Neil MacLeod wrote: > Simon Pickering wrote: > >>> I haven't heard these HSP/HFP/A2DP headsets being called "multipoint" >>> before but I've been calling them "combo" sets. The interesting thing >>> here is the set prefers to be master on both its active connections so >>> it can communicate with separate hifi and voice devices in a single >>> piconet. >>> >> That's just from my browsing on Amazon and other online retailers >> before I bought mine (a reasonably priced Jabra BT320s), I (and they) >> may be using the wrong terminology. >> >> > > Sony Ericsson refer to this feature as "multipoint" so it is the correct terminology, at least according to some vendors (inc. the original inventor of the technology!) :) > > The following is printed on the packaging of my SE HBH-DS970 headset: > > * Multipoint function > - listen to music stored in Bluetooth-enabled PC/PDA > - handle in-coming calls > > > Keep in mind there are at least 2 bluetooth audio protocols: A2DP is stereo audio for (example) listening to music. There's an entirely separate one for hands-free headsets (like phones - do the Maemo devices support these with internet calls?) Ryan -- Ryan Pavlik AbiWord Win32 Platform Maintainer, Art Lead: www.abisource.com AbiWord Community Outreach Project: www.cleardefinition.com/oss/abi/blog/ "Optimism is the father that leads to achievement." -- Helen Keller "The folder structure in a modern Linux distribution such as Ubuntu was largely inspired by the original UNIX foundations that were created by men with large beards and sensible jumpers." -- Jono Bacon, The Ubuntu Guide
