Well, I've been enjoying my new Sony Ericsson Akono HBH-662

bluetooth headset for a few days now, and I love this thing. I had planned to get a new headset for some time now, and then a few weeks ago I came across a very good review of 8 different BT headsets over at Treonauts. Ironically, the very headset I'd been considering got the best review of the group. I've gone through a few different BT headsets over the last year or so. Most recently I was using the Motorola HS820.

It was one of the lighter headsets, but always sort of reminded me of the original Star Trek communicators. Plus, its light weight actually made it a little floppy on my ear. Its sound quality was decent, unless the guy on the other end also had a BT headset. The new Sony is really nice. Its a tad heavier than my old Motorola, but its extra weight actually helps it stay on my ear better. The inner speaker also sticks out a tad which then sits in the dip in the ear and helps to stay in place even more. The extra weight took a little getting used to, but I'm sure its because I was already used to the weight of the Motorola headset. I'm not one for leaving the headset on my ear all the time, but I had a hour long phone call the other day and the headset didn't feel like it was dragging me down. The sound quality is excellent. In fact, I just made a phone call from my server room (imagine the background noise of servers and AC) to another person that also had a BT headset on. I was surprised that we could actually hear each other. The callerID must be the best feature, though. Being able to see the incoming number is a life saver if you recognize it. Unfortunately, my Treo only has BT 1.1 while the headset supports 1.2. The result is that only the numbers are shown in the LCD display. I've been told, but I can't confirm yet, that if its paired with a phone with BT 1.2 (such as the RAZR) that it will actually query your address book for the number and show you the name of the caller if they're in your address book. I can only hope that my next Treo (670/700) has BT 1.2 as I'd really enjoy that feature. In short, I can't say anything bad about this headset. Its weight is good, its size if good, its battery life and call quality are excellent, and its LCD puts it a step above all the others.

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