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Samsung BS300 Bluetooth Speaker

Portable speakers are a dime a dozen, but those with integrated Bluetooth capability are not quite as plentiful. However, wireless speakers certainly have their place--especially if they're as usefully compact as the Samsung BS300. This $129 speaker is about the size of a Motorola Slvr cell phone but packs in...

Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker, Samsung BS300, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Bluetooth

Product reviews 2007-11-08

Sandbar MP3 SoundMate (yellow)

Portable speakers are not in short supply, but very few are built to truly withstand the elements. However, Sandbar International's MP3 SoundMate is an exception. This compact speaker-cum-case, which sells for a reasonable $29.99 and comes in a variety of colors, helps protect your MP3 player from sand and water...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MP3 SoundMate, MP3, speaker

Product reviews 2007-07-31

Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset

The Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset is exactly what its name implies--a combination portable speaker that is also a dock for a Bluetooth headset. You can use the Bluetooth headset by itself, of course, but when it's slotted into the portable speaker, you immediately transform your cell phone into...

Tags: Kyocera Wireless Corp., headset, speaker, portable speaker

Product reviews 2006-12-13

Sony Ericsson MPS-60 portable speakers

Sony Ericsson goes all out when it comes to cell phone accessories. After all, this is the company that brought us not only one of the first cell phone game controllers (as part of its Z600 flip phone) but also a Bluetooth remote control car. Now, however, it appears Sony...

Tags: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, telephone, speaker, portable speaker, Sony Walkman

Product reviews 2006-05-31

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Garmin Nuvi 1690

Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Sonos ZonePlayer S5

We've long been fans of the Sonos Digital Music System, which lets you stream all manner of digital audio throughout your home, but we were always a bit disappointed that Sonos didn't sell a speaker that had the system's ZonePlayer networking component integrated right into it. Well, that's exactly what...

Tags: Ethernet, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Network technology, Wireless and Mobility, Sonos

Product reviews 2009-11-20

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone

Unveiled alongside its turn-by-turn navigation app for iPhone at WWDC 2009, TomTom's Car Kit for iPhone is finally available for purchase. Offering a bit more than just a way to hold your iPhone steady while driving, the Car Kit also has a GPS receiver built-in, a car charger, and...

Tags: Smart phones, GPS, Apple iPhone, TomTom, car, Car Kit, bracket

Product reviews 2009-11-19

B&W Zeppelin Mini Speakers for iPod

Back in 2007, Bowers & Wilkins brought out the uniquely styled Zeppelin iPod speaker, which we described in our review as being every bit as sophisticated as Apple's iconic player, with detailed sound that largely lived up to B&W's high-end reputation. That Zeppelin remains on the market, but now it's...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Zeppelin Mini, Apple iPod, B&W, Apple iPhone, speaker

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Boston Acoustics Duo-i plus

Editors' note: The Boston Acoustics Duo-i Plus is nearly identical to the Horizon Duo-i we reviewed a year ago. Not a lot has changed since then aside from the addition of full support for iPhone playback. While the Horizon Duo-i worked with the iPhone, the device had...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Boston Acoustics Inc., Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Magellan RoadMate 1470

Design The RoadMate 1470 doesn't deviate from the tried and true portable navigation device form factor. Measuring 3.3 inches by 5.2 inches by 7 inches, the RoadMate's thinness easily makes this unit one of the most pocketable devices in its class. Like nearly all PNDs, the majority of the RoadMate's...

Tags: Magellan RoadMate, charger, suction-cup, mini-USB

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Sprint HTC Hero Mini Portable Speaker Pod

The Mini Portable Speaker Pod lets you increase the volume of speakerphone calls, music, or turn-by-turn navigation prompts coming from your HTC Hero. The accessory offers 2 watts of power and comes with 2.5- and 3.5-millimeter adapter plugs for connecting to your Hero (or any other phone or MP3 player)...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Sprint Communications, HTC Hero, Mini

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Nokia 2705 Shade - black (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Nokia ShadeMost of Nokia's recent cell phones for the U.S. market haven't been too exciting. Sure, the company gave us the odd Nokia Twist last month, but we're more likely to see functional handsets like AT&T's Nokia Mural 6750. Verizon's new Nokia Shade 2705 certainly is part of that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Corp., phone

Product reviews 2009-10-27

Philips SBD7500 photos

Take a closer look at the Philips SBD7500 portable speaker for iPod and iPhone. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Philips Electronics N.V., Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-23

Philips SBD7500

The Philips SBD7500 is a portable iPod and iPhone speaker that appeals to our sense of utility. Like many of the portable audio gadgets we've seen from Philips, the SBD7500 deftly navigates the middle ground, balancing price ($99), design, and performance in an easy-to-use somewhat boring product.From a design perspective,...

Tags: speaker, Philips Electronics N.V.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...

Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T)

Photo gallery: Nokia Mural 6750Nokia has given U.S. carriers an interesting selection of cell phones over the past few months. We've seen quality music phones, quirky square models, and basic handsets just for making calls. The newest device to land on our desk, the Nokia Mural 6750 for AT&T, falls...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Mural, Nokia Corp., phone

Product reviews 2009-10-16

How the cordless Powermat charging system took my iPod touch hostage [review]

Unnecessary..... POS if you ask me!Cordless charging will work only whenit will be standardized and built into the various devices.what about solar-charging wireless?i've heard it was on the drawing boards...has anyone refined this 'green tech' to the point where it can be relied on?Oh, well... The transformer is such an...

Tags: Smart phones, hostage, iPod touch hostage, cordless Powermat, Powermat, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

At the top of Pioneer's AVIC line of navigation receivers, and indeed its entire line of car audio receivers, sits the AVIC-Z110BT. This grandest of car stereos features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw at mobile audio and video. From GPS navigation that can...

Tags: GPS, Digital music, Digital media, receiver, SD card

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Mint Studio Speaker System

The last Mint product we looked at--the Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music Station--offered us something that we had not yet seen in an iPod speaker dock. Instead of combining iPod playback with a CD player or AM/FM alarm clock radio, the Mint 220 gave us the ability to wirelessly stream...

Tags: Digital media, USB extender, USB, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-10-12

HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)

Verizon Wireless' V Cast video and music service bundle has long been a staple feature of its high-profile feature phones, like the LG enV Touch and the Samsung Rogue for example. But it is typically lacking in Verizon's smartphone offerings, so as not to detract from the smartphone's more business-friendly...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Corporate communications, Smart phones, Cellular phones, screen real estate, Verizon Wireless, HTC Imagio, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-10-06