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Could Bluetooth be the answer?
I've been wondering why there wasn't something like this a long time ago.
For the longest time I've wanted to have ONE headset to use with the land line phone, my cell phone and speech recognition. I also thought it would be ideal if it was wireless. I think I've found the answer, at least at first look! Now to figure out how to budget to be able to buy it!
Uniden has a cordless phone that uses Bluetooth headsets and will also link to your cell phone. Using either built-in Bluetooth or a USB Bluetooth dongle, one could also talk to their computer. What I'm a little unclear on is how one switches between devices. Perhaps that's a function of the Bluetooth headset. I don't have one yet so that is the blank area for me.
Does anyone have experience with this setup? I'd really love to know more about it!
You can see the phone at http://www.uniden.com/elbt/index.html
There are two models, one links to the cell phone (ELBT595), the other lacks that ability and may be a discontinued unit (ELBT585).
It appears that the ELBT595 will also hook to your PC via USB to allow programming and ringtone creation/downloading to the handset. From what I read in reviews it won't download them to the base unit. I understand there are other cordless phones coming on the market that will have Bluetooth ability.
All I can say is IT'S ABOUT TIME. To me this is an obvious, logical and overdue extension!!
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Phone feature list from their website:
Compatible with Bluetooth® Enabled Mobile Handsets and Wireless Bluetooth® Headsets
The product utilizes microchip technology (no more tapes or moving parts.) This ensures clearer recordings and longer life.
To activate the Caller ID and/or VoiceMail features, you must subscribe through your local telephone company.
Handset & Base
Plus Handset to Base
10 Programmable Groups
Your phone may be compatible with other Uniden phones using 5.8 GHz Digital Expandable Systems. Look for the technology icon on our product boxes.
10 Melodies & 10 Tones
5-Way
Name Each Handset
English / French / Spanish
2-Way Radio Communication
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Here in UK, a thrre in one
Here in UK, a thrre in one Bluetooth headset (called XCommunicator6) is also available from Xovox. See
http://www.xovoxcommunications.com/
I have it and am very pleased with it, It is extremeley accurate in DNS 9 Professional and produces very clean recordings in Windows Sound Recorder.
Xovox ship to International and can provide it with the charger of the country it's being shipped to.
I plan to use it when giving demonstrations of DNS to audiences here in the UK where I am a reseller/trainer.
I still tend to use my Sennheiser headset microphone when in the office though as I'm used to using it and it's intuitive that I use it I suppose.
Regards
Peter
Peter Maddern
Web: http://www.speechempoweredcomputing.co.uk
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Peter Maddern wrote: I plan
I plan to use it when giving demonstrations of DNS to audiences here in the UK where I am a reseller/trainer. I still tend to use my Sennheiser headset microphone when in the office though as I'm used to using it and it's intuitive that I use it I suppose.
I highly suggest you test your Xovox headset in a demonstration environment before actually giving a demonstration. When we tested the Xovox headset and a quiet office environment it actually worked okay. However, when tested in a multiperson office with what we call moderate noise levels (phones ringing, and people talking in the background, etc.) the level of accuracy was poor. In addition, we found the USB dongle they were supplying at the time had a Xovox label over it and was actually an AnyCom dongle that we are able to supply at a much better price.
If you want Bluetooth, the only good solution we have found is the VXI B10-GTX headset which is supplied in various configurations. If you want a really great wireless with the accuracy of your Sennheiser headset, see the Samson Airline 77. This UHF microphone has no beltpack and is extremely lightweight.
Martin
The X-Communicator 6 using a
The X-Communicator 6 using a Nokia headset is accurate when used for speech recognition in a quiet environment (as was V 5 with a Sony Ericsson headset) and is also unobtrusive when used as a cell phone as it uses a, short, extendable boom. It doesn't however directly solve the problem of switching between landline and computer that was raised at the start of this thread.
Switching wireless headsets by voice (hands free) between telephone/computer modes doesn't appear to have been solved yet. (Unless someone on this forum knows of an answer - please).
Graham