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Styles include: dark fabric, brown leather, walnut, bamboo, light fabric and black leather. That said, the Hint is still not up for pre-order in the UK just yet. Back to our initial discussion which we were so open about further up, the Moto Hint is going to change the headset market by revolutionizing design standards. This should spark the market, by introducing a whole slew of new Bluetooth headsets using a sleek design.
The consumers will benefit here. If we have to spell it out for you further, this is exciting news because it means the overall design of these headsets should get smaller and smaller. Imagine even smaller designs that are practically invisible! Most brands or companies would offer additional accessories like this for a premium charge, but Motorola decided to include it with the Hint. That coupled with the reasonable price tag means the Moto Hint offers great value.
Will we see more companies bundling accessories with their headsets and devices? What are your thoughts on the Moto Hint? Do you like the design, and sleek form factor?
Do you already own a Bluetooth headset that you feel is better? Are you going to avoid it completely, and if so why? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions below! Briley Kenney is an experienced tech enthusiast who enjoys all things electronic and gadget related.
He has also written in-game content for the indie gem Tales of Illyria and it's two sequels Beyond the Iron Wall, and Destinies. Then you talk. Or listen. In addition to the basic call-handling function, the Moto Hint can serve as a vessel for Google Now , allowing you to ask questions and give commands the same way you would from your phone.
Here's the thing, though: Any Bluetooth headset can actually do that -- automatically, if you have a Moto X , or with the aid of a third-party app if you have any other Android phone. Typically, all you have to do is push the headset's button and then start speaking. What sets the Moto Hint apart is the way it works in conjunction with the Moto Voice system on Motorola's Moto X phone: When the Hint is paired with a new Moto X, it moves into an "always listening" mode in which you can wake the earpiece simply by saying the phone's launch phrase.
You can then start giving commands without ever having to touch the device. The feature actually didn't work for me at first, and I ended up having to factory-reset the phone to get things to function properly. Who knows. It works consistently well now, though: Even when the phone itself is out of earshot, I can just say the launch phrase I configured -- "Okay, Moto X" -- and the Hint sounds a chime in my ear to let me know it's awake and ready for a command.
It's an interesting way to expand the "always listening" capability Motorola created for the Moto X, and it's without a doubt the Hint's special sauce. Whether you use that function or just tap the earpiece to make it start listening, any voice command that'll work on your phone will work through the Hint. For instance, you could ask, "Is it going to rain this afternoon? Similarly, you could ask for facts or directions or tell the device to call your plumber, just like you could from the phone itself.
Those types of commands work well enough with the Hint, but others are a bit more awkward. The real issue is the fact that the Hint is basically just serving as an audio-only vessel for Google Now; all the commands are actually still happening on your phone -- and in fact, if you look at the screen, you'll see it lighting up and executing them along the way.
When you compose a text message by voice, for example, the system shows you its transcription on the phone's screen and then asks: "Do you want to send this?
There are also sometimes brief delays while the system processes what you said and moves onto the next step.
If you're looking at the phone, it's pretty obvious what's going on -- but when you're relying only on audio feedback, it's hard to gauge from the silence whether the system is working or whether something has gone wrong which does happen on occasion. To put it bluntly, you're getting only the audio half of a system designed for both audio and visual feedback -- and that's painfully apparent at times. Voice control aside, the Moto Hint actually works quite well in the more traditional sense -- you know, for hands-free talking on your phone.
Calls sound loud and clear through the earpiece, and those with whom I've spoken say my voice is easy to hear and understand as well, if ever-so-slightly muffled compared to a normal handset-based call. One slightly annoying quirk is the fact that the Hint has no buttons for adjusting volume or for muting; you have to use the regular buttons and on-screen commands on your phone to do those things, which kind of defeats the purpose.
First, when a call comes into your phone, the Hint will announce the caller's name in your ear. You can then say "answer" or "ignore" to accept or reject it -- no physical contact required. That function should work with any Android device, Moto X or not. And second, the Hint knows when you're using it and when you aren't.
If the device is in your ear, it'll automatically route all incoming calls to you there; if you take the device out of your ear, calls will be switched back to the phone's speaker. That works even when you put the earbud in or take it out mid-call, which is incredibly handy. For the tech-curious among us, Motorola says IR proximity sensors on the earpiece enable this functionality.
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