Rumors about an iPod phone have been circulating for what seems like forever. At this point, no official announcement has been made, but you can be sure that one will be coming sometime in the near future.
Until then we are going to have to deal with less than ideal solutions – like the BluEye.
Here’s how it works:
Taking Calls: “With BluEye connected, when you have an incoming call on your paired mobile, your iPod’s tunes automatically stop and a ring-tone cuts in. The in-coming number appears on your iPod’s screen and you can accept or reject the call using the BluEye’s buttons. BluEye will pick up your voice via its inbuilt microphone and you hear the caller’s voice through your headphones. so your mobile never needs to come out of your pocket. As an extra bonus, once the call is finished, your tunes will automatically cut back in!”
Making Calls: “If you’ve missed a call while listening to your iPod, simply use BluEye’s buttons to scroll through your 9 most recently received calls and call them back with the touch of a button. Again, no need to go anywhere near your mobile! To make a call to any other number, simply dial the number from your mobile and the call will be transferred to BluEye so you can enjoy the call hands-free. (Subject to phone settings).”
My question is, if your phone needs to be within a certain range for the BluEye to work, why not just use your phone? Is it worth the £49.99 ($63) price tag just for the novelty value?
The other problem is that you can only make calls to the last 9 people that called you. As far as I’m concerned if I can’t leave my phone at home or at least sync with my address book, I don’t see the value in picking one up.
If you disagree, the BluEye will be available in early November via Gear4.
