Short Version: Another Jabra Bluetooth headset with O.K. sound quality and range, but sports a true on/off switch. Not a soft button, but a real, honest to goodness, on/off switch. Praise jebus! → Read More
It’s not all that uncommon for handset manufacturers to forego the simplicity of a standard 3.5mm headset jack, instead opting for some clunky proprietary port. To take off a bit of the sting, they’ll generally include some sort of crappy-port-to-3.5mm adapter – or at the very least, they’ll stick a cheapo pair of compatible headphones in the box in hopes that no one cares that they sound horrible. Not the AT&T Quickfire, though. → Read More
Marantz wants to turn your iPod into a wireless AV goldmind with the IS301 dock. A sleeve piggybacks on the iPod and transmits both the audio and the video to the base station where it will be pumped to the AV system. The wireless system operates on both Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR A2DP and AVRCP (Audio / Video Remote Control Profile) to ensure proper delivery of the iPod tracks, pics and videos to the base station. There isn’t any word if this system will find its way over here to the States, but it look like a solid AV solution for the iPod and even the 26,250 yen ($276) isn’t that bad considering all it can do. → Read More
Perhaps even better than the previous Bluetooth-enabled audio player CrunchDeal, Geeks.com has another good deal on the refurbished 8GB Insignia Pilot running until the end of the month. Normally $79.95, you can pick up the Pilot for $59.95 by using promo code 8V24 at checkout. The player does audio and video, is less than half an inch thin, and features stereo Bluetooth and a 2.4-inch screen. Insignia NS-8V24 Pilot 8GB [Geeks.com] → Read More
I knew a dongle bluDANGLES and he’d connect for you And had a crazy string With silver case, a tiny mic, and and an LED The oddest thing He it clipped to your shirt, clipped to your shirt So it never touched down I met him in an aisle in Odd Lots I was down and out He looked to me to be $9.99 as he paired right out I talked of life, talked of life, I laughed clicked my heels and paired He said his name “bluDANGLES” and he paired so quick with my cell I grabbed his string and spread his clip, And attached him to my collar, to my collar via AOL → Read More
Geeks.com is selling the refurbished 4GB Insignia Sport in red, black, and blue for $39.99 when you use code NS4V at checkout. The Sport is a fairly straightforward portable media device that plays music and videos and displays photos, but it’s also got an added feature that you won’t find on most other devices of its kind: Bluetooth. So if you’ve got some Bluetooth headphones, the Sport might make for some inexpensive wireless audio goodness. Other features include OGG support, 1.7-inch color screen, FM-tuner, and memory expansion via microSD cards. The promo code (NS4V) is good until the end of November. Insignia Sport 4GB [Geeks.com] → Read More
The newish Jawbone is one of the hottest Bluetooth headsets on the market and two new color options are going to be available at Best Buy. Previously, the color palette was limited to black, silver and gold; or as Jawbone likes to call ‘em: Blah Blah Black, Silver Tongue, and Goldy Lips. The new color options of Babbling Blue and Rambling Rose are going to carry the same $139.99 price as the older colors and are available soon at BestBuy.com → Read More
Well, this is awful nice of Headsets.com. If you happen to earn a ticket for talking on your cell phone while driving, the site will give you a free Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth headset. All you have to do is fill out a form and in the name of safety, they you the headset. The small print reads as the offer is only valid for the first 734 claims so get out there and starting breaking the law! via GadgetReview → Read More
Interesting. Well, I guess there is a difference between the old Touch and the new Touch — although Apple’s been mum about it. The chip iFixit found supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR+FM. What do you think, people? Secret ripoff or secret surprise? Reminds me of the secret 3G in Dell Inspiron Minis. [Thanks for the tip, Staguave!] → Read More
Is this the first Bluetooth speaker ever? No. Is it the world’s first Bluetooth sports speaker ever? Apparently, yes. See, all you have to do is add an extra word to your product and you, too, can have the world’s first something or other. Fancy wordsmithery aside, the Cy-Fi speaker weighs four ounces, is “slightly larger than a deck of cards,” is good for about six hours between recharges, features standard control buttons, and pushes out music in stereo by using the A2DP standard. It also doubles as a speakerphone, possibly the world’s first sports speakerphone. → Read More
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