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Tangled, Too: Why A Wireless World Will Never Exist

Forget Wi-Fi, forget Bluetooth, forget NFC and even wireless charging--that rat's nest of wires behind your computer desk is going nowhere fast. No matter what a recent Apple patent portends. READ»

New Tweaks Could Turn Apple TV Into A Game-Playing, Video-Chatting, Multimedia Superstar

Apple's unassuming $99 TV product is getting some upgrades that could potentially turn it into a multimedia powerhouse and a stealth billion-dollar business.READ»

Fossil's MetaWatch Is A Bluetooth-Powered "Revolution On Your Wrist"

Fossil makes wristwatches, a risky business in a world where everyone carries a time-telling phone. Hence the MetaWatch--a digitally connected, wrist-mounted life companion. Oh, and yeah, it tells time, too.READ»

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Wanted: Free High-Fidelity Phone Calls for Life [Review]

With Ooma's ever-improving system, house phones are about to be cool again.READ»

Sony's LiveView Is the Dick Tracy Watch Apple Should've Made

Sony has just outed its LiveView product, a 1.3-inch screen wristwatch remote that's designed to be a tiny companion to your Android 2.1 device. It's not a direct rival for the new iPod Nano, but is it the device Apple should've made?READ»

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Looxcie: Bluetooth Headset Camcorder is TiVo for Life

A new Bluetooth headset lets users record video and stream it live to their smartphones.READ»

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The Case of the Ultimate iPad Keyboard

Is Apple's Netbook-killing tablet better off when it looks like a Netbook? One innovative case-maker seems to think so.READ»

Apple Reveals Magic Trackpad Peripheral

 The rumors were right: Alongside new Macs, Apple's revealed its newest gizmo--a Bluetooth trackpad. It's designed to bring the same sort of multitouch goodness that MacBook users have experienced for months to iMac or even PC ...READ»

Will Smart Contact Lenses Be the Bluetooth Headsets of the Future?

A new solar-powered contact lens embedded with LEDs means that the wearer can see what you can't. Stuart Karten thinks this heralds the beginning of a new breed of augmented reality communication.READ»

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Starck Embraces His Feminine Side

Philippe Starck, resplendent in black leather pants, came to New York’s Soho House this week to promote his latest project –- a set of sleek stereo speakers he designed for Parrot, a French wireless technology company whose CEO, ...READ»

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Aliph Unveils Its Icon, the Newest Jawbone Headset

The headset paves the way for a device that will eventually be an audio interface for your computer, cell phone, and video-game console.READ»

The Simple, Secret iPhone Tethering Fix

As Apple's music event draws closer, there's plenty of speculation that a new version of iTunes might be nigh--and with it, a pwn-resistant version of iPhone OS 3.1. So with a healthy fear of Apple's anti-hacker scheming, it bears ...READ»

The "Power Funnel" and Other Design Innovations in Plantronics' Discovery 975 Headset

The company's chief designer gives Fast Company an exclusive interview about the design ideas behind the new Discovery 975 Bluetooth headset.READ»

Jabra Bluetooth Headset With Touchscreen: Design Overkill?

Jabra's latest Bluetooth headsets come with a bizarre extra--a charger base-station equipped with a color touchscreen. Is this product design for a world gone mad, or just a handy extra? The Jabra Go 6400 headsets look ...READ»

Jawbone Prime is Bluetooth Ear Fashion with Brains

Plantronics fired across the bow of its high-style nemesis, the Jawbone 2, with its Voyager Pro headset, which goes on sale today. Now Jawbone--never one to be outmaneuvered--is firing back with the Jawbone Prime, which is ...READ»

The Strange Design Philosophy Behind Plantronics's New Voyager Pro Headset

Plantronics's successor to its much-loved Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset doesn't go on sale until tomorrow. (Best Buy got its shipment a few days early, due to a stocking mishap.) But we got a hold of a test model, and we're giving ...READ»

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Dodge's New Ram Is a WiFi Hotspot, Too?

As Detroit feels the noose around its neck, everyone says it's getting what it deserves for years of crappy cars. And it is. But you wouldn't know it by looking at the new Dodge Ram, which is replete with more tech toys than most ...READ»

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Logitech Acquires Headphone Maker

Logitech [NASDAQ:LOGI] announced today that it will drop $34 million in its acquisition of Ultimate Ears, a heaphone company specializing in in-ear headphones, stage monitors and musicians' earplugs. The company's pro-oriented ...READ»