Tag: bluetooth
Hands-free kit that clips over your rear-view mirror
RXS:Redshift sounds like a racing game, but in actual fact it’s a company who make hands-free car kits, and they’ve made the rather genius “Bluetooth Rear-View Mirror Hands-Free Car Kit” pictured above, that does exactly what it says on the tin. It clips onto your rear-view mirror, and there’s absolutely no wiring required.
It has some quite nifty features, too. The mic and speaker are integrated into the plastic, and the caller ID gets displayed on the mirror so that you don’t have to take your eyes off the road to see who’s calling. It also comes with a bluetooth headset that you can use if you’re still on the phone when you leave the car.
Intrepid Ibex – new version of Linux due out tomorrow
The Linux development team follow a much shorter release cycle than Microsoft or Apple do for their operating systems. Whereas the big players pump out a new OS every few years, there’s a new Linux release every six months or so. That means that the features are almost always cutting, but it also means that the releases lack polish somewhat…
Bluetooth social network allows the shy to ask "so do u come here often?"
A new bluetooth-based social networking has launched today and looks set to rival “actually talking to people”, which is the older, more established method of social networking with those within a 10 metre radius.
“Bluehoo” is an application that will run on mobile phones and Windows Mobile and will scan for other users who are also running the application – who they insist on referring to as “hoos” – over bluetooth. Apparently when you find someone else you’ll be able to view their profile and stuff.
Windows 7 to be unveiled tomorrow in LA
Tomorrow at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, Microsoft will be distributing the first copies of its new operating system, Windows 7. Details have been leaking out of Microsoft for a little while about what it’ll include, but a big dump of info has appeared in the last few hours as people close to the project start revealing its secrets…
Parrot MKi – handsfree kits for car-based music fans
Parrot, the unfeasibly-difficult-to-Google producer of in-car hands-free kits has just brought out a range of new iPod-enabled music control systems for your vehicle. These devices hook up to your car stereo and allow you to play almost any device through your car speakers…
SIG: Plogg – energy monitoring bluetooth plugs for a greener home and grid
Bluetooth techonology doesn’t all have to be all about handsfree kits and trinkets for mobile phones. No, indeed something as simple as a household plug can bred with the short range wireless system to produce the Plogg, which is used to monitor the energy consumption of your household appliances and, eventually, even prevent blackouts, but I’ll allow the nice man to explain…
SIG: Freedom Input – Slim Keypad, Mobile Power & Keychain GPS 2000
Next up at the SIG table is a smorgas board of excellent Bluetooth peripherals designed predominantly for the mobile phone. Freedom Input will provide GPS to the GPS-less and QWERTYs to the QWERTY-less and a little more besides…
SIG: Mr Handsfree Blue Alert – bluetooth speaker and speed camera avoidance system
I was slightly bombarded with speakerphone hands free kits at the SIG Bluetooth event and, as old and unimaginative as Bluetooth car solutions are, I quite impressed by the Blue Alert from Mr Handsfree. Yes, it's still a speakerphone but it's got the rather useful third dimension of speed camera alerts.
Sony intros new in-ear headphones and Bluetooth headsets
Sony has decided that it’s time to introduce some more headphones and a Bluetooth headset to the market, and while it’s hard to get excited by either Sony’s product naming convention or the actual designs, they do at least provide an alternative brand for the likes of “Which?” magazine to compare.
First up comes the MDR-EX33LP and MDR-EX35LP in-ear headphones, described as “fun” and “affordable”. The “33” series comes in five high-fashion colours, and the “55” in three colours, and both feature hybrid silicone earbuds for a secure fit, a 9mm EX driver unit for wide dynamic range and deep bass, and cord adjuster/slider to stop the wires getting caught up…
Sennheiser intros MM 200 stereo Bluetooth headset
Sennheiser has announced its MM 200 stereo Bluetooth headset, featuring the CX 400 in-ear capsules and a high-quality Electret Condenser microphone…
