RoadRunner Bluetooth headset with larynx mic |
If you feel that talking to seemingly no-one in public with a Bluetooth headset in your ear isn’t bringing quite enough unnecessary attention to yourself you can try your hand, or your neck, at this RoadRunner Bluetooth Communicator.
The RoadRunner connects to your mobile phone much like a regular Bluetooth headset with the difference being that you wear this one around your neck instead of on your ear. The device picks up vibrations from your larynx when you talk and converts them into a voice. There’s also a small corded ear piece that connects up to your ear.
Just how good this sounds is hard to say but if it works at all it would be handy when your in high-wind places like a convertible or on a motorcycle since it’s not going to pick up any actual wind noise. Two hours of charging give the device 9 hours of continuous talk time and the whole device weighs around just one ounce. This Bluetooth neckset will get your undercover spy look on for a mere £39.50 (about $78.50 USD).
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I have a roadrunner bluetooth headset. I bought it specifically to use in my car (a noisy convertible).
-quality of incoming calls
Good. Obviously depends on your connection quality but the mono speaker in your ear is load and the volume controls easy to use whilst driving.
-quality of outgoing calls (outdoor, windy and indoors in crowded places)
The annoying thing about the roadrunner is that it is bl**dy difficult to find the right positioning for it to pick up your voice. When the throat mic is at the correct spot - it works brilliantly where people I am calling can’t believe I am on my handsfree however if you don’t find that sweet spot then it varies from people hearing nothing but garble to your voice sounding like a robot. There is however nearly zero background noise. I’ve used it with the top down on the motorway. The roof up and music blaring.
-how well it fits on the neck and in the ear and under a helmet (ski, motorcycle)
It fits around the neck easily (You need to order one for your neck size).
I can’t comment on using it with a motorbike helmet.
-how comfortable is it when wearing for hours
The longest I’ve worn one is on a 2.5 hr journey and I didn’t feel any discomfort.
-battery
It’s given 2 weeks of light use without needing a recharge (Used for about 2 hrs per day with only about 30 mins of actuall calls per week)
-voice command recognition (ideally with Nokia N95)
I’ve paired it with my HTC TYTN and been able to use the windows mobile voice dial/command. I’ve not had any issues but I only have 4 voice commands programmed in and they’re all quite different (eg. “home”, “voicemail”, “work”, “tomtom”) so its not the greatest of tests.
Conclusion: the fact it is tough to find/position the throat mic to the “perfect” place makes me give it a thumbs down. I simply can’t spend 5 minutes prior to each journey calling myself to see if I have it positioned right.
I am looking for where in the world, or the world wide web, to purchast this thing. Can you please point me to some sites??