The CallPod company has a new product called the Phoenix. This is one of those products I find cool, but without much purpose.
It’s a little Bluetooth hockey puck. You can pair five difference headsets with it, and they can not talk to each other in full duplex. Thats really cool…but with the range limitations of bluetooth, I’m not really sure where you’d use this.
It also has the ability to pair with a computer. So, you could start a Skype call, then have five people on bluetooth headsets be a part of the conversation. Kind of like a quiet conference call.
They also have the new Dragon Bluetooth headset. They claim a 100+ meter range. This scares me a little, but it makes the Phoenix make a little more sense. The Dragon also has the ability to pair with another Dragon. This allows two people, within 100 meters of each other, to talk directly. No phone required. This would be kind of cool for staying in touch while shopping, or paint ball.
The Dragon has a list price of $129 although a quick Google show’s it as low as $70.