Since my first Bluetooth headset, the Ericsson HBH-10, the novelty of wearing a lump of plastic on an ear has completely disappeared, look at any taxi rank.
Style however has always been a problematic issue, again look at any taxi rank and see the evidence! Things are changing though.
Serious efforts have recently been made in design which is where Bluetrek’s new Metal earpiece comes from.
The retail packaging tries to make the point, being in a brushed aluminium effect box giving the effect of a quality product within.
The base of the box contains all the accessories including a belt clip, rubber holder/USB charger, USB extension plug, and several ear hooks and in ear speaker covers.
All have been well designed and match the overall effect of the headset.
The headset itself is extraordinarily slim, looking like a small stick of chewing gum in size (4mm thick), and extremely light at 5.5gms. Its very size may be an issue as it could be easily mislaid.
Being manufactured from black coated aluminium (also available in its natural brushed aluminium) does give it a crisp feel that most plastic headsets lack. On style points, a good 8 out of 10.
As a comparison compare the Metal & Bluetrek’s Bizz against some earlier headsets.
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