April 16, 2008 10:17 AM PDT

Gold Lantern VisorTalk: Bluetooth car speakerphone with caller ID

Gold Lantern VisorTalk VT-MK20

The Gold Lantern VisorTalk adds caller ID to the hands-free equation.

(Credit: Gold Lantern)

There are plenty of Bluetooth hands-free speakerphones for the car out there, but the Gold Lantern VisorTalk distinguishes itself with a caller ID display--all the better to screen calls while you're on the road. Otherwise, the VisorTalk--so named because it clips to the sun visor--has all the standard features covered: It sports Bluetooth 2.0 (for pairing with any compatible cell phone) and a full duplex speakerphone, and the rechargeable battery is rated at 8 hours talk time and 200 hours standby (a car charger is included). And that "H" button centered below the display is a "hot-line" number that you can set for any favorite number you choose. Sure, it may not beat the text-to-speech caller ID feature on the Sony Ericsson HCB-150, but the $75 street price on the Gold Lantern is less than half what you'll pay for the Sony Ericsson. The VisorTalk is available now.

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by sonofstate April 16, 2008 10:39 AM PDT
if you like this you should check out fossils new bluetooth caller id watch, its great for meetings
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by c|net Reader April 16, 2008 1:06 PM PDT
I don't get it. This is yet another device that must be recharged. Are you going to remove it from the visor and plug it into your vehicle's cigarette lighter every night or carry it into the house to recharge each night? It doesn't seem wise to string the charger cord to the visor from the cigarette lighter to draw attention to it.

Furthermore, what happens when you need to use the sun visor? The display then faces the windshield and the speaker and microphone are pointed away from the user, to boot!

This device just doesn't make sense.
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