The HyperX Cloud Mix wants to be your gaming headset and wireless headphones rolled into one

HyperX has announced its first Bluetooth headset. Called the Cloud MIX, the headset’s use of the universal Bluetooth standard means that it will pair just as easily (or clumsily, as in the case of most Bluetooth connections) to your smartphone as it will to your PC. With an internal microphone in addition to the detachable mic arm, the Cloud Mix have a shot at avoiding the gamer-y look that stops most people using gaming headsets as standalone wireless headphones.

The Cloud Mix isn’t HyperX’s first wireless headset, but its pre-existing Cloud Flight relied on a USB dongle to connect to your machine wirelessly. Gaming headset manufacturers have previously relied on these dongles to reduce latency and offer cross-compatibility between PC…

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