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Microsoft Auto at CES 2008

Posted By: Laura Foy | Jan 15th @ 8:11 AM
This was by far the best part of the Bill Gates keynote for me and probably the highlight of the show overall. Microsoft Auto showed of 2 new great technologies to make all of our driving experiences more pleasant with a focus on the Sync My Ride technology. I can't wait to get this in my car. Not only does it offer voice activated features with your wireless MP3 player and your bluetooth mobile phone- but you will be blown away at the excellent text messaging options. Well, at least I was. Take a look and you be the judge.
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Microsoft and Ford Sync up

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Sep 19th, 2007 @ 6:30 AM
You may remember back in January when Microsoft announced a partnership with Ford to collaborate on a way to control your mobile devices while behind the wheel via voice. Sync works with most Bluetooth-enabled phones and popular media devices (full list here).

For $395 (the same price as racing stripes on the Mustang) Sync will allow you to place calls by name, read incoming text messages, call out playlist names to your media player, or even ask it what it's playing. Detroit Free Press reporter Sarah Webster took Sync for a 2-day spin and it's an interesting read. She came away calling Sync a first step in "something potentially life changing."

Sync is a respectable little device with a 400Mhz processor and is open to developers which I think is the best feature, because the future of Sync will driven by consumer demand and the imagination of developers. Sync is available in a number of 2008 Fords, Mercury, and Lincolns, which are hitting the showrooms now. You can find out more about Sync at Ford's site www.SyncMyRide.com.
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BlueTooth Fiber Optic Clothing....really?

Posted By: Laura Foy | Jun 15th, 2007 @ 2:55 PM
Picture it...you're flying a helicopter over a warzone and you're looking for soldiers who need to be rescued. You see uniforms spread out across the battlefield but you can't tell who is in need of assistance. Well...imagine now that these same soldiers had illuminations on their uniforms that allowed you, and only you, to determine their level of distress. 
Imagine no longer- it's real and it's here. This is what happens when Exmocare teams up with JF Magic.

And take a look at our previous coverage of Exmocare.
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Vitelix shows their latest VoIP hardware

Posted By: Tina Wood | May 18th, 2007 @ 4:32 PM
Vitelix is a Microsoft partner in unified communicatins that designs and markets VOIP solutions for converging telephony, Internet and PCs through USB and Bluetooth connectivity. These devices are designed to operate with Microsoft's Unified Communications platform.

In this video, Vitelix shows some of their latest products and talk a little bit about the story behind them. So check it out and see some of the stuff that mght end up on your desk soon.
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Exmocare: BlueTooth Medical Wristwatch helps protect your family.

Posted By: Laura Foy | Apr 16th, 2007 @ 6:47 PM
The Exmocare Watch monitors the physical and emotional state of your loved one and alerts you when potential issues arise.

The watch is uniquely designed to gather many physiological signals at once. Exmocare Home uses proven methods from contemporary psychophysiology to interpret these physiological signals to interpret emotions. With continuous access to physiological, emotional, and activity information, Exmocare Home is the most advanced overall personal wellness-monitoring system currently available. This is the first watch of its kind and my prediction is this is the future of home medical care.

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The Geek Stories: Wireless Health Gadgets for Life

Posted By: Nick Hodge | Mar 19th, 2007 @ 4:30 PM
Bruce Satchwell, CEO of Alive Technologies, just loves his gadgets. These gadgets do some pretty cool things: watch your blood oxygen level, ECG and heart rate over Bluetooth to your Windows Mobile phone.

Add a GPS, collate the data and map onto a live.com map: and you have the perfect exercise gadget for the sporty-and-wired-up cyber-geek.

Watch this episode of The Geek Stories and see these devices hooked up to both Bruce and your host. Whowill flatline first?
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