As a preferred Bose customer who wallows in the blissful audio cocoon of his Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones each day, I received a postcard informing me of Bose’s latest development in commuter-friendly electronics: The Bose QuietComfort 3 Bluetooth communications kit. The kit “connects wirelessly to your Bluetooth phone,” says Bose, “plugs into your portable audio device…and [italics theirs] switches seamlessly between the two.”

Essentially, the kit frees up hands for reading the newspaper, gesticulating wildly to illustrate a point while on the phone, or enjoying a tasty adult beverage while dealing with the morning commute.

Bose talks about creating a “virtual office in airport lounges…on commuter trains and buses…just about anywhere.” A “noise-limiting mike allows others to hear your voice more clearly even when you’re calling from a noisy environment.”

The Bose/Bluetooth kit can be tried out at the Bose stores in Soho and Columbus Circle before its release date in late March. Its suggested retail is $200.

I’d call for a review unit, but I made a pact with myself a few years back to never, ever, ever be the guy with the Bluetooth thing affixed to his hear. Nothing personal, it’s just my own pet peeve. I don’t care how widespread the technology gets…I’ll wait till you can just embed the damn phone right into my eardrum.