The Iqua Smart Badge
15th Nov 2005, 08:01 GMT
By David Ponce The logic behind the Iqua Smart Badge is sound. A lot of peopleses who work also carry badges around. And, well, they also carry cellphones. So, the company figured “Hey, wouldn’t it be a good idea if somehow the badge could act as a bluetooth headset, that way Mr. Busy Professional can take his calls and still give his interns a massage type up that report?” And thus was born the Smart Badge, aka the BHS-608. Sadly, the identification part is not the result of some wacky OLED tricks, rather, I gather you simply get to insert your ID card into it. Nevertheless, you do get to use the badge to manage your calls. It has a vibration feature, 40 hours talk time (more than most cells) and 600 hours standby. No idea what these cost, but the product page is here. Come inside for a bunch more specs. The key features include: * Answer/end/reject call * Last number redial * Voice dial activate (when supported by mobile phone) * Mute * Volume control * Vibration alert * 3-way conference call * Support for VOIP calls * Switch between phone and handsfree modes * Bluetooth connection active, call status and low battery indicated by multi-colored LEDs * Automatic reconnection to default user or the last user * Automatic reconnection at power on and disconnect at power off Sales package includes: Smart Badge, lithium-polymer battery (inserted), wall charger, mini USB cable for charging compatibility with a PC or laptop, carrying case, user guide and quick guide. Right, so there you have it. Story VIA Prylfeber.se.
The Iqua Smart Badge related news:
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- Smart in talks to revive Roadster — FT.com / Companies
- Iqua's Smart Badge Blueooth headset and ID — mobilemag.com
- Iqua Snake: ヘビ型車載ハンズフリーシステム — Engadget Japanese
- smart 出售中？ — Autoblog Chinese
- Cops: Robber shoots off-duty officer, takes badge — NYNewsday.com headlines
- CCTV plea to stop blue badge thieves — Hornsey Journal
- Smart Bomb Blows Up NPR — Kotaku
- Boy Scouts earn electronics badge at LCC — Kinston Free Press
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