what's your opinion of the Blue Tooth earpieces?

[RogueSpirit]

ok is it me or does every single guy that wears one all the time come across as a complete tool? Look I can see one in the ear while driving, but if you are wearing one while sitting at your cube formatting excel sheets...or if you're a teller at the bank, your coming across as a tool, in my opinion. I sure hope I don't offend anyone by saying that, (hell I probably stepped in it, but oh well).

anyway, just had to get that off my chest

[KitchenWitch]

1. I call people who wear them all the time "The Borg"

[RogueSpirit]

4. don't defile the bork like that, mmmkay

:)

[KitchenWitch]

7. ROFL

[Shine]

15. Hey you stole my reply!

:D

that's exactly what I thought.....and then my hubby bought me one and I must say, they are pretty damn convenient. I guess I've been "assimilated". I won't EVER walk around wearing it unless I'm actually talking on the phone, though. I think that's a bit much.

[NewJeffCT]

33. I agree - I think of the Borg when I see them as well

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

But, it's the wave of the future and I'm sure I'll get used to them.

[AwakeAtLast]

35. OMG, that's what my husband has been calling them!

:rofl:

Great minds think alike!

:rofl:

[AggieGal]

2. I agree

they look silly.

[Blue-Jay]

3. I think they're great!

(if you're a douchebag)

[XemaSab]

5. Po

ser! :o

[Liberal Veteran]

6. I just pretend the person is deranged and talking to voices he hears...

....and stay very far away from them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My gardener showed up the other day with one...

He's on the phone a lot, and this probably makes it easier....:shrug:

Doesn't bother me!

:hi:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. I hope they cause ear cancer

or something like that.

[Greyskye]

67. harsh

Jeeze, hope I never actually do anything to you! Like look at you funny. You'd probably try and slit my throat! :wow:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

72. Try? nah, I either would or wouldn't

LOL

[ContraBass Black]

10. I don't need one, and don't care whether or not others use them.

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. I just shake my head

and wonder what the next technological "advance" will be for people with a need to show others that they're so "important" they don't dare miss a call. :eyes:

[Maddy McCall]

12. They look like peckerheads.

Peckerheads with glowing blue dots, but peckerheads all the same.

[mainegreen]

24. Thank you!

:rofl:

[BrotherBuzz]

13. I was slow on the pick-up on Blue Tooth devices

For a while I thought I was living in the middle of the 'Mother of all cluster cases' of Tourette's syndrome in the nation. Some talk normally, but there always seems to be an A personality that tends to carry on a heated conversation and talks very loudly. Surreal, it is at times.

[VenusRising]

14. I'm disgusted by them, frankly.

I think it's the latest way for people to dissociate from the rest of the population. They are so bound to their phones with their fears of being alone, they fail to meet new people and expand the horizons. I think it's one of the things that is damaging the exchange of ideas in this country. People are too busy to talking on their phones to realize what's happening around them unless a cute guy just zoomed past and winked.

The thing that really bothers me is when I go into stores and the clerks have them on. I never know whether they are talking to me or not, and I don't feel as though they are interested in my business.

I do not mind if someone is using it for business and are in the car a lot like sales people or home health workers that tend to many patients in one day. Some uses are reasonable to me; the others are selfish.

[grace0418]

16. I agree. It reminds me of when cell phones first became popular. Those same guys

had to have it strapped to their belts just to make sure everyone knew they had one. Now that everyone has a cell phone, those guys have to make sure everyone knows they have blue tooth.

Take the damn thing off when you're not driving. You look like an idiot.

[Tektonik]

17. As long as they are visible to others, I have no problem w/ em

But those small mini ones make people look effin' stupid

[zanne]

26. So, if I was wearing a mini-one, and talking to my cats....

People might think I wasn't really crazy? Good to know.

[quiet.american]

18. I pretty much hate cell phones anyway, so this accessory gets lumped into that.

Was at a social barbecue once where EVERY SINGLE MALE GUEST was wearing a Bluetooth. Had NOT ONE conversation that wasn't interrupted by someone taking a call. I thought I was at a Secret Service convention. Worst party I ever attended.

[AggieGal]

19. That party sounds pretty bad

[quiet.american]

39. Hello! :) To make things worse, it cost me $40 to travel to it. n/t

[ContraBass Black]

78. You should have just called in.

[quiet.american]

85. Laugh. Out. Loud! n/t

[NC_Nurse]

20. Resistance is futile.

Yuch.

