I'm thinking of getting a coupla pairs of Oakley O rokr's so we (my gal and I) can stream music from our c1000's to the sunglasses stereo earbuds and also recieve and answer cell phone calls from our razr's.
I was thinking of getting the razrwire then I realised I wouldn't be able to listen to tunes in my ride and answer the phone very well as I use the Z as my car stereo. Therefore I'm curious about bluetooth A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and AVRCP (Audio Visual Remote Control Profile to allow customers to remotely control functions such as mute, volume level or track forward/back) support on the C1000 (Cacko 1.23).
Here's a review snippet on the O ROKR and streaming audio....
http://www.bonafidereviews.com/article.php?id=177&page=4To test the O ROKR we used multiple devices. We used two cell phones the LG-VX8100 and Samsung A640 for call testing. We also used a Apple iPod Nano with a iCombi bluetooth adapter and Dell Axim pocket PC for audio streaming. Pairing the O ROKR with all of the devices was very easy. Above is the screen of the Samsung A640 during the pairing process.
Using the O ROKR with the cellphones was a very easy process. Depending on the phone, the interaction between the O ROKR and the phone was different. For the LG-VX8100, once the phone was paired all sound made on the phone was sent to the O ROKR and none was heard from the phone itself. This includes navigating menus and key press sounds. However the Samsung phone kept playing all sound through the phone's speaker unless a call was being made. Once the phone was dialing the sound was transferred to the O ROKR. Also, when paired with the Samsung phone, if we pressed the phone button the O ROKR a voice recognition menu was loaded on the phone from which we could simply call out the name of the contact entry and it would dial. On both units, once the call connected, the quality of sound was quite good when comparing it to typical phone quality. The person on the other line was easily understood, not being able to hear them due to poor quality was never a problem. It should be noted that the call button on the O ROKR can also be used to answer incoming calls so pulling the cell phone out of a pocket or purse isn't required.
When using the O ROKR with the pocket PC, audio quality was decent but had a bit of static in it. When getting further than 11 feet away from the pocket pc the audio became extremely static filled. The iPod Nano was a more positive experience with sound quality significantly better but keep in mind the quality heavily depends on the bluetooth adapter used with the iPod Nano. It's important to note that the audio device's bluetooth must support the A2DP profile for listening to music and the AVRCP profile to enable controlling the player through the play controls on the O ROKR.
Like the THUMP 2, the O ROKR glasses fit snugly to the head and face so using them during rigorous activity like running, playing tennis, or snowboarding is ideal. During these types of usage the real value having no cords or an external player to worry about really shines. Plus the added ability of answering the phone without having to touch it is a major convenience for those always on the run.
As previously mentioned, the battery life of the O ROKR is typically around 4-5 hours. This short battery life could be a drawback for users looking to use the glasses for very long periods of time. If pairing with both a MP3 player and cell phone separately the battery life would be even less.
