Recently, Wate, Jawbone, and other representative Bluetooth headset representatives chatted, found that they are also trying to change, but there seems to be an invisible barrier, so that they do not leave the Bluetooth headset initial purpose too far.
Recently Plantronics Special force to add a Voyager series named edge of the product as well as the sports market Backbeat Fit,jawbone also updated its next generation era, can see the common point is they are trying to intelligent changes, such as:
1, have started to specifically Bluetooth headset launched mobile phone app, can be upgraded through mobile phone app, to modify and enhance functions, such as Plantronics HUB. It can also be set directly on the phone, such as setting the system prompt language, managing the connecting device, and so on.
2, add intelligent operation, such as according to your status to judge, is now in standby state, lock the answer key, or busy state, calls do not use the key to automatically answer calls.
But there are more traditional upgrades, such as:
1, increase noise reduction performance, whether it is plantronics Special force or Jawbone, are emphasizing their own noise reduction processing characteristics, three Mike, jaw induction and so on.
2, the emphasis on battery endurance, now Bluetooth headset manufacturers in order to extend the endurance, come up with a method is the entire storage box is also a battery box.
3, other traditional aspects of the upgrade also include materials, crafts, design and so on.
Obviously these aspects are not enough, why can't integrate the function that can wear smart product now? Or into this field? To address this problem, Plantronics with the Asia-Pacific product director Tan and Wen Exchange, he said that in fact they 2 years ago launched an application, in the user received email, will read the information, but eventually did not enter the country, feeling so joined the function is not as good as the IT company's products Google Voice and Siri. Therefore, the intelligence is worth exploring, but a small public function, and need to have a good network, unless the 4G network popularization in place, stable and reliable.
But he also said that they were experimenting on some aspects, such as matching the Bluetooth headset to the map application, and using a gyroscope and direction sensor inside the Bluetooth headset to know where you were, and to tell you exactly what direction to go in by voice, Or tell you what your left or right is, and so on.
In my artificial, Bluetooth headset will not be a big change there are two reasons, first, the product corresponding to the brand, user groups, business model has been relatively fixed, it is difficult to change the entire industrial chain. The second is to focus on the demand for a functional product, there will always be a market, perhaps the future Bluetooth headset will become Google glasses such wear products, but the traditional form of Bluetooth headset also along its original appeal development.