Helium Digital HDBT-990 Bluetooth wristband gets reviewed, given 3.5 Jack Bauers

Looking to get a Bluetooth earpiece without actually upping your tool factor by 40x or so? Good luck. Helium Digital's so-called alternative (that'd be the HDBT-990 Bluetooth wristband) was recently reviewed by our iPhone-lovin' pals in the Great White North, and while they found it to work well when it came to handling calls without actually using the speaker and microphone within the iPhone 3GS, everything else about it was ho hum at best. There's no inbuilt LCD for watching Caller ID streams, the mini-USB jack was "flimsy," and there's still the issue of this unit being at least somewhat unsightly. It's also $90, which puts it just north of the all-important "ah, who cares" range for most of you price-conscience consumers. Hit the source link for their full impressions, but don't be shocked if you come away still in search of the aforementioned mystery device.

[BUNT2 Posted Feb 9th 2010 4:29AM]

My Comment: It's a little big, and cheap looking.

My Advice for people wishing to comment: Keep it clean and relevant boys.

[pavelgr Posted Feb 9th 2010 4:53AM]

@BUNT2 Well, nobody is commenting, yet. I think your recommendation scared people off :D.

[BUNT2 Posted Feb 9th 2010 5:11AM]

@pavelgr

That's what happens!

[Flamov Posted Feb 9th 2010 6:51AM]

The title made my chuckle.

[Alex Posted Feb 9th 2010 9:08AM]

Did you see him pull the knife out of his abdomen and throw it into the Russian dude's neck last night? Holy cow.

[oneleggedchewbacca Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:09AM]

No Jack Bauers for you, Engadget!

You can rate things in units of Boba Fetts, or Urkels.

I give your unsanctioned use of Jack Bauer minus 2.3 Smithers

[d3si9n Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:11AM]

Looking at the picture, especifically at the name of the company it makes me think that a high pitch voice will be coming out of the speaker.

[pavelgr Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:38AM]

@d3si9n That was smart, no, really, it was! :D

[Luxury Guy Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:24AM]

I'd say this ups your tool factor by 140x, get a regular bt headset. And besides, you need them to drive in places like nyc.

[UrAwFuL Posted Feb 9th 2010 3:01PM]

For those feelin' like a secret agent there.

[shillfinder Posted Feb 9th 2010 4:28PM]

There will never be a Jack Bauer Edition phone, because NOBODY owns Jack Bauer!

[nickspahr Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:41PM]

Awesome headline.

[ColonelKernel Posted Feb 10th 2010 3:46AM]

Never trust fasion advice from geeks.

[stevnv Posted Feb 10th 2010 5:00PM]

If i clip this to my shirt will it look too Star Trek communicator ?

[wallycott Posted May 2nd 2010 2:40AM]

Has anyone bought this yet to see how well it works?

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