Bluetooth Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

CES: Phone Joy gets a Kickstartered controller ready for production

by Mike Schramm (Jan 10th, 2013)

PhoneJoy is one of many companies putting together controllers for iOS devices, but unlike, say, the Gameloft-only Duo Gamer controller, PhoneJoy is aiming to make their button pad as accessible and open as possible. The company successfully raised funds through Kickstarter last year, and here ...

Boogie Board Sync simulates the scribbling experience, syncs with your stuff

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 9th, 2013)

What's this? A non-iPad tablet on TUAW? The Boogie Board Sync isn't really a tablet, it's a writing surface which happens to sync with your Mac or iOS device. The purpose of the Boogie Board line, which has been around for a while, is to provide an eWriter tablet which feels a lot like actually ...

Tethercell wants to re-imagine batteries

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 9th, 2013)

Tethercell's "re-imagining" of your run-of-the-mill AA battery, is more of a remote-controlled battery and is currently seeking funding on Indiegogo. Of course, we wouldn't write it up if there wasn't an app, and with the app there's actually quite a lot of cool stuff you can do with the ...

SwingTIP lets your golf club and iPhone join forces to improve your swing

by Randy Nelson (Jan 8th, 2013)

Proving yet again that there's pretty much nothing that can't be made to work with an iOS device, a product called SwingTIP, on display at CES 2013, creates a link between your golf club and your iPhone or iPad. The lightweight sensor (US$129.99) connects to your device via Bluetooth and sends ...

CES 2013: Kensington offers a tracking solution with the Proximo Tag Kit

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2013)

Kensington is in attendance at the International CES here in Las Vegas this week, and the company kindly sat down with TUAW this afternoon to show off some of its latest products. The most interesting of their recent offerings is something called the "Proximo Fob and Tag Kit," which is a ...

CES Unveiled: Dexim's Lightning Power Skin and Music Talking Stylus

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 7th, 2013)

We looked at Dexim's chargers last year, but the company is rolling out a new Lightning port Power Skin for the iPhone, as seen above. It should sell for US$60 and be available at the end of January. For those of you who still have 30-pin iPhones, they were handing out samples of the ...

CES Unveiled: The HAPIfork aims to help you track your eating habits with Bluetooth

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2013)

CES Unveiled was held last night in the Mandalay Bay conference center in Las Vegas, and served as the unofficial kickoff of one of the biggest gadget shows in the world. The Unveiled room was crowded with new product demos, but one product stood out: The HAPIfork. The HAPIfork, as you might ...

Griffin MOTO TC Monster truck offers Bluetooth control, so-so software

by Erica Sadun (Jan 3rd, 2013)

When Steve assigned me the Griffin MOTO TC Monster truck (US$49.99) to review, I basically assumed this was going to be the best review assignment ever. Sadly, it was not. This Bluetooth-managed truck offers solid hardware features, but its software is just not up to the task. The hardware ...

Review: Citizen Eco-Drive Proximity Watch for iPhone 4S and iPhone 5

by Mel Martin (Dec 26th, 2012)

The Citizen iPhone compatible watch received some substantial publicity about the time all of the excitement about the Pebble watch was going on. Citizen is a well-respected high-end watch manufacturer and designing a Bluetooth watch capable of communicating over the latest iPhones seemed a ...

Get down with Dr. Dre's Beats Pill (and take business calls too!)

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 17th, 2012)

'Tis the time of the year to get funky at Christmas parties you'll regret having gone to the next day. And who better to get funky with than Dr. Dre? Well, not the real Dr. Dre, but one of his speakers from his line of audio products. The Dr. Dre Beats Pill is an apt little Bluetooth speaker ...

Where's my convertible Mac?

by Erica Sadun (Dec 14th, 2012)

Here at TUAW, we just received our 5 billionth review request for a new iPad keyboard system. More and more, makeshift solutions attempting to turn iPads into laptops is a "been there done that" for me. Is it "too Microsoft" to ask Apple to come out with a proper convertible notebook/tablet, a ...

Reality Absorption Field: Apple's wireless way

by Ross Rubin (Dec 14th, 2012)

While it was announced amidst the October departure of Scott Forstall, the news that Bob Mansfield would un-retire to oversee all of the company's semiconductor and wireless work didn't get as much attention. Obviously, we are moving toward an increasingly wireless future. The technologies ...

Wallet TrackR may be the next great way to safeguard your wallet

by Erica Sadun (Nov 20th, 2012)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is one of the overlooked heroes of iOS. Part of Bluetooth 4.0, it offers a low-power way to wirelessly connect sensors and other short-range devices to applications that can, with Apple's blessing, run in the background. That means, your phone can track and monitor ...

Watch an iPhone 4S launch in a model rocket for science

by Randy Nelson (Nov 9th, 2012)

Apple devices are used to being at the center of out-of-this-world product launches, but at least one iPhone 4S has literally been at the center of a rocket launch. Yours could be, too, if you're up to following the instructions provided by amateur rocketeer Mike Westerfield. As described in ...

Elecom offers a big portable keyboard for a big price

by Mike Wehner (Nov 6th, 2012)

If touchscreen typing just isn't your style -- and slide-out keyboards don't meet your needs -- Elecom's collapsible wireless keyboard just might strike your fancy. The battery-powered accessory can connect to any device that accepts Bluetooth keyboards, and even features a handy fold-out stand ...