I’ve had the iTech for a couple years now (got it from Hong Kong on eBay before it was available here) and it does all of this perfectly. No innovation here that i can other than the caller ID display, which I would never use anyway because the only time I use this headset is when I’m riding my motorcycle.

-B

I bought a generic set of headphones like this (it’s a pendant type rather than a clip-on lapel design) to use with my Blackjack. It surprises me how well it works. They sound pretty decent for music, and when a call comes in you can tap a button to take it, which pauses the music. When you hang up, the tunes automagically starts back up. I’ve asked several people about how I sound when using this—they say it is pretty good on their end. All in all, a good purchase. It’s a little unwieldy at times, but I enjoy listening to podcasts on the commute and this makes it easy.

I picked up mine at meritline.com at http://www.meritline.com/bluetooth-stereo-earphone-with-mic-for-in-ear-lanyard-headset.html

James – yes I tried a the Sony too (thought that Sony = quality, how wrong can you be?) Had exactly the same problems you did and dumped them for the I-tech which just works. Check out xda-developers for tweak to make sure you get good quality stereo (not usually set as default under WM5/6).

I had a set of BT earbuds from Phillips well over a year ago that looked and worked just like these. Nothing new…

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2006/08/philips_bluetooth_earbuds.html

This is great. Multipurpose and can be used as a BT gateway for HiFi’s.

I have a generic version of this setup, tested here:
http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=911

…but this one look much better due to caller-id and hands-free and AVRCP.

I wonder what the cost over here is.

Steve
UMPCPortal

Also I should add the reason I bought this one was because you can us any headphones (or hook it up to a hifi for roaming around the house), it means if you break a lot of headphones then it’s lot that greater expense (the ds200 is almost the same except grey and with slightly poorer headphones – but is quite cheap on eBay)

I have been using the Sony version (Sony Ericsson HBH-DS220) for a couple of months with my Blackjack and x61, the quality is really good, but the switching between devices required restarting to x61, so I just ended up buying two in the end.

WIRES! Need I say more?. Why even go bluetooth is you still have the frackin wires running up your neck and face and around your head. No innovation here at all. LAME ALERT!

Unique lapel clip? radio? under an ounce? – sorry I must have missed something. In my pocket I have an I-tech Clip Radio which does all these and I have to say looks a lot prettier than the photo of the Tritton – and had been avaialble at this price point for over a year.