Adtec unleashes Bluetooth wristband, delusions of grandeur

Adtec's just released its Bluetooth wristband, which enables hands-free -- well, sort of. The band, which is equipped with a speaker and volume control, connects to your cell phone via Bluetooth, and comes in white or gray. The company suggests one might find this little gadget useful while fishing or running. Maybe it's just us, but we were thinking it might be neat to use it while conducting highly confidential espionage missions, too. Or... you know, blogging. Pair it with this guy and you've got a match made in heaven! It's available now in Japan for ¥5,980 -- about $65 -- but will probably (sadly) never makes its way across the waters to North America.

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[Sora Posted Feb 18th 2009 6:31PM]

So you have to talk into your wrist? Wouldn't a headset be more convenient?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 6:40PM]

wot no /sarcasm?

[OneLove Posted Feb 19th 2009 12:45PM]

it reduces the "I am a self important douche with a bluetooth ear piece" factor.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 6:38PM]

What's up with the second half of the first sentence? It seems like there's something....

Does this wristband come with a set of shifty eyes?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 8:33PM]

Not to point out the obvious too much here but I would imagine it won't stay on very well without a hand attached to the wrist ;)

[kaimonkey Posted Feb 18th 2009 6:39PM]

the least you could do is put a watch on it xD
so its on your wrist for a reason

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 6:42PM]

yes - "what's that you're wearing there?" "oh nothing just some international espionage equipment"

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2009 12:54AM]

Yeah. And when you're at it, add a phone in it too!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 7:06PM]

A cheaper solution for those of you who thought, "I don't want to fork over the dough for a Samsung GT-S1100 wrist phone to have the convenience of holding my wrist to my ear".

Reminds me of the joke:

A guy is sitting in a bar talking to his hand. The bartender asks him what he's doing and the guy says, "I'm using the telephone."

The bartender looks at him as if he's crazy and says, "No, you aren't, you are just talking in your hand."

The guy says, "No, I really am having a phone conversation--I had a micro chip and transmitter installed in my hand last week."

The bartender shrugs and goes about his business. A few minutes later the guy disappears into the bathroom and he's gone about forty-five minutes. The bartender starts to get worried so he goes into the men's room to see if the guy is okay. When he gets there, he finds the guy standing in the middle of the bathroom with both hands in the air, his pants down around his ankles and a roll of toilet paper stuck in his butt crack. The bartender is flabbergasted and so he asks, "What are you doing now?"

The guy replies, "I'm waiting for a fax."

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 9:10PM]

this thing is good but must be delicate i guess

[MowDownJoe Posted Feb 18th 2009 10:07PM]

This would be a perfect accessory to a watchphone.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 18th 2009 11:02PM]

Sounds like a piece of crap to me...I mean who talks to their wrist while jogging? If you're moving your arm back and forth the audio would sound weird. This thing might be good for driving, that's it. It seem cool, but useless.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2009 1:12AM]

Trust me... anyone who is considering buying this doesn't even know what joggin is. Nor the sun, for that matter.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2009 5:25AM]

Can anyone say "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers wrist communicator"? ;)

-Blade Genexis

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2009 6:11AM]

Why not just hold the phone to your head?
Honestly WTF!
I want what these guys were on when they thought this up.