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Cambridge Audio Minx Air 100 Review

, Feb 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Does the world need another AirPlay speaker? Cambridge Audio thinks so, and the new Minx series of streaming media players is the result: the Minx Air 100, on the SlashGear test bench today, and its doubly-powerful Air 200 sibling. It’s not hard to see where Cambridge Audio got their style inspiration from for the Air 100, either: it looks a whole lot like a Sonos PLAY:3, though the functionality is different. Rather than focus on multi-room use, the Air 100 instead positions itself as an individual hub for all gadgets musical, whether that’s AirPlay, Bluetooth, internet radio, or something more old-school. Read on for our full review.

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Bem Wireless Mobile Speaker now shipping

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Bem Wireless isn't exactly a household name when it comes to Bluetooth audio products, but the company offer some attractive and very simplistic products. In the past, we reviewed the company's Speaker Trio and found them to be a nice set up. The company is back and is now shipping its latest product called the Mobile Speaker. Read The Full Story

Bem Wireless Speaker Trio Review

, Feb 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Bem Wireless may not be terribly well known in a world saturated with different speaker options and accessories, but they caught our eye when they introduced the Speaker Trio, a set of three small Bluetooth speakers that are simple and minimalistic, as well as stylish and swanky. We decided to try them out for ourselves to see just how simple these things are, and if the audio quality can match its good looks.

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RocksteadyXS wireless Bluetooth speaker promises impressive battery life

, Feb 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

With temperatures in many parts of the world starting to warm up with spring on the way, a lot of people are already thinking about hitting the beach, swimming pool, or lake. A lot of those people will also be looking for devices that help them bring music and other entertainment options with them wherever they go. A company called Killer Concepts has unveiled a new Bluetooth speaker promising an impressively long battery life called the RocksteadyXS. Read The Full Story

Divoom announces ONBEAT-X1 Bluetooth gaming speaker

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

One company that's looking to break into the wireless speaker market for gamers is Divoom, who just announced today a new Bluetooth gaming speaker called the ONBEAT-X1. The speaker has specially-designed suction cups on the back that allow you to easily stick the speaker onto the back of a smartphone or tablet for better audio quality. Read The Full Story

Fitbit for Android updates with Bluetooth 4.0 support and wireless sync

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Fitbit, one of the more popular fitness tracking platforms, has updated its Android app with a couple of new features that users will definitely want to take advantage of. The new app now supports Bluetooth 4.0, for which wireless syncing capabilities are now possible. It's a feature that's still in beta mode, however, and only supports a handful of devices so far, specifically only the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II. Read The Full Story

Audio Pro Air One wireless speaker breaks cover

, Feb 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

A Swedish audio company called Audio Pro has unveiled the new wireless speaker that supports Apple AirPlay. The speaker is called the Allroom Air One and supports DNLA devices. The wireless capability of the device allows users to stream music from their iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and other devices. Read The Full Story

Plantronics unveils new Blacktop 500 noise canceling Bluetooth headset

, Feb 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

In a lot of states, Bluetooth headsets are a requirement if you're car lacks integrated Bluetooth to be able to have phone calls while driving. For a lot of people, what they want is a very small Bluetooth headset that hangs off the ear. However, as many drivers have discovered wearing some of those Bluetooth headsets for a lot of hours a day can get very uncomfortable. Plantronics has a new Bluetooth headset that it has just announced called the Blacktop 500 built with comfort in mind. Read The Full Story

HTC Mini is your Butterfly’s candybar remote control and handset

, Jan 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC doesn't have a smartwatch like the Pebble, but it does have the HTC Mini, an NFC-equipped remote control and handset accessory which will be exclusively offered in China alongside the HTC Butterfly. The svelte handset - resembling an old candybar-style dumbphone - hooks up via Bluetooth to your Butterfly, so HTC suggests, and can be used for making calls without pulling the smartphone out of your pocket, as well as other things. Read The Full Story

MeCam delivers hovering, person-following video for $49

, Jan 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

There's a little quad-helicopter device coming to the market relatively soon known as the MeCam, developed and manufactured by the friendly folks at Always Innovating. This little chopper has its own video camera and will connect to your smartphone as well as follow you around automatically while otherwise accepting voice-commands galore. This little monster will also only cost you $49 USD. Read The Full Story

Bem Speaker Trio now shipping for $299

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

First announced back in November, and unveiled at CES a couple weeks ago, the Speaker Trio system from Bem Wireless offers users three, small Bluetooth-enabled speakers that can be wirelessly connected to one another to bring music to multiple rooms simultaneously. The company just announced that the speaker system is now available and ready to ship for $299. Read The Full Story

Will Wearables Fuel – or Fracture – Convergence?

, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

The candid snapshot of Google exec Sergey Brin, riding the subway on a $2.25 fare while sporting a Glass prototype worth thousands of dollars, has reignited questions around ubiquitous computing. That sighting of Brin is a timely one. Not only is Google’s Glass Foundry developer schedule kicking off at the end of January, but several other wearables projects have reached milestones this month; Vuzix brought out prototypes of its Glass rival a few weeks back, while Kickstarter success Memoto applied some extra-sensor balm to the sting of an unexpected hardware delay today.

As each project tracks toward release, however, the ecosystem of more straightforward body-worn gadgetry such as activity monitors like Jawbone’s UP picks up for what’s predicted to be a bumper year of sales. Still, among sensor ubiquity and the specter of power paucity, the fledgling wearables industry hasn’t apparently decided whether it’ll face this brave new augmented world hand-in-hand, or jealously guarding its data.

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