BlueAnt Wireless is a designer and distributor of Bluetooth devices and accessories, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and with offices in San Francisco and London. It was founded in 2003.
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Their product range includes Bluetooth headsets for hands-free mobile phone conversations and speakerphones designed to attach to the sun-visor of a car for in-car hands-free conversations.
T1
Launched May 1, 2010 the T1 is one of the first attempts on a "ruggedized" bluetooth headset. Features include on-board voice commands similar to previous blueant headsets. Android devices will allow sms/mms messages to be verbalized to your headset as soon as they are received with installation of the "Blueant T1" application. The headset includes two silicon covers that are form-fitted to the headset, which allow an extra layer of shock protection and also cover the blueant's micro-USB charging port from dust/debris when not in use. The T1 has a claimed 22 mph "Wind Armor" noise cancellation feature built in. Although considered a good bluetooth headset, all around there are a few caveat's that are worth noting. 1) Connectivity: At times this headset will disconnect and reconnect itself within a few minute time period. (This is on V1.5 firmware which may updated at a later date) 2) Voice Answer/Decline: Although a unique and helpful feature, many find the T1 won't recognize the voice commands "Answer" or "Ignore" unless it is very quiet in your immediate surroundings. Unfortunately, when a feature like this becomes unreliable it becomes forgotten. 3) Overall Bulk: This is a large bluetooth headset, especially for 2010. Although it features a good battery life and a "tough" exterior this bluetooth can be a pain at times to stay in your ear. This isn't to say it's a design flaw, just worth noting.
Q1
Launched April 1, 2009, the BlueAnt Q1 allows users to easily control their headset with simple Voice Commands rather than pressing multiple buttons or even looking at the phone. For example, the Q1 supports such commands as “Redial”, “Call back”, “Answer/ignore call,” and “Check battery.” Users can even ask the Q1, “What can I say?”, and the headset will verbally list all features available on the device.
The headset also features noise cancelling and Bluetooth multipoint technology (which allows two active mobile phones to be connected at the same time).
V1
Launched on January 7, 2008, the BlueAnt V1 was the first headset from Blueant to feature full voice control, multipoint technology and noise cancelling in the same package.
Z9 and Z9i
Initially launched August 2007, the Z9 was a compact Bluetooth wireless headset. The Z9i revision added better noise cancellation and multipoint technology.