Oct 17

Nokia Essence promises 99.8 percent noise cancellation, lets you listen to Ke$ha in peace

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In-ear headphones that cancel out almost all of the background noise? Yes, please. The Nokia Essence is the latest stereo Bluetooth to hit the market, and it’s poised to eliminate as much of the world around you as possible — 99.8 percent of it, at least. As many earbuds impel the user to turn up the volume level just to hear more bass, the idea with the Essence is to zap out low-frequency background noises (such as traffic) to provide a deeper bass sound without having to crank up the knob to 11. The Essence is also equipped with NFC for easy tap-to-pair functionality. Scroll down below to see a video showing a guy who’s getting the most out of his new headphones.

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Oct 17

BlueSLR dongle arrives for BlackBerry and (some) Android phones

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Offering to play matchmaker between your high-end camera and smartphone, XEquals has extended support for its BlueSLR remote control beyond iOS. Yes, Blackberry and Android users can now download their respective app and pair this Bluetooth dongle to their (still Nikon-only) DSLR. The compatible dongle and free app will land later this month, but before you lay down the requisite $149, it’s worth checking that both your camera and phone models are supported. As it stands, compatible Android phones are limited to some HTC or Samsung models. While Android support is likely to expand in the future, there’s no word on a Pre 3 version.

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Oct 17

Motorola intros Elite Sliver and Elite Flip Bluetooth headsets with NFC pairing (video)

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Bluetooth headsets are normally the province of businesspeople so important they can’t spare the energy to hold a phone to their ears or, perhaps, folks who just want to play CIA agent. If you find yourself in either category, Motorola’s newest offerings will put what passes for a smile on your serious businessperson face. The outfit just took the wraps off two Elite series headsets, both equipped with NFC pairing, so one tap ‘twixt phone and earpiece will have you ready to simultaneously drive and talk. You’ll also get integration with MyMotospeak, now capable of dictating text messages as well as hearing them read to you, HD-Audio, CrystalTalk noise cancellation and a roaming distance of 300 feet. While the Flip looks the part of your typical earpiece, the Sliver (pictured above) has decidedly more futuristic digs. Both will be available on October 24th with the Flip costing $100 and the Sliver fetching an extra $30 for its avant-garde design.We’ve got PR after the break along with a demo video — because who doesn’t love watching cartoon characters explain how NFC works?

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Oct 13

Nokia outs colorful 603 handset, coupled with NFC-equipped Luna Bluetooth headset

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The leaves in your yard may be transitioning to the more subdued hues of autumn, but Nokia’s new 603 smartphone certainly isn’t. Available in six different back cover colors, this new Symbian Belle handset is powered by a 1GHz processor and boasts a 3.5-inch, capacitive touchscreen with 640 x 360 resolution. It also comes with 2GB of internal memory, a 32GB microSD slot and five megapixel camera, along with full NFC and Bluetooth 3.0 capabilities. Speaking of which, the folks in Espoo have also taken this opportunity to unveil their new Luna Bluetooth headset — an NFC-enabled, in-ear accessory that delivers up to eight hours of extended talk time, as well as a rainbow of colors (see an image after the break). As far as pricing goes, the 603 will set you back €200 (about $275), with the Luna headset sitting at €70 (around $96). Neither will hit the market until Q4 of this year, but you can find more information in the full PR, looming after the break.

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Oct 12

iPhone 4S claims title of first Bluetooth 4.0 smartphone, ready to stream data from your cat

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The Bluetooth 4.0 specification may have been finalized in July of last year, but smartphones supporting the standard are just starting to hit the market. In fact, the first such handset is the iPhone 4S. That the 4S is the first to deliver its 4.0 wares to the American public is something that got lost in all the hubbub surrounding its launch. One of the biggest selling points of the latest version of the PAN standard is its low-power mode, though that wont have much of an impact on Apple’s device. What it will enable the latest iGadget to do however, is act as a hub — collecting data from multiple sensors and accessories simultaneously, such as heart rate monitors and cats. Don’t expect this to be alone on the market for long, other manufacturers will certainly be squeezing support for the specification into their next flagship device.

