Cell Mate – The Hands Free Cell Phone Accessory

Cell Mate, the hands free cell phone accessory was the daily buzz at CES 2009, although for all the wrong reasons.

First the positive. Cell Mate is a hands free cell phone gadget that allows you to safely talk on the cell phone while driving. The headset requires no charging and allows you to keep two hands on the wheel while driving. In addition since you are directly using the cell phone, you don’t have to worry about poor wireless reception or dropped calls that plague some bluetooth wireless headsets.

Unfortunately, the concern expressed by many was aesthetics. The headset is not that attractive and looks more like a piece of haphazard construction where someone just stuck velcro to some bent metal . There are other options for wired headsets available that look quite nice and offer the same benefits as Cell Mate. Nice idea, but I’d say back to the drawing board on this one.

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