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CES 2007 -- Both Motorola and Sony Ericsson debuted new accessories to complement their mobile phones. Though thanks to their Bluetooth underpinnings a phone from the manufacturer isn't required. Sony Ericsson is showing off the MBR-100, a Bluetooth receiver that...
Verizon Wireless has launched the Motorola V325i, a slightly updated version of the V325. The V325i is identical to the V325 with the addition of Bluetooth. The handset remains at the low-end of the Verizon lineup. Features of the V325i...
Nov 14 2006 - 03:04 PM ET | Bluetooth
Bluetooth has now topped 1 billion device shipments according to a release from the Bluetooth SIG. Weekly shipments are pacing at 12 million with cellular handsets topping the charts in terms of volume. Other popular Bluetooth enabled devices include stereo...
Motorola has been sued for allegedly knowing its Bluetooth headsets could cause significant hearing loss and not warnings its customers of the potential damage. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago and seeks class action status. Motorola had “actual and constructive...
Sony Ericsson and Fossil have teamed up to create the MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch. The timepiece incorporates Bluetooth technology from Sony Ericsson and watch technology and design from Fossil. The MBW-100 allows users to control calls and music from the watch....
Motorola and Burton have announced the second-generation Audex Jacket Series. The new line sports A2DP stereo Bluetooth to connect with a mobile handset and stereo speakers. There are also wires to hook in the iPod via its dock connector. Other...
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems introduced an innovative sounding product today called iLane. The Bluetooth device is intended to be installed in a vehicle and interfaces with a wireless email equipped phone and a speaker (either the vechicles audio system or a...
Motorola may be second to Nokia in handset volume, but it has the top slot for Bluetooth headsets. The Chicago based company controls 28.2% of the quickly growing vertical. The next big growth segment should be stereo Bluetooth headsets, which...
Mar 28 2006 - 03:30 PM ET | Bluetooth
The Bluetooth SIG announced major changes in Bluetooth that should help bring the personal area networking wireless standard into more high bandwidth applications. A future version of Bluetooth will use ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and will be able to transmit...
March 9, 2006 Garmin has announced a GPS cell phone navigation kit, the Garmin Mobile 20. The Mobile 20 is an automotive navigation system that delivers voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions using a Bluetooth cradle/docking station on Nokia, Windows Mobile, and...
The third headset Sony Ericsson announced today was the full-featured HBV-PV705. Designed for long wear, this lightweight “pen form” headset rests on the ear (not in the ear canal), for easy communication with those around you. The HBV-PV705 will...
The second Sony Ericsson headset announced today is the HBV-GV435. Designed for long wear the HBV-GV435 includes: DSP Auto Volume BT 2.0 Auto Paring The HBV-GV435 is expected to ship early in Q3 2006....
Today Sony Ericsson announced three new headsets, one of which is the diminutive HBV-IV835. This full-featured Bluetooth headset includes: DSP Auto Volume BT 2.0 Auto Paring The HBV-IV835 is expected to ship in mid Q2 2006....
Motorola and Zigbee have recieved FCC approval today for an accessory dongle that can control Nikko RC cars. The Zigbee dongle can either plug into a traditional looking RC remote or to a Motorola iDen (Java application required on...
3GSM 2006 -- Sony Ericsson launched a new stereo Bluetooth headset dubbed the HBH-DS970. With its Walkman series music phones selling briskly, the stylish headset should be a welcome addition. Battery life for the headset is rated at 300 hours...
3GSM 2006 -- Broadcom is showing off a new chip that combines Bluetooth and FM radio. The company hopes that it will help make FM radio a standard feature for mobile phones that have Bluetooth. Having the two functionalities...
CES 2006 - Nokia has introduced the 6102i and 6103, updates to the 6101 and Nokia 6102. The new phones are indentical with the addition of Bluetooth. Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile USA both carry the model and it has outsold...
CES 2006 - Joining Motorola in announcing Bluetooth accessories, Nokia has debuted three new wireless headsets. Noted in the press release was that Nokia believes 2006 will be a great year for Bluetooth equipped phones, increasing to 220 million...
CES 2006 - Motorola went on a Bluetooth accessory announcement blitz at CES, lots of new goodies. Here's our coverage from the backpage. Live shots and reviews of the products will come later in the week once the expo opens....
CES 2006 - Motorola today announced a wireless QWERTY keyboard that hooks in with many existing Motorola handsets to aide text messaging. The Motorola TXTR (model D7) uses Bluetooth to hook into phones and has a screen so you don't...
Oakley and Motorola have gained FCC approval (ID IHDT6FA1) of RAZRWire, the hybrid product that combines Oakley sun glasses with a Motorola Bluetooth headset. The product is scheduled to ship in the second half of this year. RAZRWire will come...
