Stereo Bluetooth Headphones

I was wondering if anyone knows if you can use Stereo Bluetooth Headphones with the PowerBook with BlueTooth 2.0? I believe the BlueTooth module in the PowerBook needs to support A2DP for Stereo audio over Bluetooth, but I can't find any information on the Apple site reguarding this.
Is this at all possible? I got a pair of Logitech Bluetooth Headphone for my iPod, and I'd love to be able to also use them with my new MacBook Pro that is on order.
Thanks!

Try this. Pair any bluetooth headphone - including the Motorola S9. Connect the headphone, turn on your music or video on the iphone. Go to the voicemail section, click on audio and change the audio to headset. The music will come out of the headset (mono only). It will also come out of the iphone speakers at the same time. *Still beats having those headphones with wires!*

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