The time has come for Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to release black Bluetooth keyboard. All the latest Nokia smartphones come in black, including the N81 and N95 8GB models. You may argue, those two are NSeries devices, hence with these two, Nokia is NOT targeting enterprise users who may actually need an external full-blown QWERTY keyboard. I do agree with this point, but what about the E90 Communicator. Also, the E51, E61i or E65 — Nokia’s existing white SU-8W Bluetooth keyboard standing beside these devices is, at least, an awkward picture. The black keyboard would fit way much better.

While I’m on the subject of Bluetooth accessories, we (Nokia handset users) could also use a dedicated Bluetooth gamepad. After all, if I can connect my Nokia smartphone (N93/N93i/N95/N95 8GB) to a TV set, why wouldn’t I be able to enjoy the upcoming NGage games on a gamepad? The cable that goes from a Nokia smartphone to the TV set is quite annoying when you play games this way. And to be fair, we’ve already seen some unnamed Bluetooth gamepads released, although last time I checked there were no drivers for the Symbian S60 3rd edition devices.

Sounds like a plan if you ask me. What do you say?

Here’s an interesting Bluetooth headset, strangely called “Bluetooth Mini Phone”, which looks like those old-fashioned telephone handsets. And while it requires that you hold it while making a phone call, it will certainly look more fashionable while you’re out and not driving. In that sense, I like it.

Unfortunately, at the moment you can’t buy this accessory, as Thumbs Up (the seller) is out of stock. Still, you can visit their site from time to time and grab either the black or silver version as soon as they make it available again. Or you can always grab the Decepticon or Autobot USB flash in the meantime.

[Via: textually.org]

In case you wanted to protect your beloved BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) 8800 or 8830 (World Edition), but just couldn’t find the right case for it, this one might be just what you were looking for. While it doesn’t look that cool, the OtterBox 1933 will certainly keep your device well protected, thanks to the “3 layers of protection.” It’s also important to add that this case will still allow you to use your CrackBerry regularly, as you can fully interact with it through the case.

There you have it, the first semi-rugged, fully interactive OtterBox 1933 BlackBerry 8800/8830 case could be yours for $49.95. It may sound bit too much, but consider the cost of loosing the whole device… More information is available on OtterBox’ site.

Well almost. While we can’t quite eat these things, they sure do look appetizing. The crazy, gadget-loving, island-nation of Japan brings us yet another cooky mobile phone accessory – food-inspired mobile phone screen cleaners.

If sushi just ain’t your cup of miso soup, then the chocolate-looking dood-ads should do the trick. There’s nothing like a good looking piece of sushi or chocolate to get your mobile phone’s screen nice and sparkling-clean.

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If you’ve been looking for your next Bluetooth headset, Samsung’s newly launched WEP500 is more than a viable choice. At a mere 7.7mm thick and comparable to the size of a quarter, the Bluetooth 2.0-enabled WEP500 is one of the smallest headsets available today and hosts the “latest Bluetooth technology, while providing excellent sound quality.” The mentioned quality of sound is there thanks to the noise reduction technology and echo cancellation performance, as well the automatic volume control which adjusts the volume when there are changes in background noise.

And the price? Well, it’s everything but cheap. Prepare to pour out $119.99 to get this mini headset in sleek chrome, black or dark blue through AT&T (NYSE: T) or Sprint (NYSE: S)…

LG has busted out their newest Bluetooth headset for the LG Prada-loving set. The LG Prada Bluetooth headset looks like a good match for the LG KE850 Prada Phone that wears the same namesake, but we’re not sure if we’re feeling the somewhat elongated look and that gaudy “Prada” logo emblazoned on the face of this thing.

Judging by the size of this thing (in comparison to the ear hook, since that’s all we have to go on), it’s going to be fairly big. But, it looks like the long-ish form-factor makes room for the LCD display that will make quick work of showing you battery life, volume, device name, and maybe even Caller ID.

Again, we don’t have much info on this thing, but expect to pay a pretty penny for something that wears the “Prada” badge. We’re sure it’ll go nicely with that gold-plated LG KE850 Prada Phone.

[Via: MobileKorea.tv]

The well-known name in the headset industry, Plantronics, has just announced its new product – Voyager 855. The distinctive feature of the new headset is that it’s designed for both music AND voice — use just one earpiece for mono voice conversation and the detachable cable to add a second earpiece and stereo support for listening to the music.

The A2DP profile is on board, as well as the noise-reduction technology, hence you can expect the high-quality sound, Plantronics is known for. The battery should deliver up to 6 hours of talk time and 160 hours of standby.

Interested? Prepare to pour out $149.99 (MSRP) to get one of these. Or $20 less for Voyager 815 which doesn’t include the stereo cable.

[Via: jkOnTheRun]

We’ve all seen Bluetooth watches that control our phones and give us a heads up on incoming calls, but they tend to be a bit big and obtrusive to work with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s philosophy of clean lines and beautiful design. So, what’s an Apple fan to do? Well, if you’re Victor Solov, you create the iRing Bluetooth ring concept.

With a sleek OLED display and touch-sensitive controls, this thing is really cool. We’re not sure we’d sport a glowing ring on our fingers (actually, maybe we would), but it’s a cool idea nonetheless.

[Via: Into iPhone]

Just in case you don’t want your kids to use their cell phones during a dinner, now you can block them in an elegant way. Instead of taking away their phones, you can use one of these portable mobile phone signal jammers and easily prevent GSM, CDMA, DCS, PHS and 3G signals from reaching your kid’s mobile phone. The jammer has a range of up to 40 feet and could be yours for about $40. Not that expensive for a quiet dinner, don’t you think?

[Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

Bluetooth headsets are a dime a dozen these days. Some are big, some are small, some are in-ear and some are hook-based. But, no matter what form-factor best suits you, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and noise-reduction technologies are pretty much a necessity these days. Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation in a noisy coffee house with a regular (without noise reduction) Bluetooth headset? It makes it hard to hear on either end of the convo – and yelling into thin air is an embarrassing (and annoying) prospect.

The Gennum nx6000 packs in some serious circuitry into a package that’s slightly bigger than the Samsung WEP200 headset (which is about as small as headsets get) – measuring 1.75×0.8×0.5 in. and tips the scales at a slight 0.38 oz. The circuitry we’re talking about here is the Gennum-developed DSP technology that automatically filters out extraneous noise by processing 120 million instructions per second (MIPS) – faster than most other DSP processors. The nx6000 has a minimalist, non-descript design with a smooth, black finish. The in-ear design helps ensure a snug fit and helps to passively cancel background noise (there are three ear-plug sizes to choose from), and an optional ear-hook (it comes in two sizes) helps keep the nx6000 in place. Three buttons line the outer rim of the headset, two for volume control and one for multiple functions (answering/ending calls, pairing, on/off).

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