British Telecom has launched a new hybrid telephony service dubbed Fusion that combines cellular service with Voice over IP technology. While the system doesn't use WiFi (which many believe will revolutionize telecom in the near future), it does allow for...
Jun 09 2005 - 08:45 AM ET | Bluetooth, Nokia
Nokia today announced Sensor, mobile software designed to share information. With Sensor, users create personal pages designed to be shared with those around them. Sensor uses Bluetooth to connect with other Sensor users within your vicinity. bq. The Nokia Sensor...
Jun 05 2005 - 06:12 PM ET | Bluetooth
Cryptographers have found a security flaw in Bluetooth that allows unauthorized pairing between (among other things) mobile phones. Pairing is the process that Bluetooth devices go through to make sure the owner of each device is aware of the connection....
May 04 2005 - 07:50 AM ET | Bluetooth
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has tapped ultra-wideband (UWB) for high-speed communications inside of Bluetooth. Though nothing is final yet, the goal is to work towards an architecture that allows devices to take advantage of UWB data rates for scenarios...
CeBIT 2005 -- Besides announcing several new mobile phones at CeBIT, Motorola also announced a new Bluetooth headset called the H500. The H500 has a metallic finish and a gel cushion around the speaker for both comfort and improved sound...
Update: The product is called RAZRWire and it should be launched sometime in the second half of 2005. Motorola has announced a partnership with Oakley to create Bluetooth headset eyewear. Currently Oakley is selling a line of sun glasses with...
The Skulls trojan horse we warned you about last month didn't do much since users had to install it themselves (that's why it's called a trojan). However there is now a new version out being called Skulls.B Worm that travels...
Nov 08 2004 - 02:36 PM ET | Bluetooth
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today released a three year roadmap for Bluetooth, the close range wireless standard. Changes include speed, power and security. You can expect devices reflecting the 2004 changes in the next 6-9 months. Here's a...
Motorola yesterday announced four new Bluetooth accessories, including three hands free headsets. *Motorola Wireless Headset HS850 with Bluetooth* - Upgraded from the award winning HS810 headset. The HS850 features improved battery life, improved loudness and audio quality, and comes equipped...
Thanks to a lot of complaints, Sprint has clarified its position on Bluetooth tethering. It came out this week that users would not be able to tether with the new Treo 650. Tethering allows users to glean internet access on...
MobileTracker can exclusively reveal that PDA giant palmOne has inked a deal with luxury car maker Audi to enable automatic Bluetooth pairing between the Treo 650 and Audi cars. The car will automatically become your handsfree device. Details of the...
As expected, Verizon Wireless has launched the Motorola V710. The device has been selling at some Radio Shack stores since late last month, but today marks the first day that the phone is available from Verizon Wireless corporate. This phone...
Sony Ericsson today announced two new Akono Bluetooth headsets, the HBH-660 and HBH-300. Here's a little bit of information about each: HBH-660 bq. Has a mini screen, dubbed Info Display, to show who's calling. Talk time of up to five...
Jun 17 2004 - 01:06 PM ET | Bluetooth, Palm
The folks at TreoCentral.com are tired of not having Bluetooth on their Treo 600's, so they have decided to chalk up cash to someone who can write a driver. It started as $100 from a forum poster, TreoCentral added $500...
At the CommiunicAsia conference, Panasonic announced its Symbian powered phone ever: the Panasonic X700. The company is calling it the "flagship" phone for 2004: * MiniSD * VGA Camera with video recording * Edit native Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint...
Philips Semiconductor today announced, "Separate, integrated single-package WiFi and Bluetooth chips for smart phones and portable devices." The hope is that phone makers will be able to add in both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth much more cheaply. Volume pricing for the...
Symantec warns of a worm for Series 60 mobile phones that transmits itself through Bluetooth. It's just a proof-of-concept (doesn't do any damage), but it's a scary concept: bq. The worm spreads as a .SIS file, which is automatically installed...
Nokia has announced a Bluetooth powered mobile keyboard, making it the easiest way to get a QWERTY on some Nokia phones. The new accessory is compatible with Series 60 phones, such as the Nokia 7610. bq. The Nokia Wireless Keyboard...
Jun 09 2004 - 01:22 PM ET | Bluetooth
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced a new spec dubbed Enhanced Data Rate that promises to speed up Bluetooth's data transfer up to 3x. Moreover, less power is used which should lead to longer battery life. If everything goes as...
At Walter Mossberg's conference D: All Things Digital, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg took a question from an attendee concerning when Verizon Wireless would launch a Bluetooth equipped phone. The answer left no more questions: "You better switch [to another carrier...
According to a new study released by Strategic Analytics, American consumers would rather have wireless headsets (which are usually powered by Bluetooth) than mobile video or music. Another commonly requested feature is push-to-talk. bq. According to a survey of 1000...
