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Do You Have A Blue Ear?

2007-11-20T19:40:00.000-08:00

Bluetooth Headsets that provide a wireless connection to cell phones can sometimes be tricky! But there are so many advantages that you can't pass it up. So here at Mybluegadgets.com We have tried and tested three bluetooth headsets to see how well they held a conversation and how easy they were to link to a cell phone.

The $41.99 Plantronics Bluetooth Headset Explorer 320 had very clear reception which allowed us to walk up to 30 feet away from our phone before the phone call was dropped, it also was very easy to set up. Next the $38.45 Motorola Bluetooth® H350 Headset was a little harder to connect to the phone but provided clear conversations. Finally, the $39.96 Jabra BT250VR Bluetooth® Headset with Vibrating Call Alert had a good distance of 30 feet and was not to hard to set up on our phones.

Although setting up your bluetooth headset does take some patience you will be pleased with the freedom and benefits that the headset provides.

Bluetooth Headsets

2007-11-08T18:55:00.000-08:00

The world revolves around bluetooth headsets does anyone know why that is? Bluetooth Headsets are everywhere these days everyone knows the word Bluetooth even if they don't know exactly what it is. Headsets come in a variety of designs, colors, and styles. If you need a Bluetooth Headset then Mybluegadgets.com is the place to find it, with a wid selection of various headsets in all the designs, colors, and styles that you want and need.

Plantronics Bluetooth Headsets plus Motorola Bluetooth Headsets and don't forget the ever growing line of Jabra Bluetooth Headsets. At Mybluegadgets.com you can find Bluetooth Headsets by Brand.

Get your loved one that special Bluetooth Headset for Christmas this year and make them safe and happy. Remember Bluetooth Headsets are found in bundles at Mybluegadgets.com!!!

Find out more about Bluetooth Headsets every day at our blog here at Mybluegadgets.com.

Wireless Bluetooth Devices in Our Society

2007-11-08T18:54:00.000-08:00

Bluetooth technology has revolutionized the manner in which its users operate electronic devices such as their computer, cell phone, etc. It has made interpersonal and professional communication simpler and more comfortable. As long as you are within the required range of your wireless Bluetooth devices, sharing information is as simple as clicking a button.

What are Wireless Bluetooth Devices?

The name Bluetooth finds its roots in the legend that the Danish King Harald Blatand had a weakness for blueberries, which are known to stain teeth. It is a technology that uses low range radio frequency and allows various Bluetooth devices such as computers, cell phones, printers and PDAs an easy way to access and share information. At a time as many as seven connections can be established at 1Mbps.

A wireless Bluetooth device such as a Bluetooth headset makes cell phone calls comfortable and allows easy access to other Bluetooth devices. Most of the wireless Bluetooth devices available today use Bluetooth 1.1 and you would need to ensure that the Bluetooth device that you buy is compatible with your electronics.
The recently introduced Bluetooth 1.2 offers more privacy and security to the user and reduces the risk of tracking and snooping.

Why You Should Buy Wireless Bluetooth Devices?

Wireless Bluetooth devices save the time and effort that would otherwise be necessary in accessing information from your electronic devices. Bluetooth actually allows your Bluetooth devices to talk to each other. Once they are paired you have easy access to required data and information.

With the Toyota Pirus and Lexus S430 car navigation systems have also been Bluetooth enabled. The aim of wireless Bluetooth devices is to make the life of the user easier and simpler. You can pick a call on your Bluetooth headset even if your cell phone is in your bag or connect to your computer to set up a teleconference. With Bluetooth the possibilities are endless.

Elton Jenkins
http://www.mybluegadgets.com

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It's going to be a Bluetooth Christmas

2007-10-07T14:16:00.000-07:00

Everyone get ready for Christmas. If you are a Bluetooth Fan then tis the BLUETOOTH season......

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has unveiled the latest Bluetooth devices to launch in time for Christmas.

Highlights include a Sony Ericsson Bluetooth watch which syncs with your phone, a lightweight new headset from Nokia and the Freedom Universal Keyboard from Freedom Input.

The Bluetooth Watch MBW-150 is available in three designs and boasts caller ID, SMS notification, vibration alert and a mute/reject button. The watch’s display also shows what track you are playing via your phone’s media player, as well as possessing controls to adjust the volume, or skip and rewind tracks.

