Judging from the photos on Plantronics’ website, the system requirements for its Voyager Pro headset include a goatee (recommended) or some carefully cultivated designer stubble (minimum). Fortunately, we were in unshaven mode when the box landed on our desk and it seemed to work just fine with a basic two-day growth.
Plantronics’ Voyager Pro: comfortable, if large
There was initially a little confusion about the name of the product. Plantronics quoted us a price of £80 for the Voyager Pro, but that’s just for the headset on its own. We’ve seen it on Amazon for about £55. Read the rest of this entry »
Review Skype’s voice-over-IP software has emerged as a major challenger to traditional telephone companies in the last couple of years, especially when it comes to saving money on expensive international calls. Now featuring SILK, a new wideband audio codec, Skype has raised its sonic standards and the latest Plantronics headset, the.audio 655, supports this technology.
Sound judgement? Plantronics’ .audio 655 is a USB-only affair
Besides Bluetooth headsets, Plantronics also makes a number of headsets designed specifically for using Skype on a personal computer. Successor to the company’s popular 625 model the .audio 655 is touted as the first headset certified for use with SILK, which is featured on 4.0 version of Skype for Windows, but not yet on the current Mac version.
Considering most personal computers are sold with either built-in or bundled microphones and speakers, so you don’t really need to buy any extra kit in order to use Skype on your Mac or PC. Even so, it’s still worth buying a decent headset if you use Skype a lot – if only to ensure you’ve something that’s comfortable to wear. Read the rest of this entry »
