AirPhones Review: Bluetooth Headphones Without the Bluetooth
- Stream your audio from any App
- Uses Wifi instead of Bluetooth to increase range
- Preferences can only be controlled from the Mac
- Mac Only
The world is getting wireless and so is your headphones. Products such as bluetooth headphones have been popping up here and there to allow you to get rid of that pesky cord that tugs and gets in the way of your work. Unfortunately, these products can be quite expensive and require the expense of constant battery replacement. What if I told you there is a way to experience the freedom from the cord and the heaviness of your wallet at the same time? Introducing AirPhones: the app that takes your iPhone/iPod Touch and turns it into wireless headphones.
AirPhones’s interface is plane and simple. It’s designed to work in the background so that you don’t need to worry about adjusting any settings while the app is active. AirPhones’s preference window is accessible through its menubar icon.
You can choose to have the app launch every time you log in as well as choose to access the preferences from the dock, the menu bar, or both. AirPhones will also tell you which devices are paired with the app and allows you to clear it. Speaking of devices, lets look at the interface on the iPhone and iPod touch.
Launch the app, and this is what you get. That’s it! You can control the volume with the supplied slider at the bottom. AirPhones will work as far as your network will allow. If your network is bridged across an entire campus, your AirPhones will still be receiving even if you are at the complete opposite side of the area.
You can be watching a movie, listening to iTunes Radio, staying up to date on the latest broadcast web event, etc – anywhere with your mac and an iPhone and iPod Touch.
In terms of performance AirPhones does not disappoint. Sound quality is great, and the app does not suck up your processor. Setup is painless and fast. All you have to do is hit connect in the preference window on the mac and you’re connected.
AirPhones is $4.99 at the iTunes Apps store, and the client on the mac is absolutely free. AirPhones is available at http://airphonesapp.com/.
I hope Apple release A2DP Bluetooth Stereo in the iPhone soon. I’ve got the JayBird iPhone Bluetooth Stereo Headphones. Love my wireless headphones but would be even better without the little adapter you plug in the bottom of the iPhone.
I would love to see Apple fix bluetooth on the Macbook Air. Using bluetooth headphones kills Internet connection.
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