I just got a new cellphone and the guy was telling me I needed one. No thanks.

[MistressOverdone]

21. For some reason they make me think

of the SNL Will Ferrell skit where he has the teeny tiny cell phone.

Other than that, they look like they hurt.

[qdemn7]

22. Oh C'mon!!!!

It's called BLUEtooth. If it was called REDtooth, THEN you would have something to really complain about.

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. I love mine, but I take it off when not talking. Wearing one screams "I'M AN ASSHOLE!!!!"

But I fucking love it otherwise.

Wearing the headpiece while talking to someone face to face is as rude and self-focused as chewing gum while talking to someone, or eating while on the phone, or wearing sunglasses inside.

[Ellen Forradalom]

74. Mine hides under a bushel of hair

The blinking blue light throws people off though.

[Pithlet]

25. They don't bother me unless I mistakenly think they're talking to me

and then they look at me as if they can't figure out why I'm trying to interrupt their conversation. I don't do that so much anymore now that they're more common, but now I wonder if I ever assume someone is talking on their bluetooth when they're actually talking to me. :crazy:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

27. I think they're great

I can attend a phone conference at work while I'm driving home, so I'm not stuck at the office. The bluetooth thingy means I don't have to hold a phone, or drive with my head and shoulder bent together around the phone, or get the wires tangled in my steering wheel / shifter / turn signal.

Even at work, the thing gets me off the "tether" of the regular phone during long calls.

And, I can walk around town muttering to myself, arguing with the voices, and nobody knows what's going on.

Mostly I leave it in the car.

[LostinVA]

28. I agree with you

[dembotoz]

29. I try to stay away from people who talk to themselves in public

It used to be a sign that they were crazy.
Now--They still might be crazy.
Was in the building restroom yesterday.
Guy in the stall was talking loudly on one of those things about someone he was about to fire.
REALLY REALLY LOW CLASS.

Maybe if they came with a portable cone of silence.
Could double as an umbrella. Inventors--this idea is free.

[BarenakedLady]

30. They look silly

But I wish I had one for the car. It's against the law to hold a cell phone while driving here.

[bigwillq]

31. My man wears one

I can't stand it (them). :mad:

[hippiechick]

32. I have to use one at my p/t job (receptionist) ...

... and there's no way in HELL I'd ever use one outside of a job setting.

I can go for weeks without turning my cell phone ON or anyone calling my home #.

Phone addicts just make no friggin' sense to me, and probably my biggest pet peeve is seeing
people out running/walking/biking talking on their cell phone.

Or in the car with their kids. Hang the fuck up and talk to your KIDS!!!


Jebus! :spank:

[deepthought42]

34. Geez. I can't stand it when people at the mall

are wearing those things. Really most of the conversations are something along the lines of "I'm at the mall. What do you want for dinner?" GAH!!!! You need a fucking bluetooth for that? Is it that inconvenient to take the extra second or two to reach into your pocket/purse for your phone IF it rings!?!?

No one is so important that they must wear it at all times...it's just laziness.

[Coventina]

36. "Self-important asshole." Is what those devices say to me.

Look at me! I'm so important that if I were to be disconnected from the hive, the whole thing would collapse!! I'm also rich enough to afford the latest, greatest toy!

:puke:

[Ellen Forradalom]

37. I use one

I am entirely aware that they make me look and sound like a total jackass, yet there are situations where they quite useful: that hour spent in rush hour traffic, for example; or rotting on hold with the cable company.

[hyphenate]

38. I consider them

rude, pompous and pretentious.

And way overrated. ;)

[Nickster]

40. I always have the overwhelming urge to smack them real hard on the ear. I've been able to surpress

that for now, but one day........

[Taverner]

41. Well as a user

It keeps me from holding my cell up to my ear when driving.

[Coventina]

47. FYI: Driving while using 'hands-free' cell phone is still dangerous

Driving while chatting on a "hands-free" cellular phone is just as dangerous as driving while holding a mobile phone, according to a study conducted by the University of Utah.
Talking while driving -- even using a hands-free kit -- makes motorists four times more likely to have an accident, according to David Strayer, a University of Utah psychology professor who led the study, which tracked drivers' brain activity.

Strayer said chatting on a cell phone while driving cuts the brain's ability to operate a vehicle and process information about traffic by 50 percent.

