etyBLU Dual Mode Bluetooth Headset Announced by Etymotic Research in Macworld
Posted on January 16th, 2008 | Filed under: Reliance
Etymotic Research, the inventor of noise isolating high-fidelity in-ear earphones have come up with BLUmaxx.
BLUmaxx is an etyBLU Dual Mode Bluetooth headset with quick-connect noise-canceling. As the Bluetooth headset has noise-isolating earphones, this enables users as well as callers to hear clearly even in high level noise.
The etyBLU Bluetooth headset features an internal microphone which takes over when the boom mic is unplugged and offers a discreet wearing style.
The etyBLU headset allows users to quickly connect the noise-canceling boom microphone to retain conversation clarity in noisy environments. Connecting or disconnecting the boom mic during a call does not disconnect the call. The microphone can be easily stored in the carrying case provided.
BLUmaxx is combined with an earpiece which does not include background noise which results in poor sound quality making the user speak loudly. Instead, by combining Etymotic’s in-ear and directional microphone technologies, the etyBLU features the highest level of noise isolation in the ear, and the highest noise-cancellation from the microphone for both speaker and listener.
Mead Killion, Ph.D., founder and president of Etymotic Research stated, “The etyBLU with boom mic allows you to carry on a conversation next to a Harley motorcycle revving up at 100 dB SPL, and – more importantly – lets you carry on a conversation so quietly that those around you may not even notice you are talking.”
The etyBLU dual mode wireless headset joins the (wired) hf2 High fidelity Hands free stereo headset and the original ETYCOM in Etymotic’s family of headsets for mobile phone users. etyBLU is compliant with Bluetooth Core Specification 2.1, Headset 1.1 and Handsfree 1.5 profiles. It offers a talk time up to 7 hours with standby up to 100 hours.
Etymotic will demonstrate the etyBLU headset at Macworld Conference & Expo, being held at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, Jan 14 to 18.
The etyBLU Bluetooth headset is available for a retail price of $129 (approximately Rs.5,066). The Bluetooth headset is directly from Etymotic Research from select resellers.
