Friday, September 19, 2003
$59 Induction Headset to Kick Bluetooth While it's Down
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 08:54 PM
"AURA COMMS said it is ready to introduce a $59 wireless headset that seems set to give Bluetooth a run for its high price tag. The foneGEAR chord free headset "near field" magnetic communications – induction - supports 25 hours of talk time on one AA battery and runs on the low frequency 13.5MHz band. Bluetooth is on the 2.4GHz band which, according to the firm, seems to have the world+dog clogging up its space. The firm told the INQUIRER that you would have to get really close to someone using a similar device before you'd experience interference. Also, claimed Aura, the technology would have widespread application for MP3s and car phones. It also isn't as fiddly to set up as Bluetooth."
Very interesting no? If they can do 25 hours of talk time on a single AA battery, and have the bandwidth for voice, I wonder what else they could do? Keyboard? Mouse? Headphones?
Very interesting no? If they can do 25 hours of talk time on a single AA battery, and have the bandwidth for voice, I wonder what else they could do? Keyboard? Mouse? Headphones?
