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Scosche solCHAT Bluetooth Speakerphone
Communicate Your Sunny Disposition
By Dusty Overby
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Name: Dusty Overby
Email: doverby@gearpatrol.com
Site: http://www.gearpatrol.com
About: Gents… my name is Dusty. To date, I have been resident amongst the masses of Gear Patrol devotees. Now, I have received a different calling. My charge is to shrug off the casual and carefree life of one who solely reads; I am to eschew the selfish pleasures man-info consumption, and to, instead, contribute mighty works of journalistic prowess suitable for the enlightenment of the Gear Patrol audience.
I’m sure that we would all agree that Gear Patrol shines as a bright beacon in the world of Men’s Lifestyle and Leisure. With numerous other sites and magazines vying for your attention, you read Gear Patrol because it cuts through the worthless flotsam and jetsam the other sites and blogs rehash day in and day out, bringing you a unique perspective on the latest gizmos and whatnots that matter to you. Well, it just so happens that I majored in gizmos and minored in whatnots.
Hopefully, my background and experiences will allow me to deliver piping-hot and tasty content direct to you from my areas of expertise. I was schooled in the beautiful Southeastern U.S. of A. There I spent only a modicum of time in actual class; instead wisely opting to hone other skills such as video game dominance (Ed: Dusty’s GoldenEye skills were unparalleled - full stop), media and entertainment studies, and indulging my competitive nature.
Post graduation, I sojourned for three years in southern Germany. There, I garnered a great appreciation for European culture as well as their longstanding brewing traditions/skills. Needless to say, travel is up there on my list of personal passions. Now I am back in the States where, by day, I work in sales and marketing in the construction industry. Also, I’m an on-again, off-again runner who enjoys many outdoor activities, preeminent among them being a fanatical, though rarely fantastical, golfer.
That being said, you may have to indulge some of my written idiosyncrasies. If my posts get too wacky, surely someone will let me know (Eric?). I plan to bring a bit of wit and wisdom to a community that clearly already has them in spades. Fellow readers, I shall do you proud by helping advance Gear Patrol in advancing you. After all, it’s a good bet that at least some of what entertains me just might entertain you too.
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There are plenty of reasons to go hands-free with your cell phone whilst driving. Decreasing distractions, obeying local laws, and the simple fact that your girlish arms can’t take the punishment of holding a phone to your ear are all good rationales for making a change. If your vehicle didn’t come equipped with a factory-speakerphone solution and headsets aren’t your thing (nobody wants to be that guy), then we may have found just the product for you. Scosche’s latest bluetooth speakerphone, the solCHAT, packs good quality and some novel features.
Most notably, the Bluetooth 2.0 compatible solCHAT charges and operates off of solar power. When placed inconspicuously at the periphery of your windshield (think oil-change-sticker-zone), there’s no need to run any type of wire to the unit or to replace the batteries. The unit features voice caller ID, which eliminates one more reason for fiddling with your cell phone. Ultimately, any accessory of this type lives and dies on performance. Happily, our test unit operated admirably, offering plenty of speaker volume and clear audio. On the other end of the call, receivers reported little to no background noise or echoes distorting our rants about near collisions caused by other drivers glued to their handsets.
Unobtrusive, attractive, and functional. That makes the solCHAT Gear Patrol approved.
Cost: $62
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