headsets

What’s Inside The Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset?

The Oculus Rift might be something out of Demolition Man. Or it might be a Virtual Boy. However, it turns out it’s deeply ambitious, and iFixit has the first look at what’s inside the new VR headset.


Do You Use A Bluetooth Headset With Your Mobile Phone?

The hands-free aspect of using a Bluetooth headset with your phone is definitely a plus, but actually wearing one can be kind of a drag. Personally, I always feel like an idiot when I’m wearing one in public.


Thought-Controlled Quadcopter Takes To The Skies

Up, down, bank, take a photo! Researchers at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, have developed a quadcopter that can be controlled by thought alone. The idea is to give people with impaired motor abilities a new avenue for interaction.


Plantronics BackBeat Go: Tiny, Cheap Bluetooth Headset Buds

For $US100, the new Plantronics BackBeat Go Bluetooth headset isn’t just super-cheap, it’s probably the most convenient set we’ve ever seen. The key is the stellar design, you see. This is a headset that thinks it’s a set of buds.


Nokia’s Play 360 NFC Speakers Get Aussie Prices

Nokia revealed its NFC speakers a while ago, and a couple of weeks ago, while testing the Nokia N9, I had the chance to give them a quick test. Now Nokia’s announced how much one of these snazzy looking speakers will cost.


Sony HMZ-T1 3DTV Headset Review: An Amazing Toy

I’m already living the Philip K. Dick life. I’ve got the communicator, the tablet computer, the everywhere internet. All I need now is a deadly government conspiracy and an immersive 3D environment that lets me jack in and walk around.


Nokia Headset Crams NFC And Bluetooth Into Future-Perfect Pod

Nokia may have fumbled their way to smartphone irrelevance in recent years, but that doesn’t mean they still can’t make us drool over their other hardware. Their new Luna Bluetooth headset is tiny, colourful, and comes with a pod-like dock that’s easy on the eyes. But it’s the built-in NFC hardware that has us most excited.


Jabra Supreme: If You Can’t Follow The Converstion, Get Your Hearing Checked

Active Noise Cancellation technology is a wonderful thing — assuming you could afford the high-end stereo headphones they’re normally found on. But now, that same crystal-clear sound is coming to Bluetooth headsets with the Jabra Supreme.


The Nerd Beams Music To Your Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

As goofy as Bluetooth headsets may be, there’s still people who use them on a daily basis. So what happens to those people when they want to listen to music and use a headset? They need something like Jawbone’s The Nerd.


Razer Tiamat: First Legit 7.1 Surround Gaming Headset

There are a metric shitton of 7.1 surround sound gaming headsets in existence. They fake it, mostly, with virtual surround sound. Razer’s Tiamat 7.1 headset, though, pushes surround sound into your skull with 10 discrete drivers.


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