The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-702 looks sublime and only weighs 10g. The ear hook is impressively thin meaning there should be no problem wearing it with glasses. What’s more the BH-702 also offers an impressive 360 minutes of talktime.

The Freedom Universal Keyboard helps transform your mobile device into a laptop with a full five row alphanumeric keyboard using full sized keys for ease of use. When you’re finished it neatly folds away into a compact unit meaning transporting it can be done with minimum fuss.

All three devices will be on sale in time for Christmas, with both the MBW-150 and Nokia BH-702 out mid to late October and the Freedom Universal Keyboard out now.

Bluetooth helps find new Facebook friends

2007-10-07T14:14:00.001-07:00

Bluetooth helps find new Facebook friends

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Bath University scientists in the UK have created a tool which uses unique ID of Bluetooth devices, like cellphones, to build new friendship networks in the hugely popular social network Facebook.

Users register with the Facebook tool, called Cityware, to track encounters in the real world via Bluetooth.

"Networks are everywhere - social and digital. The really nice thing about Bluetooth is that when you are walking down the street, although you are not talking to anyone, your Bluetooth device can be talking to other devices.

"People with Bluetooth devices are actually creating an ad-hoc communications infrastructure where information can flow through the city over time." says Dr Vassilis Kostakos, research associate at the University of Bath.
The way Cityware works is, the tool lets users find out if any of the Bluetooth device users they bump into regularly are Cityware users, and have profiles on Facebook. If so, they can then choose to add that person to their friends' list.

The tool works in four parts: Facebook account, Cityware application, Bluetooth device and Cityware node.

Cityware users must have a Facebook account, install the Cityware application, and register the Bluetooth ID of their mobile phone or laptop with the software.

The researchers have set up a series of nodes around the United Kingdom and at locations in the United States. These nodes are computers which constantly scan for Bluetooth-enabled devices in a given area, and send that information back to servers which compare the IDs of the Bluetooth devices with any enabled Facebook profiles. Nodes have been set up in Bath, University College London, the University of California in San Diego, with more nodes to soon go online in Sweden, Hong Kong and Sydney.

"We are interested in understanding how cities work, how people move around. More recently we have been looking at how viruses spread in cities - biological and digital viruses."
The ambition for the Facebook tool is to have mobile phones alert each other when in the proximity of another Facebook user who shares common interests or common friends.

Ceramic antenna line debuts

2007-10-07T14:09:00.000-07:00

Bluetooth combines GPS with products and Savvi.

By Ismini Scouras

Courtesy of eeProductCenter
(10/01/2007 10:54 AM EDT)

San Diego, Calif.—Ethertronics has developed a ceramic antenna product line called Savvi, which includes a Bluetooth-only version and one that combines GPS and Bluetooth capabilities.
Savvi products are designed to power a variety of multi-RF technology electronic devices. Ethertronics' Savvi miniature antennas employ its patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole (IMD) technology, whose high isolation characteristics make them immune to frequency shifts. The first Savvi product is a dual-band, dual-feed GPS and Bluetooth antenna for portable devices. A second Savvi antenna for Bluetooth-only reception in a 1.3-mm low-profile package is also available.

The antenna's compact size allows for designers to embed it into small portable devices, while dual-feed capabilities simplify RF design and integration. The dual-band ceramic antennas operate independently at the 1.575-GHz and 2.4-GHz frequency bands.

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Bluetooth's amazing makeover

2007-07-29T15:44:00.000-07:00

A new version of the wireless technology will soon allow consumers to beam photos from cameras and use their cell phone to make purchases, reports Business 2.0 Magazine.

By Michal Lev-Ram, Business 2.0 Magazine writer-reporter

(Business 2.0 Magazine) -- There are a billion Bluetooth-enabled devices in the world -- cell phones, headsets, cameras, keyboards, printers. Another 13 million of them are being sold every week.

But that's chump change compared with the growth that analysts expect to see once a new version of the short-range wireless technology makes its way into products later this year.

Here's why: Pairing up Bluetooth devices is a laborious process that requires as many as 15 steps.

"The most significant challenge that Bluetooth has faced is making the technology more usable, especially when it comes to setting up connections," says Stuart Carlaw, an analyst with New York-based ABI Research. "There is no doubt that there are more viable business models for the technology. They just need to be better supported at the most difficult point" in the user's experience.

