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Filed under: Motorola , Accessories We've learned from a source close to the project that Motorola is planning on rolling out a bone conduction headset "this summer" based on Nextlink's technology. This totally jibes with recent news that Moto and Nextlink had partnered up -- and furthermore, that the long-overdue Invisio Q7 would be straight up Moto branded by the time it actually hit store shelves -- and sure enough, the photo we've been provided certainly looks like a Q7 in Moto clothing. We don't have anything else solid at this point, but we're told that the headset performs brilliantly in windy conditions, a common complaint for Jawbone owners. Motorola, Nextlink, whomever, we don't really care what this thing is called, we're just happy to hear we'll finally have it out in the next few months. Permalink | Email this | Comments

In case you haven’t heard about the bone conduction technology, you should know that the main idea behind this is in transferring sound using human bones. To put in other words, such headphones doesn’t necessarily have to be in your ears — holding them in a proximity of ears should be good enough. I admit I’m quite a sceptic for this kind of gizmos, though I would love to give them a try. Plus, the one on the image above are waterproof, meaning you could actually take them on pool — although I don’t understand how would they stay connected with a phone or a portable media player? (Bluetooth?) Anyway, Morito has presented the first (that I’m aware of) such headphones at Wireless Japan 2007, and will start selling them somewhere in August for $80. [Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sensear: Noise-cancelling, Voice-amplifying hands-free systemMOTO S9 headphones viral campaignWillcom Wants You to Turn Your Headphones into Mobile PhoneiPhone availability all but evaporated at Apple Stores nationwide!iPhone flirt - mobile dating on the iPhone? Probably not!