Well the iPod is popular and every company wants to hook up with the pod, so you have options ranging from the itrip to a DJ console which synchronises with the iPod. But as they say in advertising "wait there's more". Meet the Mavizen MobiBlu. What's so special about it you ask? It looks like a regular iPod radio remote you say. Well I agree it is all that, but it's a lot more too.
In fact, the MobiBlu is what I would call the receptionist of the iPod. It takes calls from your bluetooth 2.0 enabled cellphone and forwards it through bluetooth to your iPod, so you can listen to music and switch to a meaningless conversation with just the touch of a button. Alright, here's the skinny on the MobiBlu. The package sports a clip-on remote control, a 24 inch cord that attaches to the iPod's (4G and above) and a USB adaptor for firmware updates.
All you have to do is connect the MyBlu to your iPod, pair the two by pressing the play pause and bluetooth buttons, turn on the bluetooth option on your cellphone, enter the pass code 0000 and voila...want voice dialling and you've got it. Want a Last Number Redial Option and you've got that too. Want Pamela Anderson's cellphone number, well we don't have that yet but some other features of the myblu do merit a stare, for instance a callback option through the pod for up to 9 received calls and ofcourse instant switching from the jarring music on your iPod to the more haemmoraged variety available on FM stations.
Before we scare you with the details, let's quickly round up the good points shall we. First up, the call quality on this thing is clear. The radio doesn't disappoint with its tuneful performance either, the redial option and the voice dial option work for me, since I don't have to take my mobile out again and again.
The setup is simple and requires you to have the IQ of roughly an anthropoid to operate it. And speaking of plus sizes, this piece has got some big problems on its hand. It is not battery powered, it does suck battery from the iPod though. It's FM functions are fool-proof. It doesn't display the name of the stations. It's perfect if you Pod But the price of Rs 4,490 makes it flawed.
So, what's the verdict? Well, high marks for innovativeness and usability but not for price, especially when it's available in the US for USD 90 (Rs 3,690).
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