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Jabra Stone 2 And Jabra Freeway Speakerphone Launching This Month

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9:59AM March 10, 2011 | Nick Broughall

If you like the idea of a Bluetooth headset but hate the idea of having a boom mic strecthing out across your jawline, the sequel to the popular Jabra Stone earpiece, the Stone 2, is set to launch in Australia this month. More »


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The World’s Fasted Hands Free Typer Is A Quadriplegic

9:00AM February 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

This is so cool. Hank Torres is paralysed from the shoulder down but with the use of Swype and a head tracking device he was able to set the Guinness World Record for fastest hands free typing. More »


Plantronics K100 Bluetooth Car Speaker Will Stream The Tunes

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9:30AM October 14, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Plantronics are pretty good with their Bluetooth audio kit, so their new K100 Bluetooth car speaker kit is worthy of a mention. With A2DP, the speaker can stream music, phone calls, podcasts and GPS navigation directions from your smartphone. More »


Motorola T325 Bluetooth Carkit Is Good Because It’s Cheap

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12:11PM March 26, 2010 | Nick Broughall

With all the legal question marks about using your phone while driving, it’s amazing that not everybody has a Bluetooth Car Kit installed in their vehicle. Of course, it may have something to do with cost and a fear of technology. The Motorola T325 looks like it counters both those problems by being cheap and simple. More »


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Parrot Mki9200 Bluetooth CarKit Is iPhone Accredited, Whatever That Means

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12:13PM February 2, 2010 | Nick Broughall

With the combination of road laws that make talking on your mobile illegal while driving, plus the fact that most cars don’t have a truly intuitive way of getting your music from your iPod to your car stereo, the Parrot Mki9200 looks like a pretty good device. Apparently it’s also iPhone accredited, although that doesn’t explain why they have product shots with a Nokia… More »


Jabra Stone: The Time When Bluetooth Got Self-Aware

3:00PM October 20, 2009 | John Herrman

It’s tough to muster excitement over a $US130 Bluetooth headset nowadays. It feels like peeling yourself out of bed after a breakup, or laughing at a joke during a eulogy for your best friend. So, Jabra, regarding the Stone: Thanks. More »


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Sony Ericsson Yari Available Now

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3:32PM October 19, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Sony Ericsson’s hands-free gaming phone, Yari, has just been launched in Australia. Get ready to look like a fool in public! More »


Sennheiser Launching New Bluetooth Headphones At IFA 2009

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4:30PM August 13, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I must have these. Sennheiser has announced that they’re going to announce a whole new range of Bluetooth-enabled headphones at IFA this year. You may not think that sounds very exciting, but when you discover that some of the new models will feature active noise cancellation as well, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. More »


Uniden’s Bluetooth Carkit Works With Two Phones At Once

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11:44AM August 12, 2009 | Nick Broughall

If I have one complaint about the Bluetooth car kit I installed in my car a couple of years ago, it’s that it can only pair with one phone at a time. Sure, you can pair it with four different phones – just not at the same time. If it’s paired with your wife’s phone and you’re driving the car, you can end up in awkward yelling across the driver scenarios that just plain suck. That’s why the new carkit from Uniden sounds interesting – it’ll pair up with two phones at the same time. More »


Belkin TuneBase FM Transmitters Upgraded For Hands-Free Calling

3:00AM June 2, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Belkin has upgraded their TuneBase lineup to handle hands-free calling in addition to pumping your iPhone music wirelessly to your car stereo.

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