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Here’s a random, yet useful for many, application for Bluetooth technology: analyzing your golf swing. By utilizing a Bluetooth module attached to your club and equipped with 3D sensors, the iTrainer provides real-time feedback on your golf swing. By comparing swing data with that of an optimum swing, the iTrainer tells you how to improve via a wireless headset.

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Quick and easy seems to be the motto of the Parrot PMK5800, a new Bluetooth car kit that promises great quality with no installation necessary. All there is to it is one single piece that plugs directly into your car’s 12 volt accessory plug. The PMK5800 transmits your calls to your stereo via a built-in FM transmitter, which can also transmit music from your A2DP enabled phone.

Along with all this, the Parrot PMK5800 also includes digital signal processing (DSP), echo cancellation, and voice recognition. It will be available this summer for about $120.

The only problem I see with this is that every time you need to make or receive a call, the stereo in your car will have to be on a specific station. If you are listening to a CD or another FM station this could pose a problem. However, if you want an FM transmitter for your A2DP phone and a Bluetooth car kit, too, the Parrot PMK5800 will be a perfect choice.

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Parrot’s France division has announced the Parrot Party Bluetooth speaker system. The system features a rechargeable, 4 hour battery and a pair of 3-watt speakers. Sure, it won’t pack a punch, but at only 22 ounces and 9″ long, you are looking at a very portable piece of technology. Just pair up your A2DP phone and you’re set to go. The Parrot Party Bluetooth speaker system should be available in July for 119 Euros, or about $160 U.S.

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The new Oticon Epoq hearing aids can communicate wirelessly via a handheld streamer with any Bluetooth device. This means that the Epoq hearing aids will “ring” in your ear and allow you to use your cell phone without any of the special devices usually needed for this purpose. Because sound information is being continuously exchanged between the two ears, Oticon says that this will keep the two in sync and, when it comes to outside sounds, help localize where a sound is coming from.

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The G-Tech Wireless Fabric Keyboard is a great little Bluetooth keyboard that you can actually roll up and take with you. A full 12 inches in length, the G-Tech Fabric keyboard rolls into a tight little package that can be taken anywhere with ease. The keyboard comes with a nylon bag, phone stand, manual, software, and two AAA batteries. A great item for traveling, although you will want to make sure you always have a flat surface to type on. The G-Tech Wireless Fabric Keyboard costs $130 and is available now.

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Digital Trends has reviewed the Aliph Jawbone, finding it to be an excellent headset. The reviewer found it stylish, but at the same time a perfect fit with all the included ear gels and earhooks. Voice quality was crystal clear, but the reviewer found that improper placement of the headset could result in inconsistencies in sound quality. However, when fit properly the Aliph Jawbone was a clear winner.

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Treonauts has posted a Motorola H9 Miniblue review and is decidedly unimpressed with the headset’s performance. Though the Motorola H9 seemed to have pretty good quality for calls when in quiet environments, the reviewer not a fan of pretty much everything else.

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If you want your Bluetooth speakers to make you look like some sort of mad scientist you will want to get yourself the Linx B-Tube Wireless Stereo and Speakerphone Bluetooth speakers. It looks like it will carry a sample of bio-material, but instead it utilizes A2DP technology to stream music from your Bluetooth music player.

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Legit Reviews has their Plantronics Pulsar 260 review posted and ready for your perusal. Sound quality was good, although not the best they had hear, but it did reproduce frequencies quite well. There were no problems with syncing, and video files played without losing audio sync.

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For those of you looking to increase productivity on your Windows Mobile device, look no further than Teksoft’s newest software release “BlueMouse.” BlueMouse works with any standard Bluetooth mouse, allowing you to connect your mouse to your phone or PDA and control your favorite applications with the click of a button. BlueMouse is configurable for over 17 custom actions including opening programs, switching tasks, and scrolling documents.

Teksoft’s BlueMouse is available now for about $20 US. A dumbed-down, but unlimited trial version is also available for immediate download.

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