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No matter how spiffy handsfree Bluetooth calling kits may get, they have one significant downfall when compared to factory-installed Bluetooth integration systems in mid- to- high-end cars – the benefit of steering wheel mounted controls and easily viewable call-information. The steering wheel mounted controls allow safe access to your phone’s calling features, while the easily viewable call-information ensures that your eyes won’t have to stray too far from the road.
The FCC has just revealed Seecode’s Wheel Bluetooth kit and we’re liking it. Call-quality and ease of use has yet to be hashed out on the open-roads, but the Wheel Bluetooth kit looks like a pretty trick piece of kit. The handsfree unit mounts to the top of your steering wheel and features easily accessible “call” and “end” buttons as well as volume controls. The speakerphone handles the “handsfree” calling end of the deal, and the small screen keeps your eyes within peripheral range of the road as you scroll through your phonebook. Batteries will keep this thing running for an unknown time, but we would think that Seecode would include a cigarette-port power option.
No word on pricing or availability. We’ll keep you updated.
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
