While Dave was trying the Supertooth out with his XDA2, I had a chance to play with it as well. I'm only going to do a brief review here.

For those that haven't heard of Supertooth before, it's basically a simple bluetooth handsfree/speaker that you can use as a car kit, just to carry around or in the office to do conference call, etc.

First glance

Although I can't say that Supertooth is super sexy (it *does* look better than many car kit modules though - but still...), but it definitely caught the eyes of many people. If it's smaller, or perhaps, looks more inline with the common car stereo head unit, it would fit better in my car or in my handbag. It's fairly light in weight and wouldn't cause too much trouble carrying it around if necessary. Wonder if I can play music through it... guess headset profile might not support this :(.

Pairing

As with any other bluetooth device, you have to discover your partner before communicating with it. Supertooth comes with some instructions, but everything is so easy to use anyway. To pair the device, you turn off Supertooth, hold the ANSWER button, and turn it on. Keep holding the ANSWER button until a red and blue are flashing. You can now discover and pair with this device on your phone, after providing the standard password.

In Use

Supertooth will give its own ring tone at incoming calls. There's a reasonably small delay between when the phone rings and when Supertooth rings (Wonder if you can change the ring tone on Supertooth... maybe one day...). The reception was pretty good; signals can pick up its partner within about a 2m radius, but of course, the clarity drops off as you move the module away from its partner. From the response I got from the others that I've talked to via Supertooth, it seems like the mic volume is on the low side. The mic is adjustable, but only to a small degree. The speaker is clear and I can hear the other party very well, even in a moderately noisy environment.

In the Car

Installation in the car is about as easy as finding a nice spot to place the module. With 2 strong magnets at the back of the Supertooth, the metallic clip provided can confidently hold it in place. The metallic clip though, is a bit hard to use - because I couldn't really find a good place to put it - didn't want to put it on the sun visor. Wish there was a wall bracket or so. My car wasn't big enough to do the mic distant test, so I'll leave that for Dave.

Accessories

Supertooth comes with a normal charger and a car charger, and I must say that I'm very impressed with the battery life of Supertooth. I used it after Dave had had a small play with it, and, together, we had it running for 10 days straight (although mostly on standby) - and it's still going!! Included in the pack are some ear phones that you can plug into module, I haven't really tried it - didn't want to endanger my health since Dave has used it previously :P.

Good: Easy to use and bonds well with the xPhone Can be used anywhere, not just as a car kit

Bad: Can look sleeker... personal opinion

Overall: I'm so in love with it that I think I'll get my own... once I get out of this initial poverty of paying for the home loan deposit. :) It's on sale at AU$151 http://www.mrgadget.com.au/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/375 Jackie's Score : 9 / 10