On paper, Bluetooth headsets are all kinds of futuristic “cool.” With a little Bluetooth-connected earpiece, you can use your mobile phone without actually having to press a handset up against your face. These headsets were once just figments of geeks’ imaginations, but now that they’re a reality, it seems no one is really using them.…
Samsung Announces Three New Bluetooth Headsets
Three fresh Bluetooth headsets are on the way from Samsung: the WEP850, WEP870, and WEP470. The first on the left, the WEP870, is a compact mono headset that can be connected with a stereo earbud if you’re listening to music rather than taking calls, and can pair up with two devices simultaneously for those packing…
RIM Announces New Bluetooth Smart Card Reader
RIM is obviously best known for making BlackBerry, but they’ve actually had a Smart Card reader available for government and high-security enterprise customers since 2005. The latest model, announced today, hosts a slimmer profile and a few new features. What does it do, exactly? Well, it plays nice with BlackBerry, for one (go figure). By…
RIM Working on Bluetooth Watch?
RIM VP of Accessories, Antoine Boucher, apparently let slip that in between working on a new Bluetooth headset code-named Alpha 1, they’re also developing a watch accessory that will show e-mail, BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook, and SMS text alerts as well as push music from your smartphone to the car stereo by FM transmission. I’m a…
LG Announces Bluetooth-Enabled TV Line
LG is bridging the gap between their TV and mobile lineups, as they have recently announced alongside Broadcom a new lineup of Bluetooth-capable TVs. Bluetooth TVs sure are cool and all, but they aren’t entirely new – the first one was announced two years ago, in fact. Still, internet-capable TVs complete with widgets and YouTube…
Apple brings back iPhone app promo codes for 17+ apps
iPhone developers, your complaints have not fallen on deaf ears. Following the iPhone developer backlash that Apple brought on themselves by prohibiting iPhone apps with a 17+ age-rating from being issued promotional codes, Apple is once again doling out promo codes to interested devs. Apple has apparently given in to consumer and developer-demand by lifting…
Bluetooth Headset Doubles as Ring, Flexible OLED Optional
This stylish (if unconventional) Bluetooth headset called Orb disguises itself as a ring with a simple twist. Cool, right? Well, the deluxe edition has a flexible OLED screen across the surface that shows transcribed voice messages, calendar reminders and caller ID. Both feature bone conduction to improve call quality. A limited edition with gemstones will…
Hermes Sonata Bluetooth Headset from Emmanuel Laffon de Mazieres
Designer Emmanuel Laffon de Mazieres has put together a new Bluetooth headset design for Hermes Paris. The thing looks great, that’s for sure… To confirm or deny my opinion, you can check out more images below. The design incorporates a mixture of leather, aluminum and carbon for a pretty high-class look. The ear loop is…
iPhone SDK 3.1 Hints at Bluetooth Support for Voice Control, Nondestructive Video Editing
The software development kit for iPhone software 3.1 has been released, hinting at a few helpful updates, the two big ones being Bluetooth support for Voice Control and the option to Save As… after editing a video so you don’t automatically overwrite the original. Smaller changes, like a vibration when you move icons, OpenGL and…
Continua Health Alliance choses Bluetooth as health sevice standard
After 10-month review process, industry coalition of leading health care and technology companies, Continua Health Alliance, selected Bluetooth technology as a standard wireless technology for interoperable personal telehealth solutions, Bluetooth SIG announced. As a result, Continua will include the upcoming Bluetooth low energy wireless technology specification in Version Two of its Continua Health Alliance Design…