The SOYO Freestyler HS11 Bluetooth Headphones – Small(ish), Ugly and Multi-Functional
By David Ponce
Bluetooth headphones aren’t exactly groundbreaking news, so we won’t dwell on this for too long. The SOYO Freestyler HS11 Kit consists of a small transmitter piece that plugs into any audio source via standard 3.5mm jack, and Bluetooth-ly connected headphones. Once paired, you’re able to listen to music wirelessly (obviously). However, you’re also able to take phone calls (music gets muted and un-muted when necessary), talk on Skype and even use the headphones as a remote control for whatever device is streaming your music, so long as it’s AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile) enabled. As a matter of fact, other profiles featured include A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HSP (Headset Profile) and HFP (Hands-free Profile), making this $170 relatively useful.
The earpieces aren’t too heavy, at 37.5g, or roughly half a bag of chips. Playback battery life, however, seems to top out at 6 hours, and that may be a deal killer for some.
It’ll be available soon.
[Product Page] VIA [MobileWhack]
Related Tags: Audio, Portable Audio, Wireless
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