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The new Nokia Luna Bluetooth wireless headset comprises of two parts such the Bluetooth headset and the wireless charging pillow. Available in red, white, yellow, blue and black variants, the Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset adopts the company’s patented Always Ready technology that powers up, connects to your phone, answers calls automatically. Its rechargeable battery provides enough juice for 8-hour of talk time or up to 36-hour of standby time. Video after the jump.

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While there are a bunch of Bluetooth watches on the market, none of them could be easily worn by your fashionable Bond-like gentleman. LEDs and LCDs don’t really go with a tuxedo. Sure, these days, a lot of us don’t need to wear a tux to go to work, but it never hurts to have a fashionable stealth watch that also has Bluetooth technology built-in.

The Citizen Eco-Drive Promixity is exactly that, a Bluetooth watch that looks like many other manly-chronograph watches. It will definitely cut it in a business meeting, thanks to its bold lines and steel casing. The watch can sync up to your iPhone 4S that has Bluetooth 4.0, as well as the next generation iPhone once it arrives.

If you miss a call or get a message, the second hand of the watch will point towards a word on the inner flange to indicate what happened on your phone. An analog cellphone indicator dials sound like something out of steampunk! There are no LEDs or flashing lights to make you look like a tech geek with this watch. There’s even a search mode that allows you to help your phone if you lose it in your house.

The Eco-Drive Proximity will sell for $550(USD) when it’s released this fall. That’s not cheap, but the design is certainly more timeless than the barrage of digital “smartwatches” hitting the market these days. Hopefully the tech inside won’t be outdated by next year.

[via Engadget]

Personally, I’m not a big fan of keyboards which don’t have physical keys, but if given the choice between a virtual full-size keyboard and the tiny virtual keys on the touchscreen of my smartphone, I’ll go with the bigger keys.

Laser virtual keyboards have been around for a few years now, but they’ve always been a bit of a pain to carry around in addition to your gadgets. Now, there’s an updated version of the virtual keyboard that’s small enough to tote on your keychain, and at a lower price than previous models.

The new keychain virtual keyboard turns any flat surface into a keyboard for your smartphone or tablet. The device pairs using Bluetooth, so it should work with any gadget that supports the wireless standard. The laser keyboard runs on a rechargeable Li-ion battery, which can be juiced up through the included USB cable.

While I’m not sure it really adds much value beyond the keyboard built into larger tablets like the iPad, I could see it coming in handy for any smartphone, 5″ or 7″ tablet. The keychain virtual keyboard is available for $99.99(USD) exclusively from Brookstone, and ships this October 1.

The latest horse in the increasingly cluttered mobile controller race is still hampered by the same problem as the others: it’s not compatible with all mobile games. But it is compatible with a lot of hardware, not just mobile devices.

On the Android side, the SteelSeries Free Mobile controller works with all Zeemote-enabled apps, while on the iOS side it should work with all apps that are also compatible with the iCade. Aside from that limited compatibility, the controller should also work with “controller-enabled” PC and Mac games.

Hardware wise, the controller connects via Bluetooth and has almost the same layout as a PS3 controller, except it only has two shoulder buttons. It has a rechargeable battery, which apparently is good for up to 20 hours of “casual play.” I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean.

The controller will be available for the rather exorbitant price of $80 (USD) (€80 in other European markets) this October. One interesting tidbit that I read on the controller’s product page is that SteelSeries is working on a “mobile version” of Engine, the company’s app that lets users customize their controllers. I wonder if it means that the company has found a way to make the controller be compatible with more games.

[via SteelSeries & Engadget]

More often than not, when we are talking about noise canceling headphones were talking about big over the ear designs. Phiaton has announced a new set of noise canceling earphones that have an impressively small design and other interesting features that will make these appealing to some users. The PS 210 BTNC earphones certainly aren’t the first in-ear noise canceling earphones, but these are impressively full-featured.

The earphones use active noise cancellation technology and have Bluetooth 3.0 integrated. The enhanced noise cancellation technology promises to neutralize up 95% of ambient background noise wherever you are. Bluetooth 3.0 allows the earphones to have improved bandwidth, clarity, and sound quality compared to devices using older versions Bluetooth.

These particular earphones also support connectivity with your smartphone for making and receiving calls. The internal battery is good for 12 hours of phone calls, 14 hours of music listening, and 250 hours on standby per charge. The design of the headphones uses what the company calls “half in-ear” for comfort and a better fit.

Another interesting feature is special Echo-off noise reduction technology to eliminate background noise from the microphone while on a call. The drivers inside the earphones are 14.3 mm units promising high sound quality. The earphones will sell for $159 and be purchased online and in retail outlets.

Phiaton unveils new PS 210 BTNC noise canceling earphones is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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