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Callpod Drone VoIP Bluetooth Headset

Callpod's new Drone USB Bluetooth adapter turns your mobile phone's Bluetooth headset into a headset/mic for your PC or Mac allowing you to receive Skype or other VoIP calls using your high-end Bluetooth headset (Plantronics, Jawbone, etc.). Just connect the... Full Story

Posted on November 14, 2008 2:26 PM

Rosy Future for Wireless -- Both Audio and Video

Shipments of four classes of wireless audio and video connectivity products for the home will increase nearly 500% by the end of 2013, according to a new study from ABI Research.The four technologies involved are named as Bluetooth, WiFi, ultra-wideband... Full Story

Posted on November 10, 2008 10:11 PM

How Low Can Storage Go?

New storage products usually involve gadgets that are bigger, faster and cheaper as disk drives keep packing in more and more data and prices keep on dropping.However, EMC's Iomega, well-known for such personal disk storage products as the Zip and... Full Story

Posted on October 22, 2008 3:24 PM

Palmtop PCs on Their Way Back

In the what's old is new again category ... IMOVIO has launched a smaller alternative to a subnotebook -- much smaller. The new iKIT is about the size of a PDA from 10 years ago, but has a QWERTY keyboard... Full Story

Posted on October 20, 2008 8:55 PM

Motorola Femtocell Picture Frame Combines VoIP, Video, Bluetooth, Touchscreen and more

Check out this cool new converged prototype device from Motorola that combines a picture frame with touch-screen, video camera, Bluetooth headset, VoIP, femtocell, and video streaming. A femtocell is a small cellular base station, typically designed for use in residential... Full Story

Posted on September 26, 2008 9:16 AM

Sony's Bluetooth Watch: Calling Dick Tracy!

Can't get to the ringing cell phone fast enough ladies because it's hidden inside your briefcase, purse, bag or pocket?Well, does Sony have a product for you!The new Bluetooth MBW-200 range of Bluetooth watches is an expansion of the highly... Full Story

Posted on September 24, 2008 4:25 PM

Polycom KIRK DECT SIP Phones

Polycom today announced the launch of its latest KIRK Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) wireless products. Polycom has introduced three new products: the KIRK Wireless Server (KWS) 300, the KWS 6000, and the KIRK 5040 handset. which are all SIP-based.... Full Story

Posted on September 22, 2008 9:16 AM

Free Those Trapped Cell Phone Photos!

Getting your great candid pictures off your camera phone is no easy matter -- it should be so simple!CNET gives us a couple of ways to do it. One of them has got to work!The least labor-intensive way to rescue your... Full Story

Posted on August 6, 2008 5:28 PM

'Look Ma, No Hands': Bluetooth Converts?

Just read a CNET blog about Bluetooth converts in Cali, due of course to their "no cell phones when driving" law (at least meaning that it can't be in your hand).That blog discusses an ingenious way to use Bluetooth and your cell... Full Story

Posted on July 7, 2008 2:00 PM

New Jawbone headset is sexy

The new Jawbone, made by Aliph, is 50% smaller than the original Jawbone. This Gen 2 Jawbone Bluetooth headset enhances the original Jawbone's claim-to-fame capability - namely its superb ability to suppress background noise. Here's some more pics of this... Full Story

Posted on May 15, 2008 10:54 AM

Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth

Say hello to the new Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Earpiece Collection! According to Plantronics, the Plantronics Discovery 925 "blends Distinctive VFrame™ Design with award-winning audio technology for the ultimate in Bluetooth performance." Plantronics, Inc. today unveiled the Plantronics Discovery 925... Full Story

Posted on April 1, 2008 1:43 PM

OctroTalk Launches

OctroTalk mobile instant messaging client features connectivity to Google Talk/Jabber with MSN, AIM, ICQ and Yahoo, IM capabilities, VoIP, P2P file transfer, folder sharing, quick picture messaging, and more. OctroTalk works over both low-bandwidth and high-bandwidth connections, including  GPRS/EDGE/CDMA/WiFi/Bluetooth data... Full Story

