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Cardo Systems SCALA 500 Bluetooth Headset | 
| Brand: Cardo Systems
Category: Wireless
List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $20.00
as of 9/6/2010 06:24 HKT details
You Save: $49.99 (71%)
New (6) Used (1) from $14.95
Seller: jacobc123
Rating:  263 reviews
Sales Rank: 9430
Color: Silver
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Scala 500
UPC: 828831000057
EAN: 0828831000057
ASIN: B0006GFARG
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Talk time - up to 9 hours per charge / Standby time - up to one week | | • | Windguard technology mic to eliminates back ground noise | | • | Easy to use controls for volume, mute and call answer/end | | • | VersaClip attachment option for ear-loop and eye/sunglasses clip |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Take your Bluetooth headset experience to new heights with the thoughtfully designed scala-500. The unit comes equipped with all the high-end features and functionalities you would expect from a leading headset, with the addition of revolutionary technology that is designed to cut wind noise. 
Easy to wear around your neck or on your belt. Take a closer look. | 
An ear-clip and an exclusive eye/sunglasses clip come with the scala-500. Take a closer look. | Equipped with the WindGuard solution, the scala-500 overcomes wind interference significantly better than does any other Bluetooth headset on the market. Whether you're walking the sidewalks of a busy city, or biking or hiking on a windy day, you will appreciate this addition. Click on the demos below to listen to a comparison between headset performance without and with the WindGuard technology (at a wind speed of 9 mph): No WindGuard protection
WindGuard and the scala-500 At a hair more than half an ounce, the sleek and stylish scala-500 is one of the smallest and lightest devices available, but it still offers up to nine hours of talk time. An integrated speaker booster provides substantially higher volume capacity than is common in other headsets. Plus, echo-canceling technology alleviates those annoying voice feedback loops that are common with lesser headsets. An exchangeable ear-loop and eye/sunglasses attachment lets you place the headset where it's most convenient, while handy controls on the device allow you to voice dial, as well as to answer, mute, reject, and transfer calls. A charging cradle ships with the scala-500, offering fast recharging of the headset's internal battery. A carry sleeve is included as well, letting you carry the scala-500 on your belt or around your neck. And last but not least, the scala-500 is Bluetooth 1.2 compliant.
What's in the Box
scala-500 headset, carry sleeve, VersaClip ear/eyeglasses clip, charging cradle, carry lanyard, AC adapter, software, and user's manual.
Product Description
FREE Car Charger Included!! A 19.99 Value. The Scala 500 is the perfect complement for your mobile phone, no matter where you are. Cardo's proprietary wind blocking technology overcomes wind interference significantly better than any other Bluetooth headset on the market. The Scala 500 comes equipped with all high-end features and functionalities you would expect from a leading headset. Only 16.5 grams (0.58 oz) , it's sleek and stylish and one of the smallest and lightest headsets available and still offers up to 9 hours of talk time. A booster int he earpiece provides substantially higher volume capacity than available with other headsets. What's in the Box: VersaClip, charging cradle, driver disk, padded ear loop, microphone, carrying sleeve, user's guide, warranty and registration card
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 263
 haven't gotten the ear piece yet! July 30, 2010
Joanie Ciardelli (San Rafael, CA)
The product arrived without an ear piece weeks ago, and after 2 calls to the company and an email I'm still waiting for the ear piece. Otherwise, the product probably works fine. I had one like this before.
 Greaaaat October 1, 2009
J. DOGAN (TEXAS)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This by far one of the best bluetooth devices I've used to date. Getting the ear loop shaped to fit comfortably was the only issue to date. I highly recommend this item.
Thanks Cardo, Joe
 Cardo Systems SCALA 500 Bluetooth Headset September 14, 2009
Raul Silva (Los Angeles, USA)
This is a great product. It works well with my previous phone. Palm Centro. It works just as well with my new Palm Pre. It was given to me as a Christmas gift, and I lost it. Luckily I was able to find a replacement. The gift giver is none the wiser. My first order was defective. I had to ship it back. My exchange was handled with much professionalism. I was out some shipping, but @ the price I paid, I still can't complain. What a great value. My Palm Pre came with a free Bluetooth that was worthless. I gave it away. This headset is a keeper. It is a little bulky, but the sound is fantastic. I live in CA where a headset on the road is NOT an option. I could care less about how the headset looks. The important part is that whoever I am on the phone with can hear me, and I can hear them as well. Not to mention it keeps me, as well as others on the road, safe.
It works July 4, 2009
Johann Mitchell (Virginia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this headset because everyone said it was LOUD.
I have hearing problems, and I want a headset that I can hear. If that were my only criteria, this would be a good headset. This is my second headset, and I found that there were several features I had taken for granted on my old headset that are lacking in this one.
My old headset was a Motorola HS-850 headset Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset (Silver)[Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]. Features I liked on it: You could answer the phone by flipping open the boom, thereby turning on the headset and linking it to the phone. The back of this is flat and covered in a thin sheet of a rubber-like substance, which makes it easy to use with an in-ear hearing aid and has an edge that tends to block outside noise. It has about the same degree of loudness as the Cardo. It makes a little blip in my ear when the phone rings. This is useful when I have the phone in my handbag, which muffles the ring, so I don't always hear the phone itself. When I go somewhere with friends, I wear the headset and can contact them or be contacted if we get separated. The headset is comfortable. It feels loose, and precarious, but has never fallen off and is actually quite secure, and is so comfortable that I've forgotten I was wearing it. The headset has a volume control. It turns on and off by flipping the boom mic open or closed, so it's easy to see instantly if it's on.
New, Cardo headset: takes long enough to turn on and link that you can't use it to answer the phone with any degree of reliability, i.e., the phone will stop being answerable before you can get the headset working if it's not already on. The back of this is flatter than most headsets, but still extends into the outer ear a bit. The shape might work with an in-ear hearing aid, but it would work better with some than others. The part the sound comes from is metal, and would probably bang loudly against a hearing aid, although I haven't tried it. When the phone rings, the headset remains silent. This may not be a problem for others, but it makes it too easy for me to miss calls. The headset is comfortable for about two seconds, then it's uncomfortable, and after a minute, it begins to HURT! The headset is very tight on the ear and does not feel like it will fall off. You can't forget you're wearing it because of the pain. I think this is not specific to me, personally, because there's a very small amount of space between the back of the headset and the earpiece, so it's going to pinch anyone's ear. This headset has no volume control and relies solely on the volume control of the phone. There's a button to turn it on and off, but you have to hold the button for a while to do this. Lights are the only visible indication that it's on or off, and you may have to wait a few seconds to tell. Everything about the operation of this headset feels slow and clunky.
Both headsets tend to boost human speech in the higher ranges. This makes both of them sound tinny, but does a lot to enhance the understandability of speech, a plus for both.
I had a friend complain about background noise when I talked to him over this headset. He said it sounded like there was a fan on nearby. There was NO noise at all in my apartment at the time.
I wish I had spent the money on another Motorola headset, and I'll probably buy another one as soon as I can scrape up the money.
 Broken November 29, 2008
R. WOMACK
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the headsets is broken. I returned the headset by mail and they claim they did not receive it.
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