These screen grabs of Logitech’s software download support area say it all…
For Mac OS X
… and for Windows,
The ClearChat will be shipping soon, so go check it out if you are looking a wireless headset with Logitech’s usual quality.
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These screen grabs of Logitech’s software download support area say it all…
For Mac OS X
… and for Windows,
The ClearChat will be shipping soon, so go check it out if you are looking a wireless headset with Logitech’s usual quality.
Apple. Please help fix this problem. It is causing issues on many USB headset devices. Unfortunately it has been raised as an issue on some of our wireless headset products, basically users complaining about robotic voice, or scratchy voice, or even muffled voice quality. In doing some research, it is clear that this is a problem with other USB-Audio devices as well. All signs are that it points to some emergent issue with 10.5.2 Leopard and so far, Macbook Pros. We’ll see if the fix is identified and resolved. Right now it is a nuisance for Skypers, podcaster, etc.
As chopstickhero so eloquently posited,
this is a product that makes you think “why didn’t i think of that?”
Well the folks at Avnera did (way back in 2004!), and we made a single chip that will bring devices like this (and more) to market for years to come, at prices consistent with any other common PC accessory.
Logitech, the number one PC accessory maker in the world, also saw the possibilities right away. At Cebit, Logitech launched the ClearChat Wireless PC Headset. We’ve been waiting for this meticulously designed headset to hit the streets. Looks like we are a few weeks away from it being in stores. This is really exciting, because Logitech is the first customer of ours to take our core chip-set and then, on their own, set out to design a world-class product around it. It has been a long time coming, but we’ve now seen why. Logitech pays attention to every detail, and does take their time to widdle away design risks and functional quirks to arrive at a product that is well-though-out and with some clever details that differentiate it from what else is out there, wired or wireless — Logitech brings crisp, classic industrial design, materials with great feel, and ergonomic expertise to yield probably the most comfortable headset I’ve worn, including those from Logitech’s wired product-line. Among other cool tricks is the microphone boom that illuminates when muted, so people around you can learn when they can talk to you without being heard, and to remind you when it’s prudent to curse the folks on the other end of the call.
People will ask, can’t Bluetooth do this? The short answer is no.
They will say, “if it isn’t Bluetooth, I don’t want it.” The consequence is they won’t be able to use one of the most practical accessories for the PC to come along in years.
You see, BT does not deliver:
While the majority of computer gamers will probably (rightly) say this thing is great for World of Warcraft or whatever, the applications that I use my wireless headset for (in order of frequency) are:
Rock on.
Our friends over at Logitech are showing what’s come of their acquisition of Slim Devices. The Squeezebox Duet is a slick piece of industrial design. A remote and a receiver. You can add receivers for $150, and you can add remotes for $300. Everything talks 802.11g in order to move music around.
Immediate Pros:
Immediate Cons:
Overall. Pretty hot, I must say.

Logitech ClearChat comfort USB headset is a nice piece. I really believe in usb headphones and headsets. They sound amazing, free of hard drive noise, and other audio imperfections you get from the standard headphone jacks on a PC. Using the USB socket ensures a purely digital stream that is crystal clear and enables cool things like playback controls and volume control from the headset itself via the USB-HID mechanism. HID stands for human interface device and is a way to add control to the mix. Keyboards and things like that use HID. But audio devices that make use of HID opens up many new application possibilities.
I can think of ways to make this experience much better. How about you?
I bet the World of Warcraft and Skype faithful know exactly what I am talking about. How can we make the PC audio experience better?