Handsfree

"Hands free" redirects here. For other uses, see Hands Free (disambiguation).
Hands-free phone kit fitted to a Saab 9-5.

Handsfree is an adjective describing equipment that can be used without the use of hands (for example via voice commands) or, in a wider sense, equipment which needs only limited use of hands, or for which the controls are positioned so that the hand can occupy themselves with another task (such as driving) without needing to hunt far afield for the controls.[1][2][3]

Devices that are typically used for handsfree communication use Bluetooth as its wireless technology. They still require a smartphone or other device to initiate a call. These devices include Bluetooth headsets, hands-free car kits (HFCK), and personal navigation devices (PND). Originally introduced as optional features connected by a wire to smartphones or other communication devices, they now generally are available with wireless technology.

Bluetooth handsfree options are now also easily found in any high end automotive as part of the vehicle's stereo system, or in after market stereo system units. This option utilizes the vehicle's speakers to transmit the caller's voice in the phone call and have an embedded microphone in the stereo unit itself, the steering wheel, or a separate wired microphone that can be placed anywhere in the vehicle.[4]

  1. ^ Schiesel, Seth (4 November 2010). "Kinect by Microsoft Keeps You Entertained Hands Free". Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Tedeschi, Bob (22 April 2009). "New Hands-Free Headsets From Plantronics and Aliph". Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ Tedeschi, Bob (17 June 2009). "Talk Hands-Free and Listen to Your Songs too". Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Quain, John R. (22 April 2007). "Bluetooth Plays Matchmaker: M3, Meet MP3". Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via NYTimes.com.