Truly hands-free with the Jabra BT800
Jabra BT800
The product: While Bluetooth headsets are great for hands-free talking, you still have to look at your phone to see your caller ID. That means if you want to screen your calls, you shouldn't stray too far from your handset. But at CES, Jabra introduced an answer to this problem with its BT800 headset. Sporting a small LCD screen, the BT800 will display caller ID information and allow you to scroll through your Recent Calls menu. Small and relatively stylish, the BT800 also features a vibrate mode and noise canceling.

• LCD shows caller ID and Recent Calls list
• Vibrate mode
• Five different ring tones
• Noise canceling
• Jog-wheel control
• Promised talk time of 6 hours, promised standby time of 5 days

The prospects: The Jabra BT800's LCD screen adds a highly useful piece of functionality to a headset. Now you can feel free to stray from your phone for an extended period. Furthermore, the vibrate mode and the ring tones also are promising. Of course, the headset will only be as good as the quality of its calls. We'll have to wait for a test model to see how effective the noise canceling really is.

By Kent German, associate editor, CNET Reviews