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Saturday, April 21, 2007

Creative SE2300 Wireless Headphones

In an iPod generation coupled with the terms "bluetooth" and "wireless" being thrown around everywhere these days, I'm surprised that this product didn't come sooner. Mind you, there's been heaps of wireless bluetooth headphones on the market, but they've all been a bit too clunky and awkward to appeal to the masses. Creative are on the ball though, with the release of the Creative SE2300 Wireless Headphones - it's lightweight at only 53g, has built in volume controls, up to 10m coverage, 8 hours of battery life and best of all gets rid of that typical annoying headband on most wireless headsets with its sleek and sexy futuristic design. The neon blue backlight looks great as well, and would match perfectly with a black Creative Zen Vision:M.
Unfortunately the Creative SE2300s can only pair with its own bluetooth transmitter. At 6mm thin, I doubt this would be too much of a problem for most people, but it's a disappointment it won't be able to work with bluetooth enabled mobile phones. I'd also like to see a retractable cord feature that can be seen with a lot of the later generation Sony earphone models - that would really get rid of the hassle of cord tangling and make these set of headphones so much more convenient. However, as it stands it's a beautifully made product if a little pricey at recommend retail price of $129 USD.

More information on the Creative SE2300s can be found at the Creative website.