Like many geeks , the New York Times ’ David Pogue watches movies , like the Bourne Supremacy or Mission : Impossible , and yearns for the wireless earpiece technical school they use to commune with their sidekick without microphones , headsets or cellular telephone . He ’s right , they ’re cool , and recently he had the chance to review two consumer version , the SM100 ( SoundID.com , $ 86 ) , and theDragon V2(CallPod.com , $ 100 ) . The final finding of fact ? Both are * really * just average yuppie Bluetooth earpieces like the ones you see stuck in hoi polloi ’s ear on the subway . The catch , however , is that with the insistence of a button , they become “ secret - agent two - mode radiocommunication . ”
It function exactly the way it work for Tom Cruise : As you go up , work , force or bike , both your hands remain busy with what they ’re supposed to be doing . And yet you ’re also in constant two - way of life conversation with whoever is wearing the other headphone . It feels raw and creepy-crawly at the same time , as if you have one of those little Angel ( or deuce ) sitting on your shoulder alimentation advice or quip directly into your head . And it ’s liberal forever . No air time , no minutes , no monthly bank bill .
unluckily for the SM100 , its standard Bluetooth connector keeps those conversation limited to 30 feet or less . The Dragon , however , is Bluetooth Class 1 , and as such got to about 250 feet before the static started to kick in on Pogue and his Logos .
As a incentive , the Dragon can also pair up with two beginning at once ( are we sense the winner yet ? ) . This means you may have your easy hearing tracks play on your PC , and when a call comes in the Dragon switches automatically , and vice versa .
Further boosting the Dragon ’s undercover agent cred is the accompanying Phoenix twist , sell separately for $ 300 , which sit on a tabular array top and expands your meshwork to up to five earpieces at once . We think it ’s a small price to pay for keeping your squad of spy guy super flake connected , informed , and quick to respond to a flamebait web log post at a consequence ’s notice . [ New York Times ]
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