SlashGear Japan
Plantronics have realised that not only do you have two ears but you like to use them; how else could you explain their latest Bluetooth hands-free headset, the Voyager 855, which ostensibly looks like a normal cellphone accessory but confuses things by adding a second earpiece on a detachable cord sprouting from the ear hook. Thanks to good old A2DP wireless stereo and some nifty design you can be enjoying your music and easily segue to an incoming call without juggling handsets or fumbling buttons.
The aforementioned nifty design is an active boom microphone section, which not only brings it closer to your mouth but, in the process, answers or ends an incoming call. Buttons on the headset control both music and cellphone sources, and the whole thing weighs just 15 grams.
Nonetheless, Plantronics are promising seven hour battery life with continuous use, or 200 hours standby, and they’ve packed it with audio processing magic which they say improves both music and voice call quality.
The stereo headset will launch in October 2007, priced at around $150, while a mono version – the Voyager 815 – will cost $130.
Plantronics Voyager 855 Product Page [Thanks Thorsten]
4 Responses to “Plantronics Voyager 855 Bluetooth hands-free has stereo as an option”
Ty September 10, 2007
Wow blue tooth headsets continue to grow and get even better. That’s really nice! I need a blue tooth headset for my phone…
NeutralJC September 11, 2007
Looks like a combination of the Jabra BT8010 with the stereo option and the Jabra BT5010 with the slider …
another “me too” product from Plantronics ??
NeutralTy September 11, 2007
Oh, so they just basically combined the two.
NeutralKev November 3, 2007
Yea, besides the fact that it’s a lot smaller and looks better. How about some comments from people who actually own it.
Neutral