Government technology for your phone (2/2)
Nextlink Invisio Mobile
August 15, 2005
Review by: Adam Z Lein, Senior Editor
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HELP SUPPORT
There's not much need for
help with this product, you put one end in your ear
and the other end in your phone. However, it is a
little tricky getting the microphone to be seated
against your jawbone correctly. In fact, it might
take a lot of trial and error to get the Invisio to
pick up your voice correctly through bone
conductivity. The microphone bulb has to be seated
just right inside your ear. You can find some more
support videos on the
Nextlink website.
BUGS AND WISHES
The Invisio Mobile does not have an answer button or
any volume control. As a mobile phone headset, I
would expect those features to be a requirement,
however they are sadly missing. So when on the
motorcycle, I have to set the phone to auto-answer
after a couple rings. If there was an inline answer
button, I could clip that to my chin strap and
easily answer the phone while riding. I also wish
the wire was a few inches longer so that there would
be more breathing room for reaching into my pants
pocket.
And if it were available in a stereo version, that
would be perfect.
PURCHASING
The Invisio Mobile can be purchased at the
Nextlink.to Online Shop for $325. You can also
find it at some other online retailers such as
Impact Wireless which sells it for $399.
PROS
- Bone conduction microphone reduces ambient noise to a minimum
- Can be worn inside a full-face motorcycle helmet
- Waterproof
- Only real bone conduction headset available to the public
CONS
- Has a wire
- Expensive
- Takes getting used to
- No volume control or answer button
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OVERALL IMPRESSION
If you're the kind of person that likes
to keep in touch while doing things that involve
skull protection such as motorcycling, bicycling,
skiing, snowboarding, playing football, paintball,
etc... this is the headset for you. It will also
work great while driving a convertible or walking
through the subway tunnels. Sometimes the
surrounding sound gets too loud for you to hear the
incoming audio though. A volume control could help
in that respect. At any rate, if you can afford it,
this is the most low-profile headset with excellent
noise reduction.
