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Sony officially reveals PS3 wireless Bluetooth headset

4:54 AM on 09.02.2008, Jim Sterling 17 comments

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You may already know about this, but today Sony has officially revealed its wireless Bluetooth headset, now with 30% more blue teeth. The peripheral will have an RRP of ¥5,000 (US$46) and it's scheduled for release in Japan on October 30.

Sony's new headset comes complete with a cradle that can be used to charge it. A fully charged set will get you around eight hours of talk time and up to three hundred hours of standby. In addition, you'll get about ten meters of range out of the thing. 

Certainly looks sexier than Microsoft's official Fisher Price headset, I'll give it that much. Any Warhawk fanatics interested in picking this up?


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Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 09/02/2008 05:30
I despise bluetooth headsets. They hurt your ears after a while and the sound quality isn't good at all (at least usually). I'll just stick to my PS-EYE combined with regular Sony wireless headphones. Because they fit nicely and sound fucking great.
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B-Radicate at 09/02/2008 06:35
Don't most PS3 owners who wanna play online already, ya know, own one of these?
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CelicaCrazed at 09/02/2008 06:51
I will definitely be picking it up if it comes to Canada.
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jpitner at 09/02/2008 07:22
My BT headset causes all sorts of havoc on my ps3. damn jabra. that and damn AAAA batteries aren't worth the price.
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Takeshi at 09/02/2008 07:27
@Jpitner

That's another reason to get a hold of this:


It uses rechargeable AA batteries. Just put it on his stand and it recharges. Easy as pie. And it fits great on every headsize.
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Kathos at 09/02/2008 08:43
@Takeshi, what's the model number of those headphones?
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whormongr at 09/02/2008 08:54
@ Takeshi I haven't seen those- what is the price on them-
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brainderailment at 09/02/2008 09:32
I have a motorola headset, which sucks ass. So if this one is better than that, I'll be getting one.
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AndyCat at 09/02/2008 09:51
those headphones look like the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-RF960RK-Wireless-Headphones-Tuning/dp/B0001YFZ46/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1220365820&sr=8-1"]MDR-RF960RK[/URL]

Although I would go with the Sennheiser wireless headphones

[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Remanufactured-Sennheiser-RS-110-Wireless-Headphones/dp/B0009PXEEU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1220366091&sr=8-8"][/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS120-Wireless-Headphones-Charging/dp/B0001FTVEK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1220366091&sr=8-1"][/URL]
I use these with rechargeable aaa batteries

In my experience, they are cheaper, higher rated, more comfortable.
I'm really happy with my pair.
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AndyCat at 09/02/2008 09:54
... shit, sorry about that
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pedrovay2003 at 09/02/2008 14:05
It's also coming with the Blu-ray release of Socom: Confrontation on October 14th, and the whole package is only $60. Why not just buy that instead of $50 for the headset alone?

And it has a freaking MUTE BUTTON! I'd get it just for that alone.
Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 09/02/2008 21:34
I'm sorry guys, I don't know what the model number is. It's not that expensive.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar
Too Much Coffee Man at 09/03/2008 00:00

Plantronics Voyager 520

I'd be willing to bet just about anything the Plantronics is much better for the same $.
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