Review: MotoRokr EQ5 Wireless Speaker
MotoRokr EQ5 Wireless Speaker [Rating: 8.0] BerryReview Store Price: $99.95 Summary: The MotorRokr wireless speakers are best described as a really good bluetooth speakerphone that can also play music. The EQ5 is the size of a Blackberry Curve (phone I used to test it) which makes it an ideal companion. Pairing is fairly easy, the…
Review: Jabra Stone Bluetooth Headset
Review: Jabra Stone Available from: AT&T Stores Price: $129 Website: www.jabrastone.com [rating: 8.5] Summary: The Jabra stone is one of the slickest and stylish headsets I have ever used. Yet, at times the slickness takes away from the functionality of the headset itself.
Review: BlueAnt V1 Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset
Review: BlueAnt V1 Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset [rating:8] Price: $69 in the store Summary: Great sound quality and noise cancellation make it a great bluetooth headset, but the built in voice control technology often makes the V1 more complicated than it is useful. Technology: What makes the V1 different than any other bluetooth headset is…
Gadget of the Week: Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
Gadget of the week is a new column that reviews available technologies that may be more tangentially related to BlackBerrys than what you regularly see on BerryReview. The focus for the column is the BlackBerry lifestyle–making everyday life easier and more efficient by employing simple-to-use and hopefully affordable technologies. If you have any suggestions for…
Review: Jabra Halo Bluetooth Headphones – Ultimate Series
Review: Jabra Halo Bluetooth Headphones – Ultimate Series [rating:9] Price: $130 Directly | Amazon.com Summary: The Jabra Halo is one of the most high-class bluetooth stereo headsets thus far. But at times the new technologies the Jabra Halo employs leads to reduced functionality and the limitations of bluetooth stereo technology on a whole dampen the…
Gadget of the Week: iGoogle
Gadget of the week is a new column that reviews available technologies that may be more tangentially related to BlackBerrys than usual. The column still seeks to cater to the interests of the readership of BerryReview. But while most posts are related to technologies that are currently directly tailored to the Blackberry platform, the posts…
A2DP: The state of Stereo Bluetooth Technology
Recently, Gizmodo posted a side by side comparison of many bluetooth headsets. In the post, author John Herrman, talks about the status of A2DP technology itself and whether an investment in a stereo bluetooth is worth the price tag. I have reviewed two of these headsets in the past (the MOTOROKR and the Jabra HALO) and I…
Review: Case-Mate BlackBerry Bold Fuel – Rechargeable Battery Pack
REVIEW: Case-Mate BlackBerry Bold Fuel – Rechargeable Battery Pack [rating:8.5] Cost: $74.95 @ BerryReview Store The Case-Mate rechargeable battery pack is a Blackberry belt clip with a built in external battery designed exclusively for the Bold (for now). As a battery extender: In the event that you forget to charge your Blackberry and don’t have…