Comments on: The Futurist: Why Isn’t Bluetooth Standard On MP3 Players? http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: peter b http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/#comment-355349 peter b Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:24:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/#comment-355349 This article explains the problem of streaming mp3's over bluetooth -- a new "lossless" codec is in the works -- just maybe we'll see these for Xmas. see: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2164573,00.asp This article explains the problem of streaming mp3’s over bluetooth — a new “lossless” codec is in the works — just maybe we’ll see these for Xmas. see:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2164573,00.asp

]]> By: Cosmic http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/#comment-350462 Cosmic Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:23:08 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/#comment-350462 Right on. I've been saying for a while now that "Welcome to the Social" could mean a lot more in version 2.0 if it included stereo Bluetooth that could be picked up by multiple headphone sets. Sharing your music with several people as you play it from one device? Finally, actually "social." Oh, and if bluetooth on DAPs could spur better headphones, thus hastening the end of the 2.5mm headphone jack on cell phones, it would be such a sweet 2-birds-1-stone... Right on. I’ve been saying for a while now that “Welcome to the Social” could mean a lot more in version 2.0 if it included stereo Bluetooth that could be picked up by multiple headphone sets. Sharing your music with several people as you play it from one device? Finally, actually “social.”

Oh, and if bluetooth on DAPs could spur better headphones, thus hastening the end of the 2.5mm headphone jack on cell phones, it would be such a sweet 2-birds-1-stone…

]]> By: PureChinoy http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/#comment-350234 PureChinoy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:02:30 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/the-futurist-why-isnt-bluetooth-standard-on-mp3-players/#comment-350234 yeah...i've always wondered about that. personally that's why i tend to buy Sony Ericsson phones because they have music players on them and i can use my bluetooth to listen to music. the real problem is trying to find a decent set of headphones that utilize bluetooth. a lot of bluetooth headsets don't sound to great or they have a really low battery life. yeah…i’ve always wondered about that. personally that’s why i tend to buy Sony Ericsson phones because they have music players on them and i can use my bluetooth to listen to music.

the real problem is trying to find a decent set of headphones that utilize bluetooth. a lot of bluetooth headsets don’t sound to great or they have a really low battery life.

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