The study asked 16 pairs of friends to "drive" using a highway-driving simulator while chatting on the phone. Meanwhile, electrodes measured the brain's activity and eye movements as a variety of situations cropped up -- from a car braking suddenly to a vehicle abruptly changing lanes and disrupting the flow of traffic, he told AFP.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=060815161706.0xbugxlr&show_article=1

[Taverner]

52. Yes but welcome to the New Highway

With commutes out here taking 1-2 1/2 hours, the need to work while commuting is a reality.

[Coventina]

54. You may need to commute, but don't need to talk on the phone

while doing it.

[Taverner]

56. Ahh you must not live in California

[Coventina]

58. What does that have to do with anything?

Californians are less safety conscious?

:shrug:

[Taverner]

59. No - in California you can literally live on the road

I used to commute 2 hours each direction. This is common, since homes are so expensive. As a result, when you get a call from work, you just can't pull over to the side of the road to take the call. That might make your commute 3 or 4 hours.

"Just work closer to home" Not a possibility

"Just move closer to work" Then you end up paying $700K for a one-BR condo.

[Coventina]

60. Wow, that is sad. I'm sorry your lifestyle forces you to do unsafe things.

I never thought I would feel lucky about my 20 mile commute!

[Taverner]

61. Oh enjoy it

Luckily I don't do the 2-hour anymore, but I still travel all over the US, and taking a call or missing it can make a difference whether we get a sale or not.

[Coventina]

62. Gotcha. Your sale is more important than others' safety.

:thumbsup:

[Taverner]

63. Of course it is

Seriously, I do question those studies since there have been 0 accidents caused by people talking on bluetooth headsets. Zero.

[Coventina]

66. That's a pretty big claim, do you have proof?

Because if true, then heck, mandate the suckers!

[Taverner]

68. Show me the proof that they cause accidents

I mean think common sense here - when you're talking to someone on a Bluetooth how is that any different than talking to the person in the passenger seat?

And if talking while driving causes accidents - why don't we mandate silence in the car at all times?

[Coventina]

69. Did you read the link I posted?

I have to go to work now.

Bottom line: Do whatever you feel you need to do. But if you ever end up hurting someone, don't say you weren't warned. That's all.

[nini]

57. never mind

I finished reading the article :D

[Sabriel]

42. A friend who works for Texas Instruments warned me against cell use

He said no one he works with uses a phone by the ear. It's an unspoken bit of knowledge that it does...something...but they're not sure yet exactly what.

Yes, I have a Bluetooth. The corded ones always got snagged on things and ripped out of my ear.

[musiclawyer]

50. I read somewhere that the phone should be nearby.......

The farther away it is, the more electomagnetic radiation you get right in the ear. So I use mine only when necessary and try to keep the phone only an armslength away.

[skygazer]

43. I think it's kind of pitiful that so many people feel the need to be

perpetually attached to their phone. Screw that - I don't even answer mine. Anyone who knows me knows enough to talk to the machine and if I'm here, I'll pick up. As for my cell, no one has the number - it's for my convenience, not everyone else's.

I think I'd make a good recluse. Or hermit or something.

[RedG1]

44. new technology...here's a story...

Three women, two younger and one senior citizen were sitting in a sauna. Suddenly there was a beeping sound. One of the younger women pressed her forearm and the beeping stopped.

The others looked at her questioningly. "That was my pager, "she said. "I have a microchip under the skin of my arm."

A few minutes later a phone rang. The second young woman lifted her palm to her ear. When she finished she explained "That was my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand."

The older woman felt very low tech. Not to be outdone, she decidied she had to do something just as impressive. She stepped out of the sauna and went to the bathroom.

She returned with a piece of toilet paper hanging from her rear end. The others raised their eyebrows and stared at her.

The older woman finally said...

"WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT... I'M GETTING A FAX!!"

[philosophie_en_rose]

45. They should come with flashing blue lights on attennae.

I don't know how many times I've thought some yahoo coworker was speaking to me, when they were yakking on their bluetooth.

"Hello"
"Oh hi"
(taps blue toothed ear)
"oh."

[Rob H.]

46. They strike me as weird

I've seen people walking around the grocery store with them on, chatting away, but if you can't see the Bluetooth thingy it looks as if they're talking to themselves.

What's worse is that some of them get to the registers, load their items onto the conveyor belt, wait for them to get rung up, pay for them, get their change, grab their things and go and they haven't stopped talking on the phone the whole time. They don't even acknowledge the cashier or anything. That strikes me as exceedingly rude--what, you can't spare a kind word to someone who's standing right in front of you?

