There are already some top-notch notebook mice available from the likes of Logitech and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean there isn't room in the market for more; choice is a good thing. And after all, what gamer who's ever wrapped their fingers around a Razer Lachesis, Diamondback, or Boomslang gaming mouse, wouldn't want their laptop outfitted with its own Razer peripheral?

The Razer Pro|Click Bluetooth Mobile Mouse may lack a menacing moniker, like its gaming-centric siblings. But what it lacks in extreme epithets, it more than makes up for in solid Razer design, comfort and build quality.

The design of the Pro|Click is also fairly subdued for Razer, as the looks and shape of the mouse are pretty standard for portable mice: smallish and curved, with slightly concave sides that fit nice with the curve of your thumb. As with other Razer mice, the Pro|Click is ambdextrous, and features the familiar pulsing blue Razer logo on the back, keeping its design from looking too dull. Unlike most Razer mice, however, the Pro|Click comes in a choice of four colors, always a plus for non-gamers who don't need their peripherals to be as visually intimidating. Another nice touch is the soft satin finish Razer applied to the surface of the Pro|Click. While it makes the mouse more comfortable to hold, it also gives the black model more of a gun-metal-gray look, which I consider a plus.

Cheapsters looking for a handsfree solution need look no further than the Soyo FreeStyler 500 Bluetooth Headset, available for $10.99 from Buy.com. But, if you check out using Google Checkout (first time users only), you get $10 off. How's that for a deal?

Now, we haven't reviewed this particular headset, so we can't vouch for its quality. But it's 99 cents, right? Still, it's lightweight with a removable and adjustable earclip and has a claimed 4-6 hours of talk time.

iLuv today announced the i399 BluePin 2.1 Channel Hi-Fi Audio System for the iPod. It features BluePin II technology—a combination of Bluetooth TX and Bluetooth RX—which lets music lovers listen to music on Bluetooth headphones or send music from another stereo to the i399 from up to a whopping 300 feet.

In addition, the i399 includes speaker phone capabilities for incoming and outgoing calls, FM radio tuner, subwoofer, digital clock display, and an auxiliary line input for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations of iPod and other audio devices.

The iLuv i399 comes with the detachable BluePin audio transmitter/receiver, remote control, AC adapter, and dock adapters. It's available now for $229 from J&R, Fry's Electronics, B&H Photo, and www.i-luv.com.

Sensory Inc. said Monday that it had worked with both Google and BlueAnt Wireless to deploy voice-command support for the free GOOG-411 service into its Bluetooth headsets.

On the surface, the announcement isn't all that exciting -- voice commands are built into most phones, and it's a relatively simple feat to simply program GOOG-411, your girlfriend's cell phone, or the local pizza joint to be triggered by a simple voice command.

Still, it's a bit of additional branding penetration for GOOG-411, which is Google's voice-controlled mobile search tool. The voice command service works Sensory's BlueGenie software, which will be deployed with BlueAnt's wireless service and V1 wireless headset sometime in the second quarter, the companies said.

I came upon them a little late for my Bluetooth story, but Ubixion had a brand-new technology at their booth at CES: a pendant-style stereo Bluetooth headset with a MEMS display. The MEMS displays, developed by Qualcomm, offer extremely low power consumption and unusually good visibility in sunlight. The Lubix PH2 will be available under the Acoustic Research brand this month, for around $90.

Ubixion also was showing their new Lubix NC2, a stereo Bluetooth headset with a fashion-oriented design which you dangle around your neck as a piece of jewelry. It's certainly striking - it doesn't look like a headset at all when it's on the necklace, unlike, say, the Jabra JX20, which looks like a headset on a necklace. The NC2 will be available by June for around $80.

This week, Belkin announced the Bluetooth USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology ($49.95 at Kodak.com), letting you wirelessly transfer photos from your Bluetooth-enabled camera phone directly to your PC. All you have to do is connect the adapter to an open USB port, be in Bluetooth range of your PC, and your photos will automatically be transferred. In addition, you can share photos on MySpace and Facebook; users with a Premier membership at Kodak Gallery can use the Bluetooth USB Adapter for automatic picture uploads and full-resolution online backup from their camera phone.

Belkin chose to tap into the camera-phone market due to the the widespread use of camera phones to capture the most unexpected moments. According to Forrester, 93 million camera phones will be sold by 2011.

The Bluetooth USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology Software is said to work with many Bluetooth-enabled phones on the market today, including models from Nokia, Motorola, Sanyo, LG, and Samsung. A full list of compatible phones can be found here.

