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Generally, I don’t like wearing wireless headsets. They just aren’t usually comfortable, and people who wear them around in public tend to come across as pompous. However, Sony sent me a new one to try out, so I thought I’d give it a go. This is their PS3 Bluetooth Headset.

The Official Bluetooth Headset for the PlayStation 3 was designed and optimized specifically for gaming use. This headset offers the highest-quality voice available, thanks to the High-Quality (HQ) mode, which implements various advanced voice technologies and noise-canceling.

When docked to the charging stand, the headset doubles as a desktop microphone. View larger.
techniques to provide crystal-clear talk quality. And thanks to the dual-microphone design, you get high-bandwidth voice recording and playback. So next time you’re in the middle of a heated online gaming session, you won’t have to worry that your allies don’t understand.

What’s nice about this one is not only the fact that it works with the PS3, but you can also use it with other bluetooth devices, such as your phone or your desktop computer. It was specifically designed for online game-play and voice commands, but works well with any other device you hook it up to.

When you put it in the cradle, it turns into a speaker device. You can hear audio out of the headset when you dock it, so you don’t have to continue a conversation with the headset stuck to your ear. It charges via mini-USB, which is great. The buttons are nice and big, and easily accessible.

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What Bluetooth Headset are You Using for Talking or Gaming?