Plantronics Bluetooth stereo headphone mike

Plantronics Japan have announced their Pulsar 590A Bluetooth stereo headset is now available here in electronics retailers and Apple Stores, and online via Amazon Japan. This has been out in the US for a while -- MobileMag reviewed it last December--but it bears repeating that this looks like a worthwhile unit to consider if you want something that'll pair up with your phone and audio player and cut out the music when you answer calls. One caveat is that the profiles it uses for streaming music aren't supported by most cellphones yet -- K-Tai Watch reckons DoCoMo's new Panasonic P902i is about the only one in Japan that does -- though it does come with a Bluetooth adapter whose cable terminates in a 3.5mm jack, so compatibility with audio players ceases to be a problem. Amazon Japan has it priced at Y19,800.

[K-Tai Watch (Japanese)]