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BlueAnt announces the BlueAnt S1

by Nicole Lee
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BlueAnt S1

BlueAnt S1

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Buttons on the BlueAnt S1

Buttons on the BlueAnt S1

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BlueAnt introduced a new visor-mount speakerphone at CTIA 2009, called the BlueAnt S1. Designed to work in the car, it has pretty much the same features as the Supertooth 3, except it has support for A2DP. That means you can stream music wirelessly to it from a device that has stereo Bluetooth. It's not really meant as a stereo speaker system though, so don't expect it to replace your expensive car stereo.

Like the other BlueAnt devices, the S1 lets you use your voice to make and answer calls. It also has multipoint, which means it can connect with up to two different devices at the same time, and it has background noise reduction too. However, unlike the Supertooth 3, it doesn't have a text-to-speech feature that will read out incoming caller ID. The BlueAnt S1 will be available later this year around June or July for $79 each.

Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.

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BlueAnt announces the BlueAnt S1
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by letsgethightech April 3, 2009 7:59 PM PDT
Why are these things so expensive? Seriously!
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by libertyforall1776 April 3, 2009 11:29 PM PDT
Well that's dumb -- they actually removed one of the most useful features -- reading the Caller ID... :-(
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by ballerthee3 June 25, 2009 2:33 PM PDT
I like the features that this have. I only use this for driving, the speaker is loud and clear and u could answer the phone by saying the word "answer". Its pretty useful device. I purchased it couple of months ago. I bought it on this site.
http://www.msgdigital.com/productdetail.asp?productid=47872
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