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Marc Ecko debuts Bluetooth speaker called ‘Spray’; looks like an aerosol can

Marc Ecko, who is famous for his designer clothes, is making the jump into the world of tech with the release of a Bluetooth speaker called Spray. Today the company officially debuted its Spray speaker adding it to its Ecko UNLTD.SOUND line of powerful, stylish mobile audio products. The new Bluetooth speaker will be distributed worldwide by MIZCO International and its inspiration comes from Marc Ecko’s love for graffiti and serves as his way of paying homage to those artist of New York City. The speaker uses a Bluetooth 2.1 connection to Read more

SuperTooth unveils Disco2 portable speaker and Crystal speakerphone

SuperTooth, the maker of hands-free Bluetooth car kits, just announced two new products to its collection of audio accessories, dubbed the Disco2 Portable Speaker and the Crystal Hands-Free Speakerphone. SuperTooth is growing around the world and has obtained an impressive piece of the hands-free market share, according to the company’s VP. “With a presence in more than 40 countries, SuperTooth has sold more than 5 million devices worldwide, reaching a 45 percent market share worldwide in 2011 in the Bluetooth speakerphone space,” said Yves Le Reun, vice president of sales and marketing. Read more

CES 2012: ION reveals iCade Core, iCade Mobile and iCade Jr. bluetooth controllers

Can you believe ION’s iCade was announced last year at CES? I certainly can’t as it feels the iCade has been on the market forever and has been a step in the right direction for third-party controllers to be used to get the most out of mobile gaming. It looks like ION is ready to set the mobile gaming controller bar higher as they’re announcing three new bluetooth controllers at CES: the iCade Core, iCade Mobile and iCade Jr. First up is the iCade Core which takes the original iCade Read more

BlackBerry PlayBook developer beta adds stereo Bluetooth support

RIM’s on a roll filling in function gaps they should have a long time ago. The developer beta for the BlackBerry PlayBook has been updated to include a stereo Bluetooth profile, so you can stream tunes stored on the tablet out to your stereo system wirelessly. I’ve tried a few apps, like the native media player, the updated YouTube app, the preloaded NFB app, and the music store, and they all pump music out to the big speakers just fine. Voice notes don’t work, but who uses that anyway? The Read more

Nokia shows off super accurate, in-door 3D mapping [Video]

It’s clear that accurate mapping on the go is one of the best things about this smartphone revolution, as I would literally be lost without services like Google Maps on my phone. Still, the one big hole is when you get in doors and while Google and others are trying to tackle this issue, Nokia showed me its impressive 3D in-door mapping system that could redefine our expectations. The protocol layer is built on top of Bluetooth 4.0 in the phone or on a tag and it requires the establishment Read more