Bluetooth Gear

Sometimes when I’m being nostalgic and remembering how much I loved the Palm Treo smartphone, I start wishing my iPhone had a physical keyboard. Real keys beat touchscreen keyboard keys any day right? I decided to find out by trying the iPhone 4/4S Sliding Bluetooth Keyboard Case and Stand Combo from CELLMACS, which adds a slide out keyboard [...]

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It seems many people see their tablets as a laptop replacement.  Tablets work fine for most things that people do with a computer, but their on-screen keyboards leave a lot to be desired when you need to enter a lot of information.  Accessories manufacturer’s recognize this, and  they have produced a lot of keyboard cases [...]

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Back in the day when Palms and PDAs ruled the portable electronics market, you could get several designs of folding or mini keyboards to connect to your PDA to turn it from a ‘consumptive’ device (that mostly displays content) to a ‘creative’ one (one that allows you to easily create new content). Sure, you could [...]

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The iharmonix Q-i-sound Bluetooth Speakers from Qmadix are compact little speakers that can travel with you in their carrying case.   (See the bottom image; click for a larger view.)  The lithium-polymer battery charges in about 3.5 hours and provides up to 8 hours continuous playback time or 240 hours of standby time.  The speakers [...]

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The One Keyboard from Matias is designed to plug into your computer (PC or Mac) for use as a keyboard and a 2-port USB 2.0 hub.  The standard model (shown above) is also designed to “connect wirelessly” to your iPhone or via Bluetooth to other smartphones for easy data entry.  You switch between the computer [...]

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Plantronics recently added a number of Bluetooth headsets to their lineup. I am familiar with Plantronics from my call center days. They make very nice headsets. I also owned a Calisto Pro at home that I only very recently retired in favor of my VTech cordless phone system. Two of their new headsets are designed to work with a [...]

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For a couple years now my go-to Bluetooth headset has been the Voyager by Plantronics. I have used several versions of it since the first one (read one of my previous reviews here), so I was excited to do a review of the latest version, the Plantronics Voyager Pro HD. I have been extremely pleased [...]

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Plantronics released the M50 Bluetooth mobile headset mid-October 2011.  This sleek-looking headset features extended battery life, streaming music and podcasts from smartphones, and blocks noise and wind from calls, to name a few.  It comes with a 1-year limited warranty.  Contents of package are: Bluetooth headset, AC charger 11-240v.  The M50 is to have up [...]

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A good headset makes an already incredibly useful device – the cellphone – even more useful by adding hands-free features. The new SoundID SIX Bluetooth headset has several interesting features that promise even more usefulness.

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Uclear makes a series of Bluetooth communication systems that you add to your bike, motorcycle, or snow sports helmets. The HBC120 Snow  incorporates a “lightweight noise-cancelling Bluetooth system with advanced military technology”, so you can easily make a call, intercom another skier, or listen to music.  The boomless mic uses a patented noise-reduction system that isolates [...]

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I have reviewed more than a few speaker systems over the years. Many of these speaker systems are still situated in various rooms of our house providing music while I putter around the garage, workout, fold laundry, get in the Holiday mood, etc. The speaker system I use most is the Altec Lansing iMT800 MIX [...]

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Have an awesome stereo speaker system but no way to get your music to it wirelessly?  That’s where AirBlue from Kanex comes in.  Shaped like a hockey puck, it’s a Bluetooth audio receiver into which you can plug a 3.5mm audio cable.  Just pair your iPhone (or any Bluetooth-enabled music player) to AirBlue, and you’ll be able [...]

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There seems to be a gazillion Bluetooth keyboards available for the iPad and other tablets, but most of them are designed specifically for one device and are often built into a case that can only accommodate that device.  The ZAGGkeys FLEX keyboard from ZAGG looks like an interesting alternative because it’s device agnostic. It can be used with Apple [...]

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My airline travel has recently picked up the past year and I find myself on planes for more hours than I can remember. And if you have ever spent any time in coach on an airline, you know the value of a good set of headphones. I have tried every earbud known to man and [...]

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Logitech is one of the premier manufacturers of technology peripheral devices. They make some of the bestkeyboards, mice and their Harmony line of remote controls is fantastic. One of their newest products is the Logitech Wireless Headset. I’ve spent the last few days using the headset with a variety of devices and it has performed [...]

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With the Mini Boombox for Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops from Logitech, you’ll be able to wirelessly play music with any Bluetooth-enabled device that supports the Bluetooth® wireless audio profile [Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP).  If you don’t have a Bluetooth device, you’ll be able to use the Mini Boombox with any audio device with a 3.5mm [...]

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The K-Bow from Keith McMillen is a Bluetooth enabled bow for the violin, viola, cello and bass, which is constructed of Kevlar and graphite. While the K-Bow may look similar to a normal bow, it’s actually a real-time controller that will allow you to manipulate the sounds coming out of the stringed instrument for which [...]

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The Rapoo E6300 Bluetooth Ultra-Slim Keyboard from Brando is small enough to fit in your gear bag.  At about 8″ X 3.2″ X 0.5″ and 5.4 ounces, you’ll hardly know it’s in the bag.  It has 80 keys and a QWERTY layout; it even has some special iPad hotkeys.  The keyboard features scissor-key structure and [...]

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Earloomz has a line of quality Bluetooth headsets that give you great features with a sense of fun.  Their  headsets have all the features you’d expect: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, noise reduction, headset and handsfree profiles, voice prompts, connects to two phones, video game compatible, five hours talk time, 120 hours [...]

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Most keyboard cases for iPad 2 are hard-to-hold book-style cases or have the keyboard in a separate piece that snaps over the iPad 2.  The new Fold-Up Keyboard for iPad 2 from Logitech fits over your iPad 2 like a silicone case would (top image), though it will add more thickness and weight than silicone [...]

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