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hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and right now we're taking a first look at the blue and q3 Bluetooth headset this device costs $99 and is the follow up to blue and popular q2 model like the q2 the q3 is relatively small light and sports a curved shape that's thin and slender the front has a meshed surface to guard against wind noise along with a command button and an indicator light on the side closest to your ear sits a volume rocker and microUSB port for charging placed on the q3 inside edge is the headsets tiny power switch which is a little difficult to flip unless you remove the earpiece from your ear to ensure good call quality the headset features two microphones one of the tip and one at the front also included in the box are a variety of rubber ear tips some with stabilizers and some without you can also attach an ear loop to the q3 for more stability the q3 also connects to three blue in android and iOS apps it lets you activate the headsets ability to read text messages out loud as your phone receives them plus have a reference to the various voice commands the device accepts blue and also says the q3 is compatible with the Siri in Google Voice Actions I'm Brian Bennett for cnet.com and this has been a first look at the blue in q3