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iVOICE Technologies (www.theivoice.com) has announced the R1 Bluetooth Handsfree Kit , a new hands-free mobile speakerphone for the car. The R1 claims to offer up to 30 hours of talk time on a single charge, and 800 hours of standby time (which is about a month, give or take).

The R1 also features dual-microphone noise-cancellation, with one mic optimizing speech intelligibility while the other works to remove background noise—that’s a similar arrangement to what Aliph, Plantronics, and Motorola use in their latest high-end Bluetooth headsets. The R1 also has a 3-watt speaker, so you can hear callers over the sound of your Subaru WRX STi with a cat-back exhaust at 5000 rpm.

The R1 comes with a carrying pouch, a visor mount, a mini-USB power adapter, a car charger adapter, and a wall adapter. No price or release date has been announced as of yet.

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More deals after the jump.

Since Oakley can’t be the only company controlling the fashionable Bluetooth sunglasses market, TriSpecs has unveiled its own technetronic eyewear compatible with Bluetooth-equipped phones and PMPs. The eponymous shades sport two uni-directional mics, one touch dialing, and retractable stereo earbuds that hang at the tip of the temples when not in use. They’re expected to hit retail sometime this month for just under $200 and come in black, white, and metallic options. Attractive model companion is, as always, not included.

[Via Engadget Germany]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Wearables

TriSpecs’ Bluetooth sunglasses let you ignore the outside world in style originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We knew something was up with these Bluetooth heart rate straps from Polar, and sure enough, Nokia has announced a partnership to get serious fitness monitoring integrated with its products. The first to take advantage will be a special version of the N79, creatively dubbed the N79 Active, which will include 4GB of onboard memory the requisite strap right in the box and sell for about €375 ($494) when it ships “soon” in “select territories.” Of course, the new hardware isn’t any good without new software, and it just so happens that the N79 Active will include a new version of Nokia’s Sports Tracker app for keeping tabs on workouts. We’d heard that other Polar accessories like cadence sensors for biking fanatics were in the works, so this could end up developing into a whole franchise.

[Via All About Symbian]

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Nokia N79 Active to come with heart rate monitor, guilt originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Soon the Aliph New Jawbone Bluetooth headset (rated 4 out of 5 by PCMag’s Jamie Lendino) will be shipping with new earbuds. At last night’s CES Pepcom event, Aliph was handing out “beta” packages of the earbuds. `

The redesigned earbuds are said to offer a more ergonomic design and secure fit for those who want to wear the headset without an earloop. Look for them to be included with the New Jawbone headset sometime in Q1 of 2009.

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