Word: bluetooth
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...BLUETOOTH...
...Bluetooth...
...ACURA TL Even when no one else understands you, this car probably will. The redesigned Acura TL (around $35,000) has HandsFreeLink, a service for Bluetooth wireless phones. When you step into the 3.2L V6 ride, the system searches for your mobile phone. Once it makes contact, a phone icon pops up on the dash; to make a call, you just speak a name or number. The navigation system is also voice-operated and recognizes 293 different commands. For those who would rather listen than talk, the car comes standard with an ELS Surround audio system that pumps...
...played MP3s. The only things missing on this $800 device are easy-to-use Web browsing and e-mail. Synching up with a PC to communicate is an ordeal that few should have to endure. If you want to go wireless, you'll have to either go through a Bluetooth-enabled phone or PC or buy the optional Wi-Fi card...
Only the $99 Air Bud sold by RadioShack was truly awful. It was also the only unit that uses 900-MHz wireless technology instead of Bluetooth. First, you need to charge it for three hours via the cigarette lighter in your car (and in many cars, with the motor running) or else buy a separate wall charger for $15. Worse, the headset was bulky and hurt my ear. But the clincher was the dismal sound. "It sounds like you're on an international call," my sister told me. Definitely not the effect I was going...