Blueant S1 Sun Visor Bluetooth Handsfree Review

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(More customer reviews)Let me start with the basics - this car kit is not bad. It isn't great, but I've seen worse. The S1 is about $20 cheaper than the Supertooth 3 (the flagship carkit from Blueant). Sadly, the S1 loses the cool features found on the Supertooth 3 - voice dialing is one of them (the S1 does support a simple "answer" command for picking up calls.
The S1 does all the basics, plus it adds Bluetooth audio. This works, but don't expect it to replace your car stereo any time soon. The A2DP Bluetooth stereo lacks one minor little thing - AVCRP or Bluetooth audio remote. So, even though you can listen to music, you can't control it.
Now on to the big one - when you open the box, you see the S1, its visor clip and an AC charger. That is correct - the brainiacs at Blueant obviously felt that nobody would need a car charger for the car kit in their car.
This means you'll need to spend an additional $10 on a MiniUSB car charger cord. To me, this is an inexcusable flaw, and one that makes it seem like the product was poorly thought through.


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The Blueant S1 sun visor Bluetooth car kit speaker is equipped with multipoint technology which enables pairing with 2 phones.It also introduces A2DP music streaming, allowing you to play music through the S1's high performance speaker from any mobile phone that supports the A2DP Bluetooth profile.

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Philips BTM630 Bluetooth Wireless Micro Hi-Fi System with iPod Docking Station Review

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(More customer reviews)Just got this the other day. Here are my thoughts:* Gadgetry
Okay, this thing has all the technology - It's got bluetooth connectivity, including the ability to play music from another device wireless and answer phone calls (built-in mic). It has an SD card slot, and a USB slot for other devices (haven't tried this out yet). It has an iPod dock. It'll even rip your CDs. I haven't seen anything on the market with this many options.
* Ease of Use (Interface)
This is where things start to go a bit off. It's not the easiest device to use. The display doesn't show the most relevant information. For example, if you're looking at it in bluetooth mode, it just keeps repeating the words "BLUETOOTH" in caps on the screen. But that's redundant because I already know that fact due to the big flashing blue light in the corner. Also, though this thing looks like a clock radio, it doesn't function very well as one (it rarely shows the time throughout the various functions - alarm is hard to set).
* Sound
It's fair - Not a whole lot of bass, mids are a little muddy, highs are very nice. Having said that, I don't have a comparable reference - I'm comparing it to my home stereo system and the bose wave radio.
* Quality / How's it Look
A good looking device - Definitely doesn't look cheap. It's got a big back end on it, but overall isn't too large. Fits on my nightstand just fine. The buttons are a little plasticky.
* In Summary
I'm going to continue using it - if only because there's no stereo out there that has this mix of features. I bought a bluetooth adapter for my ipod touch. It's very cool that I can be sitting anywhere in my bedroom and picking music. And if it runs short on batteries, I can drop it right into the ipod dock. But... I'm going to have to dig my 15-year-old clock radio out of the closet.


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Creative D200 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Review

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(More customer reviews)Absolutely love this speaker. Incredible sound, especially at the price. I tested the D100's and found them not to handle all types of music well but the D200 handles anything I throw at it. Sounds almost as good as my home theater set up. Handles, highs, lows, and mids equally well. Very easy to connect. Hasn't lost signal for me yet. Highly recommend.

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The Creative D200 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker wirelessly delivers stereo audio from your smartphone, notebook, or other Bluetooth-enabled device. High-performance digital amplifiers and drivers are housed within the sturdy single-shell chassis to yield distortion-free sound. Additionally, the clean, classic design makes the speaker a handsome addition to your home.

Note: For PCs and laptops not equipped with built-in Bluetooth, the Creative Bluetooth Audio BT-D1 USB transmitter (sold separately) can be paired with the D200 to stream music wirelessly.