That should happen this fall, when the first Bluetooth upgrade in three years, Bluetooth 2.1, starts shipping.

Devices will be paired in as few as three clicks. Encrypted data transfer means no need for passwords. And lower power consumption means that Bluetooth 2.1 devices will have as much as five times the battery life of their predecessors.

6 new Bluetooth sounds
All of which means that mass-market Bluetooth use is expected to expand far beyond the cyborg-style phone headset.

Users will be able to easily beam photos from cameras to printers or digital picture frames. Wireless keyboards, mice, and videogame controllers will get a boost too. Bluetooth 2.1 will be integrated with near field communication, or NFC, a standard for mobile payments, so consumers will have more opportunities to pay with their phones.

Companies like Jabra, Motorola (Charts, Fortune 500), and Plantronics (Charts) are developing Bluetooth 2.1 gadgets that should be out in time for the holiday season. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group -- a consortium backed by Intel (Charts, Fortune 500), Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500), and Nokia (Charts) -- says the number of Bluetooth devices in the world should double to 2 billion by 2010.

"Clearly, one of the goals of the new specification is to drive use of the technology and help our members sell more products," says Kevin Keating, senior marketing manager at the Bluetooth SIG.

The best of ultramobile PCs
Sales of Bluetooth headsets alone, now at $8 billion, are expected to hit $14 billion within three years -- aided by an increasing number of bans on driving while talking on handsets. Such bans will go into effect in states like California and Washington by next year, creating millions of potential new headset customers.

"So far, the pairing aspect has been a barrier to entry compared with headsets that you plug into the phone," says Peter Hartmann, global product manager at headset maker Jabra. "Now it will be much easier for first-time users."

In 2008, Bluetooth 2.1 will itself be replaced by Bluetooth 3.0, code-named Seattle. That version is expected to integrate ultra-wideband technology, meaning Bluetooth that can handle the transfer of much larger amounts of data: Seattle should be a whopping 228 times faster than its predecessor.

Bluetooth's supporters expect that upgrade to have a major impact in the entertainment and consumer electronics industries, since it will enable users to transfer video between TVs and cell phones.

Even Hollywood is going blue.

Bluetooth Technology Allows Heart Monitors to Contact Hospitals Automatically

2007-07-29T15:41:00.000-07:00

From the Bluetooth Wizard:

Bluetooth is a life saver!!! Check out the bluetooth news about in Fox News about a bluetooth device that sends a message to the hospital if someone is having a heart attack.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

By Maureen Scarpelli

Why use a phone when your heart can contact emergency response on its own?

Researchers in India say when a heart attack strikes, your heart should soon be able to send a text message to the hospital to get help.

A study published Tuesday in Inderscience's International Journal of Electronic Healthcare found a wearable "Telemedicine" Bluetooth heart device is able to send text messages to local hospitals when the heart shows signs of extreme distress.

The Bluetooth heart monitor regularly records a patient's electrocardiogram (EKG), and sends levels to the patient's cell phone, but also checks the signals for signs of sudden cardiac failure, and if a problem is detected, alerts the nearest medical center with a text message.

Thulasi Bai, a professor at the Sathyabama University in Tamil Nadu, India, told FOXNews.com the Bluetooth monitor gives patients at risk for heart failure a chance for more mobile lifestyles.

"Before, the doctor has to determine the information, but with this, everything is truly automatic and immediate care can be given to the patient," said Bai, who began testing the model two months ago along with her senior professor S.K. Srivatsa.

The difference between this wearable heart monitor and other previously developed ones is that this device not only transmits information to the doctor through Bluetooth, a wireless network used to transfer information, but it is also designed to read the EKG levels carefully enough to know if the heart is actually suffering an attack before sending the message, Bai said.

Not only would this offer the patient more mobility, said Bai, but it would save the doctor time in analyzing the levels him or herself.

The scarcity of doctors available in densely-populated India is what inspired her project, she said.

