"Wow" is the phrase universally heard when you first show the Bluespoon AX2 Bluetooth Headset to anyone who's not seen this or its predecessor the original AX before.

Nextlink is a Danish company that specializes in all things Bluetooth from USB adapters through in-car systems to headsets. The Bluespoon AX2 represents the finessing of an already good product, the original AX. Improvements include increased battery life and support for Bluetooth 1.2.

So what spurs the "Wow"? Well, it's the size initially. The Bluespoon AX2 is really tiny and very light, so tiny in fact that it seems almost out of place with its surroundings. For example, when you plug in the charging cable, it feels like you're plugging the Bluespoon into the end of the cable rather than the cable going into it. If you lift one end of the cable, the headset is dragged around like a tiny rag doll… it's that lightweight.

To be precise the AX2 weighs in at 10g (>1/3oz), that's the same as a couple of 'quarters'. Try putting a couple in your ear; that's what the Bluespoon feels like. Actually that's a good analogy because the way the AX2 holds itself in your ear is very different to anything I've tried before, so different in fact that I had to read the manual! If you look at the pictures you'll see a thin rubber tail coming from the earpiece part, that's not, as some thought the microphone but is in fact a soft flexible prop that when bent into the inner curve of the ear falls into place and holds the headset in; back to the quarter comparison; if you place that against the inner of your ear, that really is what it feels like. Please don't try this with a dime; it's not the same and you'll get it stuck.

In your ear: I guess that headsets are an entirely personal thing, especially if they go in your ear, "Eyeoow it goes in your ear?" was one of the comments that I received, but once in, it holds very well, it does not fall off. Be prepared to try it though as not all ears take the Bluespoon design and one tester simply could not make it work.

I said earlier that the first impression was the size; it is small but at 42 x 25 x 27mm it needs a larger box or pocket that its visual size might indicate. It feels lightweight and small, a little 'plasticy' but not horrible. In the pocket though it somehow seems to poke and prod its nose or ear-piece into you despite my trying every angle to get it to sit comfortably. It would work in a pocket book or purse but the shirt pocket is out.

Paired up with my Motorola RAZR the unit worked well, it has the familiar three buttons; a centre button on its outside surface for call pickup/hang-up and two buttons on top and bottom for volume up/down. The mute function requires pressing both together; it's a tapered design and pressing both together squeezes the headset up and out of your ear… practice makes perfect. The feel of the buttons is a little un-responsive but audio-feedback confirms operation.

Pairing with other phones proved to be easy and straightforward with no issues.