[Chi-townChief]

I could never quite figure those things out myself but then I'm a low-tech kind of guy.

[Cold Heat]

I have one!

Handy gadget while driving or working with your hands. Never miss a call.

[Boiler Plate]

All I can say is, that they are great when you are in the car. If anyone thinks that driving while holding a phone to their head is better, than more power to you.

[Shion]

My husband gets all rabid about these things, but I'm only annoyed when you get this situation:

Person in line (while looking right at me): "Hey, how are you?"

Me: "Oh, uh, I'm fine..."

PIL: *Frigid stare - points at BT hidden behind hair*

PIL (to phone): Gawd, someone thought I was talking to them *snicker*

Me (thinking): *25-life for murder, 25-life for murder...*

[Jonah Hex]

I have one, but I only use it when I'm driving and expecting calls (wife/kids/boss/etc.). Even then, I minimize the time I'm on the phone.

The neat part, however, is using it to place calls using voice command. No fumbling with keypads, etc. while driving...

[RansomOttawa]

For starters, it looks ridiculous — like a reject part from the Borg (evil cyberbeings).

Shows what she knows. Any Doctor Who fan can tell you that Bluetooth earpieces are how the Cybermen get you.

[spinestein]

When you talk on a cell phone in public, what you're really saying is, "MY conversation is SO important that it takes priority over good manners, decorum and public peace."


When someone is talking on a cell phone at the expense of others around him (such as in a restaurant) I sometimes talk back to him as if he were talking to me. They usually get visibly annoyed but I only smile politely and keep talking.

[right way right]

This has taken the place of carrying a piece of paper around offices over the whole world to look busy for the boss.

I gotta get one.

[Rastus]

First prize winner, for sure.

Today I am announcing this column's inaugural blue ribbon award for the totally dorkiest look of the year.

There's no contest here.

Without any doubt, the dumbest sight anywhere in 2006 is a human ear with a Bluetooth technology device sticking out.

Wrong, wrong, wrong:

[Little Ray]

I call 'em phone zombies. Knock it off 'em and they'll die from lack of connectivity.