Posted on March 31, 2008 9:45 AM

Trade your Bluetooth Headset for a Jawbone

Just got an email that Jawbone is offering their Jawbone Bluetooth headset in exchange for your current Bluetooth headset. The deal is you visit their booth at CES, give up your old BT headset, Jawbone will smash the competing BT... Full Story

Posted on January 7, 2008 12:52 PM

MOGO Wireless Boosts Cell Phone Signal

MOGO Wireless launched a series of cellphone signal boosting products at CES, the coolest of which simply plugs into your car accessory adapter to end those dropped calls while driving. (using your Bluetooth hands-free handset of course) MOGO's plug-and-talk products... Full Story

Posted on January 3, 2008 4:26 PM

TomTom GO 920 T

Today, TomTom launched the TomTom GO 920 T, their latest "high-end" premium GPS unit featuring TomTom's most extensive map of Europe and North America. The GO 920 T is considered TomTom's newest flagship model and features a large 4.3" touchscreen.... Full Story

Posted on August 30, 2007 9:52 AM

Wibree joins Bluetooth

The ultra low-power Wibree wireless standard founded by Nokia will become part of the Bluetooth specification. Once the spec is integrated into Bluetooth, low-power PAN (Personal Area Network) devices such as watches, toys, consumer health care devices and sensors will... Full Story

Posted on June 12, 2007 9:50 AM

Windows Vista USB Audio Driver Problem Fixed

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition is my latest desktop machine at work and some USB audio devices have given me nothing but problems. While most USB audio devices have installed just fine, since they use the standard Microsoft USB audio class,... Full Story

Posted on May 17, 2007 10:40 AM

Nokia's Been Busy in the Lab

A Bluetooth killer or an enhancer? Seems Nokia's announcement today about its Wibree technology may be either one. A unique radio technology extending local connectivity to small devices, Wibree is an open industry initiative developed by Nokia Research Center. It complements other local connectivity technologies, consuming... Full Story

Posted on October 3, 2006 5:50 PM

I'd like a pizza with pepperoni and a sprinkle of VoIP and some GPS too

Recently, I received an email from a pizza delivery solutions provider seeking my assistance in an interesting application that involves VoIP, GPS coordinates, Bluetooth, and of course pizza. This is not the first time I have linked pizza with VoIP.... Full Story

Posted on July 25, 2006 10:42 AM

Plantronics Voyager 510-USB Bluetooth headset review

Plantronics sent me their Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset to review. Unlike any other Bluetooth headsets, the Plantronics Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth headset is the first to simultaneously support both VoIP softphones on your PC and your Bluetooth mobile phone simultaneously... Full Story

Posted on May 25, 2006 1:58 PM

Pama Diamante Bluetooth Headset has the Bling Bling

Remember my Bluetooth Headsets Everywhere entry, where I discussed how Bluetooth headsets are becoming more prevalent as well as a "fashion statement"? Well, on a much related note, the Pama Diamante Bluetooth headset gets rid of the old boring grey... Full Story

Posted on April 5, 2006 11:31 AM

Bluetooth SIG Selects New Highspeed Bluetooth Standard

The Bluetooth SIG today announced its selection of the WiMedia Alliance multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) version of ultra-wideband (UWB) for integration with current Bluetooth wireless technology, thus taking the next step in its plan to create a version... Full Story

Posted on March 28, 2006 1:00 PM

Connecticut bans hand-held cellphones while driving

Connecticut is the latest U.S. state to pass legislation banning the use of hand-held devices while driving (headset required) - more than 30 other states have or plan to follow suit. This can certainly boost Bluetooth headset purchases and other... Full Story

Posted on February 2, 2006 4:25 PM

Palm T/X Is Cool

I've always been a big fan of Palm's products, and the T/X is everything a handheld organizer (remember those buzzwords?) was meant to be. Big and black, it's a sleek looking unit with a beautiful TFT screen (320x480) that almost... Full Story

Posted on January 19, 2006 2:00 PM

IP Thinking Skype PDA phone

I recently learned about a VoIP-capable PDA-like phone from IP Thinking that runs Skype on a Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition "Pocket PC-like" device. Think of this as a phone handset slapped onto a PocketPC. Called the IP-Thinking VoIP phone,... Full Story

Posted on January 17, 2006 4:09 PM