Tag Archive for 'bluetooth'
I’m not sure why, but this Flexii Bluetooth cassette adapter really pleases me somehow. Designed to make streaming music through a car stereo straightforward even if your ride only has a tape deck, it uses the A2DP profile to take a stereo stream from your PMP or cellphone and squirt it out of the [...]
I, like so many others, own a GPS unit and have had the joy of cussing up a storm when that stupid suction cup pops off. Once it pops off I can’t ever get it back unless I pull over and shove it back on. This rear-view mirror combo takes care of that [...]
Bluetooth handset manufacturer Bluetrek have announced two new ranges of limited edition headsets, none of which would be particularly suitable if you’re looking for a discrete way to chat wire-free. Based on the UFO and BIZZ headsets, both have up to 6hrs talktime. There are seven new UFO designs, including tiger-print and a variety of geometric [...]
GPS manufacturer QStarz have announced what they’re calling the world’s most powerful Bluetooth GPS receiver. The BT-Q818 eXtreme uses the 51-channel MTK GPS Module, and boasts adjustable position update rates from between 1 and 5Hz (e.g. between 1 and 5 updates per second). That makes it particularly useful for high-speed applications in which position changes [...]
GPS manufacturers Clarion have announced their latest satnav systems, the MAP680 and MAP780. Using a full 4.3-inch wide-aspect touchscreen with anti-reflective coating, both units have an RDS-TMC tuner for traffic information and Bluetooth for handsfree cellphone use and A2DP music streaming. Most striking, however, is the full 3D mapping that gives a windscreen-view [...]
Sony have unveiled their latest all-in-one home cinema system, the BRAVIA DAV-F200, and whether or not you like Japanese company’s products you have to admit they have a knack for design. Consisting of a glass-fronted, wall-mountable control center with slot-load DVD, 1080p upscaling, a USB port for plugging in memory sticks or PMPs containing MP3s and [...]
Samsung’s HT-X810 Soundbar, which the company revealed at CES earlier this year, has now gone on sale. The unit, designed to sit underneath your TV and simulate surround-sound, musters 300 watts of output power and comes with a separate, wirelessly-connected subwoofer. A DVD player with 1080p upscaling is also hidden inside the casing, [...]
Canon have announced an update to their PIXMA range of portable inkjet printers. The PIXMA iP100 is a refreshed version of the now-venerable iP90v, increasing both print speed and resolution, while still offering the ability to run from a rechargeable Li-Ion battery pack promising around 290 pages per full charge. Measuring just 12.7 x 2.4 [...]
Pioneer have released a number of high-end in-car entertainment systems for their AVIC-F range. The three models - AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and Premier branded AVIC-F90BT - all feature XM and satellite radio compatibility, Bluetooth with conversational voice recognition that can be used to control navigation, voice control of a connected iPod and a 5.8-inch WVGA touchscreen. [...]
The more specs we get the more I think this might be an Asus Eee shrunken down to fit in an MID package. It has an 800 MHz Silverthorne processor, Poulsbo chipset, half a gig of RAM, and a 4GB SSD.
