14 DAY TRIAL // Bluetooth headphones / headsets are all well and good, but ultimately they are little more than normal audio devices, only with wireless support. A company called Senss has decided to do something about that.
After some brainstorming, design sessions, redesign sessions and a whole lot of refinements, they have created a device called the Bluewire.
Quite a misleading name that one, considering that it does not use wires. Although we suppose that “blue” is a good enough play on the word “Bluetooth.”
That being the wireless interface that the device uses, complete with an NFC module that allows for instant pairing with a smartphone.
However, all those are ultimately normal things in this day and age. What sets the Bluewire apart from its kin is its on-board storage. Or, rather, what it can do with it.
Bluewire can record your calls
This isn't a case of the device having a dedicated button that will activate the record function on your phone, or whatever other variation thereof.
Instead, the Bluewire can record calls on its own, holding them on the 16 GB of integrated NAND Flash storage.
You will still need a phone and a companion iOS or Android app to access the recordings later, and you can also sync the files between the headset and the phone, or a computer / tablet.
Either way, being able to keep a log of every conversation you ever had during an investigation or business deal can be quite useful, and you even get out of having to pull out the phone and launch the record function, let alone holding it to your ear all the time.
It will also make sure that only the call is recorded, instead of any ambient noise that would otherwise mess things up during a conference phone or VoIP call put on speaker.
Lawyers, reporters and businessmen, especially PR representatives, are probably going to love Bluewire for this. And with the aforementioned app, you can even edit the call recordings.
Other features include walkie-talkie capabilities, a built-in flashlight of all things, and a Blueguard motion trigger alarm.
Finally, if you don't like how it looks or how it feels, you can pair the item with any other headset on the market.
Availability
Since the Bluewire has only just been put up for crowdfunding on Indiegogo, the product won't ship before July 2015.
As for recharging, even this does not rely on a USB cable, or any kind of cable. Instead, a Qi wireless pad is provided along with the device, or will be once it becomes available.
The price is of $149 - $179 / €131 - €115, but $7,750 / €6,820 will get you the Distributor's pack, containing fifty Bluewires.
