The ear gel snaps into place easily and seems to hold quite securely. Getting the ear gel in place can be a fiddly job for those of you with big fingers, and on one occassion I didn't have the ear gel firmly secured and it popped out on me.

It's also fairly easy to knock off the ear gel if you carry the headset loosely say in your pocket. The unit comes with three different sized ear gels so it takes a couple of tries to figure out which feels the most comfortable. The simple plastic ear loop actually fit me well not always the case with Bluetooth headsets and was comfortable to wear. The headset comes in a cool-looking pocket-friendly case.

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The pocket case also has a vibrate feature to indicate incoming calls and a clip that allows you to stick it in your top pocket nerdy , the side of your BlackBerry case a little less nerdy or in your European man purse retro nerdy. The HS features three buttons. The large button, which also doubles as a power and connectivity indicator, is easy to find and press when connecting. The button also acts as a mute button or can access the voice dialing function in conjunction with your BlackBerry. The volume buttons are placed on the shaft of the headset and are also very easy to locate because of raised nodules.

The volume buttons do require a bit of pushing to depress them, which can end up jamming the gels into your ear. At just nine grams, the headset fits into the ear easily and seems very unobtrusive. It also feels very snug to the ear and has very little movement as a result. The headset can be worn without the ear loop but, frankly, I found that too loose to be comfortable. The ear gel is quite comfortable and fits well. The ear loop is also nice and rigid, which keeps the unit firmly in place.

One feature that I thought was clever was the small rubber pad at the base of the headset that effectively kept the device from rubbing up against the side of the face. In some other headset I have tried, that rubbing of the microphone against the face, especially an unshaven one, can contribute to a lot of background noise.

It just so happens this "rubber pad" serves a more important function as well -- it contains the charging port for the headset, which plugs into the holding case which in turn plugs into the standard microUSB connecttor the same one that charges your BlackBerry.

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On the subject of noise, the HS has a great microphone that picks up the voice easily and clearly. People I talked with via the headset indicated it picked up some background noise in both the car and outside too however. The headset charging pod vertically clips into the BlackBerry Power Station, and from their the headset easily clips into the charging pod.

All said and done, you have a convenient place to store your headset when not in use, and a failsafe means of charging it. It's a great combination for any BlackBerry User or Abuser! Full encryption is available when pairing to a BlackBerry device using v4. The device also features DSP — Digital Sound Processing which is designed to reduce background noise and improve sound quality. The HS is compatible with all Bluetooth enabled Blackberrys -- the range, , , , s, Pearls, Curves and series devices.

Another key feature is the great roaming range for the unit. The technical specs claim a range of 33 feet. That seems about right and I maintained great connectivity and sound response wandering away from the connected Berry.

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BlackBerry claim talk time is up to three hours and more than 80 hours standby time. I keep the headset in the BlackBerry Powerstation so I have yet to see it run down, although I had the unit out of the recharger for five days without running any calls through it and it was still functional. Bottom Line.

Overall, this is probably the best headset I have personally tried to date. Product Compare 0. Stylish and convenient Choose from a range of vibrant colours to bring out your playful side.

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