Can you have a two way conversation with a Bluetooth headset when riding bike at say, 60 mph? Are you able to hear the instructions clearly with that whooshing noise at the background? If answer is negative, all you need is the new ‘Sound ID 510’ earpiece which streams music and audio.

Sound ID 510, the world’s first and only Bluetooth headset that offers its own iPhone app that controls the functionality of the device itself. The iPhone app is a welcome addition and can be even more useful as Sound ID incorporates new features. Since the headset is firmware upgradeable there will be new-fangled features added as time goes on. Hands free headset has actually managed to innovate in the headset space, where you’d probably never thought there was much more room for drastic improvement.

Users may wonder why they may need an app for a Bluetooth earpiece, since the iPhone easily recognizes most Bluetooth accessories. If you ever misplaced your Bluetooth earpiece, then the ‘EarPrint app’ can find it. The app also has a battery life indicator to check in how much power you have left in your Bluetooth earpiece.

Besides the Bluetooth app, the device features noise and wind canceling algorithms, touch-sensitive volume adjustment, multi-point technology to connect the headset to more than one device at once, and an Environmental mode which amplifies sound around the device when not in a call, this mode is the audio pass through technology letting the user hear ambient sounds as if they were not wearing a headset. The Sound ID 510 is stirring nearer to the perfect Bluetooth headset. It is feature rich, well designed and stylish. The Touch Sensor control is a welcome addition especially in a capacitive touch screen world. The on/off switch is another great addition and avoids the press and hold style of other Bluetooth headset models.

Bluetooth headsets have become must-have accessories for cell phone fanatics. As the number of Bluetooth cell phones has exploded, the number of Bluetooth headsets has increased as well. The benefits of these hands-free, wireless devices are obvious, particularly in the wake of state and local laws that require the use of a headset while driving. The Sound ID 510 has a MSRP of $129.99, for more information visit www.soundid.com. The 510 is Editors Choice Award winner.