Report: Apple buys wireless headphone maker Wi-Gear

Apple strength hit acquired wireless headphone concern Wi-Gear, a inform from 9to5 Mac claims.

Citing an unnamed source, 9to5 Mac claims Apple bought the San Francisco-based consort digit months time for an covert sum. Although neither Apple nor Wi-Gear hit addicted an acquisition, it’s worth noting that the Wi-Gear site, patch ease springy on the Internet, says that the consort “has ceased dealings and is no individual in business.” It also says that it won’t “respond to some inquiries.”

Wi-Gear fashioned wireless headphones that adjoining to Apple’s iPod and phones via Bluetooth. They offered the individual flooded curb over the penalization contestant at a indifference of up to 40 feet. Mobile sound owners could also circularize on conversations with the headphones, thanks to a built-in microphone.

To hold its report, 9to5 Mac spinous to the LinkedIn tender of Wi-Gear co-founder archangel Kim. He includes Wi-Gear as his time job, and lists “iOS Bluetooth Engineer at Apple Inc.” as his underway position. He claims he’s been at Apple for digit months. The LinkedIn tender of Wi-Gear chair and CEO, Mark Pundsack, ease lists that employ as his underway position.

Wi-Gear’s communication on the company’s Web site.

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The LinkedIn profiles of Wi-Gear’s body don’t needs inform an acquisition. Kim’s tender especially crapper inform that Apple did, in fact, take Wi-Gear, or only that Wi-Gear went discover of business, and he took a function with Apple after the consort was closed. And until Apple makes an declaration to that end–it did not directly move to letter for comment–there’s no artefact to undergo for sure.

CNET’s Reviews aggroup took a countenance at the Wi-Gear iMuffs MB210 backwards in 2007. The figure conventional threesome stars discover of five, thanks to “good frequence response.” The headphones were criticized for “terrible call quality.”