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Bluetooth

Yes, I know I have a Treo 600, though one of these days that might change. Yes, the 600 isn't Bluetooth compatible. But I needed a wireless headset to go with my home phone so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and get a Jabra A210 together with a Jabra BT800. The A210 is a flat, rectangular box with a coiled wire that plugs into a standard 2.5 mm headphone jack and acts as a Bluetooth base. Besides the on/off switch and the 'pair' button, there's also a three-position switch that controls sound quality. The BT800 is a very nice little earphone / microphone device that sits on your ear and communicates via Bluetooth to a Bluetooth-enabled phone or other device such as the A210. A nice feature is DSP. There are many reviews on the web so if you're interested, Google is your friend. The pair effectively adds Bluetooth headset capabilities to a non-Bluetooth enabled device like my Treo 600. It works just as expected with my Treo. Great sound, very convenient, a...

ARGH

I hate tamper-evident plastic packaging! You know what I mean; the stuff that you have to hack apart with a blunt scissor for 20 minutes before getting at the tiny product within. (I bought a wireless headset for a phone.) Oh, BTW, I am changing jobs. More on that at some point.