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Creative BT-D1 USB transmitter Review

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(More customer reviews)Creative Labs ZiiSound D5 Wireless Multimedia Speaker System for iPod Touch 4G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, Droid and other Bluetooth Enabled Devices
I got this product to use with my Creative ZiiSound D5 Bluetooth speakers. The speakers sound very good -- BT-D1 USB transmitter has excellent sound quality because it uses the apt-X codec over Bluetooth. The setup is so close to perfect: I don't need a cable between the computer and the speakers, which makes it easy to place the speakers wherever I want in the room, and the sound quality is indistinguishable from a wired connection (to my ears, anyway).
The one major drawback is that you cannot control the system volume with this thing. I have a Macbook Pro, and the volume control buttons no longer have any effect. Well, that's not completely true -- the volume buttons make the volume meter on the screen move up and down, and the computer still makes the little clicking sound each time you press a button, but they don't actually change the volume. You can't even mute the system by pressing the mute button, nor can you mute it by checking the mute check box in the Sound preference panel.
This isn't just my imagination -- the Creative website itself says (in an obscure way) that this is how it is works with the ZiiSound D5 speakers. To control the volume, you have to control it through each application, or through the touch panel on the speakers. Both of these are inconvenient in their own way. If you want to control it through the applications, then you have to set the volume on the speakers at the maximum level you would ever want, and reduce the volume on every application you use. This includes every web page that has some sort of sound through a Flash application. Many Flash applications (like games) don't let you control volume at all! And it is impossible to change the volume of the system alert sounds!
So then you have to reach over to the speakers and control the volume there -- but I have them placed out of arms reach, which means I have to stand up and walk over to them. After all, that's why I got wireless speakers in the first place, so I could put them anywhere without having to worry about where the cables would go. So think about that: it is impossible to control the volume of many things (including system alerts) or mute, without walking over to the speakers and using the finicky touch panel to control the volume.
Oddly enough, the BT-D1 seems to allow volume control with some other Creative speakers, namely the Inspire S2 Wireless, and the D200. The D100 and ZiiSound D5 don't allow you to control the volume for some strange reason. I have no idea why Creative lets you control the volume on their middle-range speakers, but not on the flagship (the D5) or lowest-end speakers.
Also, it is possible to control the volume of the D5 speakers using the iPod transmitter module (BT-D5) included with the speakers. So why not with the BT-D1 USB transmitter as well? It makes no sense. I'll probably send it all back and go back to my previous wired setup. Even though it's wired, it's more convenient, and I'll save several hundred dollars.
Oh, and here's the URL of the page on the Creative website which contains the information above. Like I said, it's obscure:
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Wireless USB Bluetooth® audio transmitter for music streaming

Stream high fidelity stereo music wirelessly with the Creative BT-D1 USB transmitter featuring Bluetooth and apt-X® technology. Designed for use with PC and laptops, the Creative BT-D1 brings your computer audio to a whole new level and free of wires. It is an excellent wireless audio transmitter for Creative Bluetooth speakers - the top-of-the-range ZiiSound D5, award-winning Inspire S2 Wireless or any other Bluetooth compliant product. Its easy and fuss-free installation requires no software. Just plug and play!

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Audio Unlimited 900MHz Wireless Add-on Speaker (Black) (SPK-VELO2) Review

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(More customer reviews)What a great product. These speakers absolutely rock. They sound great, they are simple to use and they never miss a beat. I've had wireless speakers before and after standing on your head for a half hour to "tune them in" after about twenty minutes they need to be retuned. I've had these speakers running all day long and have never had to touch them again. I have them mounted in my gazebo with two simple screws each and they can be heard almost anywhere in my yard. Use them with batteries or plug them into a wall outlet, either works just fine.

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This single add-on wireless speaker is the perfect addition to your current Audio Unlimited wireless speaker system (SPK-VELO-001). With this add-on speaker you can create a multi-room sound system and have the freedom to listen to music just about anywhere in your house or yard, without the hassle of running unsightly speaker wires!

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