Best Hands-Free solution

Having gone through 2 pairs of Apple's Earphone/Mic cables, I'm ready to make the leap to bluetooth. But now that Apple no longer sells their own model, I'm wondering which one to buy...
• I had an expensive motorola bluetooth for my old Treo, but no one could ever understand me.
• The Apple Store is full of "Stereo" earbuds which would just land me a ticket here in California where the law says one ear only. Plus, I don't care about stereo sound. I have an iPod for that.
• I'd buy a handsfree kit, but I doubt the old stereo in my 2001 Toyota Corolla would be compatible.
• I'm just looking for a good bluetooth earbud to use in the car. And since it's not a 3GS, voice recognition isn't an issue.
Does anyone know of a good substitute for Apple's Bluetooth earpiece?

Hey Frankenstien,
The following article may help, it provides a list of of Bluetooth devices that Research In Motion® has tested and found to function correctly:
Known compatible Bluetooth headsets for BlackBerry smartphones
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/KB04009
Cheers.
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