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New in-the-ear Bluetooth earphones. |
axxxr
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The new earphones are the smallest wearable stereo Bluetooth earphones, able to fit easily in a pocket or purse. Each earphone weighs less than half an ounce; one contains the battery and the other the circuit, antenna and controls. The ety8 Bluetooth Earphones, which work with iPod devices and other Bluetoothenabled music players, are supported completely by the ear canal—with no external support required—for comfortable long-term use. A large selection of eartips is supplied to accommodate different ear sizes.
As the first wireless in-the-ear earphones, the ety8 Bluetooth Earphones give users much more freedom of movement and flexibility in how they listen to their music players. For example, users can place their iPods in a pocket or armband or on a nearby desk or table—and listen to music wirelessly and privately while exercising, traveling or moving about, without having to manage wires between the iPod and the earphones.
“The reason no one has previously introduced an in-the-ear Bluetooth earphone is that it’s extremely difficult to achieve a small enough design that works effectively,” said Mead C. Killion, Ph.D., founder and president of Etymotic Research and adjunct professor of audiology at Northwestern University. “We were able to overcome the technological hurdles—and to deliver Bluetooth without any compromises—by applying our extensive expertise in miniaturized sound components and electronics and by taking advantage of newly developed components.”
In particular, Etymotic took advantage of the following:
• The earphones use the new low-power, full-bandwidth Broadcom BCM-2037 chip set, which represents a major advance in Bluetooth technology. The small size and low current drain of the Broadcom chip set helped Etymotic to reduce the size of its stereo Bluetooth earphones and minimize power consumption.
• Etymotic was able to make its in-the-ear wireless earphones extremely small—without sacrificing efficiency—thanks to its patent-pending antenna design that folds to fit into the tiny earphone case without losing efficiency. Existing Bluetooth devices require much longer antennas and thus significantly larger packages.
• The battery in the ety8 Bluetooth Earphones offers very high efficiency and lasts eight to 10 hours per charge.
The ety8 Earphones are also provide 35 dB to 40 dB noise exclusion, which drops the typical 80 dB airplane cabin noise level down to the 40-45 dB level of a typical living room.
The ety8 Bluetooth Earphones will ship in early December and the retail price will be $299 for the iPod version that includes the 8Mate iPod adapter or $199 for the earphones alone. www.etymotic.com
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baste07
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a bit too much |
Bandit
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I'd feel a right tit having that in my ear.
PWUAHHAHAHAHHA
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PeterKay
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Don't like it too.
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hutchygers
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looks like one of them little tags you get on clothes to stop you stealing them. i don't like it
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Dogmann
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Hi all,
I think i'll stick with my HBH-DS970's thank you.
Marc
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baste07
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yeah.. just got my ds970 today... impressive hehehe |
andy8ball
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and will they really stay in place when exercising? |
haynesycop
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They look awful, you'd look like such an arse wearing those lol.
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scottt
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Yup there awful, people would thing you had a hearing impedament with those sticking out of ya ears....
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tranced
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what's wrong!? this looks like earings, awful earings.
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Posted: 2006-11-22 15:07
my 32GB iPhone 3GS 
