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This stylish (if unconventional) Bluetooth headset called Orb disguises itself as a ring with a simple twist. Cool, right? Well, the deluxe edition has a flexible OLED screen across the surface that shows transcribed voice messages, calendar reminders and caller ID. Both feature bone conduction to improve call quality. A limited edition with gemstones will also be available for a presumably insane pricetag. While I’m tempted to put this thing under “far-fetched concept designs that will never make it to the market”, the Orb is apparently slated for commercial launch in January: $129 for the basic, non-FOLED screen, and $175 for the deluxe edition in April. Manufacturer Hybra Advance Technology will also offer the Orb in a variety of sizes, depending on your finger width. Craziness. I don’t even know how that thing is supposed to stay on the ear. Is the Orb too good to be true?
[via Gizmag]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