Peter Judge over at TechWorld has posted one of those interesting stories that could be right, is partially right, could be wrong, and might simply be accommodated by the status quo.

In short, the headline reads: "New Bluetooth to Use Wi-Fi Protocol". Nothing new there. The deck reads: "Reversing an earlier decision, Bluetooth backers choose Wi-Fi over UWB for the technology's next version." Ah, that's interesting. But wait: the source quoted is John Barr, of Motorola. And that's where it gets messy.

Genius claims to have created smallest Bluetooth headphones in the world. I'm not sure how true this is, but they're definitely small (only about 37.5 grams), comfortable, and pack an impressive sound for their size. I had a few weeks to play with the Genius BT-03A Bluetooth Headphones, and wound up using them every day, partly because I liked them, and partly in the name of "research."

From iPod cases
to stereo Bluetooth. Don't
pigeonhole iSkin.

--Tim Gideon

For for the full-length, free-verse iSkin Cerulean RX & TX combo review check out PCmag.com.

What I'm about to tell you may shock you, but I swear I didn't find this product on my own. (Thanks to an anonymous Gearlog reader!) Dubbed The Toy, it's described as a high-tech vibrating device that when connected to a Bluetooth-enabled phone, sends the caller pleasurable vibrations with an unlimited range of motions, speeds and times.

Here's how it works: Ladies, get your lover to send you a text message. Sync your Bluetooth-enabled phone with The Toy, then insert The Toy (not your phone, that could be a serious hospital bill) into your you-know-what. Grab your cell phone, and read the text message your lover sent you. The message is then transported automatically to The Toy, which turns those SMS messages into vibrations. Best of all, each letter of the alphabet has a different effect on your body. More specifically, there are 45 possible vibrating effects from any one letter, plus 7,200 variations from a single text message. So depending on the length of the message, you could feel some serious vibration.

Ever seen a speaker that adjusts itself into several positions, dances like a b-boy, and lets you aim its sound in multiple directions? Twiddle, the latest Bluetooth speaker from B-Speech, does just that.

Twiddle contains unique tubular shafts for optimum sound delivery. The two rotatable speaker tubes provide optimal angles and render great stereo sound up to 10 meters. The company displayed the latest version of Twiddle (1.2) in June at Computex 2007, Asia's largest computer expo.

Twiddle is also compatible with many Bluetooth mobile phones. The device supports A2DP, HSP, HFP, and AVRCP profiles, and boasts a compact speaker six watt speaker (30L × 15B × 6.5H mm), with frequency ranges from 2,401 to 2,483 GHz. The device runs on four AAA batteries.

Winner of this year's Plus X Award for Innovation, Twiddle just might be 2007's most exciting new speaker.

Post by Rahul Prabhakar

Thomson has shipped its new GE28128EE2 DECT 6.0 Cell Fusion cordless home phone (which was demoed for me at Digital Experience), capable of sending and receiving calls from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. Why is this cool? Because instead of enduring those long chats using your uncomfortable, heat-producing mobile phone, you can use a headset instead. "We have come up with an elegant solution that includes DECT 6.0, the best cordless interference-free home technology on the market. By placing your Bluetooth cell phone where it receives the best reception in your home, you can now talk in comfort on up to seven handsets throughout the house. It even uses your free cell minutes!" said Tom Bratton, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Consumer Network Solutions, Thomson.

[Image courtesy of Fudder.]

Now that we've had the proper distance between us and the unstoppable juggernaut that was gadget blog iPhone mania, it's time for to collect out own contributions to the insanity. For the complete list of our iPhone coverage, click the Apple iPhone category tag at left. There's plenty to weed through there. For brevity's sake (well, relatively), we've made a shorter list of some of our personal favorites, after the jump. Come, laugh, cry, drool, and reminisce.

How much do we love bringing you the latest new gadgets? We braved a freak and generally unseasonable New York thunderstorm, risking waterlogging our cell phones, not to mention the imminent possibility of death at the hands of that old iPod hater, Zeus. There were a half-dozen big vendor events in Manhattan yesterday, which of course means that it's beginning to be time to start thinking about possibly beginning to get ready for the three-month publication lead time before the start of the holiday season.

Check out the spread from yesterday's Samsung and Belkin NYC events, after the jump.

In which we send PC Magazine's product reviews coordinator (and part-time intrepid reporter), PJ Jacobowitz, deep into the our labs, in order to rifle through all of the cool stuff that we get in the mail. Check out what he found, this week, after the jump.