Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
California Hansdsfree July 1st
As July 1st approaches, drivers in California are being reminded to gear up to go hands free, to avoid a first time offence penalty of $20, rising to $50 for further infractions.
For those drivers under 18, the law will be even more strict, banning completely electronic communication whilst driving, both talking or texting, including hands […]
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Time For A Little Bluetooth Pillow Talk
This young lady certainly looks like she is enjoying it, or perhaps is just a little mystified by it.
This is the perCushion from Urban Tool, a foam pillow with a velvet cotton cover. Connect via Bluetooth to your mobile so you can carry on chatting in bed. Or perhaps you should just get a decent […]
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Another mobile phone ban due from April 1
This time it is Nova Scotia that are set to ban hand held mobiles in vehicles, in a ban that is a result of a law passed in December 2007.
A first offence fine of $164.50 will be followed by a follow up fine of $222.00 for a second offence and then $337.00 for any subsequent […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
All badged up and ready to talk
Are you an employee for a company that makes you wear identidy badges, or needs to have a proximity access control card on you at all times? The clever Iqua Smart Badge includes a bluetooth handsfree kit with a headset on the strap of your badgeholder. If you are always on the phone, and needing […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Technology may help overcome dangers of talking whilst driving
As the debate on handsfree mobile phone useage intensifies in America, researchers are increasingly reporting that it is not the holding of the phone that is the problem, but the call itself. But although the message about banning young drivers from making all forms of calls and prohibiting text messaging behind the wheel seems to […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Be master of your headphones
The Jays BlueStreamer2 Bluetooth device is like most handsfree headsets, in that it allows you to take and make calls handsfree and via bluetooth.
Where it differs is that it lets you plug in any headphones you like, via the 3.5mm jack, and then lets you stream music from a MP3 or music player to be […]
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Handsfree Tie Kit
Whilst not quite a handsfree car kit, this is certainly a different twist on the handsfree kit. The Handsfree tie, from Yanko Design, has the microphone and controll systems in the ‘knot’of this electronic tie.
Yank down to accept a call, and push up to end, sway the knot right to increase volume, and left to […]