Looks like T-Mobile’s going to be competing for press coverage on April 21. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is ready to go live with their 802.11-based Bluetooth 3.0 specification on April 21. The new Bluetooth 3.0 spec touts faster, more reliable data transfers that will have us all transferring entire music libraries and DVD…
Scosche Solar-Powered solCHAT Bluetooth Speakerphone
Falling under the category of cool/green accessories, I have to give mention to the Scosche Solar-Powered solCHAT Bluetooth Speakerphone. The device features an integrated solar panel and rechargeable Li-ion battery. The device will pair up with your Bluetooth handset to give handsfree talking pleasure to you while drive. The design is clean and simple, and…
Full Bluetooth stack coming to a jailbroken iPhone near you!
While we keep waiting for Apple to update Bluetooth stack on the iPhone and let us use stereo Bluetooth headsets, wireless keyboards and other goodies, hackers aren’t sleeping. Today, we spotted a new application in Cydia, designed to bring one of the most desired features to the iPhone – proper Bluetooth support. The so called…
Design Concept: Elegance Transparent Fragility Bluetooth Headset
I’ve got a couple of design concepts for us to enjoy this morning. Love ’em or hate ’em, one thing is for sure… they’re unique! The first design is of a bluetooth headset sure to turn some heads. This ‘Transparent Fragility’ design is all smooth lines and easy to use. Complete with a brushed-aluminum-like finish,…
Nokia Launches Stereo Bluetooth Speakers for your Car
While combing through my photos from Mobile World Congress, I stumbled on one little gem that had managed to slip through the flurry of press releases and launch events. These HF-310 Speakerphones were looking a little lonely at the Nokia booth when everyone was oogling the N97 not far away, but they were pretty impressive.…
Lenovo Syncs BlackBerry E-Mail to Laptop via Bluetooth
Lenovo has announced new laptop card that communicates with your BlackBerry via Bluetooth to sync up e-mail, ensuring you can still read and send full-bodied e-mails when you’re outside of a Wi-Fi zone. It’s a little curious, since Bluetooth internet tethering really isn’t that complicated, and certainly doesn’t necessitate a new piece of hardware. Constant…
Diamond-Encrusted Plantronics Bluetooth Headset is Mad Pimpin’
Around the end of October, Bluetooth manufacturer Plantronics had announced a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted version of their popular Discovery 925 headset to auction off for charity. They brought it along to Mobile World Congress to show off at Mobile Focus on Monday, boasting it should fetch upwards of $50,000 for the Elle charity. As you can…
iSkin Shows Off Bluetooth iPhone Dock Adapter at MWC
iSkin, the guys who put out those iPhone cases a few weeks ago, were showing off a very cool Bluetooth adapter for iPod and iPhone docks at Mobile World Congress. This allows Stereo Bluetooth-capable handsets to stream music to iPhone docks – not entirely dissimilar to the BlackBerry Bluetooth Stereo Gateway. Pricetag for the iSkin…
Video: Bluetooth File Transfers on a Jailbroken iPhone 3G via iBluetooth
If you’ve been waiting for the ability to do bluetooth file transfers with your iPhone, I’ve got some cool news for you this morning. No, this isn’t a feature built-in to a new Firmware from Apple, this is a very unofficial 3rd party application available via Cydia. To use it, you’re going to need a…
Broadcom demoed 10x faster, next-gen Bluetooth at CES
At the CES, Broadcom has demonstrated a working implementation of next generation Bluetooth, featuring alternative MAC and PHY (AMP) technology that enables data rates of up to 24 Mbps and a significant increase in range by using other wireless radio technologies, such as 802.11, as its transport medium. Broadcom’s CES demonstration involved their BCM4325 single-chip…