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Filed under: Peripherals, Samsung

Samsung Mobile’s got a fever, and the only cure is more… Bluetooth? Yeah, that’s it, Bluetooth. Aside from launching the hilariously named Planet Bluetooth — an “online guide to Bluetooth technology and Samsung Mobile’s Bluetooth accessories” — the outfit has also rolled out two new BT headsets and a pair of BT speakerphones. The WEP460 headset (pictured) specializes in being ultra-small and utilizing a clear ear hook to make you look even more extraterrestrial; the SBH700 stereo headset obviously caters to music lovers and those with slightly deeper pockets. The HKT450 and HKT400 portable BT speakerphones Bot. do precisely what they say, with neither being particularly noteworthy. The bitter details are fleshed out in the read link below, and so far as we can tell, the whole crew is available at this time.

Samsung trots out new Bluetooth headsets and speakerphones originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tags: 17 Nov, Bluetooth Headsets, Bluetooth Technology, Engadget Mobile, Fever, Hook, Mobile Accessories, Music Lovers, Nbsp, Peripherals, Pockets, Samsung, Samsung Accessories, Samsung Mobile, Speakerphones, Stereo Headset, Trots

Filed under: Handsets, Peripherals, Apple

If you’re one of those people continuously complaining about the iPhone keyboard (the lack of one, that is), then this is probably a vital piece of news, even if it’s not totally practical. Or practical in any way, actually. Some very enterprising citizen of the world seems to be running a chunk of Ruby code on his jailbroken iPhone 3G, which allows it to recognize what appears to be a Palm / Visor external keyboard connected via a custom cable. The results of this intense bit of modification? Well — not much, honestly, but it’s still kinda cool. “Hello Keyboard,” indeed. Check out the video of it in action after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Continue reading Jailbroken iPhone 3G gets external keyboard, says “Hello”

Jailbroken iPhone 3G gets external keyboard, says “Hello” originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tags: 3g, Apple, Chunk, Citizen Of The World, Custom Cable, Enterprising Citizen, External Keyboard, Handsets, Hello, iphone, Nbsp, Palm Keyboard, Palm Visor, Peripherals, Ruby

Filed under: Handsets, Peripherals, LG, Bell Mobility, CDMA

The shock! The horror! We’re beginning to see signs of an absolutely impossible trend, one that just cannot be coming to fruition. Merely hours after spotting the compact-like Samsung CLEO comes an obvious rival: the LG Reveal. The chic flip phone is said to boast a full QWERTY keypad (for realz?), a black or purple motif, a 2.0-megapixel camera, built-in Bluetooth and a 2.4-inch display. Also of note, the handset will be offered with an exclusive Swarovski Crystal Bluetooth headset as part of the LG Shimmer Kit, and each one of these packages will lead to a $5 donation to Fashion Cares. Mum’s the word on pricing / exact availability, but we’d bet dollars to donuts that yet another makeup compact-turned-flip phone appears before too long. Even if it’s just in our nightmares.

[Via mobilesyrup]

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Tags: Bell Mobility, Bluetooth, Cleo, Dollars To Donuts, Esque, Flip Phone, Fruition, Handset, Handsets, Horror, Makeup, Megapixel Camera, Motif, Nbsp, Nightmares, Peripherals, Samsung, Shimmer, Shock, Swarovski Crystal