The Etymotic MC2 Headset solves this problem by offering universal compatibility – headphones, buttons and microphone all work on iOS, Android, BlackBerry and HP WebOS. The headphones themselves aren’t shabby either… these are the best £75 headphones you can buy, with superior noise cancellation and a rich sound too.

Etymotic MC2 Noise-Isolating Headset & Earphones

You can also get a sense of the style that quite figuratively drips off this headset in the picture above, with a cool polished black aluminium finish. Even the cabling is high quality; the cables have been reinforced with Kevlar (yes, that bullet-stopping stuff) to ensure they’ll easily outlast the two year warranty.

The kit also comes with a selection of earbuds of various shapes and sizes, so you can find the best fit for your ears. You can also see there’s a stylish clamp on the right, which you can attach to your ear if you feel the need. Or you could probably use it to clip the line to your shirt, whichever you prefer.

Etymotic MC2 Noise-Isolating Headset & Earphones

These are top quality headphones, unique in their universal operability and unmatched at their price point for aural accuracy. Check out the Etymotic MC2 product page for more information.

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As more and more of us are using our mobiles as our MP3 and Video players, and while the headphones that come in the box aren’t bad, they’re never the best. We’ve already put together a Headphone Buyers Guide, but what if you want to leave the wires behind and get yourself a set of Bluetooth Headphones? Well, to help you decide, here’s our top ten Bluetooth Headphones & Stereo Bluetooth Headsets.

Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800 Bluetooth Headphones:
These are without doubt my favourite Bluetooth Headphones, hence they’re at number 1 in my top ten. Although it still has a wire, the IS-800 is pretty much the only headset that doesn’t feature a fairly bulky control unit. Instead this has a small, simple in-line control that allows you to answer and end calls. Battery life is impressive at upto 270 hours – especially considering how small this headset is! The only slight downside is that the IS-800 doesn’t have any music controls on, so you will need to control your music on your phone.

Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth Headphones:
It’s another one with some cables, but in a different way to the IS-800. The Jabra 3030 is a Bluetooth receiver that lets you use your own headphones. It hangs around your neck on a chain (or can clip to your belt or pocket) and has full music control, play, pause, track skip and volume. The BT3030 is a Multipoint headset, so you can connect it to your pc or MP3 player to listen to your music, and when a call comes in, it will pause the music and answer the call from your mobile.

Sony Ericsson HBH-DS220 Bluetooth Headphones:
The DS-220 is designed to hang around your neck, and like the Jabra BT3030 gives you the ability to control your music – play, pause, track skip and volume. Again you can use your own headphones with it and battery life is great with upto 300 hours stand by and 6 hours of music play back.

Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980 Bluetooth Headphones:
The DS-980 is the bigger brother of the DS-220. Same style of headphones, but they’re fixed on this one. In addition to everything that the DS-220 has got, there is also a discrete OLED display hidden beneath the mirrored surface that shows you track information or your callers ID. The other difference is that the DS-980 is Mulitpoint, meaning it can connect to two devices at the same time.

Samsung SBH-500 Bluetooth Headphones:
These are the first headphones in my top ten that are more of a regular headphone design. They’re a headband style that goes around your head rather than over it, and are extremely comfortable as they sit on your ears, rather than in them. Battery life is great, and as with most Bluetooth headphones, you can control your music and calls using the buttons mounted on the outside of the earpiece.

Nokia BH-604 Bluetooth Headphones:
These are probably the most normal looking headphones of the bunch. They’re solid, comfortable and well built and have the best battery life out of all the headphones listed here with up to 19 hours of music playback, 18 hours of talk time and 2 weeks standby. Sound quality is excellent and set up is incredibly easy.

LG HBS-250 Bluetooth Headphones:
LG HBS-250 won an award at the IF Design Awards last year. Its a lightweight and compact set of headphones that clip over your ears and is the only one here that has the ability to connect to non Bluetooth devices using a 3.5mm line in cable. Music control is made easy using a jog dial to let you skip backwards, forwards and pause your music.

