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NEWS ABOUT: Bluetooth

Bluetooth stories: 11 news summaries

 NYC to Ban All 
 Cabbie Phone Calls 

Even hands-free devices will be a no-go under new rules limiting electronics

Oct 16, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is cracking down on its drivers, proposing tough new rules today that ban the use of any electronic communication devices while on the job, hands-free included. "Every driver will be prohibited from even wearing a Bluetooth device on their ears and... More »

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New York City • cell phones • Bluetooth • taxi driver • regulations • mobile phones • hands-free cell phone • rule

NEW RELEASE

Computer Hard of Hearing? Try This Software

NaturallySpeaking takes a great leap forward in voice control

Aug 7, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest incarnation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking “takes voice control unmistakably closer to that holy grail of computing,” David Pogue writes in the New York Times—being able to talk directly to your computer. Version 10 is better than 99% effective at transcribing speech, and upgrades make correcting, italicizing,... More »

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software • Bluetooth • typing • computers • Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 • David Pogue • voice recognition

product review

 Aspiring Spies Get New Toys 

Two new headsets are really secret-agent style communicators in disguise

Jul 31, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two new Bluetooth headsets are meant as cellphone accessories, "the type that make white-collar executives on city streets look like the muttering deranged," but David Pogue has found a much cooler use, he writes in the New York Times. SoundID’s SM100 and Callpod’s Dragon V2... More »

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technology • radio • cell phones • communication • Bluetooth • gadget

 Cellphone Sales Drop 

Recession driving down sales

May 20, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The cellphone market is experiencing a significant sales slide, with the most serious decline so far among lower-income users, reports the Wall Street Journal. Studies reveal first quarter sales dips ranging from 5% to  22%. Analysts expect growth to slow even further. The market may be reaching saturation with... More »

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cell phones • Verizon • BlackBerry • Motorola • Bluetooth • Sprint Nextel • wireless service • market-research • Samsung Electronics

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Bluetooth 
 Gets a 
 Makeover  

Walter Mossberg reviews Aliph and Plantronics new offerings

May 15, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As more states push “hands-free” rules on drivers, ridiculous-looking wireless headsets only get more common. But two firms, Aliph and Plantronics, are attempting to address that. While the Wall Street Journal’s Walter Mossberg finds the “jewelry-esque” makeover of both models pleasing, it’s the functionality of Aliph’... More »

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technology • cell phones • jawbone • noise • Bluetooth • Aliph • Plantronics

COLUMN

iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

With a bit more
Apple wizardry, device could be 'micro-Mac'

Mar 13, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Take Apple’s iPod Touch, give it a little more innovative juice, and you get the next big thing in handhelds, blurring the line between consumer electronics and computers, writes Arik Hesseldahl in BusinessWeek. The Touch, now considered the “flagship” iPod, can already run the major media formats—music,... More »

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Apple • iPod Touch • Bluetooth • consumer electronics • gadget • handhelds

Bluetooth to Combine With Wi-Fi

Products for speedy data transfer could be available next year

Feb 11, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Bluetooth companies plan to combine the technology with Wi-Fi to increase speed, an industry group said. The combination could facilitate the speedy transfer of large amounts of data—like music, pictures, or video—between devices, like your laptop and cellphone. The first products with the combined technology should be available... More »

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cell phones • WiFi • Bluetooth • laptop • wireless technology

Cell Extender Just Can't Clone Your Phone

System synchs to landline, but WSJ finds key cell features missing

Nov 7, 07 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Communications company VTech has harnessed Bluetooth technology in a device that allows users to synchronize their cell phones with a landline, with all calls coming to one home base. Wall Street Journal reviewer Katherine Boehret enjoyed the convenience of not having to hunt for a misplaced mobile, but found that... More »

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cell phones • Bluetooth • cordless phones

Turn Off the iPhone or
Go to Jail

Passenger detained
for using phone in 'airplane mode'

Oct 12, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - An irate flight attendant attempted to have a passenger arrested for refusing to turn off an iPhone on a flight to Hawaii, even though it was reportedly in "airplane mode" and didn't violate any FAA rules. The mode turns off all cell, WiFi and Bluetooth signals, which could interfere... More »

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FAA • iPhone • electronics • arrest • air travel • ATA • WiFi • Bluetooth • airplane

Advertisers Eye Your Cell Phone

Bluetooth-enabled billboards to offer downloads if you
get too close

Sep 14, 07 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve dreamed of having ads beamed right to your cell phone, a slew of new Bluetooth-enabled products might make you drowsy. Get close enough to one of these billboards or displays, and it’ll ask you to accept a download—a video, song, or coupon. Given cell phones'... More »

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advertising • cell phones • marketing • Bluetooth

New Tech Toys Boost Laptop, iPhone

iMuffs and laptop chargers ready for today's tech-lovers

Sep 12, 07 8:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jetsons-style briefcases may not be folding into cars just yet, but today's go-getters need more than just an ol' laptop and iphone.  CNNMoney picks out tools for the entrepreneurs of today:
  1. iMuffs Bluetooth Headset:  Elegant cordless headphones that work with your ipod and cell phone to deliver
... More »

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Apple • iPod • list • Bluetooth • Zipcar • Audiovox • Mensa

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