Listen to music and talk handsfree with the Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970.

Music and voice gets transmitted from your phone or device and received by the HBH-DS970 control pod, which is worn like a lanyard around your neck and which includes an LCD and controls (play/pause, changing tracks, and volume). A cord extends from the control pod to two earbud-style headphones, with the call button placed just below the left earpiece and a microphone placed below the right. Three sizes of rubber eartips are included for an optimal fit.

Features

• Remote control your music
  The Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970 uses Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), a Bluetooth profile that enables you to control the music player on your phone via your Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970.

• Automatic volume adjustment
  Walk into a noisy environment and the volume adjusts automatically in less than a second.

• Last Number re-dial
  Keep your phone in your pocket and double click the key on your Bluetooth headset to call the number you last dialed. Get in touch fast and easily.

• Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)
  AFH reduces the impact of interference between wireless technologies, resulting in excellent audio quality.

• Digital Signal Processing
  Enhanced audio quality is achieved through Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology, including compression and echo cancellation.

• Multipoint
  Connect to two wireless devices simultaneously, allowing access to the music files in your computer, PDA or other Bluetooth

• Auto pairing
  A feature that makes pairing the device with your Bluetooth mobile phone faster and simpler by dropping the PIN code without compromising security-equipped devices.

Specifications

• Size (control pod): 2.9 inches
• Weight: 1 ounce
• Range: 10 meters (30 feet)
• Bluetooth technology: Version 2.0
• Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control of music player on your phone)
• Talk time: Up to 6 hours
• Standby time: Up to 300 hours

For streaming stereo music from your phone to a pair of headphones, make sure it has the A2DP (or Advanced Audio Distribution) profile embedded within its specfications. To take advantage of the remote controls on this headphone, the cell phone should also have the AVRCP (Audio Video Control) profile.

This pair of headphones uses Bluetooth version 2.0, which provides faster throughput and less of a chance of buffering. To achieve these speeds, your cell phone must also have Bluetooth 2.0, but these headphones are still compatible with cell phones with Bluetooth version 1.2. Read more