Man that last Holiday Guide was so big I needed to seperate it (and complete some holiday operations at home as well). I am back to complete what was started and here we are with the continuation. I present to you Wireless Mobile Audio. Have yourself a Bluetooth Christmas!!
Ok so you need more discreet Bluetooth hardware. Well I have just the thing. The following bluetooth earpieces are A2DP equipped and so they will allow you to play audio as well as switch between phone calls. Now you can be discreet and jam to your favorite at work tunes and not be noticed.
Here we have the HM7000 for Samsung. This device is a good earpiece and instead of going all day without your charger the accessory travel charger/case will be a great way to keep you going with music or business calls as well as protect your earpiece. There is also an app called FreeSync for Android that allows additional settings aside from your standard bluetooth connections. Priced at $99.99 Samsung has a great bluetooth priced right.
A favorite bluetooth of mine is the Jawbone Icon. My brother and partner here gave it to me as a
birthday gift. I greatly enjoy this earpiece and the range is great. The New Icon HD has better sound and range than before. I have found that this has the longest and most stable range for the bluetooth earpieces thus far. The Icon and Icon HD is priced at $99.99. Although there are multiple Icon versions they are all great. Each have multiple styles and include great app support for most mobile phone operating systems with myTalk. There is also an additional Icon model that includes an attachment to make your computer with a usb port wireless also and switch between your phone and the computer. The Icon HD with the Nerd is bundled for $139.99. In other words store multiple devices on the one headset. Nice feature. If you are looking for a carrying case no worries look for the Icon Era for $129.99.
Hold your breath. I have more. Motorola is stepping up the game and getting back to Elite headsets. There newest line up includes the Elite series and it has the capability to texting with you voice.
Motorola hopefully perfected their MotoSpeak for Android and will allow users to do this with out a software update. The most impressive feature is the NFC pairing. When you tap your capable phone next to the headset it automatically pairs the 2 devices. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? With a $129.99 price tag this trick is worth the purchase.
Bose has definitely decided not to fall behind as they keep up with their Bluetooth Series. They have made sure they included adaptive technology to keep out the background noise and adjust your volume accordingly. This will allow you to hear the person on the other end regardless of the surrounding noise. Sounds great in theory but if Bose is selling this for $149.99 they need to make sure that they deliver. Bose you have always given us a great device do not disappoint.
Share The Sounds With the World
How about getting the gift that continues to give. To everyone! Just get yourself one of these viable bluetooth speakers and you will bring the party with you wherever you go. These following devices are well equipped for any small room or pool party in the back yard.
Jawbone JamBox is a very worthwhile and unbelievable speaker. It can be worn with an accessory chain which is sold seperately but either way you look at it your JamBox will have you rocking and at $199.99 you can afford to jam out with the JamBox and accessorize with one of the four available colors.
Bose keeping up with the sound revolution has done a wonderful job of encompassing their all in one unit that they use to market and bought that to their wireless speaker. I am sure you may see more from them but right now they have their Bose SoundLink. A $299.99 price point may make you leery on a purchase but consider the look, sound, and feel of the SoundLink. It is sleek, chic, and ready for your elegant dinner party or contemporary shindig. Welcome elegance in a little black box or silver depending on the color that you are looking for.
Looking to get big sound in your den, man cave or finished basement? Then you should look into getting one of the Sonos Play series wireless speakers or two if you can. These speakers can be out fitted with amps for bigger sounds, bridge support for your router to extend your wireless range, and the ability to connect your home theater to your wireless speakers to get more access through you home stereo equipment. Sonos players run between $299.99 for the Play 3 and $399.99 for the Play 5 but they have packages that allow you to save some money with more of the aforementioned accessories. The Sonos speakers also allows you to control your speaker through app support on your Android or iOS smartphone.
With accessories galore you are probably thinking what else is there for portable speakers. Beats by Dre and the BeatBox! They are giving you sound at its best with a price to match. For $399.99 you can own the speaker that is supposed to be like a multi-speaker club system all in a portable box. I know it sounds crazy but Monster may be able to accomplish this, I just don’t know if this unit does it. The speaker drivers are able to give dynamic sound for all of your musical needs from Jazz to Hip-Hop to Rock and Symphony. Though this unit is not as portable as other wireless speakers (it requires an AC outlet to connect) plan on seeing the BeatBox portable coming soon. The new version of the BeatBox is slated for an early 2012 release and the design is different but the sound quality will be the same if not better. No word on pricing just yet.
Coming in on the tail end is the TDK BoomBox systems. They need to be put together because they are so interesting in design but yet so different in style. The TDK SoundCube starts at $299.99 and has a nice look and symmetric set up. With two speakers it really gives you great punch and clear sound. The Two Speaker system adds an additional $100 and that may just be because of the additional clarity and sound performance. There is also a Three Speaker BoomBox that is $499.99. They all include a FM tuner and multiple connections for your audio accessories. The look is very clean and polished literally. Definitely will catch the attention of all bopping to your tunes. These units are great throwbacks for the music lover in your life.
ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS!