Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset
Starting at: $79.99
CNET Editors' Review
CNET Editors' Rating
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
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The good: The Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset is a clever combination of headset and speaker. It offers an array of accessories and attachments and great sound quality.
The bad: The Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset is a tad bulky and can be unnecessary if your cell phone already has a speakerphone.
The bottom line: The Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset is quite a smart combination of a speaker and a Bluetooth headset. It would be of great use in the car.
The Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset is exactly what its name implies--a combination portable speaker that is also a dock for a Bluetooth headset. You can use the Bluetooth headset by itself, of course, but when it's slotted into the portable speaker, you immediately transform your cell phone into a speakerphone. This combination device costs approximately $89.99.

Both the headset and the speaker units are silver and gray. The Bluetooth headset is small (2x0.6x1.1 inches) with no boom, and weighs only 0.37 ounces. A multifunction button sits ... Expand full review
The Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset is exactly what its name implies--a combination portable speaker that is also a dock for a Bluetooth headset. You can use the Bluetooth headset by itself, of course, but when it's slotted into the portable speaker, you immediately transform your cell phone into a speakerphone. This combination device costs approximately $89.99.
Both the headset and the speaker units are silver and gray. The Bluetooth headset is small (2x0.6x1.1 inches) with no boom, and weighs only 0.37 ounces. A multifunction button sits in the middle of the headset, while the volume buttons are positioned on the left and right spine. All the buttons were very easy to press, even when the headset was worn on the ear. The charger jack is on the top of the device, while the earbud rests on its rear face.
The headset comes with three different earbud covers; one gel-like cover, and two rubberized ear tips. It also has an optional flexible ear loop for a more secure fit. We personally preferred wearing the headset with the gel cover without the ear loop, but we really liked that Kyocera gave so many options so that you can find the most comfortable fit for you.
The portable speaker unit is rather bulky, measuring 2.25x3x1 inches and weighing in at about 2.19 ounces. It has a large speaker grille in front, with two soft keys on either side of the grille. A Mute button sits on the left side, while a multifunction button rests on the right side. And similarly to the headset, the volume rocker resides on the left and right spine of the speaker. The headset dock is on the top of unit. The speaker comes with a couple of attachments that can be affixed on the back of it for ease of use in the car--one is a nonslip grip so that it stays on the dashboard, and the other is a clip that can be attached to the car's shade.
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Nicole Lee is a senior associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also a fan of comic books, video games, and of course, shiny gadgets.
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"Great while it works!" By lovestobuy
Pros: Great sound, easy pairing
Cons: Speaker doesn't last, will just stop working
Summary: I bought this from Kyocera and loved it. Had it for about 2 months and then without any warning the speaker, just stopped working. The little headset part still worked fine, but I mainly use it for a handsfee speaker in the car. So I return it to Kyocera and ... Expand full review
"Good Hands Free solution if there is no background noise or voice dialing is not important." By rmhayashi
Pros: Paired easily with my LG8600.
Cons: Voice commands do not work well if there is any type of background noise
Summary: This device is small and easy to use. The voice quality is almost as good as the speaker phone but not as good as the headset. I am disappointed my ability to use voice commands is so inconsistant. I think that it is a combination of both the Kyocera and ... Expand full review
Specifications
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- Headphones Type: Headphone - Monaural
- Product type: Headset
- Additional features: Echo cancellation Volume control Answer/end button Noise canceling circuit Mute button