When I first started using Google Talk with fellow Googlers, I enjoyed its incredible voice clarity and reliability. Unfortunately, when I came home to share this cool new Google tool with my friends and family, I realized that I was limited in the amount of friends I could talk to. Most of them did not have a microphone on their computer and the ones that did weren't always getting the greatest user experience. I took my findings back to the Google Talk team and of course they already had a solution in mind: offer Google Talk headsets, so anyone with a computer can check out the voice features of Google Talk. I offered to lend a hand, and we began talking to Plantronics to see if there was a way to deliver their high quality products to our users at an affordable price.
Those discussions have lead to the creation of a few different models of Google Talk headsets. We are now featuring three headsets in the Google Store:
- Audio 310: Analog, Over-the-head mono headset
- Audio 330: Analog, Over-the head stereo headset w/ inline
- CS50 Wireless: USB, 200 foot range
Ronny Conway
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