Filed under: Aftermarket, Gadgets, CES
CES 2008: Iqua Bluetooth Snake whispers in your ear as you drive
One of the big problems with aftermarket, in-car Bluetooth devices is sound. Most of them plug up in your car's auxiliary power plug (that's a cigarette lighter to those of use born before 1990), and unless you drive a Miata, that's not where your ears are.
Iqua says their Bluetooth Snake fixes the problem by moving the sound closer to your head. The Snake fits onto your car's headrest and sits right at your right cheek to better pick up your voice as well as put the sound where it's needed.
It still gets its power from where you once lit your smokes, so theres some cableage to run. And despite the photo above, the Iqua's CES rep assures us the Snake doesn't obstruct your vision or distract your attention from the road ahead.
More hi-res photos of the Iquas Bluetooth Snake in our gallery.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Will 10:40AM (1/06/2008)
I'll attempt to channel my inner Jeremy Clarkson:
If you want to look a cock, this is the perfect accessory for your Boxster,SLK, or MX-5. It's like pensioners who wear those Bluetooth accessories in their ears; Sir, please, take it off before you tarnish old people's reputation further.
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EchelonBob 3:34AM (1/07/2008)
It wouldn't fit on a Boxster, due to the integrated seat/headrest.
retsel 10:47AM (1/06/2008)
is this one eyed snake hard at metal... it i looks like it can lobotomize someone in a mishap...
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Andrew 11:26AM (1/06/2008)
It wouldn't hurt for too long.
Dave S 11:29AM (1/06/2008)
Looks like a good way to get impailed!
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Solo Racer 11:50AM (1/06/2008)
Won't work on fixed headrest cars from the look of it.
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Snix 11:51AM (1/06/2008)
That blonde model can whisper in my ear all day long!
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blogged to death 2:06PM (1/06/2008)
At first I thought it the device was the blonde itself and wouldn't mind her whispering in my ear.
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3000GT TwinTurbo 4:04PM (1/06/2008)
it looks retarded...just like those bluetooth earpieces.
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Kevin 4:57PM (1/06/2008)
Product? What product? I'm more interested in that blonde... mmm, yummy.
Autoblog, please inquire more about that blonde!
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cellularcoffee 5:33PM (1/06/2008)
Someone's head will get chopped off in a side-impact accident
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tankd0g 5:36PM (1/06/2008)
Who puts there Bluetooth earpeice in thier cigarette lighter? Seems CES this year was all about solving problems that don't exist.
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stevo 1:17AM (1/07/2008)
Here's a thought, HANG UP AND F*CKING DRIVE!
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charmingDeviant 3:31AM (1/07/2008)
This looks like a recipe for driver decapitation.. I can't imagine this will make it past the feds, I can just imagine the lawsuits for head/neck injuries..
People who want to talk and drive should just buy cars with integrated 'hands free'. That's what I did, its the safest choice.
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topman 7:04AM (1/07/2008)
a good bump in the side will sure chop your head... LOL
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Anthony 11:45AM (1/07/2008)
it isn't exactly a new idea... think nokia had something like that
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Leaf 11:54AM (1/07/2008)
Technojunk
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