Go wireless ...

From the time I bought laptop, I was looking for wireless headphone/mic option. Since, bluetooth headset/headphones would serve two-way wireless communication between computer and with mobile phone. And also, with the buzz around IP telephony, bluetooth stereo headset might give me some mobility. Recently, I was stumbled on a deal from Kyocera (GSH300) Headset/Headphone for 30$. When 'buy.com' categorized it for non-returnable, I was little hesitant to proceed. But, I decided to check out the cheap and sweet deal. Finally, I brought it through google checkout option for 20$.

When it had arrived, I paired it with my mobile with a little bit of a hiccup. I was really glad by the sound clarity it offered. Having balanced the returned on investment, I tried milking more from the product. I was again surprised by the easy with which Mac deducted the Head-Set. I said to myself, "Let me hear some music". Thats it. That was the end of happy story. Mac was not able to send or receive audio signal. I was little pissed off. I also tried paring with a windows machine, but same story there too.

Later, by surfing the internet for a day, I learned that mac does not support A2DP (Advance audio distribution profile) protocol used by blue tooth headsets. I didn't give up my search for alternate options. By refining search keys, i did find instructions to invoke bluetooth headset in mac through sound routing option. Applications namely 'Jack Router' and 'a2dpcast' working in synergy can grab the audio input/output and send out a2dp signals to bluetooth headset. Since some tireless minds already had figured the way, I simply followed the instruction. Though the mobility was not 10 m as mentioned, I could listen 10 feet away from my computer. Nevertheless, it was a damn good deal.