BLUETAKE has produced the i-PHONO series products which are both simple and convenient to use. With its Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), the i-PHONO BT430 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Audio Dongle enables your audio device to transfer the stereo audio signal cordlessly to the BLUETAKE i-PHONO BT420 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Sports Headphone. The i-PHONO BT430 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Audio Dongle is plug-n-play and compliant with various audio devices using the built-in standard 3.5mm (1/8 inch) stereo audio plug. The only installation procedure you need to do is to plug the i-PHONO BT430 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Audio Dongle into the audio out jack of your audio device such as a walkman, MP3 / MD / CD player, Pocket PC, Tablet PC etc. Additionally, the innovative one-button pairing operation allows you to pair the audio dongle effortlessly with the i-PHONO BT420 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Sports Headphone. Whilst you exercising and enjoying your favorite music with the i-PHONO BT420 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Sports Headphone, the headphone's ergonomic design and the Bluetooth?wireless technology will make you feel comfortable and free, with no cable to bother you or get in the way. The foldable, behind-the-neck headband allows you to reduce the whole size of headphone for carrying or storage. Additionally, the changeable color plates enable you to look both stylish and out of the ordinary.
Besides the wireless stereo audio application, the i-PHONO BT420 Bluetooth?Hi-Fi Sports Headphone can be used for mobile hands-free communication with any mobile phone which supports either the Bluetooth?Headset or Hands-free profiles. Whilst enjoying music, you can receive or make a phone calls easily through the built-in foldable microphone and the embedded innovative to switching?technology. Once you have an incoming or outgoing phone call, you can hear the ring tone from the headphone, so you won't miss any phone calls even if you are steeped in your music with the headphones. | | 
The BT420EX retail box contains:
1> BT420 Bluetooth Hi-Fi Sports Headphone x1
2> BT430 Bluetooth Hi-Fi Audio Dongle x1
3> Extra Color Plate Series x 4
4> Magic Band x1
5> Magic Tape x1
6> 1-to-2 Adapter Connector x1
7> USB Charging Cable x1 8> Power Adapter x1
9> Limited Warranty Card x1
10> User's Manualx1 |
OVERVIEW It's hard to review a product that is a first in its class because there's nothing to compare it with, no standard of excellence that it needs to live up to. Such is the case with the Bluetake's new i-PHONO BT420EX stereo headphones, which are the first Bluetooth headphones on the market.
These headphones are also the folding variety which allows you to make them more compact and transportable.
For those of you that like to coordinate the color of your headphones with your outfit, you'll have happy to know that the BT420's come with 4 different sets of color plates. The plates snap on/off easily, so customize to your heart's content.
Before you can start to use this product, you'll want to charge the lithium ion batteries in both the headphones and the dongle.
After charging, it's time to listen to some tunes! Plug the dongle into your favorite audio device. For example iPod.
Compatiblity: The i-PHONO BT420 can be used with the Bluetooth A2DP(Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) enabled audio players to play stereo audio.
Tested i-PHONO Compatible Mobile Phone Modles The i-PHONO BT420 Bluetooth Hi-Fi Sports Headphone is compliant to the mobile phones that support Bluetooth Headset or Hands-free profile, however, there are discrepancies in the operating procedures of the different mobile phones. The below compatible list includes 2 functions that can be used while using the i-PHONO BT420 Bluetooth Hi-Fi Sports Headphone with those mobile phones. We will test aperiodically other unlisted Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and update the compatible list.
| Phone Model | Incoming Call | Outgoing Call |
| Ericsson T39 | OK | OK |
| Ericsson T68 | OK | OK |
| Sony Ericsson T68i | OK | OK |
| Sony Ericsson T610/T616/T618 | OK | OK |
| Sony Ericsson T630/T637/T628 | OK | OK |
| Sony Ericsson P800/P802 | OK | OK |
| Sony Ericsson P900/P908 | OK | OK |
| Sony Ericsson Z600/Z608 | OK | OK |
| Nokia 3650 | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 6230 | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 6310(i) | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 6600 | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 6650 | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 6820 | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 8910(i) | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia 7600 | OK *1 | OK |
| Nokia N-Gage | OK *1 | OK |
| Toshiba A5504T | OK | OK |
| Fujitsu F900iT | OK | OK |
| Sharp GX30/GX31 | OK | OK |
| Siemens S55 | OK | OK *2 |
| Panasonic X11 | OK | OK *3 |
| Panasonic X70 | OK | OK *3 |
| *1 The incoming ring can't be heard through the i-PHONO BT420. However, pressing the power button of the i-PHONO BT420 is still available to pickup the incoming call. |
| *2 The outgoing ring can't be heard through the i-PHONO BT420. On the contrary, the i-PHONO BT420 will automatically answer once the receiver picks up the call. |
| *3 The outgoing ring can't be heard through the i-PHONO BT420. Please press the power button of the i-PHONO BT420 as soon as the phone screen displays "voice call" message. |
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