The GoGear LUXE is packed in a plastic box and placed like a wristwatch. It is tricky when taking out the LUXE from the packet. When plugged into USB, the LUXE updates itself's ROM to 2.1.5 - and this version of ROM is not of a satisfactory stability as we tested though.
We have tested it with LG KU990 Viewty and HTC Touch Diamond for the bluetooth connectivity.
Pros:
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- Excellent reception. Chat uninterrupted with obstacles and a closed wooden door.
- Nice design.
- Able to display multiple languages in the monocolored OLED screen.
- Very fast switch to radio/MP3 player after telephone call.
- Good radio reception.
- Reasonable battery life.
Cons:
- There is no stereo connection for bluetooth, just normal bluetooth connection.
- Have problem switching to phone call: The other party could hear us, but we can only hear music - probably a firmware issue.
- Difficult to use without reading the manual. Worse, there is no menu in the package, and no menu in the driver CD (this is absurd) - you have to connect the machine and read the PDF inside the machine!
- No backlight at the dark, entire display unreadable at night.
- Slow response with "Next" / "Prev" function, might make user press twice.
- Battery indicator are not easy to find. (Currently we only see the indicator when turning on the machine.
With the high price of the headset HK$690 (around US$89), we will give GoGear LUXE a 5 out of 10 for its price-performance ratio. This is surely a good bluetooth headset, probably better than iClip according to our call parties' feedback.
IMPORTANT UPDATE - Read before deciding to buy: http://geektechpost.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-update-bad-bugs-for-philips.html
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