The invention relates to a headset comprising a housing with an earphone, said headset being arranged for being positioned close to a person's left ear or right ear during use and being arranged for cooperating with a further device. According to the invention, said headset comprises an accelerometer arranged for detecting movements of the headset corresponding to handwriting and for providing output signals corresponding to such movements, said accelerometer cooperating with a recognition unit being arranged for converting said output signals to characters, symbols or similar information to be transmitted to said further device.