Wednesday, February 22, 2006
DIY Tip-of-the-Day: Turn Your BT Headset into a Cheap-Looking Phone?
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 01:00 PM
"Well I don't know about you but when i got my $1000/€900 I-mate JasJar last week I certainly wanted to do anything possible to stop it being stolen, So I came up with the idea of having a phone shell that has a bluetooth headset mounted inside so it doesn't appear that i have a JasJar, but instead a cheap old phone, in my case a Nokia 3330"
Ha! This is great, but is it genius or just self-defeating? The author didn't want to draw any unneccessary attention to his $1000 JasJar device. I can certainly understand that, but the fear that he really seems to be addressing is that using a BT headset somehow tips off thieves that you have a phone worth stealing (otherwise why bother?). I could see how a BT headset *might* draw some attention (though they are becoming more and more ubiquitous), so this could stem that curiosity. Of course, there is no true "hands-free" enjoyment here as you're now relegated to carrying a 2nd phone. I don't know. It's innovative, but is it useful? What do you guys think?
Ha! This is great, but is it genius or just self-defeating? The author didn't want to draw any unneccessary attention to his $1000 JasJar device. I can certainly understand that, but the fear that he really seems to be addressing is that using a BT headset somehow tips off thieves that you have a phone worth stealing (otherwise why bother?). I could see how a BT headset *might* draw some attention (though they are becoming more and more ubiquitous), so this could stem that curiosity. Of course, there is no true "hands-free" enjoyment here as you're now relegated to carrying a 2nd phone. I don't know. It's innovative, but is it useful? What do you guys think?
