I blame global warming...

On a more auspicious note, I just got my S305's working with my laptop. Up to this point it was missing bluetooth, but a $1 usb dongle from ebay promised to remedy that little problem -- and remedied it has been!

I was actually surprised at how *easy* it was to set up in Ubuntu 11.04. I basically just put it in and it was not only ready to go, but didn't go through an awkward 'installing drivers' phase. The icon just popped up in the task bar. I suspect that the USB interface is quite standard and the drivers were already there. Once again, Ubuntu not only pleases, but impresses. I've never seen a desktop OS operate this smoothly -- yes I my GF has a mac which I occasionally use, and I used Win7 up until a little while ago.

I have it working in A2DP mode and I'm VERY impressed by the sound quality. I was expecting far more artifacting, but I don't notice anything beyond that of a high quality MP3. Needless to say, that the quality of sound is very, very good.

As for the headsets themselves, the sound reproduction is quite good, though the base could be a bit richer. But they sound very good.

One thing I don't like about the headphones is that they are 'behind the head' headphones, and this makes it virtually impossible for me to listen to while lying down, something that I enjoy doing occasionally.

The range seems short, but this is more than likely partially a function of the USB dongle that I'm using. I can get about 10 meters (~30 ft) if there's a line of site. If there isn't, then the range is less. Still, it's nice to have sound piped to my ear-holes without the need for wires. It's quite liberating!

Now that I've got it working with A2DP, I've tasked myself with getting HSP functioning. Hopefully there isn't too much of a struggle, but it would be GLORIOUS to be able to use my headset with the laptop rather than requiring my N810 for SIP calls.

Color me impressed!

A bit off topic but.... I'm using Linphone in Ubuntu, and the interface seems simple, but full featured enough to be useful. The codec support also seems quite good. Here's hoping that it functions well with the S305's -- I have no reason to believe it wont. It will greatly simplify my phone setup, which is cumbersome at best thanks to the N810 wired headset (Yes, I know I can pair my BT headset with the N810, unfortunately, my headset results in poor call quality, rendering it a less than adequate solution.).