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Buy It And Try It: Hands Free Speakerphone

 It is a speakerphone for your cell. No plugs, no wires, no radio. But does it work?

Lai Vi spends a lot of time driving and talking on his cell phone.

Kurtis Ming: How often do you talk on the phone in the car?

Lai: Almost every time I get in the car.

And that means one hand is usually off the wheel. This product is supposed to change that. The "Anywhere Cellular Hands-Free Speakerphone," which the infomercial claims you just clip, press and talk.

We show it to Lai. Right away he's interested, especially because he's a fan of the guy on the infomercial. "He's very passionate when he talks on TV. I don't know why I'm so drawn to what he's saying cause he's passionate about his products," said Lai.

After installing four triple-A batteries, Lai attaches the speaker to his visor, then clips the transmitter to his phone. It says to first turn on the speaker then the transmitter. But in the time between hitting the speaker button and the transmitter button, we hear loud static.

We get on the road, and he makes a call to his friend Grace.

Lai: How clear can you hear me?

Grace: Um... I can hear you pretty clear. It's almost like being on a speakerphone with anybody else, on any kind of speaker. But you're coming through really well, I can hear you perfectly.

So we keep on driving and Lai, and Grace keep on talking. "With this, drivers will look at me and go 'hey that guy's talking to himself. He's crazy,'" said Lai.

But about ten minutes in we run into a problem. "She's saying she has problems hearing me actually. It only happens when I'm speaking downward, speaking up, yeah it just sounds a little muffled," said Lai.

But they both say, it's not that bad and Lai just makes sure he's not talking with his head down. This is what they have to say to anyone thinking of buying one, "Overall I could hear really clear. I would definitely want something like this," said Grace.

"If you're considering getting a hands free set, I would opt for this instead of the standard hands free set," added Lai.

It's $19.95 online. One thing to note, we don't know how long the batteries last. If you forget to turn it off it automatically shuts off after about a half hour.

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