Philips Tapster stereo Bluetooth headset loves your voice, needs your touch
By Tim Stevens 
posted Feb 20th 2009 10:26AM
posted Feb 20th 2009 10:26AM
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posted Feb 20th 2009 10:26AM
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Innovation! That's what I'm talking about.
God, that looks stupid.
How does this look any different (or any less stupid, to put it in your terms) than any corded headphones???????
Is it just because the cord is missing, b/c I don't get what you are saying at all...
I'd tap that!
That looks so bad, it looks almost as bad as my old Sony earphones i had (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4GCT#imagegallery)
Why not just get urself HTC bluetooth headset or i-Tech ones (creators of the HTC Headset)
I actually like mine to VERY visible, so people know I am talking on a phone rather talking to myself.
"providing of course the thing doesn't start dialing when someone bumps into you on the subway."
I'd be more worried about having them stolen right off my ears when someone bumps into me on the subway :I
dude. don't comment on here when i'm hungry :\
That could happen with any headphones, corded or bluetooth...
At least with corded headphones there's, y'know, a cord that's ostensibly attached to something. A little more difficult to just snatch while you're wearing them.
Looks cool, but I've always wondered how easy it would be to listen to what someone else was listening to through their bluetooth headsets?
Most BT devices can only connect to one device at at time so if you connected to their BT headset they'd stop receiving whatever they were listening to.
Also, before you can connect you'd have to pair the device to your phone and for that the device would have to be manually put into pairing mode.
Long story short, someone would have to really want to listen in and have specialized equipment to jack the BT signal which probably isn't likely to happen. Listen in peace...so to speak :).
Sorry, I read your comment backwards but the same rules apply. You'd have to pair your headset to their device and most devices can only pair to one headset at time.
Again, I'm sure it can be done (what can't?) but they'd have to REALLY want to and have the equipment/knowledge to jack the BT signal.
Thanks for the clarification.
These are actually pretty nice, compared to most other Bluetooth stereo headsets I've seen/used.
I'd only consider them if...
1) it's a braided cord (not plastic/rubber) connecting the two earbuds.
2) talk quality matches my Plantronics Voyager 855.
he returns to further convey his f@ggotry.
I'm iPhoner, I do not use it..
I like his eye shadow color. I wonder what brand he uses.
He's calling you on the phone in the picture, why don't you just ask him
Nice hair piece!
I just hope they pump out some decent volume.
sweet.. now if i could only get one too
I like the idea of it, seems like it could be of use to me.
I like the idea of it, seems like it could be a very useful change in things.
It looks like he just ate a grape.
Speaking of dwindling size, next week I'm getting two Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids. I don't wish a hearing loss on anyone, but since I already wear hearing aids, why not put them to good use and let them stream calls and music from my Palm Centro? The chief reason they have Bluetooth, of course, is so they can talk to each other and adjust reception and whatnot, but with that ability comes the pairability with conventional devices. The only drawback is the need to have this remote control-like thing, preferably worn around the neck because it acts as some kind of antenna. When I was in first grade (a really long time ago) there was a deaf kid who had what must have been at that time a state-of-the-art hearing aid -- a clunky transistor-radio kinda thing in his shirt pocket with a *wire* up to his ear. It almost seems as if we've come full circle.
Oh yeah, one other drawback: the price. Not covered by any health-insurance plan I'm aware of.
Add velcro and a speaker and you've got a Star Trek communicator badge.