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Google announced that in the coming months Android will include native support for Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart devices. Devices that come with a dual-mode Bluetooth chip will qualify as Bluetooth Smart Ready, allowing users to connect their phones to ultra power-efficient Bluetooth Smart accessories, like the FitBit Flex or the Pebble watch. Up…
Japan has brought many innovations to the world; Anime, Pokemon, robots that care for the elderly, and now, an Android controlled toilet. The Lixil Satis Toilet changes everything you’ve ever thought about defecating, making that trip to the restroom more relaxing than anything we westerners could ever dream of. The toilet responds via Bluetooth to…
A little known company (at least I haven’t heard about it before) EZIO unveiled few fancy Bluetooth-enabled products – EZIO Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Watch and EZIO Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Jewelry collection. However, unlike some other high-tech watches like Pebble, I’m Watch and MetaWatch – EZIO’s baby looks like a regular watch, rather than something only…
The verdict has already been out that the HTC One X is one bad-ass device. We’ve known this ever since we reviewed the HTC One X ourselves. The feature that seemed to be all the rave with most technology sites, is the handsets’ awesome camera. The camera prompted our very own Marin Perez to call…
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) launched its Bluetooth Developer Portal to help developers and engineers learn the basics of Bluetooth device and application design. In other words, here you’ll find a collection of resources like training tools, forums, quick-start guides, and webinars to help you create apps using standardized Bluetooth data profiles. The mentioned…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…