[Nexus One Accessories] kpjimmy:
UPDATE 5/25/10

Opening the box and powering up this puppy is a mistake indoors or inside the car with the windows rolled up. The sucker is LOUD! Granted there is a warning that the S4 can reach up to 100dbs!! So be careful...

When powering up the S4 for the first time, the unit is LOUD, after you regain hearing, the unit automatically goes into pairing mode. Just turn on your bluetooth on your phone and input the standard "0000" keycode if your phone prompts you for it, my Nexus one did not. After the phone is paired, the S4 gives you an audible notification that the phone is connected and will start transferring your contact list into the S4. On android phones, you need to hit the prompt in the notification bar to authorize the transfer and again an audible alert will be sounded letting you know, your "contacts are being transferred". After a minute or so (depending on how many contacts you have), the unit will tell you when it has finished. Just a FYI, the S4 claims they can hold 2000 contacts, so not to worry.

Now we can go ahead and use the sucker! Your "trigger phrase" is of course, "BlueAnt, Speak to Me". At that point the S4 prompts you for a command. You have the option to go through the help by saying "what can I say" and it will give you your available sub-trigger words. This can range from, "am I connected", to "phone commands", which prompts your phone to go into voice dialing thanks to Froyo. In addition to voice dialing, redialing, and checking the battery life of the S4 using the commands, you can also ask for "favorites". What this does is dial into Bing-411. If you are familiar with Goog-411, its the exact same thing minus the "beep-boop-beep" sound effect that Goog-411 has lol. On word of advice though in using the "favorites" command; even though there is no charge for the call, but you do use your minutes to use that function. PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS IF YOU ARE NOT ON AN UNLIMITED VOICE PLAN.

With the windows rolled down and driving about 25mph, with wind blowing in, I can still use the trigger command with no problems. Very impressive!

To another function, A2DP. Now this is genius. You can use the S4 as a speakerphone for either your music on you phone (it won't sound very great), but more so use the unit's speakerphone function for Navigation. In using google navigator, this is a great tool to have. I mean use can use your OEM car dock, but I only use the OEM car dock on long trips going through long drives, through states, but for an hour drive, I would use the S4. You can use the Nexus one's power cord to power the S4 if need be but the battery life is pretty rock solid even with use.

The next part I have yet to test out is the Vlingo software that was recently released for Android. For one, the initial release is 9.99USD, so you have to pay for it. I know, I know, we have voice search already on the N1, why shell out cash for Vlingo? Well for one, you can use the Vlingo to read your text msgs and emails as well as use your voice to write them. Of course you will have the same voice functions as the phones voice app, but I am interested in any case. I will report back if I do get it and if it's worth keeping. :).

I hope you like my mini review and please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

The BlueAnt S4 can be purchased directly from MyBlueAnt.com or blueantwireless.com. Or you can buy one from your local Best Buy. They were recently released in the retail locals on the 23rd.

I guess no one got one of these thingys yet eh? No matter. I'll post to whomever is curious. :D