For many of us, typing on our iPhone or iPad is usually limited to entering passwords or replying text messages. But if you often work on the go and have to bang out emails, picking up an accessory such as the Verbatim Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard will save you a lot of time and frustration. This portable keyboard is designed to be ultra-compact while delivering the convenience of a traditional keyboard along with some extras.
Apple's incoming iOS 5 update could enable the Apple TV's latent Bluetooth connectivity, it's reported, with mention of various pairing options being discovered in the pre-release beta code. The new software will allow the STB to connect to Apple's Bluetooth keyboard, 9 to 5 Mac's tipster spotted, though there's also speculation that it might permit direct pairings with the iPhone, iPad and other peripherals.
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Here's a stylish protective case from ZAGG that turns your iPad 2 into a mini laptop. It's called the ZAGGfolio and it features a carbon fiber exterior design with a durable microfiber lining. But it not only looks good, it also combines a removeable Bluetooth keyboard and a built-in stand.
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The Nokia N9 joins one of the relatively rare groups of smartphones with NFC built in, and rather than worthy-but-dull applications like wireless payments, the company is using it for easy accessory pairing. The new Nokia Play 360 speakers use Bluetooth A2DP for their wireless connection, but pair with the N9 using NFC. Check out our demo after the cut.
Nokia has pulled the wraps off several new accessories for its line of smartphones today. One of the accessories is the new charger for the Nokia N9, but it should work with any Nokia device that charges with a micro-USB charger. The charger is called the Nokia Fast USB Charger AC-16. It has a detachable charging cable and it is the same charger that ships with the N9 for people that need a second charger. Nokia has also rolled out several new Bluetooth devices.
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The Bluetooth headset has gone over the years from being a black thing that hangs onto your ear to being something of a fashion accessory for some people. With the fashion accessory status has come some strange deigns and some that are the typical designs with different colors and artwork on them like the i.Tech MyVoice 610. This Bluetooth headset is shaped like most headsets I see, but has some fancy colors and art on them.
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The unannounced goodies lurking inside the new NOOK Touch continue to show themselves, as the hacking community gets its hands on the compact touchscreen ereader. After the WebKit browser was unearthed last week, now it's the turn of Bluetooth to be discovered: xda-developers' zonyl spotted the extra connectivity option while hacking his ereader to add unofficial apps.
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I bet most of us have more than one gadget that can benefit from a keyboard at some point. Things like your smartphone, computer, tablet, netbook, and lots more. The catch is that generally, you need a keyboard for each one of those devices or at least you have to sync a Bluetooth keyboard to each device each time you want to use it. IOGEAR has a new Multi-Link Bluetooth Mini Keyboard GKB601B that promises to be able to link with six different devices.
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Pioneer has revealed its latest batch of Elite receivers, throwing in Apple AirPlay support along with the company's own Air Jam collaborative playlist system, which allows multiple devices to contribute tracks to a single playlist. The Pioneer VSX-40, VSX-50, VSX-51, VSX-52 and VSX-53 offer seven channels of up to 110W each, have DLNA streaming media support (on all but the VSX-40), and support external zones for multi-room playback.
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First the Sony S2 cleared the FCC; now its S1 sibling has done the same. Four variants of the Sony S1 Honeycomb slate have been approved, the SGPT111US/S, SGPT112US/S, SGPT111CA/S and SGPT112CA/S, presumably two versions each for the US and Canada (and the reports says the model differences are "for marketing purposes only", perhaps with changes in onboard storage). Unfortunately, Sony has spoilt our fun somewhat with a 180 day confidentiality block on any live testing images.
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Broadcom has announced an industry first at Computex. The announcement is of the first 40nm WiFi and Bluetooth combo chip. The chip is called the BCM43142 InConcert combo chip. It is aimed at the notebook and netbook market where the reduced size and power consumption are of the most benefit. Smaller size means that the machines can potentially be made smaller and less power consumption leads to longer battery life.
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Logitech has outed a fulsome bevy of tablet accessories, with a choice of wireless keyboards, keyboard docks, speaker systems and more for your iPad or Android slate. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, given Logitech's peripheral obsessions, text-entry does monopolize the new range: there's the Logitech Tablet Keyboard for iPad ($69.99), a folding Bluetooth 'board and stand, and the Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0+ ($69.99) which offers the same for Honeycomb.
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