Plug'n' Play with most Bluetooth enabled mobile ph
Caller Number ID displayed on iPod screen
Automatically pause and resume music for incoming
Editorial Review:
The missing link between your iPod and mobile phone Enjoy your tunes, make and take phone calls, or listen to the radio all on your iPod via the GEAR4 BluEye, using Bluetooth technology to provide the 3-in-1 functionality of seamless hands-free mobile phone to iPod connection plus a remote control and FM receiver for iPod. Take calls on your iPod With BluEye connected, when you have an incoming call on your paired mobile, your iPod's tunes automatically stop and a ring-tone cuts in. The in-coming number appears on your iPod's screen and you can accept or reject the call using the BluEye's buttons. BluEye will pick up your voice via its inbuilt microphone and you hear the callers voice through your headphones. so your mobile never needs to come out of your pocket. As an extra bonus, once the call is finished, your tunes will automatically cut back in! Make calls on your iPod If youve missed a call while listening to your iPod, simply use BluEyes buttons to scroll through your 9 most recently received calls and call them back with the touch of a button. Again, no need to go anywhere near your mobile! To make a call to any other number, simply dial the number from your mobile and the call will be transferred to BluEye so you can enjoy the call hands-free. (Subject to phone settings). Listen to the radio on your iPod As well as connecting your mobile phone and iPod, BluEye also acts as an FM receiver, allowing you to listen to your favourite radio stations on your iPod. Auto-scan through strong frequencies, store up to 15 favourite stations and then scroll through your stored frequencies all via the BluEye's buttons. Control your iPod remotely Finally, if you want to use your iPod for its original purpose, as we all do from time to time, BluEye is a remote control with play/pause, volume control and track skip functionality. Couldn't be easier.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Close but no cigar This product is an absolutely brilliant idea, and I was looking forward to trying it out. It's a real shame that the actual product doesn't live up to the idea. Initially I had to do a firmware upgrade to get it to work properly with my iPod classic. Once done, the radio worked much better, although everytime you change station it disconnects & reconnects to update the display. Not perfect, but it works. Reception is good too, even when i was sitting in the office.
As for the phone... more info
Good but needs improvement I bought this in june 2008 because I cycle into town a lot so I can use the remote to change tracks, pause etc and take phone calls hands free when cycling which it does admirably.
However there are a few annoying features.
As mentioned buy another reviewer as soon as you touch a button on your phone to send a text or what have you the music pauses and if you start again it will stop with the next button press so you cannot send a text or take a photo or anything on your phone while listening... more info
Things that they don't tell you in the product hype If you're not using the iPod touch then this unit probably works well. It's well built and well specified. I'd imagine a lot of touch customers will, like myself, be attracted by this product. It seems crazy that Apple didn't include blutooth on the touch, it's crying out for it. But claims on the Gear4 website, and all the literature I read, that the touch is supported are stretching the truth somewhat. Yes you can take and make calls with this when connected to the touch, and listen to the radio and use... more info
Great product, limited features for iPod Touch users This is a great product, and owners of the older ipods will be very happy with this and how it works, however owners of the ipod touch should be aware that no on-screen features work with this, you'll still be able to receive calls from it, but not actually make calls through it or look at call lists.
