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‘Hands Free’ Stories

NTSB says hands free phones are just as risky

Shane McGlaun, Dec 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

The NTSB has just announced that it has concluded hands free phones are just as risky when compared to holding the phone in your hands while driving. I can’t believe they needed research to tell them that. Distracted is distracted when it comes to driving. It doesn't matter if it's your coffee, a kid in the back seat, your co-worker sitting beside you, or the radio. If you don’t pay attention, driving is dangerous. Read The Full Story

Reviews

ContourROAM Hands-Free Camera Review

Vincent Nguyen, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Contour has carved something of a niche for itself over the past few years, catering to the extreme sports and pro-video crowds who demand durability as well as image quality from their rugged cameras. Latest to the plate is the ContourROAM, billed as “the easiest video camera in the world” but still delivering 1080p HD video with all the resilience you’d expect.

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Speaky Bluetooth car kit has motion detection and looks cute too

Shane McGlaun, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

The design of most of the hands free kits for cars is very similar. They all tend to hang from the visor so you can cruise around and talk on the phone without having to take your hands off the wheel. We have talked a lot about Bluetrek around here in the past. The last new item for the company we covered was the cool and small Carbon headset with the carbon fiber boom. Bluetrek has now unveiled the Speaky hands free kit for your car. Read The Full Story

Ford adds Sync AppLink to ten new vehicles

Shane McGlaun, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

One of the coolest features for tech fans on many new Ford vehicles is Sync. The hands free technology in Sync allows you to control your compatible phone with your voice and to control some of the car systems using your voice. On some cars, you can adjust the temperature and radio station using your voice. One of the coolest things about Sync is that vehicles that are AppLink compatible get even more connectivity between the drivers smartphone and the vehicle. Read The Full Story

i.Tech MyVoice 610 Bluetooth headset is for the stylish headset wearers

Shane McGlaun, Jun 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

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. Read The Full Story

Contour+ Hands-Free Video Camera Detailed

Samia Perkins, May 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

We posted about the new Contour+ hands-free professional quality video camera yesterday, and now we have more details on the camera to share with you. The Contour+ claims to "create a new era in the technical side of storytelling", and brings a professional quality camera at a price that is accessible to consumers. Read The Full Story

Featured

Jabra FREEWAY Hands-On

Chris Burns, Mar 23rd 2011 Discuss [3]

At CTIA 2011 we’ve been given the opportunity to take a close look at Jabra’s newest effort, a dip into the world of speakerphone technology with a device that’s made specifically to attach to your car’s visor over your head whilst you drive. This is a device that, at a glance, looks very similar to a device yours truly recently reviewed over on Android Community, but we’ll get to that in a little bit.* This device features three speakers, HD Voice Ready for fabulous quality audio both from and two the device as a conduit to and from your phone.

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OnStar retail product changes names and gets upgrade

Shane McGlaun, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Back in January OnStar broke free from GM's excusive grip and offered up a retail product that will allow anyone to put OnStar into their vehicles. The add-on service is a mirror for most vehicles that was called OnStar addOn. The product has been updated and has been given a new and name for the retail market. Read The Full Story

Ford Sync now supports 19 languages

Shane McGlaun, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

We have talked a lot about Ford's Sync system around here. The Sync system allows the drive to use their smartphone hands free and allows the control of many functions of the vehicle audio and HVAC systems using voice commands. Ford has announced that Sync now speaks more languages. Read The Full Story

BlueAnt S3 Compact speakerphone lets drivers go hands free

Shane McGlaun, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

When you are driving down the road in your city or traveling in your car a lot, many of the areas you drive though might have laws that mean you need a hands free kit in your car to talk. BlueAnt has unveiled a new hands free speakerphone for the car called the S3 that promises nice features at a value price. The device will ship on Q1 2011 and sell for right under $80. Read The Full Story

Jabra Skype range outed: EXTREME, EASYGO, CHILL & SPEAK410

Chris Davies, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Jabra has unveiled a range of Skype-certified speakerphones, the Jabra EXTREME, Jabra EASYGO, Jabra CHILL and Jabra SPEAK410. The EXTREME is the most flexible, pairing a Bluetooth headset and USB dongle, though the EASYGO still features multipoint connections for remaining paired with both your PC and phone. Read The Full Story

2011 Ford Fiesta owners are first to get AppLink voice control

Shane McGlaun, Dec 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

I have a Ford car that has the Sync system inside and it's great. The system connects to my iPhone via Bluetooth and makes the best hands free system I have used. Sync is a lot more than just hands free calls though. The system also allows you to stream music from your smartphone to the car stereo via Bluetooth and a lot more. Read The Full Story