the investment-banker or otherwise self-referencing look of the cybord set. Also, a mic in front of you that you can raise closer to your mouth allows for a more private conversation in a public place (ever seen folks shouting a call to make the bluetooth pick up the speech?)
There is NO BT product or phone or mp3 player that's for everyone. As in all things, you look for what works for you.
I think it is a great device - first stereo bluetooth device I've seen on the high street that I took a shine to. Most of the others are massive cans that aren't all that portable, or ones that rest on your ears like the heaphones that came with my first knockoff walkman as a child. I like being able to plug in my own Sony headphones (which helpfully have a short lead for use with a remote commander). I just can't figure out why the light goes into triple-flash mode after playing then stopping music - according to the manual this means it isn't connected but it still works.
There's akso an odd an seemingly undocumented feature: connect it to a PC via USB, hold down the left and right buttons and it becomes a USB audio device.
Sadly my jabra bt3030 does not work very well with my HTC Kaiser, (AT&T Tilt). Low, low volume. At max volume on the phone and the bt3030, I can hardly hear it on the commuter train.
And, the bt3030 can't be detected by my wife's iPhone.
I really wanted this to work.
Now, can I send it back? Oh the tedium...
I have one of these, and it works fine. It doesn't work with one of my audio player programs on my phone, but that's Windows Mobile's fault -- it isn't putting the audio out on any Bluetooth device. I really like that you can replace the headphones any time you want, replace or remove the chain, and leave all your portable audio devices where they belong -- in your pockets. The buttons aren't clicky enough, but they're still easier to use than most other lanyard/bluetard style sets.
I'm really averse to looking like a bluetard/cybord -- and stereo headsets mean you can't even turn around to hide it! This is a much better solution.
i cant here music from my Jabra bt 3030 usin sony w810ii can recieve and make callls but the main thing i bought it for was music on the go. can you help???