Dec 31

Nextar Launches Bluetooth Car Kits

Posted in: bluetooth, mobile, Today's Chili

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Nextar has announced the NXBT-001 and NXBT-002, two solar Bluetooth hands-free car kits designed for use when clipped to a sun visor. They recharge in standby mode without having to plug them into a DC power socket.

The NXBT-001 is a bit ungainly looking but offer up to 250 hours of standby time and 10 hours of talk time when fully charged. It includes a LED signal display, and supports A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) Bluetooth profiles.

The smaller, sleeker NXBT-002 (pictured) offers 150 hours of standby time and up to six hours of talk time, but includes a backlit LCD display and caller ID. Both units will debut at CES next week and hit retailer shelves in the spring, with MSRPs of $59.99 (NXBT-001) and $69.99 (NXBT-002), respectively.

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Dec 30

Nextar cuts the cord with solar-powered in-car handsfree kits

Posted in: bluetooth, Today's Chili

While we feel that some objects shouldn’t be solar powered for the sake of being solar powered, we can’t help but dig Nextar’s approach here. The NXBT-001 / NXBT-002 seem to primarily differ only in the amount of charge they can hold, with the former offering 250 hours of standby time / 10 hours of talk time and the latter boasting 150 hours of standby time and 6 hours of yappin’. As for functionality, both devices are designed to enable handsfree calling in the car with any Bluetooth-enabled mobile, and of course, they each soak up the sun while you’re out cruising about. The best part? The fact that you no longer have to run yet another power cable to that 8-port cigarette adapter hub sitting in your center console. The pair will ship this Spring for $59.99 / $69.99 (thanks to a bundled caller ID display), respectively. Full release is after the break.

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Nextar cuts the cord with solar-powered in-car handsfree kits originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 25

Cowon S9 firmware update adds Bluetooth speaker support

Posted in: bluetooth, firmware, firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, PMP, Today's Chili, update

For early adopters who have already taken delivery of their shiny new Cowon S9, they’ve already sucked down one firmware update to fix some of the more obvious issues. Now, there’s round number two (v2.06) to endure. The company has loosed the second firmware update for its just birthed PMP, with this one adding JPG album art support (for files with the .jpg extension) and fixing a bug that occasionally caused a system reboot after the “remove hardware from PC” message appeared. Most notable, however, is the new inclusion of Bluetooth speaker support, meaning that this device can now stream tunes to BT-enabled sound systems sans cabling or any other black magic. Tap the read link to get your download a-goin’.

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Cowon S9 firmware update adds Bluetooth speaker support originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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