I have been a fan of BlueAnt headsets for as long as I can remember. The V1 I have been using for a while is one of the coolest Bluetooth headsets I have ever used, and it works great with my iPhone 3G. The BlueAnt folks announced the successor to the V1 back at the CES, and I’m happy to say the Q1 will be out soon; I’m especially happy to say I’ve got one in my hot little hands.
The BlueAnt Q1 takes off where the V1 left off and incorporates the same cool Blue Genie voice technology. Commands can be executed totally by voice, which is not only handy, but safer when driving. It’s so cool to hit the button on the headset, say “Switch headset off” and have it turn off without hitting any buttons. The voice commands can handle all aspects of headset usage such as initiating or answering calls. When a call comes in, the headset tells you a call from xxx-xxx-xxxx is coming in, and you simply speak “answer” or “ignore” as desired. Another cool command you can use is “pair me” to initiate the Bluetooth pairing process. This is used more than you might think as the Q1 can be paired to eight different phones, which comes in handy with my stable of smartphones. As it does with most processes, the Q1 speaks you through the pairing process, telling you exactly what to do when.
BlueAnt has incorporated sophisticated noise cancellation technology, and the headset provides both a normal and a Max setting for ultra-noisy environments. The wind noise cancellation is excellent, and I’ve completed numerous calls in very windy places without the caller having any idea where I was calling from.
The BlueAnt Q1 headset should be out in stores soon, according to the company, and I believe it will retail for about $130.

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