Motorola isn't shying away from a fight here with its Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth headset -- and if there's anything the Bluetooth headset industry needs, it's some manner of controversy. The company is calling its new HX1 the "only Bluetooth headset to use true bone conduction technology," with a user activated "Stealth Mode" that switches the set from regular mic to an in-ear sensor which picks vibrations right off the bone for talking in particularly noisy environments.
Jawbone, on the other hand, picks up vibrations from the outside of the face, but primarily as an "Activity Sensor," though the latest version nabs some audio from those vibrations -- both manufacturers naturally claim a military heritage to their technology. It'll take some actual testing to see who wins out, but it sounds like some good tech from Moto all the same. We do know one thing, however: no amount of in-ear stylings can ever ease your transition into general society. No word on price of a US release date for the HX1, it hits Asia in July.
posted June 18th 2009 9:02AM
"true bone" .......Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Just stick this technology in the next Motorola superphone and maybe more than 10 people will buy it.
Can't wait for some hands on testing... Wonder if it'll cost less than my phone =p
Snake? SNAAAAAAKE!
First thing I thought of too.
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If they could make a phone that looked as good as this and worked as well as it looked, Motorola wouldn't be a stone's throw from their grave.
"-- both manufacturers naturally claim a military heritage to their technology."
Well, Duuh! that kind of technology have been used by the military for decades, where they places a special microphone directly over the users windpipe to record the vibrations from the vocal cords. While this system works it sounds like shit.. I wonder if Motorola have come up with a way of correcting the sound so it kinda sounds like your own voice and not some low frequency growls.
What you're referring to is *not* bone-conduction.
What you are referring to is a throat mic, but they in fact work very well Cheng. If they didn't, well, they wouldn't be used. If you've only used the cheap consumer grade versions then ya they suck.
Bone induction headsets are the little earpieces that spec ops and intel spooks wear in their ears in order to pick up jaw vibrations without outside interference.
Don't knock motorola....this isnt motorla's headset if anyone recalls they bought Invisio from Nextlink, this is the replacement for the Invisio Q7....
Is it just me, or does that handset icon they made it look like a Vertu logo upside down?
LOL, more tools for douchebags
you said "bone"
Someone just needs to invent a huge bluetooth flashing light that says I'm on the phone to prevent those "you talkin' to me?" moments.
Oh man, this guy wins!! I hate having to look like an idiot when those moments happen.
As I recall, Jabra was the first headset maker to utilitze this technique back in the (IIRC) late 80s or early 90s. It was not wireless though. It was designed for computer telephony and messaging apps. I had one and it worked surprisingly well. They later abandoned the technology and went to standard tech for their headsets.
i really want a bone mic [ll]
This BT earpiece looks nice but needs to go on a diet. The dimensions need to be much smaller.
looks good....moto is going to turn around and make it big again!
I can't remember if it was this one for sure...but if I remember right it's coming to Canada in October, don't know about the US...
True bone-Jaw bone to see.