One of the best ways to innovate is to get the ideas from consumers. The trend is growing fast when companies solicit ideas from consumers and turn them into products. Those who have been to the Music Headset Competition which started on Oct 1, 2008 may already be familiar with design contest that asks anyone to submit designs for Nokia headsets (like the BH-501, BH-503, BH-903 and BH-604). Five winning design concepts actually will come to real-life as fully working products and showcased as a collection in Nokia's flagship stores. And as you can probably guess from the images on display in the gallery, the 'anything goes' rule definitely applies. Are Nokia's Bluetooth stereo headsets, such as the B¬H-604 and BH-501 uninspiring?

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