Callpod Drone - A Different Kind of Bluetooth USB Adapter

Callpod Drone is no ordinary Bluetooth 2.0 USB adapter. Classified as a Class 1 device, the dongle can boost up to 10 times the range (or 100m/328 ft.) of other lower-powered equivalents. The extended range is quite useful for audio purposes as Callpod Drone comes built-in with A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth profile for stereo streaming and remote control respectively.

The $49.99 adapter actually operates out-of-the-box, meaning it works indepedent of the Bluetooth software stack inside Windows Vista, Mac or even Linux. Your computer simply sees the Drone as a USB speaker and simply routes the audio accodingly. (This sounds very much like how the retired Logitech Wireless Music DJ works.) You'll need additional driver to use the Drone on Windows 2000 and XP. Last but not least is the automatic BT headset detection and pairing - a process that will save you 30 seconds.