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Wireless lifestyle.

About a five years ago I decided to give Bluetooth headphones a try for use with my smartphone, and I must admit that not having wires to worry about was a nice thing to have. Before that, the only other wireless device I had was a mouse, because I had being using a laptop as my every day computer for years and not having a cable to use the mouse was also quite a nice thing.

After a I got a laptop that had Bluetooth when I upgraded, I had been using Bluetooth headphones for a couple of years. So, I decided to get a pair of Bluetooth headphones to use with it since I found that the audio of Bluetooth headphones is more than good enough for my use case, since I only use them to listen to music, videos, podcasts, or on video conferences. And it turned out to be quite a great experience for me. It gave a degree of freedom of movement that I appreciate a lot, since I like to stand up and walk a bit from time to time, and not having to take of the headphones to do so is quite nice. The same goes when I have to go for stuff that is nearby.

The next step for me was keyboards, since I was getting interested on mechanical keyboards since some friends where recommending them to me. After some research, I decided to go for it since I wireless ones were getting to be good for my use case on my offices at home and work. I decided to go the Bluetooth route, since I didn't want to lose an USB port to the dongle, and by just turning the keyboards on they connected to my laptop once paired with it. The same can be said to the new mouse I got when the time came to replace the one I had.

Now, I'm keeping wireless as much as I can keep it that way. The convenience is just to much, specially on the headphone and mouse side of things, to move back to wired devices with my laptop. Though buying quality Bluetooth devices can be pricey, if you get good ones they should last long enough to make them good investments.

Wireless technology has come a long way, specially Bluetooth, to make a viable options for those who want less wires to handle and the convenience it bring to they work flow or needs. it also has become cheaper, so getting quality devices at a more accesible price points is realistic for more people.

The choice of wired, or wireless, has become more about what do you need the device for rather than quality. And is a great thing.

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