Blueant Supertooth 3 Visor Speakerphone

Editor’s Note: The Blueant Supertooth 3 has been out for over two years now, but it’s still a very popular model, and we’re going to take the time to review it. If you always were jealous of those people who had bluetooth-speakerphone functionality built into their car, the Blueant Supertooth 3 Visor Speakerphone will give you a chance to emulate that. It’s a small black unit that clips onto your car’s visor, with buttons for ‘send’, ‘end’ and volume adjustment. When we tried pairing it up, it worked pretty flawlessly. A voice guided us through setup (including language selection), and downloaded our phone’s contact list to the unit. On the audio side, not only did it recognize our voice commands to accept calls, but it also read out (via text-to-speech) our caller id’s. The Supertooth 3 works quite well for a handsfree solution. Audio is very loud (you may want to turn it down!), fairly clear (the other user will be able to tell you’re on speakerphone), and it fits snugly on your sunvisor. It’ll last awhile too…Blueant states it has 15 hours of talktime, and 800 hours of standbye time. GOOD: As far as handsfree units go, it does what it states, clear audio on both ends (though the user will know you’re on a speaker), the voice recognition commands work well, and the thing is *loud*. Finally, at around a $100USD price point, it’s also a good deal. BAD: While the calls come in clear, and the person at the other end can hear you…the noise cancellation technology could of been a bit better (it’s not on par with Jawbone’s or Plantronic’s headset offerings). RATING: 8/10: Loud and fairly clear, excellent voice prompts, and good voice recognition make this an excellent choice for a car speakerphone. SPECS: Bluetooth v2.0 Up to meters (33 feet) RF coverage CE, FCC, BQB, Ctick, RoHS/WEEE Compliant Headset Profile and Handsfree profile with automatic detection Frequency: 2.4 GHz Battery: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Up to 15 hrs talk time Up to 800 hrs standby time 3 hrs charge time Weight: 4.05oz / 115g Dimensions: 0.71 x 2.37 x 4.80 in / 18.2 x 60.2 x 122 mm