Tag: bluetooth
Bluetrek Metal bluetooth headset: for those too lazy to lift their hand to their ear
It looks as though we may be approaching the moment the rest of history has been counting down to quicker than we thought: the time when it is acceptable – maybe even considered normal – to wear a bluetooth headset.
Only a few years ago the headsets were the reserve of only slimy sales reps and Nathan Barley types, and looked like some sort of Borg ear infection, but times have changed, and Bluetrek has come up with the Bluetrek Metal, which it is calling the “world’s thinnest bluetooth headset”, at only 4.2mm thick, and weighing only 5.5g….
Santok releases SP500 Bluetooth speakerphone
Santok has announced the availability of its SP500 Bluetooth speakerphone, claiming it to be the first visor-mounted unit to feature Caller ID that’s automatically synchronised with the contacts list in the phone it is being used with,
It features Digital Signal Processing and automatic echo cancellation, using a technique similar to that found on high-end noise-cancelling headphones…
Facebook app Cityware using Bluetooth to spy on people without their consent
Research firm Cityware has hooked up thousands of Bluetooth scanners around the world and is using these to monitor how people move around the place – and dumping the data on Facebook.
The only problem is no one asked for the permission of some of the the scanees – so anyone with their phone’s Bluetooth powers enabled risks having their movements tracked by the freely-available Cityware…
Parrot to launch MINIKIT Slim mobile hands-free kit
Parrot has announced its MINIKIT Slim, a mobile phone hands-free kit measuring just 13mm wide, offering 10 hours of talk time, and weighing 83 grams.
It allows voice dialling of any contact simply by speaking their name, and synchronises automatically with the mobile phone’s contacts list…
Hot Mod: Bluetooth handgun headset for you iPhone
Got a spare bluetooth headset? This mod shows you how to install it into an airsoft handgun for those extra-annoying calls.
Bluetooth Umbrella: I'll do my talking in the rain
Those oh-so-busy commuters charging up and down High Holborn would definitely appreciate this concept design now that the rains are back. Trying to juggle a mobile phone, a briefcase, and an umbrella while marching full speed can’t be easy.
The Tech Chair deck chair looks ill-equipped for British summers
Experts from the computer retailer PC World have created this concept of a new breed sun longer; one designed for the modern gadget-dependent consumer.
Shiny Video Review: Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth headset
Admittedly Bluetooth headsets aren’t the most thrilling of products to review, so we made a good call getting Zara to do the video for it. I think I could watch her reviewing toast and still be entertained!
The headset features an improved antenna and microphone due to the extended shape, plus has DPS technology for noise cancellation and voice clarification. Out…
USB 2.0 LEGO Bluetooth adapter
I’m not quite so much of a LEGO freak/geek as most but there is something cute about this 2×2 LEGO brick Bluetooth 2.0 adapter
CECT Wrist – Casio G-Shock crossed with iPhone
The CECT Wrist is out now. Out now for actual buying. It exists. The watch phone dream has been MADE REAL! You can, if you have about 150 pounds to spare, buy one today. For delivery in however long it takes stuff to get to where you live from wherever Specialphones.eu is based.
The CECT has had a rather sizeable – and successful, if you ask us – redesign since is was first revealed, with its initial gaudy selection of low-grade plastics now replaced by…