Apr 19 2004 - 12:31 AM ET | Bluetooth
Clever phone users have created a new meme that circles around Bluetooth and the need to constantly push the edge. According to Reuters, "Toothing is a new craze where strangers on trains, buses, in bars and even supermarkets hook up...
Motorola has announced a device for your car that uses both your stereo and your phone to allow hands-free calls. That may sound pretty complicated, but it may mean we'll see more phones with Bluetooth. Here's a quick description from...
Motorola today introduced three new bar-style mobile phones. All are called "music phones" and include content made by MTV. C650 bq. MP3 ringtones, integrated VGA 4X zoom camera, 65K color display, MPEG4 video playback, downloadable Java games and multimedia messaging....
Feb 27 2004 - 11:30 AM ET | Bluetooth
Mac OS X based Bluetooth utility Salling Clicker has been updated for Symbian powered smartphones. The application allows you to control Mac OS X with your Bluetooth enabled phone. We interviewed the creator of this application, Jonas Salling, back in...
In more smartphone news, Panasonic has released a Symbian powered handset called the X700. The sleek clamshell design houses a camera with flash, Bluetooth and a miniSD card slot for memory expansion. Look for it in Europe starting this fall....
Motorola announced another addition to its smartphone line up--the MPx. Others in the series have had numbers (e.g. 200, 100), the Motorola MPx. What it lacks in a flashy name, it makes up for in features: * Microsoft Windows Mobile...
Motorola has announced the MPx100. The phone uses Microsofts Windows Mobile OS and sports a candy bar form factor. Unlike the MPx220, the MPx100 includes Bluetooth and a camera. The specs are as follows: * Windows Mobile Outlook email and...
Sony Ericsson has been busy... Announced today is the T630, the replacement for the popular T610. It doesn't look like too much has changed, but here are the basics: * Updated design * Improved screen (TFT) * V-Rally 2 game...
The much-talked-about but still un-announced Sony Ericsson P900 was officially debuted today. There were previous reports that it would launch on the 26th, but this looks to be the rare case where something comes out early. As you know, the...
Nokia has announced the next generation of the Nokia 3650, the 3660. This confirms the report we made last month when the phone (at the time unannounced) was approved by the FCC. It looks identical to the smash-hit 3650, except...
The rumors were true--Nokia is prepping a replacement to the popular 3650 dubbed the 3660 (World) or the 3620 (US), it sports the same unique shape that the 3650 has, but has a semi-normal keypad (the abnormal keypad was a...
Nokia has introduced a radical new phone dubbed the Nokia 7600. It sports a very unconventional design which can be seen at right (click to zoom). The feature set is quite impressive too: * 3G + GSM 900/1800 * 65K...
We first mentioned the Sony Ericsson P810 back in June, but more details have surfaced. Sony Ericsson accidently uploaded a Flash movie containing several promotional slides featuring the yet-to-be-announced phone. If you haven't had a look at this device yet,...
MobileBurn has published more pictures of the upcoming Nokia 6850 (replacement for the popular Nokia 6800). It looks to be a pretty decent phone....
Sep 08 2003 - 08:31 AM ET | Bluetooth, Nokia
Nokia has taken a big step forward for Bluetooth by introducing a new technology dubbed "SIM Access Profile". Basically it's a technology that lets a car use the SIM card in your phone (via Bluetooth) without having to remove it....
MobileTracker's Jon Gales recently got a chance to ask Josh Carroll, President of Jeyo Inc., a few questions. Jeyo Inc. makes a product called Jeyo Remote that lets Windows users turn their Bluetooth phone (currently Sony Ericsson models) into a...
If Bluetooth is to slow for you, read up on ultrawideband (UWB). It's not new (originally developed by the US military back in the 60's) but due to the falling cost of chips, it's getting cheap. It boasts speeds of...
MobileTracker friend and Unwired member Sean Bonner has come aboard to write a review of his new baby—the Sony Ericsson's T616. As you might know the T616 is the US version of the popular T610. Feel free to discuss the...
Asus has a new clamshell smartphone in the works. The AGP-600 will run the latest version Microsoft's mobile OS, which is something few big names have done so far. As far as phones go, it looks decent: is a GSM,...
MobileBurn has posted a review of the Siemens SL55. Here at MobileTracker HQ we've had our eye on this thing for a while, it's good to see that the gang at MobileBurn like it: bq. "The most obvious, and probably...
A zoo in Denmark is starting up a system that tags the children with a little Bluetooth device which pings transponders across the park that relay the location of the child to a database. Parents can send a text message...
Jun 19 2003 - 11:10 AM ET | Bluetooth
The Bluetooth World Congress is going on now over in Amsterdam, and there are some interesting reports coming out of it. The big knock on Bluetooth is that it's hard to configure. At the conference, Sony claimed that they have...
