Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 8, 2011 at 9:42 am PT
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Roma-roma-mamaa! Ga-ga-ooh-la-la! Where’s your slick product?
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 28, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT
The Marque Bluetooth headset offers step-by-step instructions on pairing, spoken through the device. It is also designed to take calls just by saying “answer.” Now if only it didn’t look so dorky …
Ina Fried in Mobile on August 30, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
Jawbone’s new version of its Icon HD can be connected simultaneously to both a phone and a computer, thanks to a handy USB add-on, aptly dubbed the Nerd.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 17, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT
Walt tests four combination keyboard cases and a full-size keyboard accessory designed to make the iPad 2 more typing-friendly.
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Kara Swisher in News on July 13, 2011 at 11:34 am PT
Jawbone, the San Francisco consumer electronics start-up that just grabbed another
$70 million in funding, has announced its latest gadget called Up. The new product is described as “an intelligent, wearable wristband with an application that combines tracking, analysis, social and motivational elements.” Jawbone, which makes a popular Bluetooth headset and also the Jambox wireless speaker, said Up will track a user’s movement, sleep patterns and nutrition.
Kara Swisher in Mobile on July 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT
Jawbone, the maker of elegant mobile and wireless devices, has added $70 million in funding to its coffers, with a new investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
The San Francisco-based company has now raised a total of $170 million from a panoply of high-profile investors, all of whom are making a big bet on consumer electronics, an always dicey arena, and on Jawbone’s innovative products, such as its initial Bluetooth headsets and its more recent nifty Jambox wireless speakers.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on June 7, 2011 at 3:35 pm PT
There’s almost nothing as jarring as the sound of your partner’s alarm going off hours before you need to wake up. One gadget may give you new hope for sleeping in while your partner heads off to work, says Katie.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 25, 2011 at 2:16 pm PT
Meeting with reporters in San Francisco, the company’s top wireless executive said that NFC, Wi-Fi Direct and a new low-power version of Bluetooth will all make it to the mainstream by early next year.
However, those expecting dramatically better call quality or battery life might not want to hold their breath.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 16, 2011 at 6:23 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on the iPad 2, the iPhone’s hot spot and virtual keyboards.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 13, 2011 at 7:59 am PT
Like night follows day, an Apple product release is always followed by a bunch of reports by people who live to tear the latest gadgets apart to see what’s inside, and more importantly to investors, to estimate what everything inside them costs. The release of the iPad 2 has been no different.
