"Even though they can be used 'hands-free' to some extent, these still require the user to hold the phone in order to press buttons or to read a message on the phone's screen."
"...to hold"? So am "holding" my radio 2?
It's just a matter of time when Bluetooth will make it to 100% HANDSFREE. Companies already working on that....
UK likely to ban mobile phones in cars
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27808.html
The writer should have done his dd on Bluetooth and it's functions.
-The article is restricted to the UK only.
-"Even though they can be used 'hands-free' to some extent, these still require the user to hold the phone in order to press buttons [not necessarily] or to read a message on the phone's screen."... to hold the phone????? lol.
-"This doesn't altogether rule out Bluetooth, but does kind of undermine its point - if you've got to have the phone plugged into the car, running through the car's speakers, then what are you going to use wireless for?"...."plugged into the car" threw Bluetooth, Bluetooth could also be used for speakers etc.
-"The document seems not to specifically outlaw a Bluetooth headset when used with one of its approved in-vehicle systems...."...EXACTLY.
A step further would be that people should not use there Radio in there car. How about that UK goverment? Can we talk we eachother in the car!?.....
Good luck UK.
Bluetooth will become the facto standard for telematic onboard solutions. Companies like Daimler Chrysler, Visteon, Johnson Control (working together with IBM & Intel), BMW, Saab, VW, Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson, Nissan, Microsoft (Windows Automatic) etc. are all working on Bluetooth Telematic/Handsfree Solutions. You will see more Bluetooth handsfree solutions, so it would possible to use voice dailing with your mobile pda/smarthphone, ppcphone or normal mobile phone......
"Like DaimlerChrysler, Microsoft believes Bluetooth technology will provide the capabilities that most consumers will want in their vehicles....." see 'Bluetooth Makes Telematics a Reality'
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?boar d=MSFT&read=113642
Car Industry Drives Bluetooth Into The Mainstream; Wireless Industry Sees In-Car Use as Definitive Application, says TDK Systems
http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=printnew s&doc_id=NR20021022290.2_2eda0009ede1dca0
October 2002 -- Microsoft Windows Automotive will include support for voice recognition and the wireless technology Bluetooth....
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,106190,0 0.asp
Hand-free - Driving within the law? (see slide 17 of 20 and slide 12 of 20): Bluetooth Headsets
http://www.click.co.uk/inc48oct02.pdf
Extremely well documented study about risks of using a mobile phone while driving.
http://www.rospa.com/pdfs/road/mobiles/report.pdf
More Bluetooth info
http://slashdot.org/~angelseye2000/journal
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"Even though they can be used 'hands-free' to some extent, these still require the user to hold the phone in order to press buttons or to read a message on the phone's screen." "...to hold"? So am "holding" my radio 2? It's just a matter of time when Bluetooth will make it to 100% HANDSFREE. Companies already working on that.... UK likely to ban mobile phones in cars http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27808.html
The writer should have done his dd on Bluetooth and it's functions.
-The article is restricted to the UK only.
-"Even though they can be used 'hands-free' to some extent, these still require the user to hold the phone in order to press buttons [not necessarily] or to read a message on the phone's screen."... to hold the phone????? lol.
-"This doesn't altogether rule out Bluetooth, but does kind of undermine its point - if you've got to have the phone plugged into the car, running through the car's speakers, then what are you going to use wireless for?" ...."plugged into the car" threw Bluetooth, Bluetooth could also be used for speakers etc.
-"The document seems not to specifically outlaw a Bluetooth headset when used with one of its approved in-vehicle systems...."...EXACTLY.
A step further would be that people should not use there Radio in there car. How about that UK goverment? Can we talk we eachother in the car!?.....
Good luck UK.
Bluetooth will become the facto standard for telematic onboard solutions. Companies like Daimler Chrysler, Visteon, Johnson Control (working together with IBM & Intel), BMW, Saab, VW, Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson, Nissan, Microsoft (Windows Automatic) etc. are all working on Bluetooth Telematic/Handsfree Solutions. You will see more Bluetooth handsfree solutions, so it would possible to use voice dailing with your mobile pda/smarthphone, ppcphone or normal mobile phone...... "Like DaimlerChrysler, Microsoft believes Bluetooth technology will provide the capabilities that most consumers will want in their vehicles....." see 'Bluetooth Makes Telematics a Reality' http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?boar d=MSFT&read=113642
Car Industry Drives Bluetooth Into The Mainstream; Wireless Industry Sees In-Car Use as Definitive Application, says TDK Systems
http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=printnew s&doc_id=NR20021022290.2_2eda0009ede1dca0
October 2002 -- Microsoft Windows Automotive will include support for voice recognition and the wireless technology Bluetooth....
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,106190,0 0.asp
Hand-free - Driving within the law? (see slide 17 of 20 and slide 12 of 20): Bluetooth Headsets
http://www.click.co.uk/inc48oct02.pdf
Extremely well documented study about risks of using a mobile phone while driving.
http://www.rospa.com/pdfs/road/mobiles/report.pdf
More Bluetooth info
http://slashdot.org/~angelseye2000/journal