Comments on: Talk to the (Bluetooth) headset

BlueAnt calls its V1 headset the first voice-controlled Bluetooth headset. And it even talks back.

[rcsolomon]

Anyone know if this device will work with an iPhone (which, most unfortunately, does not come with voice recognition built in)?
Thanks!

[Mac-Intosh]

Sad that such ground-breaking technology would be restricted by dumb default presets. If you have an iPhone 3G like me, you'll probably hate the stock speed-dial presets too.

Every time I call my wife I have to say, "Call Voice Mail" because she's set to speed-dial #1, and BlueAnt/Sensory failed to consider that some users don't have or want speed-dial #1 set to voice mail.

And plopping the GOOG-411 speed-dial present at #5 is completely presumptuous... they should have used slot #9, if at all. I have an iPhone 3G with Google Maps and Google Search, why would I want to pay for a call to GOOG-411?

Hopefully wisdom will prevail and BlueAnt/Sensory will provide a firmware update that makes the V1 the terrific headset that it deserves to be, changing the speed-dial presets to 'Call Speed Dial 1', 'Call Speed Dial 2', etc., and either moving GOOG-411 to speed-dial 9 or better yet, leaving it out.

[CSWT]

So am I correct in understanding,
1- you can not say a full number to be dialed
2 - the incoming number is said and not the persons name even if the person is in your speed dial.
If so, can either of these things be switched somehow by using the headset a different way?
Thanks for any help!

[kokano]

To clarify -

The v1 headset provides voice command capabilities IN ADDITION to those already in your phone. I have a Blackberry 8820 and its built-in voice commands provides the capability to select a phone number by name or say a number to be dialed. I can access these functions by saying "phone command" which activates the Blackberry voice command functions.

In addition I have 10 presets whose voice prompts are hard coded to the speed dial numbers 1 through 10 on the phone. The presets are 1 for voicemail, 2 for home, 3 for office, etc. So if I say "call home" it dials the number I have set for speed dial 2 on my phone. It is a little clunky, but can be fixed.

For me most of the voice commands are gimmicky but reasonably useful. The one I like best is "check battery" which lets me monitor the battery life of the headset.

My last headset was a JB2. The BlueAnt v1 fits me better and seems to have the sound quality and noise filtering abilities as that headset.