Engadget: A Bluetooth Headset For VoIP Phones And Mobiles
It’s something phone heads, even the small business type, definitely want – a wireless headset that works both on their desk phone and mobile – but are they willing to pay $500 or so for one of the compatible Cisco phones?
Got a workplace fancy enough to warrant $500 video conferencing VoIP phones? Then Aliph’s got a Bluetooth headset you might like to own. From what we can tell from the press release, the Jawbone Icon for Cisco doesn’t have anything new in terms of audio quality or styling — the old adage of don’t fix what ain’t broke — but instead adds upgradable firmware and allegedly seamless switching between a Cisco Unified IP Phone (or that Cius tablet) and your personal cell.
The idea is that you could walk around all day untethered, and never need to bend over to pick up calls from either phone. The headset’s already shipping in the US and Canada with top-tier Cisco phones. Hear that? That’s the sound of the last vestiges of humanity fading away as the Bluetooth cyborgs take over.”