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Well, today’s toy was the Motorola Rokr S9-HD BlueTooth wireless earphones.  For the past two years I’ve been using the Oakley/Motorola branded O-Rokr sunglasses and found them great, but the volume was limited and given their high price I was always concerned about their care.

Another problem lately is that I’ve been taking longer and longer bicycle rides and considering the New England weather, I’m finding that sunglasses aren’t always wearable this late in the day.

I picked up a pair of the new earphones at BestBuy for $99 and found the fit and finish great.  The battery wasn’t charged out of the box, but after only 15 minutes on a charger they lasted for an hour long bike ride.  The sound controls are intuitive with volume up/down on one side plus track forward/back on the other.  They also have a built in microphone so you can take calls from them as well.

I found the sound quality to be really high — better than my O-Rokrs.

A problem I’ve always had in the past when cycling was the wind noise would drown out the music–not on these puppies, you can crank the volume WAY up and drown out your own thoughts.

They come with a carrying case, charger, different size ear ‘nubs’, and instructional manual.

Overall I think this is a great product and would recommend it for anyone interested in having earphones without the wires.