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Other Wireless Devices

Bluetooth wireless is included with a lot of different electronic devices. Cameras, bicycle GPS systems, printers, and of course phones and mp3 players. The technology provides convenience.

Here are a few other devices that you may be interested in if you are seeking out hand’s free music listening. Not exactly wireless earbuds but handsfree at least.

If you have an iPod shuffle here is one neat way to not have to hold onto and shed your earphone wires:

Monster iFreePlay Cordless Headphones

Arriva cordless iPod Shuffle Earbuds

Both of these come highly recommended by Ipod shuffle owners. The iFreePlay are a set of headphones that you plug your ipod shuffle into, allowing for hands free listening.

With the Arriva your ipod gets tucked into a little pouch that can hang off of the back of your head and the earbuds come right out of that package. This means your ipod shuffle does not need to be in front of you or hanging out of your pocket. The connection between the pouch and the earbuds is stiff and can be adjusted so the arrangements works well to keep everything in place, even if you are doing something active.

Here are a few interesting headsets. These are not quite earbuds and not quite headphones.

Sony DRBT140Q Bluetooth Headset

Kyocera Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Kleer Wireless

Kleer Wireless technology is a propriety protocol made by none other than – can you believe it – Kleer.

According to Kleer their wireless audio can deliver:

  • CD quality digital sound
  • Low power usage
  • The possibility of extended range wireless coverage

Kleer wireless Technology is currently used in wireless earphone products manufactured by Sennheiser, RCA, DigiFi, Cy-Fi, and Sleek Audio.

Here is one person’s take on the quality of the sound using a set of Kleer wireless earbuds:

Next, plugged in versus wireless: Having been disappointed by Bluetooth, this test amazed and surprised me. The Kleer wireless technology the drives the Sleek Wireless Accessory lived up to all the claims, and I was not able to hear any differences. In fact, I think in a blindfold test no one would know whether they were listening to a wireless device or one plugged in. I tried all the music described without any detectible difference in sonic quality. My advice is to forget A2DP Bluetooth and switch to the Sleek Wireless Accessory (or other Kleer-based wireless device) as soon as you can. When it comes to wireless music, the Kleer technology will make Bluetooth a thing of the past, I’m sure.

If you been disappointed that Apple has not put A2DP Bluetooth on the iPod or iPhone, don’t fret – you can now forget about Bluetooth on your iPod and jump right to Sleek. The Sleek wireless transmitter plugs into the earbud/headphone outlet on the iPod and iPhone and transmit a flawless, CD quality signal to the Sleek Wireless Accessory to which the Sleek head sets are attached. The music quality is unsurpassed, equal to or better then the most expensive audiophile over-the-ear headphones money can buy. Forget Bose, forget Koss, and all of the other high priced name-brand headphones. A Sleek custom in-ear head set with the Sleek Wireless Accessory takes head sets to a whole new level of sonic quality and wireless convenience.

courtesy of hi-fi-org forums