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Oct 11

Cadillac unveils CUE infotainment system for connected driving excitement in 2012 (video)

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Cadillac may be an unlikely exhibitor for a mobile conference, but it is using CTIA as an opportunity to unveil the Cadillac User Experience (CUE). CUE is its new car infotainment system that will debut next year, first in the XTS and later in the ATS, before spreading to the company’s entire line. It combines an eight-inch capacitive multitouch LCD and haptic feedback with proximity sensors for a more rewarding user experience. Touch isn’t the only input that Cadillac is quite proud of, as CUE also includes voice recognition technology from Nuance. This means users should be able to interact with their phone and car stereo without ever taking their eyes off the road.

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Remarkably, CUE has ties to the Linux Foundation and it is based on the namesake operating system. It’s built on a tri-core ARM 11 CPU that simultaneously chews through 3D navigation maps and displays BluRay in the backseat with aplomb. Cadillac tells us that it has been working on this system for nearly two years, which supports Bluetooth 3.0, and also adds connectivity with two USB ports and an SD card slot. The folks at Caddy also hinted that more third-party apps will eventually be part of the story, but those details will be revealed further down the road. That said, the CUE already supports Pandora, Stitcher and provides an HTML5-based browser with full JavaScript support. The company also provided a video tour of its latest wonder, which you’ll be able to see in greater detail after the break along with the press release.

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Oct 11

LG P930 handset visits the FCC, does little to shake off the mystery

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The last time we heard tell of the LG P930, the thing was little more than mysterious XML code. We still don’t know that much about the Android-packing device, but at least it’s now real enough to have earned FCC approval. There are a couple of interesting tidbits revealed in the documentation here, however — first and foremost is the fact that it’s referred to as an “LTE phone.” Also on-board is Bluetooth and WLAN, 802.11n and WCDMA band V. As you can see from the above drawing, LG and the FCC aren’t really giving us much to work with on the image front.

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Oct 11

Plantronics Voyager Pro HD headset knows when it’s kissing your cheek

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If you drive around all day bumping your gums with remote friends and colleagues, then you can’t really get along with those more diminutive headsets on the market. That’s where the fat and proud Voyager range from Plantronics comes in, with features like all-day battery life, a long boom, A2DP and an InstantMeeting app to connect you to conf calls on your iOS, Android or BlackBerry. The latest Voyager Pro HD model is the first to contain sensors that detect proximity to your jowls and allow the device to re-route calls appropriately. The Pro HD is available now at $100, which includes a year’s subscription to the company’s Vocalyst voice recognition service — although we suspect a certain newcomer might have that area covered. The full PR is a click away.

Update: We’ve just been reminded that the earlier Pro UC headset also had the sensors, so please ignore what it says above (and in the Plantronics press release) about the Pro HD being the first. Thanks, b-e-q.

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Oct 10

BlackBerry Tag: touch-to-share for… multimedia?

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Research in Motion’s Jim Balsillie’s currently in Dubai, gassing about how amazing the latest update to BlackBerry 7 OS will be — probably between trips to the beach. When it arrives, those crackberries equipped with NFC (Bold 9900 / 9930 and Curve 9350 / 9360 / 9370) will get BlackBerry Tag. You’ll be able to tap two phones together to share contact details, multimedia content or add new friends to your BBM. RIM is planning to open up the relevant APIs so developers can use the facility in any number of interesting ways, like bringing touch-to-share to the system. Considering the speed constraints of NFC, it’s difficult to believe that big files like images could be carried by the technology — it’s more likely that NFC will pair the devices and then send your files down a larger pipe, like Bluetooth. There’s an enigmatic press release after the break, and hopefully the company will explain how this works in a little more detail before the update arrives.

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Oct 10

An in-depth look at the Metawatch

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The Metawatch is by no stretch of the imagination new. In fact, the creators claim to have been working on the idea since 2006. The concept — taking a small form-factor device and placing it on your wrist to act as a miniature portal to your smartphone — isn’t new either. Several attempts have been […]

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