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Articles tagged with: Bluetooth and Hands Free
Consumers Desire Bluetooth Headsets and Speakerphones from Bose & Sony
A recent Strategy Analytics survey of vehicle owners in the USA and Western Europe found that Bose was rated as the most-preferred brand for bluetooth headsets and speakerphones by consumers in the USA, while those in Western Europe rated Sony as their most-preferred brand for these products. more
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Review: New headsets let you shoot the breeze
Bluetooth wireless headsets have become a lot better in the last few years at picking out the user's voice from noisy surroundings. more
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T-Mobile Gets Exclusive Rights to Samsung 8 Megapixel Camera Phone
Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA have announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Memoir, a 3G touch-screen mobile phone equipped with an 8-megapixel camera. The Memoir, available exclusively from T-Mobile, is designed to look and feel like a customer's current point-and-shoot digital camera. The built-in 8-megapixel camera comes with Xenon flash, 16x digital zoom and five shooting modes. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, samsung, t-mobile-usa, gps, touch-screen, instant-messaging, life
Worldwide Bluetooth Semiconductor Revenue to Nearly Double by 2012
Worldwide bluetooth semiconductor revenue is expected to grow from $1.7 billion in 2007 to $3.3 billion by 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.5%. bluetooth will continue to be identified with mobile phones and mobile headsets, but will find a growing footprint in other applications such as PC and PC peripherals, car audio kits, personal navigation devices, and fitness and medical devices. more
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New Car-Ignition Key can Jam Mobile Phones
University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers (or anyone frankly) from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving. more
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Apple Ranks Highest in Business Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction
iPhone manufacturer Apple ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction among business wireless smartphone users, according to a J.D. Power and Associates report. The study, now in its second year, measures business customer satisfaction with wireless smartphones -- defined as mobile phones offering advanced capabilities and personal computer-like functionality -- such as a BlackBerry or Treo. more
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BlackBerry Shows Off its First Flip-Phone
Research In Motion (RIM) has shown off its first ever flip phone - the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone. The quad-band EDGE and Wi-Fi based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone features two color displays, and the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset, while the large, 240 x 320 internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages. more
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Hands-Free Law Helps Boost Sales of Bluetooth Headset Devices
California cell phone users have learned that driving and dialing is a thing of the past. Sales of bluetooth headset devices surged in the months prior to the new law going on the books, according to market research company, The NPD GroupĂ's store level data. more
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Text Messaging Remains Most Important Feature for Cell Phone Buyers
According to a survey of cell phone users commissioned by AccessSystems Americas, and conducted by research firm Amplitude Research, buyers of new cell phones view accessing the Internet (61%) and email capabilities (63%) as most important features along with such items as text messaging (73%) and a camera (67%). Among the list of 19 items respondents selected from, music (34%) and video capability (33%) were also frequent choices, with only a small percentage selecting such features as battery life (0.5%) or voice activation (0.33%). more
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LG Phone Comes with Built-In Bluetooth Headset
Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones have jointly announced the availability of LG Decoy - a slider phone that integrates a bluetooth hands-free headset into the rear of the phone. Available today, the companies say that the Decoy is the first mobile phone with a built-in detachable bluetooth wireless headset. more
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