So how do you overcome an obviously missing product feature? With an awkward third-party stopgap, of course! Camera-A and Camera-B are apps for the iPhone 3GS and iPad respectively that allow you to see your camera’s view on your iPad via Bluetooth, and take pictures. It doesn’t do anything nifty like video, but definitely paves…
Video: iPad pairing with Apple Bluetooth keyboard
Say you want to to use your iPad to type out a fairly long email or a dissertation on why the iPad should support Flash and third-party app multitasking. Trying to do that on the onscreen virtual keyboard could prove tedious. So, what do you do? Do what we did and just pair your Bluetooth…
Motorola H17txt Bluetooth Headset Offers Text to Speech
Motorola has announced a new Bluetooth headset called the H17txt, which has text-to-speech capabilities built in. The MotoSpeak system basically reads your texts messages to you when the headset is turned on, saving you from fiddling with your phone while, say, driving, but in order to work, you need to install a device-side application, which…
Hands-on video of BlueAnt’s text-to-speech Android app
BlueAnt makes some pretty cool Bluetooth headsets but it is taking its game up a knoch by releasing an Android app. The free app – which will only be for Android 2.0 devices and above – will read your text messages out loud, as well assist with pairing, volume control and support information. The program…
Bluetooth 4.0 coming by end of the year
Still waiting for Bluetooth 3.0 to hit your phone? Stop living in the past man. Bluetooth SIG Executive Director Mike Foley said the 4.0 version will be hitting devices by the end of the year. In an interview with Good Gear Guide, Foley said the latest version will focus on power management and it will…
Hands-On with BlackBerry Presenter
One of the casualties of the frantic business of Mobile World Congress was some playtime I had planned with the BlackBerry Presenter, announced at CES. Now that the dust has settled, I’ve had some time to sit and and have a go with RIM’s latest accessory. In short, the BlackBerry Presenter allows you to control…
Fusion Garage shipping JooJoo web tablet March 25
The controversial JooJoo has been hit with delays but Fusion Garage said it will begin shipping the web tablet March 25. The company said a manufacturing issue came up when creating the industry’s first 12.1-inch capacitive screen. Those problems have been resolved and those that pre-ordered the non-Crunchpad will get a free accessory in exchange…
Sennheiser Announces PX 210 Stereo Bluetooth Headphones
Sennheiser, a monster to be reckoned with in the audio arena, has released a new pair of Bluetooth headphones, the PX 210. These beauts can apparently last 12 hours nonstop, stay paired up to 33 feet, and take advantage of a little something called apt-X coding (a commercial-grade compression technology). On the downside, the PX…
Broadcom announces Bluetooth 3.0 support across its portfolio
Broadcom announced that it has added support for the recently adopted Bluetooth v3.0 + HS (High Speed) specification across its Bluetooth and InConcert combo chips and modules. Among Broadcom’s products that have achieved Bluetooth v3.0 qualification are the BCM2070, BCM2075, BCM43225 and BCM4325 chips, along with the BCM94312 half mini-card Bluetooth + WLAN solution. The…
Samsung S8500 first to get Bluetooth 3.0 certification
Being the first one to do anything deserves some serious street-cred. Being the first mobile phone to be certified for Bluetooth 3.0 deserves our geeky attention. The Samsung S8500 has just become the world’s first mass production mobile phone to feature support for the Bluetooth 3.0 standard, as approved by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group…