Bluetooth

Fitness tracking is all in the wrist with the Fitbit Flex

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Fitbit has added a new device to their line of wearable fitness trackers, the Flex. The Flex is a waterproof fitness monitoring device designed to not only track your basic fitness functions (steps, calories, distance traveled and active minutes), but it also tracks your hours slept and the quality of sleep through its own software.

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Handsfree Bluetooth headset for women

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This Kickstarter project promises a fashionable, handsfree Bluetooth headset for women.  Instead of the uncomfortable earpieces that you have to keep wedged into your ear, the Auranova keeps everything in a pendant around your neck.  A vibration module lays on the back of your neck to alert you to calls, and the earpiece stows in

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Boombot REX – Colorful Bluetooth speakers with portable style

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Boombotix is a San Francisco based company who originally started developing portable speakers for urban cyclists as an alternative to headphones. They currently have a Kickstarter project for a new speaker called the Boombot REX. The REX is an ultraportable 2.1 speaker system with a rugged ABS plastic body and a built in noise canceling

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ZOMM Wireless Leash review

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The ZOMM Wireless Leash (available in white, pink, or black) is a small key-fob sized Bluetooth hands-free speakerphone and alarm for any Bluetooth-enabled phone or, for that matter, any other BT device that can partner with it. It’s touted as having three features: It sounds an alarm if it loses connection to its paired device, it

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New Logitech keyboard and trackpad make it even easier to interact with your Apple devices

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The  Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard and Rechargeable Trackpad for Mac are the latest products in Logitech‘s Mac lineup.  The Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard has backlit keys that automatically adjust their illumination to fit the ambient conditions (or you can manually adjust them), and the motion sensor detects when hands are near to know when to turn on

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Freedom i-Connex Combi iPad case with Bluetooth keyboard review

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The Freedom i-Connex Combi iPad case and stand with Bluetooth keyboard solves three common needs for either a heavy user of the iPad 2 or newer  user. In one package, you get a “smart cover” that also can contort into a stand in either portrait or landscape orientations, a heavy-duty, rubberized case, and a decent but

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See the music in a Black Diamond 3 from Acase

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Acase has introduced a new Bluetooth speaker that lets you enjoy a light show as you listen to your music.  The Black Diamond 3 speaker has two 3W speakers inside, and it is “the first portable Bluetooth speaker capable of mimicking music beats and rhythms through colors and movement.”  It comes with a remote to

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Ringbow – Give your tablet the finger

Combining all the features of a mouse, keyboard and joystick, the Ringbow is a Bluetooth device worn on the finger that complements your Bluetooth-enabled phone, tablet, or similar device.  The Ringbow includes a D-pad button with 9 control directions.  It can be used to by itself or in conjunction with a touchscreen device, giving a more

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RichardSolo FreeWheelin Audio System for Helmets review

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Bluetooth speakers are becoming quite popular, since most folks are carrying their music on their phones or tablets. Sure, plugging in an AUX cable gives a better connection in most cases, but trying to use something while its tethered, or having something fall off the edge of a counter because it was precariously balanced next

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BlueAnt Ribbon Stereo Bluetooth Streamer

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Do you love listening to music, but hate being tethered to your smartphone, tablet, or MP3 player by headphone cords?  With the Ribbon Stereo Bluetooth Streamer from BlueAnt, you can convert your corded headphones or earbuds to Bluetooth.  The Ribbon grabs onto your shirt, and your headphones (or the pair supplied with the Ribbon) plug

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Avantree Pluto Air Hifi Bluetooth mini speaker review

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With the rise of better music players and streaming services in the last few years, we have also seen a rise in the number of speaker systems, personal earphones/buds and other ways to actually hear the music being offered up. In public situations, folks usually want to have their music pumped directly into their ears,

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G-Project’s G-Grip Bluetooth speaker takes a licking

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We recently told you about G-Project’s portable, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, the G-Go (see related posts).  Now, G-Project is announcing the G-Grip, their new ruggedized, portable Bluetooth speaker.  The G-Grip has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery than provides you with up to 8 hours of music between charges.  (Charge with a USB port on your computer or

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May the NuForce be with you

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NuForce sure has been wirelessly ambitious lately. First, they release the Air DAC, which promises to connect your Apple mobile device to four different receivers. Now they’ve entered the wireless speaker arena with the NuForce S3-BT. Rather than use Apple’s AirPlay, S3-BT surprisingly incorporates the newest version of Bluetooth. This new Bluetooth uses the apt-X

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ZAGGkeys Solo Bluetooth Keyboard and ZAGGfolio iPad case review

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I’ve looked at a lot of Bluetooth keyboards and keyboard cases for the three versions of the iPad I’ve owned.  Usually I find the on-screen keyboard is okay for a quick email, but I can’t type well enough with it to enter anything longer than that.  I don’t often need to enter large amounts of

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The Hop! Self-Rolling Suitcase – These Are Not the Droids You’re Looking For

Sick of lugging your bags around airports or bus stations? The Hop! from Cargo Collective is a suitcase that takes away some of the load. As the name might suggest, the suitcase is named for hotel bellhops.  Using three receivers,  the Hop! triangulates its position relative to your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, and using an air-based caterpillar traction

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Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad is Now Available in White

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Logitech has announced that their award-winning Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and the new iPad is now available in pure white.  The Bluetooth keyboard serves as a protective screen cover when not in use.  Magnets in the cover connect to magnets in the iPad to keep the cover securely in place; they also work

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BEARTek Bluetooth Gloves – Give Your Phone the Finger

Here’s a product for those of you who indulge in sports where you have to wear gloves, like skiing or motorcycle riding, but want to enjoy your music while doing it. (Personally, I’ve never felt comfortable listening to music while riding a motorcycle.)  The BEARTek Bluetooth glove allows you to control your MP3 player or

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Hi-Fun Hi-Call Bluetooth Glove – Talk to the Hand

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If you live in a cold climate, then you’ll know the issue of trying to use your capacitive touchscreen on your phone or tablet with gloves on.  The Hi-Call glove from Hi-Fun in Italy fixes that with capacitive threads in the fingertips.  But that’s not all!  Integrated into the left glove is a Bluetooth microphone and speaker; using

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