Bluetooth Handsfree As Laptop Headset

I recently acquired the Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Noise Shield Handsfree VH700. I was initially attracted by the long ear-piece wire that allowed me to loop the ear-piece around the back of my neck when I am not speaking on the phone.

The VH700 also has noise cancellation and the ability to pair with two BT mobile devices (no need to re-pair the devices when switching between the two devices). Initially, I could not phantom the usefulness of the latter, since I thought most people had only one phone (or am I wrong?!)

Then, I purchased a HP Mini(210 series), which came with a 3.5-inch combo microphone/ audio jack (both the microphone and earphones go into the same jack). I faced difficulty to find headsets supporting this configuration. Most headsets at the stores have separate plugs for microphone and earphones to be plugged into separate mic and phones jacks on the PC. And worst was that many headsets are packaged such that their plugs are not visible until their packaging is opened.

Just as I was resigned to skype via the netbook's built-in mic and speakers, it dawned upon me that my VH700 could be paired with the HP Mini 210 (as the second device). The rest, as they say, is history!

The best thing with the VH700 is that I can actually walk around the room when I skype and there is no need to re-pair it to my mobile phone afterwards. Neat!