Wireless headsets (was Re: FW: The FP Room: Meeting with Ken and Laura Brody)

[Bill Vermillion]

> Fairlight wrote:
> > 
> > When asked his whereabouts on Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 06:00:02PM -0600,
> > Mike Schwartz-PC Support & Services took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:

> > >       I'll take another look at wireless headsets.

> > Let me know if you find anything that's under $100. :) I'm
> > willing to go up to that, but past that point, I'll tolerate
> > the wire.

> Google for "bluetooth headset" (without quotes). They're
> typically aimed at hands-free cell phone use, but there are
> bluetooth adapters for PCs as well. Also "wireless usb headset"
> (again without quotes) pulls up several.

> I can't vouch for the quality of any, however.

Slight topic drift - but wireless is changing meopment by moment.

Watching the CES reports two thing stuck out.  A new wireless
standard for cell phones - and it will be availble in the next
quarter - make broadband for cell phones a do-able thing.

The other is for local wireless use in speeds approaching the
Gigabit range.

There was a flat screen display - no more that 4 inches deep - with
speakers hooked to the edge sort of like ears.  Then they picked
the screen up by the ears and walked away with it.  Totally
wireless so you can move you movie/net/whatever watching just
by picking up the diplay and taking it with you.

And this technology will probably relplace the 801.11a, 802.11b,
802.11g and others in that area.

Bill
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