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Bluetooth SoundBall makes a racket when kicked

2007-07-29T15:34:00.000-07:00

We found this cool article at engadet.com about a Bluetooth Soccer Ball that makes sounds crazy but watch the video it looks pretty cool.
Bluetooth Wizard

Although we're sure you've had your fill of soccer thanks to the recent onslaught at RoboCup 2007, Aleksei Stevens' SoundBall was just too good to let roll by. This Bluetooth-enabled, sensor-laden soccer ball may not look all that paranormal, but giving it a swift boot triggers communication between the ball and a nearby computer, which then converts the signals into beeps, boops, and other far out katzenjammer. As expected, different blows, rolls, and turns send out varying notes, and while talking about sound can only convey so much of the story, why not take a listen for yourself after the jump?

Bluetooth device checks for heart attacks

2007-07-18T12:06:00.000-07:00

By Robert Jaques

Bluetooth device checks for heart attacks and phones the local hospital if you're about to have one. Indian boffins have developed a Bluetooth heart monitor that will send a text message to the nearest hospital if the wearer is about to have a heart attack.

The device analyses electrical signals from the heart to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) and can send an SMS alert with the information.

The Wearable Cardiac Telemedicine System, developed by Thulasi Bai and S K Srivatsa of the Sathyabama University in Tamil Nadu, should offer renewed mobility to post-cardiac patients.

The prototype system periodically records an ECG and transmits the information via radio frequency signals to the patient's mobile phone. This modified phone has an analyser circuit that checks the ECG signal for signs of imminent cardiac failure.

If errant signals are detected, such as any arrhythmia, the phone alerts the patient and transmits a sample of the ECG signal to the nearest medical care centre via SMS.

The device could give patients who have already had a heart attack a much greater chance of receiving life-saving treatment, the researchers claim.

"Our Wearable Cardiac Telemedicine System can help patients to regain their independence and return to an active social life or work schedule," said Bai.

The researchers are now working on how to enable GPS in the modified phone so that the medical centre can more quickly pinpoint the patient in the event of an attack.

They also hope to improve the level of detail that can be sent from the mobile phone to the emergency room using MMS rather than SMS. The findings were reported in Inderscience's International Journal of Electronic Healthcare today.

Anyone Who Uses a Bluetooth Headset is Important!

2007-07-18T10:36:00.000-07:00

More Funny Bluetooth Headset Clips!

Funny Bluetooth Headset Commercial

2007-07-18T10:09:00.000-07:00

Although MyBlueGadgets.com sells Bluetooth Headsets we find these clips very funny.

Bluetooth Headset Fun

2007-07-18T10:05:00.000-07:00

Ever had this happen to you with your Bluetooth Headset

Sony VAIO TZ Announced for U.S. Release

2007-07-18T08:57:00.000-07:00

Found this article about bluetooth devices in the Sony Vaio TZ and that it will be released in the USA.

The Sony VAIO TZ will indeed see the light of day in North America after all. The ultraportable VAIO TZ weighs about 2.75lbs and has an 11.1-inch widescreen XBRITE Hi-Color display (translation: LED backlit, glossy display). Inside is an Intel Santa Rosa ultra low voltage processor, 802.11n, Sprint EVDO Rev-A WAN capabilities, Bluetooth and even a DVD burner in this less than 1-inch thin notebook.

At Mybluegadgets.com we sell Sony/Ericsson Bluetooth Devices

What Exaclty is Bluetooth Anyway?

2007-07-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

Bluetooth® is the codename for a technology specification for low-cost, short-range radio links between mobile PCs, mobile phones and other portable devices, and connectivity to the Internet. The Bluetooth wireless technology specification marks the first time that major players in the converging communications and computer industries have defined a radio standard that allows mobile phones, hand-held computers and PCs to communicate wirelessly with each other without manual intervention from the user. The specification's ability to meet cost/performance needs for a whole raft of applications will be a significant factor in its adoption. Bluetooth wireless technology is lower in cost than alternative wireless standards and will also often allow a lower cost replacement for cables and connectors, particularly when accounting for installation and maintenance. It is about to revolutionize the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections.

The Bluetooth Name

The Bluetooth name itself comes from the 10th century Danish Viking King, Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth in English), who united and controlled Denmark and Norway, hence the inspiration of the name, by uniting products through Bluetooth.

Harald apparently enjoyed eating Blueberries, to such an extent that his teeth were stained blue!

Today people have their computer connected by cables to the keyboard, as well as a printer, mouse, monitor and so on. For the average user all these cables have become a real nuisance, whether at work, in the home, and particularly when travelling. Most of us have experienced the annoyance messing around with al these cables and getting tangled up in the process. Bluetooth wireless technology will fix this, as a cable-replacement technology.

