So, you have those Bluetooth headphones/headsets for use with your mobile phones, and they're good for use with such devices. Take my Samsung SBH700 Bluetooth headset for instance. I use it with my Treo 750 a lot and really enjoy the sound. But, wouldn't you LOVE using these headphones or headsets with your PC? Wouldn't it be AWESOME to be able to listen to your music, streamed wirelessly to your Bluetooth headphones? Well, Motorola has just the answer for you!
The D200 is plug-and-play and has a range for Bluetooth class 2 devices of 10 meters or around 33 feet. For class 1 devices, the range is extended to 100 meters or 330 feet - pretty impressive.
The D200 can be paired with multiple devices, up to 5 in fact. I paired it with 3 of my devices to test this and had no problems at all. Once you've paired with 2 or more devices, you simply push the button on the end of the D200 opposite the USB connector for 3 seconds or until the light begins to quickly flash. The current connection is dropped and the D200 searches for the other devices which have previously been paired with it. If, after 2 minutes, no device is found, the unit goes into idle mode, and the indicator light will glow red. I like this feature, as you can basically shuffle through multiple devices pretty quickly and dependably.
Although I don't care for VoIP applications, the D200 is capable of routing audio to a Bluetooth capable headset from applications such as Skype. You can even be listening to music with Windows Media Player or Winamp, and the music will be automatically paused should you receive an incoming VoIP call. This is also a nice feature for those of you who do use such programs. Though the calls are actually made to your computer, you can even control certain operations such as answering or ending a call, muting/unmuting or increasing or decreasing the call volume remotely with your Bluetooth phone.
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