Cell phones may have given us the freedom to make phone calls from anywhere instead of just the solitude of our living rooms, but that also means we now receive phone calls from crowded lobbies, night clubs, and rock concerts where the caller’s voice is completely unintelligible. The Australian engineers at BlueAnt hope they’ve remedied that situation with the release of their latest headset, the Z9, available worldwide on Thursday.
Users can select from standard voice isolation for everyday environments and maximum for extremely noisy environments. BlueAnt claims its Voice Isolation Technology, which uses two microphones and proprietary digital signal processing software, is at the top of its game. “BlueAnt has dedicated over 2 years to the developmental and testing phases for the Z9 to ensure the highest quality noise elimination and call clarity is achieved,” said BlueAnt CEO Taisen Maddern, in a statement. “We’ve developed the technology and made the comparison. The Z9 has come up trumps in terms of its performance and we are expecting it to make a real splash on the competitive international market.”
The Z9 keeps a low profile with a translucent ear hook and tiny size: it’s only 4cm long and weighs 10 grams. A built-in clip lets it attach to a shirt or tie when it isn’t in use. BlueAnt claims the Z9’s battery should deliver about 5.5 hours of talk time or 200 hours of standby time.
The Z9 is available immediately for $99.95 through major online retailers.
