Completely updated design, the Freetalk Wireless Stereo Headset is on sale at Skype.com now.
If you were feeling lucky, perhaps you took a shot at one during Engadget’s recession antidote yesterday:
Today we’ve got a FREETALK Wireless Stereo Headset along with a Skype voucher that’ll net you free calls for three whole months. The World Plan voucher will link you up anywhere in the world that Skype supports, and coming off of a trip to Central America, we can certainly say it comes in handy (and works well, to boot).
Unless you were the winner, you’re gonna want to head to Skype.com to pick yours up.
Another in a long line of Avnera-enabled headsets, I think this one’s travel-friendly folding design gives it a clear differentiator to my personal favorite, the Plantronics .Audio 995.
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Just received mine yesterday. Took approx 2 weeks to ship to Singapore.
Excellent audio clarity both for listening and from the mic, good range (as claimed, approx 10-15 meters inclusive one wall) and reasonably comfortable – still firm at the moment, though that’s probably becasue they are new.
Comes in a little hard case for travel, folds to a ccompact ssize. The USB dongle has a micro-usb slot for the charging cable, which then connects to the headset.
Two things to note:
The USB dongle is about 1 inch wide, meaning that when I put it into my laptop USB port, the second port is obstructed. I have a very short usb extension cord which takes care of that issue.
I have a set of bose n/c’s and since then I find that the over ear design is a lot better for prolonged periods of wear (like long haul flights). These are the “on ear” type, though becasue of the RF you will not be able to use them in flight.
All up – very happy. Does exactly what they say they will do and is a very welcome addition to my travel gadgetry.
4.5/5