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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, more commonly known as the Bluetooth SIG, announced way back in April 2010 that the Bluetooth 4.0 specification is “ready to roll” and that it’ll start appearing in devices by the end of that year. One of the most promising features that comes with the new version of Bluetooth is…
blueSLR has expanded from iPhone to support Android and BlackBerry handsets recently. By slapping their Bluetooth accessory onto the side of your DSLR camera, you can control shooting settings for your camera from your phone, as well as geotag photos and upload them to Flickr, Picasa, and other web albums. Although cameras on smartphones are…
Earlier this year, Atari released its “Greatest Hits” app into the iOS App Store, which brought famous games like Asteroids, Centipede, Pong, and many others to the iPhone and iPad. But the app lacks one important feature that gives us all a feeling of nostalgia: a joystick. It looks like Atari wants to bring that…
After some extended testing and a false launch back in May, AT&T BlackBerry owners can now use Bridge with the PlayBook. Bridge, as you might have heard, is the only way you can get core PIM applications on RIM’s 7-inch tablet, including e-mail, address book, memopad, and calendar. The web browser and app store offer…
The Motorola Roadster is the best Bluetooth accessory ever sold. The best. It is easy to set up, charge, operate, and, even more impressive, it’s smart. Really smart. Setup The Roadster is the first Bluetooth accessory to kindly explain that it is ready to be paired to my cell phone. Think about all of the…
Ford’s Sync cars have been location-aware for awhile now, allowing the automated emergency calling service to give operators specific coordinates of accidents when they happen. The calls are made over a Bluetooth-paired phone, but the GPS coordinates are determined through the built-in Sync system. Cell tower positioning is also used as a back-up. Cars with…
Zomm joins the growing list of multi-porpose Bluetooth accessories that solve more problems than the basic earpiece. The simple fact is millions of smartphones with built-in Bluetooth are shipping worldwide and so far, the majority of Bluetooth accessories have been earpieces that have arguably stopped innovating beyond decreasing in size. This trend is shifting toward…
I always kind of find it silly when I see new watchphones being announced but the Fossil Bluetooth MetaWatch has some interesting features which could make it a nice smartphone companion. I’m not completely convinced though. The Fossil Bluetooth MetaWatch is based around the assumption that the notification bar is becoming just as important as…
Cobra, a company that has pumped out some neat accessories for finding your phone and evading traffic radar, has recently launched another niche product. PhoneLynx plugs in to your home phone system, pairs up with your cell phone via Bluetooth, and lets you make and take calls on your landline phones. It sounds like the…
RIM sent me a simple little headset a little while ago to try out: the HS-300. It’s not quite as swanky as their HS-700, but seeing as it’s only $50 or so (versus $130), it’s hard to complain. The layout is exceedingly simple, featuring one giant button on the outside face, a microUSB charging slot…