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.

• ZDnet: The Apple Core
• Logitech support forums
• Shinywhitebox

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?