"In North America, where I'm more responsible, we'll see that absolutely double within the next year."
Pricing starts at under 70 dollars…for the BT110, which gives users up to three months of use on a single triple A battery. The Jabra 250…with its distinctive curved design …sells for 99 dollars. Coming soon…the BT800…which will feature a longer wireless range, noise cancellation…and an LCD screen for caller ID…
"So you could have it in your shirt pocket, your phone could be in your briefcase, your overcoat where it's not always easily accessible. You can hear the ringer on your headset or feel the vibration, identify who is calling on the headset."
And decide whether to take the call. Pricing will be under 120 dollars. Jabra and other makers of Bluetooth headsets for cell phones are looking to use the technology for digital music players as well. Wireless stereo earbuds for devices like Apple's iPod should start arriving in 2005. Bloomberg Boot Camp, I'm Fred Fishkin.