Nokia today announced the 6600 (seen at right), a camera phone with a lot of perks. It's aimed at the business sector and is loaded down with such things as a digital zoom, a video recorder and RealOne installed off...
Howard Chui has published his review of the Sony Ericsson T610. In his usual style the review is long and very detailed. Here at MobileTracker HQ we are really interested in this phone and are excited that Howard gave it...
Cingular has announced the immediate availability of the Siemens S56 mobile phone on its network. This makes Cingular the first carrier to offer the S56 in North America. The dual band GSM handset boasts a full-color display, e-mail, an integrated...
If you're a Mac user, make sure to check out Software Update. Apple has posted an update to the Bluetooth software in OS X. The update provides enhanced stability and support for the following Symbian OS based mobile phones: Nokia...
The Register has posted a long-term review of Sony Ericsson's P800. The smartphone has gotten a lot of press lately, but according to the Register it's not all that. Don't worry though, they have some nice things to say as...
May 26 2003 - 10:16 AM ET | Bluetooth
Consumers have been hearing Bluetooth hype for years. The latest "study" cites that 20% of cars worldwide will have bluetooth built in by 2007. Right. Remember when it was supposed to be in all printers? We can't even get it...
MegaMacs.com is selling Jabra's Free Speak Bluetooth headset for a mere $68.49. It lists for $99.99 and according to Mobile-Review it's not a bad device. It doesn't win too many style points though....
May 10 2003 - 12:42 PM ET | Bluetooth
Salling Software has changed the name of Sony Ericsson Clicker (the popular Bluetooth utility for OS X) to Salling Clicker. We interviewed Jonas Salling (founder of Salling software) and asked him if he was going to tackle other non Sony...
Sony Ericsson's new HBH-35 (sorry about the name--we just report the facts) Bluetooth headset has about the same feature set as similar headsets with one exception--battery life. According to the folks at Mobile Burn this thing can crank out the...
BenQ has announced the P30, a new Symbian powered smart phone. The name is awful close to Sony Ericsson's P800, and they even both run the same OS. Despite the rip-off quality's, the P30 has a decent feature set: *...
Mobile mogul Jason O'Grady has posted a very detailed review of his latest gadget--the Sony Ericsson P800 (seen at right). It's unique looks make it easily recognizable to most people, but it's amazing feature set makes it stick in the...
MobileTracker's Jon Gales recently got a chance to ask Jonas Salling of Salling Software a few questions. If you aren't familiar with Salling Software, they make Sony Ericsson Clicker. It turns Sony Ericsson Bluetooth capable phones into remote controls for...
One of the really cool applications of Bluetooth is wireless handsfree. There are only a few makers of the headsets now (Jabra, Sony Ericsson, Nokia) so the competition is stiff. MobileBurn got ahold of the popular Sony Ericsson model and...
Apr 10 2003 - 06:36 PM ET | Bluetooth
MobileTechNews is reporting that the Russian Communications Ministry has OK'd the use of Bluetooth. "Jason Smolek, Senior Consultant of J'son & Partners Moscow was upbeat. "The ratification of Bluetooth in Russia comes at impeccable timing. While the rest of world...
Apr 09 2003 - 01:08 AM ET | Bluetooth
It's not just for geeks anymore--Bluetooth is getting plugged in Forbes. The story features the Sony Ericsson T68i which we earlier noted is on sale at Amazon.com for the low low price of -$30. "The program is called Sony Ericsson...
Amazon.com is a cell phone buyer's utopia. The highly acclaimed Sony Ericsson T68i is on sale. You can snag the phone for $269.99 not including $300 of mail-in rebates. The net total is $30.01 in your pocket--along with a great...
According to InfoSync World, US readers won't have to be jealous of Europeans who can purchase the new offering from Siemens (at CeBIT). Look for Siemens to make a lot of ground in the US market over the next 18...
A really smart guy with way to much time on his hands wrote up a web server (in Java) for the Sony Ericsson P800 [previous mention]. You can serve pages via GSM or GPRS. It's even got built in real...
The highly acclaimed Sony Ericsson T68i is still free over at Amazon.com. The rebate has been extended 3-4 times right as it was supposed to expire. Before the announcement by Sony Ericsson a few days ago, this was the hot...
Mar 03 2003 - 01:37 PM ET | Bluetooth
If you've snagged a cool Bluetooth phone, it's time to get a nifty wireless headset. The downside of being on the bleeding edge is the cost. For some reason Bluetooth headsets are expensive. Here's the playing field: Jabra FreeSpeak Bluetooth...
It seems everyone has been getting this phone lately, but it's still worth a mention. Amazon has kept continuing it's rebate for the T68i with a T-Mobile service plan, which makes the $300 phone free....
