Zivio Boom offers 10-hours of talk... before it breaks

Announced at the turn of the year, Joby's 13-gram Zivio Boom Bluetooth 2.1+EDR headset with 10-hours of talk time (300 hours standby) is now shipping. The obvious feature here is that extending boom, which grows from a base of 53.5-mm to a delicate 137-mm. That little trick puts the mic directly in front of your hot, steaming chat box which supposedly results in better audio pickup (no yelling!) to the benefit of those on the receiving side of the call (and around you). $130, that's how much.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 12th 2008 9:28AM]

Hmm... Not really seeing why this would break. Yes, it's thin, but it also retracts when not in use. It's an interesting design; I kind of like it.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 12th 2008 3:16PM]

I think there is definitely something to the boom. I have the Nokia BH-900 that includes a slide-out boom as well as DSP. People say I sound better on it than talking into just the phone alone. The boom isn't particularly stylish but the clarity is worth it.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 12th 2008 7:42PM]

Booms FTW!