Stay in touch with your colleagues and friends without the hassle, thanks to Nokia's newest headset, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-101. This Bluetooth headset BH-101 is the ideal companion for people on the move who want a simple, discreet and affordable solution for their handsfree communications. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-101 is expected to be available globally for the Christmas season and will cost an estimated 30 EUR / 40 USD, without taxes.

Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics unveiled a series of portable Bluetooth and corded speaker systems designed to deliver clear, rich audio directly from MP3 enabled mobile phones, iPods, laptops and other portable digital devices. Altec Lansing also unveiled the latest PC speaker system for flat-panel displays.

Altec Lansing unveiled a series of light and portable Bluetooth speaker systems designed to deliver clear, rich audio from MP3 enabled mobile phones and other mobile devices. Altec Lansing and Nokia co-developed the Nōbi as a stereo system accessory to Nokia’s new XpressMusic series of MP3 enabled mobile phones. The combination of Altec Lansing’s stereo speaker expertise and Nokia’s advanced music enabled phones reflect the two companies’ dedication to offering users a dynamic, simple and portable music experience.

The new Portable Bluetooth Speaker MBS-100, announced by Sony Ericsson, is the perfect accessory for your Walkman phone or most other Bluetooth enabled music phones. For anyone wanting to share their music, whether at home or in the office, but avoid a series of wires and complicated set-up, the Portable Bluetooth Speaker MBS-100 looks and sounds the part. As previously seen on the MTV European website, the Portable Bluetooth Speaker MBS-100 is the first portable speaker from Sony Ericsson able to stream music wirelessly from your phone via Bluetooth.

The recent news that the two year old Yahoo! Podcasts service is closing has ripped through the blogosphere causing much consternation. Is this the death knell for podcast search engines? Marshall Kirkpatrick, Lead Author for Read/Write Web (a leading tech blog), and an independent online software and marketing consultant, said, “The site never came out of Beta before the plug was pulled. There's not much information available beyond an underlined non-link now at the top of the site reading ‘Yahoo! apologizes deeply’… [however] the exact date of the closure seems to have fluctuated a bit already, but whenever it happens there are competitors ready to give podcast search outside of iTunes a go for themselves.”

Phonecasting has rolled out a new dynamic service for the on-the-go ‘Mobile Generation’. Go to Phonecasting.com’s home page and simply enter the RSS XML to your podcast and click ‘Get Phone Number’. This is a dead-simple service that will allow anyone, anywhere, anytime to listen to podcasts on their mobile phone. Michael Sharp, President and Founder of Phonecasting.com, speaking from the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, California says, “Any phone, landline or cell, can be a podcast player now. This service is so simple anyone could do it.”

nekFIT, Inc., designers of innovative solutions that revolutionize the way people wear and listen to music, introduced nekFIT, a revolutionary new iPod sport case for consumers who exercise, sports enthusiasts and anyone that enjoys listening to their iPod while running, hiking, walking or while working out. nekFIT is ergonomically designed to be worn behind the neck on a person’s shoulders giving them maximum freedom of movement without the burden of dangling wires.

Parrot launches the first Bluetooth headset designed specifically for drivers. Car drivers who want the confidence of knowing their Bluetooth headset has full battery capacity when needed can rest assured with the US launch of the Parrot Driver Headset. The Parrot Driver Headset utilizes a uniquely designed Plug & Play solution that allows the headset to charge in any vehicle’s cigarette lighter or accessory plug. The Parrot Driver Headset is intended primarily for in-vehicle use, providing drivers with a reliable solution that is always on, and always fully charged at peak capacity when needed.

The new AKG K 930 stereo headphone offer first-class entertainment, outstanding sound quality and exceptionable comfort. And because they’re wireless, the wearer’s mobility around the home is almost unlimited. The headphones will be in stores in November 2007, just after IFA, at a suggested retail price of €149. Available in cool retro white or high-gloss black, the K 930 headphones make an ideal gift for wireless headphone enthusiasts.

The JBL Reference headphone line has been available since last year’s IFA; two new models, the JBL Reference 420 and the JBL Reference 610, are now available. These new arrivals have the same features as their predecessors: first-class comfort, and high-quality audio reproduction for the ultimate in music-listening pleasure. The JBL Reference 420 headphones are perfect for traveling. They offer the usual crisp JBL sound, as well as plenty of bass. And although they weigh only 170g, they’re tough enough to withstand the hazards (vibrations, getting dropped) that come with traveling.