This is one of those rare tools/toys/gems that you never knew you needed until you try them—and it’s unexpectedly refreshing, clever and functional! A versatile Bluetooth speakerphone/boombox that you wear around your neck that can double duty with corded earbuds, and it brilliantly performs its job by disappearing on you while working.DESIGN. Clad in Dewalt’s trademarked yellow and contrasting black colors, the headset has a rugged look that is unusual and attracts a lot of attention. Its look is a bit abstract and not immediately obvious in what it is. However, it is clear that the device is industrial and serves a higher function. In the two days I wore this out of the house, passerbys marvel at how cool the device looks and some stopped to ask me what it is.DISAPPEARING ACT. Unlike most headsets, earbuds or wearables, this one actually disappears on you after a while—and that makes it exceptional. As built, the headset has a bit of heft (relatively for a small device, and it is by no means heavy) in the yellow speaker sections, but that weight works well with the over-the-shoulder design in that, when worn, the two speakers naturally keep the device balanced and positioned on your shoulder. I wore this device for about two days straight for doing just about everything except for showering, including conference calls, a light jog, walk around the park, cleaning up my garage, doing light chores around the house, and even napping—and I keep forgetting that the headsets are on me. This means the device has real accessibility, making it a great companion for work, recreation, and just about everything in between.AS A SPEAKERPHONE. While the manufacturer advertises this as a “jobsite wearable speaker,” that understates how functional this is as an all-around speakerphone, including use for home and office. Because of the way the speakers are positioned immediately below your ears (and on your shoulders), the voice coming out of the speakers are presented like a wall of sound that literally envelopes you. That means everything sounds crystal clear, with or without volume cranked up. And it is loud enough that others in my home office can hear my conversation clearly and participate in my call (if you want them to) while I am wearing this device. Callers on the other end of the call often compliment me on how clear I sound and generally cannot tell that I am speaking to them on a “speakerphone.” Conveniently, the device vibrates when calls come in. The vibration comes in handy when you are outdoors or are in a noisy/busy environment. Overall, as a speakerphone, this device is thoughtful, robust, and simply exceptional.AS A BOOMBOX. For belting out music, speakers sound a bit small but can get surprisingly loud because they sit so close to the ears. In fact, the volume can get uncomfortable well before they reach the highest levels. The speakers seem to be tuned for calls so there is an overemphasis on the mids with relatively thin bass. Though the headset comes with a button that allows you to toggle EQ settings between music, movies, podcasts and “super bass,” I have a hard time finding real differences when I press the button, so I instead use EQ on my iPhone. With the bass set on high via the phone, the speakers begin to sound more full, but at the cost of the sound becoming boomy. The speakers have a neat party trick--the “wall of sound” experience similar to when you use the device as a speakerphone. For general listening, the speakers sound open, airy, and just wraps around you. If you keep the volume at low to moderate settings for listening as background music, the speakers will also disappear on you after a while. On the first few days of listening, I caught myself a few times looking for where the sound was coming from when new songs kick in or when calls come in. That omnipresent experience is neat if not a bit disembodied. It works well for providing background music as you work, play and practically just about everything else except for very active and physical activities.MAGNETIC EARBUDS. For those who need the occasional privacy, the headset comes with a pair of earbuds with embedded magnets that allow the buds to stick to each other neatly when not in use. The magnets allow the buds to sit unobtrusively either behind your head or in front of your neck in whatever the situation calls for. I have since discovered this is an important feature in that the magnets keep the buds from running to the side of your shoulder or get caught occasionally by your backpack or jacket. And it is just plain cool to snap the two buds together in front of an uninitiated audience (I have gotten quite a few “oooooos” and “aaaahhhs” from demonstrating this feature.) The buds come with a few sets of TPU adapters that provide a ton of flexibility to ensure fit for just about anybody. Sonically, however, the buds sound fine but are not exceptional like the speakerphone experience. That said, I think the vast majority of the target audience will only use the earbuds as a secondary or backup feature, not the main draw. There are many dedicated earbuds out there that will provide more features and bigger sound at this price level—though none will have this level of versatility and functionality.NITPICKS. No products are perfect so here are a few minor issues that do not take away from the overall greatness of the product. (1) the buttons for power, EQ mode, volume and for toggling between earbuds and speakerphones are identical and lined up symmetrically on the two speaker pods. Though easily accessible, the buttons are not differentiated so that you need to memorize location of the specific buttons to use them. It would be nice if the volume buttons are different from the mode buttons so that you can develop a more intuitive feel for how to access the features. (2) The device turns on and defaults to earbuds instead of speakerphones. I think it should be exactly the other way around. As I said, the real appeal of this device is its open air/conference speakers, not earbuds. So defaulting to earbuds means each time I power on the device, I have to search for the button to change it to speakerphone mode. That said, this is really a first world problem, not a real issue. (3) I think they can easily improve the earbud design by using a flat audio cable with more rigidity instead, as that will prevent the buds from moving about too much and keep the wiring that run alongside the headband much more neatly. Alternatively, they can have the flat cable that magnetically attaches to the headband so that they are actually and completely out of the way.SUMMARY. This is one of those few products I am excited and eager to review because it is simply marvelous with its overall design, ingenuity, practicality, durability and utility. As a speakerphone, this will now replace my wearable clip-on speakerphone, my large conference room speaker, and my standard-bearing AirPods because this device stays out of your way, works loudly and clearly, while giving me a lot more freedom of movement. It will also accompany me when I do chores around the house because of its ruggedness and unobtrusive nature. This is truly a device I didn’t know I needed. Now that I have experienced it, I think everyone needs one.