A Bluetooth chip replaces a cable by taking the information normally carried by it, and transmitting the information at a special 2.4GHz frequency to a receiver Bluetooth chip, which then gives the information received to the computer, phone, printer, handheld, headset, or whatever.

Many other possibilities are opened up with respect to transmitting information as Bluetooth wireless technology allows the user to transmit data from any one Bluetooth wireless equipped product to another. You can transmit information between a computer and a printer, a mobile phone to a printer, or even a printer to a printer.

With this in mind the interest in Bluetooth wireless technology has rocketed. It can be applied to a host of applications and equipment. In some cases adding new features and usability. In other applications Bluetooth wireless technology will revolutionize product design and create new products and applications.

Bluetooth chips will be used in such things as robotics, interactive toys, within the home, meter reading, it could identify cargo, ease the use of digital cameras and MP3s, be used in vending machines, act as a headset that communicates with a mobile phone in your pocket, within audio speakers, or even a refrigerator automatically ordering over the internet the weeks shopping.

Whatever the ideas, Bluetooth wireless technology is set to take off. The objective of this site is to make it the first point of reference for the Bluetooth technology designer community, and help you easily and speedily integrate Bluetooth wireless functionality into your chosen application.

More information about Bluetooth can be found on the web site at www.bluetooth.com

Does any Bluetooth Headset work with the iPhone

2007-07-18T08:30:00.000-07:00

The Apple Bluetooth Headset that is sold to work directly with the iPhone supposely works the best (of course they would do that, they want everyone to buy their headset), but the buzz is that most Bluetooth Headsets work with the iPhone. I wish we could tell you everyone that does but the news we are getting is that most do. But we have received news that Nokia Bluetooth Headsets will not work with the iPhone. There is still a lot of testing and reviews that need to be done. We will do our best to keep our readers up-to-date on how to make their lives easier.

Retro Telephone Handset with Bluetooth technology

2007-07-18T08:20:00.000-07:00

Are you sick of your cell phone and really miss using the old style phones? Well here is your chance, we found this article about a old retro phone that uses Bluetooth Technology while still giving you the feel of the old school phone.

Okay, so apparently this Bluetooth stuff is named after a 10th century king of Denmark who enjoyed eating blueberries a bit too much, resulting in blue stained teeth. Harold "Bluetooth" Gormson helped to unite Sweden, Norway, and Denmark much like the way Bluetooth helps to unite your wireless gadgets under a single standard. And did we mention that the Bluetooth logo is composed of the rune characters representing his initials - H and B. But that's enough useless trivia for today - let's move onto something much more important!

We have taken the ever-popular Retro Handset and updated it to connect to your cell phone using Bluetooth technology. That's right! No more tangled up phone cord. Now people will think you're really crazy talking into a old-time handset connected to... nothing. Oh, and speaking of nothing, there's nothing out there quite like this handset because this product is a ThinkGeek original design, only available here. How 'bout them blueberries?

An original ThinkGeek design - not sold anywhere else
Battery charges via USB connection
Make and receive calls
Approximately 30 ft range
Works with Bluetooth V1.0, 1.1, 1.2
Blue LED indicates function mode
Comes with: Handset, USB cable, Instructions
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8928/

This product is only sold at Thinkgeek but we at Mybluegadgets.com thought it was pretty cool. If you are not feeling old school check out all our Bluetooth Headsets.

MyBlueGadgets.com Opens its doors for Business

2007-07-01T10:46:00.000-07:00

We at MyBlueGadgets.com would like to welcome everyone to your one stop shop for Bluetooth Headsets, Wireless Bluetooth Devices, and anything you can think of that has to do with Bluetooth Products.

We have a variety of brands such as Motorola, Plantronics, Jabra, Sony, Samsung, jWin, Com One, and Belkin. Whether you are lookin for your next Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Headphones, or Hands Free Car-Kits, you have made it to the right technology website estore.

If you are just stopping in to look or actually buy a Bluetooth Product, we sincerely appreciate your business. At MyBlueGadgets.com we hope you can find a bluetooth gadget that will truly make your life easier.

Also find out How to Choose a Bluetooth Headset! and check out our Best Sellers.

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