Reminds me of the Plantronics desk phone headsets. I don't know where they get the engineers to design these. Just a few examples of what's wrong:

- the base station has a "configuration dial" that requires a flat object to insert into the slit to turn it

- There are 2, yes 2, pairs of volume buttons on the base itself, AND one on the headset..

- The mute button on the headset has a sharp protrusion that literally pokes you in the finger when you try to push it..

Seth's post and experiences with such systems make me appreciate sites like tumblr and slinkset quite a lot.

PDF user guide: http://www.plantronics.com/media/media_resources/literature/...).