Plantronics Pulsar 260 Bluetooth Headphones:
Plantronics make some great Bluetooth Headsets and this is no exception. The design is similar to that of the Sony Ericsson headphones, but slightly smaller. The Bluetooth unit is designed to hang on a lanyard or clip on to your clothing. The headphones are chang

Nokia BH-501 Bluetooth Headphones:
The baby brother to the BH-604. A smaller more compact design that goes around your head rather than over it, and folds away neatly when not in use. The controls for music and calls are mounted on the outside of the earpiece and are easy to use. One of the more comfortable headsets thanks to the large, padded earphones.

Qstik EVOQ Stereo Bluetooth Headset:
Strictly speaking, this isn’t a pair of Bluetooth Headphones, Its a Bluetooth Headset with headphone functionality, but given the price and all the features that this headset has, it would be wrong of me to leave it out of my top ten. As a mono headset, its not the worlds smallest, but as it doubles up as Bluetooth headphones this doesn’t matter. Simply plug in the headphones and you can carry it in a pocket or clip it to your clothing. The Qstik includes a Bluetooth dongle so that you can use the headphones with your PC or Laptop.

UPDATE: Apple have confirmed that the iPhone 3.0 software update will be available to download on the 17th June and will be free for iPhone users and there will be a small charge for iPod Touch users. More Information

In case you may have missed it, yesterday, Apple announced a new version of its iPhone software (iPhone 3.0) that also runs on the iPod touch. While a lot of the new features will only be available on the iPhone, there are a few new features that will make it onto the iPod Touch.

Applications will be smarter and able to do more, Copy & Paste will be added for email, but probably the most exciting addition to the iPod Touch (and iPhone 3G) is the introduction of Stereo Bluetooth that will allow you to listen to your music using Bluetooth Headphones, Bluetooth Car Kits and Stereo Bluetooth Speakers.

Our friends over at the Gadget Show on Channel 5 recently reviewed 20 of the most popular Bluetooth Headsets on the market. Suzi tested them all out, and then ranked them based on comfort, fit, style and most importantly, call quality.

After putting the headsets to the test, this is how they ranked:

1) Aliph Jawbone 2 – The clearest of the range with advanced noise cancellation.
2) Invisio G5 – The worlds smallest Bluetooth headset.

3) Celleden Micro – Compact and simple Bluetooth headset.

4) Jabra JX20 Pura – Made from Titanium.

5) Bluetrek Metal – Ultra Slim at just 4mm thick.

Check out the video on the Gadget Show website where you will also be able to read the full reviews.

The one source of power that is all around us, completely free and has no damaging effects on the environment is the sun, and thanks to a new range of accessories, you can now harness the power of the sun to help reduce the power your mobile phone uses.

Solar Powered Bluetooth Car Kits
LG and Iqua have both released a Solar powered Bluetooth Car Kit.

LG HFB-500 Solar Car Kit

The LG HFB-500 sits on the inside of your car windscreen and charges itself using energy from the sun. While its in sunlight it will charge constantly, and can provide upto 16 hours of talktime, and 1100 hours stand by time from a full charge! LG also provide a car charger, just in case the battery does run out, but as you’ll no doubt be leaving this in your windscreen all day, everyday you’ll probably never need it! If you have an LG handset, you can use the HFB-500 as an emergency charger and charge your phone from it.

Iqua Vizor Sun Solar Car Kit

The Iqua Vizor Sun is a slightly different concept and is designed to be mounted on your sunvisor. You’ll need to have your sunvisor down in order for it to charge, but its clear keypad makes answering calls easy. Talk time is even more impressive than the LG Handsfree, and it has unlimited standby times when in sunlight.

Iqua Sun BH-603 Solar Headset

Solar Powered Bluetooth headset
Iqua are certainly leading the field with environmentally friendly mobile accessories – In addition to their Solar Powered Bluetooth Car Kit, they also offer the worlds first Solar Powered Bluetooth Headset – the Iqua Sun BH-603. Despite having a solar panel built in, the headset weighs just 14g and provides upto 9 hours of talktime in darkness, even more in daylight. As the Iqua Sun draws its energy directly from the sun, it gives you complete freedom from wires.

Solar Chargers

Solar Chargers:
These are a must have accessory for anyone with an MP3 player, Mobile Phone, Handheld games console, or any other gadget that can be charged using a USB Charging Cable. The Solar Chargers have an inbuilt battery that draws its power from the sun. A range of charging tips are included for most devices. Solar Chargers are ideal for trips away, days out or down on the beach!

