Fri 31 Aug 2007
The BH-903 stereo Bluetooth headset is the latest from Nokia. It features a massive 15 hours of talk or music time, and supports a number of profiles including A2DP, AVRCP, PBAP, HFP and HSP profiles. You can use the built-in OLED display for call management and music controls, when supported by your device. The Nokia BH-903 will cost you a pretty penny (about $270 US) and will be available later this year.
Fri 31 Aug 2007
Nokia has announced a new Bluetooth headset dubbed the Nokia BH-902. The Nokia BH-902 is your standard headset with DSP technology, 8 hours of battery life, and an OLED display. The built-in screen can be used to make calls or for call management, and will also let you know when you have received a message. The Nokia BH-902 will be available by the end of the year for about $150.
Thu 30 Aug 2007
If you are the type that really likes small Bluetooth headsets you will want to take a look at this LG HBM-730 review. The reviewer has gone through quite a few headsets so he knows what to look for. The LG HBM-730 is amazingly small but apparently packs in the call quality enough to where the reviewer actually had to turn the volume down. (more…)
Wed 29 Aug 2007
Princeton has finally made the ultimate USB Bluetooth adapter. The PTM-UBT3S is little more than the just the plug, but is packed with Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR. Kudos to Princeton for making this tiny Bluetooth adapter. Now if they could just get it into production overseas and set a price, that would be great.
Sun 26 Aug 2007
I4U checks out the one of the newer headsets from Plantronics in the Voyager 520 review. The headset garners a very good 8 out of 10 rating for a number of reasons including easy pairing, great audio quality, and noise canceling. The Plantronics Voyager 520 is slightly larger than other Bluetooth headsets, but seems to more than make up for it in quality, ease-of-use, and battery life.
Sat 18 Aug 2007
A prototype Bluetooth heart monitor in development could give those who have already had a heart attack a much better chance of receiving treatment in time to save their lives. The device monitors ECG and transmits the information via Bluetooth to a specialized cell phone. The phone has special circuitry designed to check for signs that cardiac failure is imminent. If a heart attack is detected, the phone sends an alert to the emergency room via text message.
Thu 16 Aug 2007
Gizmodo writes a “Lightning Round Review” of the Sound ID SM100. Their verdict? The SM100 faired better than the Aliph Jawbone for incoming sound quality, but outgoing (where others hear you) quality was not as good. If you value what you hear more than what others hear the SM100 is great.
Wed 15 Aug 2007
PC Magazine has the scoop on a new lossless audio codec that could soon be coming to an A2DP Bluetooth headset near you. Currently, Bluetooth A2DP headsets have to reencode the audio signal first to PCM and then to the current codec, called the Subband Codec (SBC). The SBC codec, like MP3 files, is also lossy. This means that audio information is lost already, and reencoding to yet another lossy codec means even more audio is lost.
Tue 14 Aug 2007
The Daily Gadget reviews the Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth headset, which is a very popular headset that you will probably see many people wearing. The reviewer had no problems pairing it up with his Samsung Sync cell phone. He also had no problems with range, finding himself up to 20 feet away from his phone before he noticed it was far away.