bluetooth
Aren’t blessed with controls on your steering wheel? Well, get on that. This Bluetooth button ($29) snaps onto your steering wheel, and it can be paired with iPhone 6 Plus/6/5S/5C, iPod Touch 5G/4G, iPad Air 2/Air/Mini/3/2/1, Samsung Galaxy S5/S4/Note 4/3/2/Edge/Pro/Tab Pro, Google Nexus 9/7/6/5, Moto X/G, LG G3 . . … Read More
Your friends won’t stop fondling their phones when you’re hanging out? That’s too bad—but if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Card Table ($ free) gives you a virtual deck of cards that works between multiple phones over Bluetooth or wifi. Blackjack, poker, gin rummy—you can do it all. Also, … Read More
By itself, it looks just like an old school Marshall tube amp. Not quite, though: the Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth Speaker ($400) is an 80-watt home speaker. If you don’t feel like linking to it via Bluetooth, it’s got 3.5mm audio and RCA inputs, so it can handle your phone, computer, … Read More
Volvo’s not walking away from safety as their major brand differentiator. Indeed, this column recently featured the 2012 Volvo S60 T5, giving much attention to Adaptive Cruise Control, the latest in point-and-shoot safety technology. (It’s a safety innovation that saves us from those type-As who still text and drive from … Read More
Undoubtedly, a perk of editorial rank is ease of access to merchandise from a tremendous variety of categories, including luxury, tech and simply new. Many items that come through our offices impress, but below is my year-end list of selections that didn’t just catch my attention — they commanded it. … Read More
