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October 25, 2009 • 12:00 pm 0
THE SUNDAY TIMES reviews PXC 310 BT
THE SUNDAY TIMES, Sunday, October 25 – on page 20 of the InGear supplement, by Alex Pell…
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech
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Sennheiser adapters for USB (BTD 300 USB) and iPhone/iPod (BTD 300i)
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October 2, 2009 • 3:19 pm 0
CREATIVE Inspire S2 Wireless: Bluetooth 2.1 speaker system
CREATIVE Inspire S2 Wireless
The Creative Inspire™ S2 Wireless is a new compact speaker system which grants users wireless music freedom for new generation compact netbooks, PCs or mobile devices with wireless music playback via its built-in wireless receiver or any notebook or PC with a USB port by means of a plug and play USB Bluetooth transmitter. Users can also play and control music on the Creative Inspire S2 Wireless speaker system from other Bluetooth-enabled devices anywhere within a maximum range of 10 m. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 20, 2009 • 4:22 pm 0
Chordette Gem warms hi-fi to Bluetooth sources
The colorful Chordette Gem – designed by British hi-fi company Chord Electronics – is the first in a new range of affordable audiophile Bluetooth connectivity products designed to integrate within any existing high-fidelity audio system. The Chordette Gem employs Chord’s unique Bluetooth audio receiver technology, allowing the transfer of full-bandwidth stereo from a Bluetooth A2DP enabled mobile phone, personal computer, or games console. The Gem’s USB port permits the direct streaming of audio from a laptop, for example. 
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August 10, 2009 • 9:00 am 0
Sennheiser debuts TRAVEL PXC310BT, PORTABLE PX210BT
New! PX 210 BT with apt-X®
“No matter whether they are “paired” with a mobile phone or an MP3 player, the PX 210 BT guarantees perfect sound when you’re on the move. The PX 210 BT headphones have been specially designed for enjoying music from portable players, and their powerful neodymium magnets provide a detailed, lifelike sound image and a frequency response of 15 to 22,000 Hertz. The new apt-X audio codec ensures that audio data are transmitted with outstanding audio quality.”
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New! PXC 310 BT with apt-X® and NoiseGard™ active noise cancellation
“Newcomers to the Sennheiser product range in August 2009 are the PXC 310 BT and PXC 310 travel headphones. No matter which model one chooses their proven Sennheiser acoustics and patented NoiseGard™ 2.0 technology offer optimum sound quality even in noisy surroundings. As a further feature, the PXC 310 BT for the first time combines all the advantages of travel headphones with the Bluetooth apt-X audio codec.”
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July 29, 2009 • 9:42 am 0
AutoA2DP – app for Windows Mobile OS pairs for stereo
Believe it or not, many Bluetooth Stereo headsets do not automatically enable A2DP – the advanced audio profile – when they are connected. Instead they just connect in mono mode – “handsfree” or “headset”. Here’s a nifty utility for Windows Mobile based devices to avoid the hassle of switching profiles: AutoA2DP. This neat utility detects a connection and automatically enables wireless stereo. Hey presto! http://supware.net/AutoA2DP/
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July 27, 2009 • 3:26 pm 0
THE SUNDAY TIMES tests Bluetooth stereo headsets
None other that David Price, editor of Hi-Fi World magazine, evaluates five pairs of Bluetooth stereo headsets for The Sunday Times newspaper Technology supplement:
July 26, 2009
Test Bench: Wireless headphones
Listen to music played on a Bluetooth mobile phone, and choose your pair for comfort, price, portability or sound quality
© 2009 Times Newspapers Ltd
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July 22, 2009 • 8:50 am 0
The best in the world?
July 15, 2009 • 1:22 pm 0
Headphone 101: frequency response
Which attributes of headphone design have an objective affect on the performance perceived by the listener? One of the most important aspects is “frequency response”: the range of frequencies over which the headphones can effectively reproduce sound energy.
The audible bandwidth is 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz (20kHz). Outside that range, sounds are not audible to most human ears (besides the occasional sound professional or “golden ear” audiophile). Ultra-low frequencies (< 20Hz) are more felt than heard. Beware claims of a measured “flat” frequency response (sometimes listed as 20Hz to 20kHz +/- 3dB). A headphone with a true flat response will sound terrible, because what the ears perceive as a “flat” response actually has many peaks and valleys due to interaction of the sound with the listener’s head before it reaches the ears. Instead, headphones are often equalized to sound flat.
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June 29, 2009 • 2:32 pm 0
Bluetooth 1-2-3 – getting your first Bluetooth product to market
Have you ever wanted to start a Bluetooth wireless product development but didn’t know where to begin? Have you asked yourself any of the following questions:
- How can I get on the Bluetooth wireless technology bandwagon?
- I have a cool new Bluetooth product idea, can I learn about similar products in the market?
- There are a lot of products like mine out there, how can I make mine different?
- Why do some Bluetooth products work together while others don’t?
- How are Bluetooth wireless products developed?
- How much time does it take to develop a new Bluetooth product?
- Can I develop a product with a tight budget?
And it isn’t easy to find the answers either.
Bluetooth wireless technology specialists are an elite group of engineers, testers, technology architects, consultants, and experts who have been working with the technology for years, and they are generally employed by companies who have large investments in Bluetooth wireless technology.
So how does a newcomer to the technology learn the tips and tricks needed to develop a Bluetooth wireless product without having to spend years learning about the technology?
The answers might lie in a new book – Bluetooth 1-2-3:
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