Bluetooth Headset Goes Solar

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Terry Costlow, Contributing Editor -- Design News, February 4, 2008

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Wearing Bluetooth headsets has become a fashion statement, but for people wearing them over the course of a long day, phones can fade like ice sculptures on a sunny afternoon. Adding solar receivers helps consumers keep both their cool look and phone services.

Iqua Ltd.’s BHS-603 SUN solar-powered Bluetooth wireless headset has unlimited standby time during daylight hours. A photovoltaic cell uses either outdoor or indoor light to extend the talk time to as much as 12 hours, charging a 3.7V/110mAh Lithium-Polymer battery. The $99 unit measures less than two inches and weighs only half an ounce, yet still offers common parameters like an operating distance of 10m and point-to-point pairing.