So I just picked up my first cell phone with Bluetooth last week and after getting it paired up and running to my Mac and headset I have only two things to say:
Bluetooth Rocks.
I’m on the road 3 hours/day and having a wireless headset with voice-activated dialing is just insane. Press a button the side of the headset, “Say a command”, “Call Jane McFane at home”, “calling…” Talk about a great way to stay focused on the road - every phone should do this!
Better yet, click in the menubar, choose send file, and I’m popping my favorite mp3’s to the phone as ringtones and pics as picture ID’s… I can browse all the photos, videos, or voice memos I’ve recorded on the phone, then just drag them to the desktop to save…. All my Address Book contacts are immediately on the phone… All my iCal events synced up perfectly… And the real clincher? I can even dial-up to the internet on my laptop wirelessly while the phone’s still in my pocket at speeds rivaling DSL.
I don’t how they do this on Windows, but no way there’s this level of integration and ease of use. Next time someone says buy a PC if you want the latest and greatest, ask them how to show you how to setup a Bluetooth phone that sync contacts, events, music, and photos with a manufacturer that ships every one of their laptops with Bluetooth built-in and ready to rock with zero driver downloads or hassle whatsoever.
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[Source: Apple Student Blog]
