New toys!!! :D

[rosebee]

Plantronics Discovery 925

Headset at Plantronics.com  (it can also be had for cheaper from amazon.com)

I haz the pretty! It's the new headset (or 'earpiece' as the manual refers to it), for my cell phone! :D In reality, it's a bit darker of a pink that the picture shows. One of my favorite bits is that it comes with a nice case that looks like a fancy lipstick case! :D The case also has a micro-USB input port of its own, as it doubles as a charger! The case has its own battery in it, and is enough to re-charge the headset once or twice before it needs to be recharged itself. It's an ingenious setup!

It's very comfortable, and seems to work fairly well. It got a good review & recommendation from Consumer Reports, too!

I also have discovered the joy that is voice activated dialing on my phone. I had to go through training, saying 13 specified names/commands, and now I can use the headset and say a name that's in my phonebook. The phone will then repeat to me (in a very computerized voice) the full name of the contact, but in the form of a question... I say "yes" and it will dial that contact! :D

This will make talking on the phone while driving a LOT easier (especially as I have a stick shift).  Not that I talk on the phone a lot while driving, mind you.