[deepthought42]

48. Talking to people in person is so overrated...

:eyes:

LOL... ;)

[graywarrior]

49. Makes me want to slap the shit out of the idiot who wears one.

Like we're supposed to be impressed. WTF do people talk about all day on those things, amyhow? I barely answer my phone...no, I haven't even hooked up my phone since I moved in two months ago.

[johnnie]

51. Doesn't bother me

Get with it people, this is 2007. I don't have one and probably never will need one, but I see nothing wrong with it. What the fuck do I care if someone has one on? I wish I had that kind of energy to waste on wanting to slap someone upside the head because they have a blue-tooth on their ear. :eyes:

[MAGICBULLET]

53. what's sad

is that there's gotta be people who are turned on by them or else we wouldn't be seeing these shitweasels wearing them while driving their hummers.

[nini]

55. I think they're stupid. do people really have to be hooked up to a phone constantly?

They look stupid and are a sign of obsession and weakness IMHO. Trendy things annoy the crap out of me :D

[ileus]

64. kookie goons...I don't even know where mine is right now.

I haven't used it in weeks, maybe months...I'm gonna go search for it now. Gee thanks, the day was so productive up to this point.

L8ter

[m_welby]

65. they're just creepy

I expect they'll be downloading propoganda directly to your brain any day now.

I don't really care if someone has one, But I can't imagine being plugged in 24/7. It's just such a sad and lonely commentary on society.

[Kali]

86. been doing that for 50 years now - its called television

[NewWaveChick1981]

70. It's not just you...

:rofl: :hi: When they first came out, I saw business guys seemingly acting insane and talking to themselves but really just abusing their Bluetooth. :P It's intensely annoying to be working out in the gym and be on the elliptical machine with some Bluetooth Tool on the machine next to me talking on his set while huffing and puffing and sweating all over it. I've seen them in the grocery store, Target, the gym---everywhere BUT an office location.

[mike_c]

71. I think they're fine in settings where having a phone conversation is fine....

...which is to say, in my office or at home. I hate carrying the phone around pressed to my head.

Driving, walking around in public, sitting in a restaurant, at the mall? No. That's pathetic.

[Zuiderelle]

73. Just like anything... they can be stupid or they can be convenient.

I have one. I rarely use it, but it certainly is useful when I need both my hands free and have no choice but to be on the phone. Like when I am not in my local office, but traveling and need to be on a conference call. Not just because holding the damn cell phone up to my ear for an hour or more is a pain, but because I need my hands free to work at the same time.

[Oeditpus Rex]

79. 'traveling and need to be on a conference call'

See what technology turns us into?

If I worked for a company that required me to be on the phone while driving, I'd say, "No, thank you. There're many things I'll do in the line of duty, but increasing the risk to my life and the lives of others isn't among them."

[Zuiderelle]

80. By traveling I don't mean in a car. I would never risk anyone's life to be on a conference call.

I mean in an airport, lugging around my baggage, or wherever, as long as it's convenient for me.

I'm pretty grateful for my job actually.

[Oeditpus Rex]

81. Oh, okay

I stand corrected. :hi:

[Zuiderelle]

84. I can see where you thought I meant something else.

So, no harm no foul. :) :hi:

[mwdem]

75. I've seen too many men standing up, in restaurants, talking

as loudly as possible. They, at least, walk to the periphery of the rooms, but they look stupid and self absorbed.

[Midlodemocrat]

76. I think they are moranic. No one is that important.

[Roon]

77. I just can't wait for the tooth phone

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2055654.stm

[crim son]

82. I think they're unattractive

and my immediate suspicion when I see somebody wearing one is, "This guy has no life."

[Orsino]

83. They ought to be brightly colored...

...so as to distinguish the wearers from your ordinary folks talking to invisible friends.

[WindRavenX]

87. As a phone tool in the strictest sense, it's awesome. Out in public or social places? You're a tool.

My biggest pet peeve thus so far while working at Starbucks is that we get some shitheads who think it's completely ok to continue their blue-tooth phone conversations while ordering their coffee. They'll say their order so fast we can't understand it, then they get pissed when we try to get their attention so we can correctly make their drink.

And they always have the longest, most complex drinks ever. :eyes:

[Lethe]

88. 99% total tools IMO

i can understand if you are driving or you are doing a task that requires you to be hands free.

but if you go to dinner and your date has one in her ear and suddenly starts talking to herself during the dinner, i will leave her there.

you better shut that shit off and leave your phone in your car if you are with me.