Bose enters single-ear Bluetooth headset market with expected swagger and price tag
"It's not every day you see a company release a Bluetooth headset " is something we'd like to say, but alas, it was not meant to be. Bose is the latest, launching what it claims is its first single-ear Bluetooth headset
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, aural-implant, Blue Tooth, Bose, bt head set, earpiece, price, proprietary, release, technology
Thanko’s Bluetooth earpiece / wristwatch for the on-the-go, shameless tech professional
Thanko has given us much joy over the years, from e-cigarettes to necktie / spy cameras .
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bluetooth, cameras, earpiece, engadget, entry, hours, music, the-on-the-go, wristwatch, years
White iPhone 4: early DIY edition, with a touch of black
Sorry, we couldn't wait -- having spent 11 hours on the streets waiting for the iPhone 4 , it's only natural to give our precious new toy some extra special care. With the help of iFixit's teardown guide , we decided to take the plunge with our steaming hot Chinese delivery -- a white front cover (with a shiny proximity sensor area above the earpiece), a white back cover (with "XXXXX" marked as the model number, ergo a prototype), and a Retina Display unit. Alas, there weren't any white buttons in stock at the time, but let's pretend this black-and-white combo is the new cool
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple iphone 4, Delivery, earpiece, hack, iphone 4, prototype, result, sensor, stock, sun, time, white, xxxxx
Plantronics Explorer 395 Bluetooth headset review
At Engadget, we're used to playing with premium Bluetooth headsets like the Jabra Stone and Jawbone Icon , so it's only natural this $49.95 Plantronics headset would lower our expectations, but turns out it's not bad for the money. For starters, the actual earpiece looks much better than the renders we saw, with a retro look that we quite liked. We're also promised easy operation with few buttons -- the silver paddle-like button (with LEDs underneath) for phone calls and Bluetooth pairing; the black volume button on one side with five incremental volume steps; and the ridged power slide switch on the other side
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bluetooth handsfree, bluetoothhandsfree, earpiece, entry, features, mic, money, plug-underneath
BlueAnt intros rugged T1 Bluetooth headset, sophisticated Android app
BlueAnt's been slinking along in the shadows of the (thankfully) dwindling Bluetooth headset market for years now, and aside from that one voice-controlled V1 that popped two years ago, we haven't seen much from the outfit that really got our juices flowing. Until today, naturally. The rugged, May-bound T1 headset ($79.99) doesn't look drastically different (or smaller) than the aforesaid V1, but it's the firm's first to feature Wind Armour Technology -- something that's engineered to "deliver clear audio in wind speeds up to 22mph." It's also built to withstand the occasional drop and bout with dust / moisture, and in case that's not enough, it'll also audibly announce who's calling so long as they're in your address book
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: app, blueant t1, ctia, ctia 2010, earpiece, entry, from-the-outfit, headset, occasional, past-the-break, result, rugged, streaming-audio, technology, whichever-rings
Helium Digital HDBT-990 Bluetooth wristband gets reviewed, given 3.5 Jack Bauers
Looking to get a Bluetooth earpiece without actually upping your tool factor by 40x or so? Good luck. Helium Digital's so-called alternative (that'd be the HDBT-990 Bluetooth wristband ) was recently reviewed by our iPhone-lovin' pals in the Great White North, and while they found it to work well when it came to handling calls without actually using the speaker and microphone within the iPhone 3GS, everything else about it was ho hum at best.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bluetooth, bluetooth watch, earpiece, entry, hdbt, helium-digital, iphone, pals, source, wrist-watch