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A Bluetooth headset designed by you
Reuben Lee | Nov 13, 2007
If you've always wanted to create your own design on your Bluetooth headset, here's your chance. The company behind the Jabra brand has upped the ante with a contest in Singapore for budding designers. Produce a winning faceplate design, and you'll get to see it in a new headset. The "Design By You" contest, which runs from now till December 14, hopes to pick five top designs. These will then be produced into faceplates for the upcoming set of Jabra BT3010 headsets.
The current BT3010 headset, which retails for S$98, comes with 33 interchangeable faceplates designed by winners of an international design competition. These winners hail from all over the world, including Japan, Australia, the US, Turkey, Italy, France and Honduras.
Latest iPhone, touch update jailbroken before it hits the ground
Tom Krazit | Nov 12, 2007
Updated 4:20pm to include stats from German launch.
Erica Sadun at The Unofficial Apple Weblog obtained jailbreaking code for the 1.1.2 update almost simultaneous with its release last night, and tests this morning confirm that it works for both the iPhone and the iPod touch. The 1.1.2 update patched a flaw in the way OS X handles TIFF image processing, which was the way hackers gained access to the iPhone after the 1.1.1 update, and it also wiped out third-party applications just like before.
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Surf the Net on your bus ride home
John Chan | Nov 10, 2007
You may be able to get free Wi-Fi almost anywhere in Singapore with the Wireless@SG initiative which aims to wire up the whole island state, but that is surely insufficient for the true Internet junkie. For up to two hours each day when traveling on a bus, a Net addict has to undergo cold turkey as his notebook becomes nothing more than a slab of plastic and silicon without wireless access. Well, a fix has been found. Nokia has brought Wi-Fi onto 12 buses in Singapore so that commuters can surf for free when riding them.
This feat is achieved by using the existing cellular HSDPA service. The best thing is that users don't need a HSDPA-enabled phone or modem as the equipment dishes out the access using regular Wi-Fi within the bus. So, this moving hotspot will give you your YouTube and Facebook fix as long as the cellular network is healthy along the bus route.
Unlike Wireless@SG, you don't have to sign up for an account to use Nokia's Wi-Fi Zone service. The unsecured network just requires you to agree to some terms of service and after that, you're good to go. Nokia says this is a trial for now and that it will review the service in a few months time. It's a first from the company, so you won't find it outside of Singapore at this point.
There are only 12 buses plying 12 different routes at this point--so chances of hopping on one even if you use the particular bus service is not guaranteed. If you are truly and hopelessly hooked to the Internet, we suggest getting your own HSDPA modem and an unlimited plan--that will work on any bus.
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What an app on Google's Android might look like
Elinor Mills | Nov 09, 2007
Valleywag is reporting that start-up WhatsOpen.com has written the first wireless app for Google's new Android mobile platform.
It's still under wraps, but the report says WhatsOpen.com offers a Web application that shows people nearby stores that are open for business.
Valleywag has screenshots that show that the application appears to use a Google map mashup to display stores that are open in your area. It also looks like it includes user written reviews.
Looks like a no-brainer to me; who wouldn't want to get that kind of information on a phone based on your location? Especially if it's easily searchable and displayed on a map.
No word back from Google or WhatsOpen.com about it.
Google announced Android on Monday and said a software developer's kit would be released next week and handsets running Android would reach the market mid-2008.
Motorola's noise-canceling Bluetooth headset
Reuben Lee | Nov 08, 2007
I've always found it a challenge to make voice calls in noisy environments, even with a Bluetooth headset. Chances are you end up shouting at the party on the line while straining to hear what he has to say. So when Motorola recently announced its latest MotorPure H12 Bluetooth headset that's designed for better performance in noisy settings, that caught my attention.
The MotoPure H12's noise-canceling abilities are a result of various technologies integrated into the headset. In addition to the audio-enhancing CrystalTalk technology which was previously found only in selected Motorola mobiles, the H12 also uses dual microphones for better voice clarity and employs the TrueComfort earbud design for a better fit.
According to our CNET UK counterparts who had a brief hands-on with the H12, the headset is pretty much similar to the Jawbone in terms of sound quality. It's also easy to put on and is relatively comfortable to use. The H12 comes with a convenient magnetic dock for charging as well as a carrying case that doubles as a charger for traveling.
The MotoPure H12 is expected to roll out in Asia by end December. Pricing details are not yet available. But based on the retail prices announced in the US, we estimate it will cost somewhere between US$90 and US$120.
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