A 4SquareMedia Website
SmartHouse | SmartOffice | DigitalHome     
 
 
     THE LIFESTYLE TECHNOLOGY GUIDE    
 
sections
Product Reviews
Services
Subscribe
Top 10 Articles
1. DVD Review: We Own The Night
2. CD Review: Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid
3. RealNetworks Vs Hollywood Round 1.0 Result
4. SanDisk Secret Revealed Following $5.8b Takeover Bid
5. EXCLUSIVE: Philips Executive Angry After Distributor Talks Revealed
6. IP Based Switch Automation Turned On
7. 0.33mm Sony OLED TV Revealed
8. Telco Cranks Up Wireless Downloads To Blistering 21Mbps
9. Nokia Facing Problems With Telstra Over New Music Service
10. Samsung Rattles Sony's OLED Cage
 
 
ACCESSORIES / MOBILE PHONES

New Search Tab For Testra Next G Handsets
Telstra Next G handsets now have the addition of a search tab, which features BigPond music, ringtone and games search engines as well as Sensis search engines including Yellow, Mobile Web, Whereis and Citysearch.


NRL Branded Bluetooth Products Out Soon
Westwell Australia, a subsidiary of Sumpo Group from Fujian, China have said that soon it will be selling NRL branded Bluetooth and USB sticks to consumers.


Mobiles Challenge Fixed Line Phones
According to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), 90 per cent of household consumers have both a fixed line phone and mobile phone, with nearly half (45 per cent) preferring to use mobiles as their main voice communications.


Motorola Unleashes WiMAX Potential
At the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia 2008 in Singapore yesterday, Motorola unveiled its first public WiMAX device and showed off its ability to use various mobile applications including video conferencing, web browsing and mobile streaming while driving past access point sites along a road.


Alicia Keys Goes Gold On Ringback Tones
In the US, the RCA Music Group has announced Alica Keys hit single "No One" recently became the first ever Gold-selling ringback (the sound you hear when calling someone else) tune.


Blackberry Sales Go Ballistic And Its All Apples Fault
It seems that cooperation in the IT sector has taken on a new, if unintended form, as analysts claim that the success of Apple's iPhone has helped its bitter rival BlackBerry more than double profits for its maker Research in Motion (RIM).


New Motorola Car Phone Speaker & FM Transmitter
After last week’s rumours that Motorola was contemplating selling-off its handset business in an increasingly competitive market against the likes of Samsung and Nokia, the company has announced a new addition to its mobile phone accessory line-up – a Bluetooth in-car speakerphone and digital FM transmitter combo that hooks up to Bluetooth phones.


New Sony Ericsson Line-up At CES
Sony Ericsson in the US has made multiple mobile handsets and accessories announcements over the past week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, with numerous of the products set for possible release in Australia throughout the year.


Nokia E90 Displays Defects
Nokia's head office in Helsinki said a defective component in microphones, along with high demand, have hurt the availability of its hero business phone, the E90 Communicator.


VIDEO: What Is It With Women And Microphones?
There are microphones and microphones, but when one has to talk into one it’s amazing what happens with some people as these videos reveal.


Neat Waterproof Bluetooth Headset
As the cold and rain begins to set in for winter, you might find your headphones or Bluetooth headset getting a bit of a soaking. You can get waterproof headphones, so how about a waterproof Bluetooth headset for your phone? Enter the new BlueTrek X2.


Mobile Phones Can Compete With iPods
Primarily known as an iPod accessories company, Gear4 has shifted its focus to making accessories designed for mobile phones with in-built music players.


Maria Sharapova Launches SoundPilot
Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova has helped to launch a new mobile music accessory from Motorola.


Bluetooth Tech Takes Off
Bluetooth-enable devices will hit the two-billion mark in 2010, predicts the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.


Portable Speakers For Your Sony Ericsson
If you have a Sony Ericsson mobile phone chock full of music, you can use the new portable desk stand (MDS 60) to dock your phone and play your tunes out loud.


Smart Motorola Portable Charger
With mobile phones now doubling as cameras and MP3 players and much more, it can mean a serious battery drain. And there’s nothing more frustrating than a dead battery when you’re trying to make a call.


Bluetooth TransSends PCs
TransSend is a new free-of-charge client/server application that allows any Internet content to be wirelessly transferred from a Bluetooth enabled PC to another Bluetooth enabled device, such as a phone or PDA.


Protect Mobile Phones At The Beach
Summer is here and the time is right for swimming in the beach. Of course there is that age-old dilemma of where to hide the keys, wallet, iPod and mobile phone. Enter the BeltPac.


September is Bluetooth Input Month
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has declared September “Bluetooth Input Month” in a bid to increase consumer awareness about using Bluetooth to transfer data wirelessly.


Next-Gen Motorola / Burton Smart Ski Wear
Motorola and Burton Snowboards have expanded their joint Audex wearable electronics collection with the addition of new technology, outerwear, jacket and accessory styles. The companies launched the second generation range at the 2006 Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships.


Blackberry Gets Green Light
Research In Motion, the Canadian firm behind the Blackberry PDA, will today be breathing an uneasy sigh of relief, having finally agreed to pay $612.5m to settle a fierce and extended patent law battle.


Wireless iPod In Works?
PortalPlayer, the company which produces audio components for the Apple iPod, is about to unveil its wireless and Bluetooth chipsets, which suggests Apple may soon release a wireless iPod.


Wireless For iPod From Belkin
Belkin has introduced a device that allows you to play iPod music through a standard home theatre.



 



LATEST REVIEWS
DVD Review: We Own The Night
Looking at the cast and plot, you’d think this movie would be a cracker. Alas...
CD Review: Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid
This “alternative” quintet has fans amongst rock royalty such as the U2 and the Velvet...
Klipsch In-Ear Headphones Creates Music Bubble
The new Klipsch Image X5 headphones not only look good, but also sound brilliant

SMARTHOUSE NEWSLETTER

Get the latest news
Subscribe today for your daily news of consumer electronic news...




ADVERTISE

SmartHouse
reaches over 2 million consumers a year. Contact us today about special deals..

For more information...


LATEST ISSUE

Smarthouse gives you the low-down on all that HD TV has to offer - the best TVs both LCD and Plasma, plus peripherals. We also cover great ski gear and awesome in-car entertainment, as well as all the usual features…
 
SMARTHOUSE 2008 | Legal | Disclaimer | Terms & Conditions

Copyright 2006 Smarthouse Magazine Online