Using the Sun to charge your mobile phone and accessories may not be the biggest change you can make, but its certainly a step in the right direction. To help you save more energy, read our post on How to extend your Mobile Phone’s battery life.

Jabra BT4010

It is really small, measuring a mere 5.1 x 1.7 x D 2.8cm. It has the auto pairing feature meaning it is really fast and simple to connect to a phone. The final standout feature is a Smart Display, which is a really useful feature which shows battery life, Bluetooth connection status and call status.

All this plus a really competitive price point makes the Jabra BT4010 my new favourite Jabra headset.

PowerBlok Charging Adapters

PowerBloks are simple adapters that convert any standard Mini USB cable into a USB charging cable, and can also be used to convert Mini USB Mains and Car chargers to work with your device. This is great news, as it completely removes the need to have a seperate charger for each device you own. I’m pretty sure that you will already have a spare Mini USB cable lying around at home that you can use to charge your phone, MP3 Player or games console – they even work on the new iPhone 3G. If you want to use this cable in the car or at work, just connect your cable to a USB Mains Adapter or USB Car Charger Adapter and you’ve got a fully functional charger that you can update as often as you like for a fraction of the cost!

One Charger for your TomTom, Bluetooth Headset, Mobile Phone and iPod

When you’re in the car you can now use the same charger on your TomTom, your phone, your iPod and your Bluetooth Headset, just change the PowerBlok adapter to switch between devices.

PowerBloks are available now for Classic Nokia, Nokia 2mm, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Sony PSP, iPod and iPhone, with other manufacturers due shortly. We’re looking at putting together some bundle packs on the tips – which ones do you think we should do? What other devices should we offer adapters for? Feel free to add your suggestions below!

The innovative W902 Walkman phone has the highest specifications of the 3, featuring a 5 megapixel camera with flash, image stabiliser and Auto Focus. The W902 includes an 8GB Memory Stick Micro which lets you store more than 8000 songs. The much improved camera allows for better video capture than on previous Walkman models and allows you to geo-tag your photo’s using information from your network provider. The W902 features the same clear audio technology as the W980 which gives exceptional audio quality when using the HPM-77 premium headphones which are included with the phone. The W902 measures 110 x 49 x 11.7 mm and has a 2.2" scratch proof screen. Other features include Bluetooth, FM Radio, Picture and Video Blogging, Email, Auto rotate and HSDPA.

The W595 Walkman phone is designed around sharing. It has a 2.2 inch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and comes with a 2GB memory card that will hold around 2000 songs. The phone has an unusual "share jack" that lets two people listen to the same music using an additional headset. The phone also has the now familiar SensMe and Shake controls, that allow you to select music depending on your mood, skip tracks or adjust the volume simply by shaking the phone. The W595 is also a gaming handset, with four games included including Guitar Rock Tour in 3D.

The W302 Walkman phone is more of a budget Walkman phone, although the specification of the phone is far from budget. At jsut 10.5 mm thin, this slim handset is the perfect way of keeping your music photos and contacts all in one place. The phone includes a 512 MB memory stick micro to store upto 480 songs, has an FM Radio and features Track ID, a music recognition services that allows you to identify music. Its built in 2 megapixel camera lets you capture the moment and post it straight to your blog, send via MMS or email to friends.

All three handsets are due for release in quarter 4 2008.

On some handsets, users may find that although they can make and receive calls perfectly fine, they may not be able to hear music in stereo if at all. In order to resolve this there are 2 possible fixes:

Fix 1: Hard reset of BT320

• Delete the pairing from your phone. If you are not sure how to do this, please consult your phones user manual.
• Turn off the headset.
• Plug the charger into the headset 3 times, keeping it plugged in for 4 seconds each time before unplugging it.
• Pair the headset to your phone.

Fix 2: Software Update
If the Hard reset hasn’t solved your problem you may need to update the software in your headset. The cable required to update the headset is not included with the headset and is not currently available from Mobile Fun. The cable is the same as a Sony DSC-S650 Digital Camera.

• Download and install the Jabra Software Update Tool.
• Follow any on screen prompts.
• When the update is finished, pair the headset to your phone.

It is extremely important that you do not turn off your computer or unplug the headset during the update process as this could cause irreversible damage to your headset. Mobile Fun will not accept any responsibility for any damage caused to your headset during a software upgrade.