Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. Headsets typically have only one speaker like a telephone, but also come with speakers for both ears.
Wireless Headsets
For people who routinely move around the office, wireless headsets let them answer a call several feet from their desks. The telephone line plugs into a wireless base station that transmits to the headset. See quick release, handset, virtual headphones and headphones.
The Office Headset
Like a telephone handset, the headset combines a microphone and speaker in one head-worn unit. Used in millions of offices, workers can talk and comfortably type on the computer at the same time.
Wireless Headsets
For people who routinely move around the office, wireless headsets let them answer a call several feet from their desks. The telephone line plugs into a wireless base station that transmits to the headset. See quick release, handset, virtual headphones and headphones.
The Office Headset
Like a telephone handset, the headset combines a microphone and speaker in one head-worn unit. Used in millions of offices, workers can talk and comfortably type on the computer at the same time.
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