Treo 650 Wireless Headset [Bottom-line: more battery life please]

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Common terms used when describing Bluetooth headsets are “pretty good” or “not too bad at all.” Everybody who uses one is well aware of their shortcomings; static, dropouts, and complaints from the called party are commonplace. In most cases, these issues outweigh the convenience of cutting the cord.

The new PalmOne Treo 650 Wireless Headset goes a long way to minimize and even eliminate these problems. Oh, how things have changed. The Treo 650 headset needs two hours to charge to full capacity.

In our tests, the power lasted for 6.5 days with about two hours of talktime. That’s about half of what the best Bluetooth headsets deliver.