Bluetooth

Things That Don't Work: The Universal Remote

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

I put my new Universal Remote into a drawer. I'll take it out in a couple of months and see if I'm smart enough to get it working then. Perhaps I won't have a cocktail beforehand, like I did last night.

Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


Melissa Plaut

When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

Cell-tiquette: How To Polish Up Your Cell Phone Etiquette

Christine Hassler | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


Christine Hassler

Lately I have noticed more and more "cell-free zone" signs in offices and public places to encourage proper cell phone etiquette. Last week I was pick...

Head sets for cell phones: We won't know the health risks for years, but why not play it safe?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living


Jesse Kornbluth

When the head of a respected cancer research institute warns his faculty and staff to limit their time on cell phones, I take notice. Please note: I ...

Josh Hartnett Isn't Plugged In. Is He the Cooler For It?

Darrell Hartman | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment


Darrell Hartman

It's uncool to be too connected. This is the main lesson to be learned from August, a new movie set in millennial New York just before the dot-com ma...

Bluetooth Sales May Spike With New Hands-Free Laws In California, Washington

Fortune | Michal Lev-Ram | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business


A flurry of new state laws making it illegal for people to drive while holding a cell phone is expected to be a bonanza for Bluetooth, a wireless tech...

Cellphone Popcorn Videos Revealed As Viral Marketing Ads

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business


Remember those YouTube videos floating around a couple weeks ago that showed four cellphones ringing around a pile of popcorn kernels, causing the ker...

Bluetooth to Piggyback on Wi-Fi

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already b...