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Precious Metal Cover Makes Jewellery of Apple Bluetooth Headset
Posted by Kit Eaton at 8:14 PM on July 14, 2008
Apple's Bluetooth headset is already small and stylish, but designer Andi Monn has come up with a way of adding to it that also improves its utility. His headset has "sleds", which slide over the device and turn it into techy jewellery, of a sort. Plus they let you carry the gizmo around without wearing it in your ear, and thus you avoid looking overly geeky. The headset is held inside magnetically, and the sleds come with a keyring so you can carry it around discretely, if that's your fancy. However, since they're available in high-grade brushed steel, .925 Sterling silver (or other precious metals, on request) and cost around US$253, then hiding them in your pocket is probably the last thing you want to do. [Technabob]
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strider_mt2k
Posted 9:13 PM 14/7/08
@Glock_Therapy: The folks at LG have one with Verizon, although when I saw it I wasn't crazy about the phone.
strider_mt2k
Glock_Therapy
Posted 8:56 PM 14/7/08
Why can't they just make one that docks right in your phone! Maybe even recharge too.
Glock_Therapy
Curves
Posted 10:00 PM 14/7/08
It kind of looks like a pipe to me. Paraphernalia jewelry went out with platform shoes and discos.
Curves
MadColombian
Posted 9:53 PM 14/7/08
this would be nice. if the damn thing wasnt craptacular.
MadColombian
turi319
Posted 10:28 PM 14/7/08
it seems that iphone 2.0 will indeed make worthless jewerly out of many bluetooth devices...
turi319
Tony C
Posted 10:23 PM 14/7/08
Great idea, but maybe someone should tell Mr (Ms?) Monn that the earbud that you stick into your auditory canal is probably the most fragile bit of the headset. Having it stick out of the fashionable and expensive little metal holster makes it just as likely to shear off, crush, break or otherwise receive damage. It's also the most likely to collect decidedly unfashionable earwax residue and pocket/purse lint in its travels.
Tony C
audioeric
Posted 11:40 PM 14/7/08
The good news is that you won't have to clean your ears this way, since the more wax build up will max it actually look more gold and match the rest of the necklace..
audioeric
MrBlahBlah
Posted 1:06 AM 15/7/08
haha I almost forgot there was an apple bluetooth headset. seriously, has anyone bought that? for $100, there are so many better options.
MrBlahBlah
apeguero
Posted 4:40 AM 15/7/08
I was hoping Apple would introduce a new version of this headset with iPhone 3G. Too bad. I was going to buy it at my local Apple store when a rep there told me it wasn't really that good. He went as far as recommending I sped the $130.00 on something better like a Jawbone. I took his word but got the Jabra BT8040. I couldn't be happier with it.
apeguero