Digital lifestyle: Bluetooth
Now that almost all smartphones have Bluetooth,appliances are going wireless, writesJamie Carter
Illuminated in blue as your fingers hit the keys, the wireless K810 (HK$799) works with up to three Windows, Android and iOS gadgets simultaneously. Star WW, Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon, tel: 3104 0893
Specially designed to stay in your right ear while driving, this hands-free headset (HK$1,200) monitors noise levels in your car and adjusts call volume to compensate. Bose, IFC mall, Central, tel: 3100 0080
Equipped with AirPlay, Apple's version of Bluetooth, the A5 (HK$4,888) streams wireless music from Apple devices and any PC. Bowers & Wilkins, Central Showroom, 1 Duddell St, Central, tel: 2869 9916
French designer Phillipe Starck has combined Bluetooth and active noise cancelling with hands-free calling and volume control via an optional smartphone app to produce the luxe Parrot Zik (HK$3,388). Apple Store, Causeway Bay, tel: 3979 3100
This tiny printer (HK$1,280) produces three-inch by four-inch prints complete with the signature Polaroid white border though the Bluetooth link-up with a smartphone is far from retro. Future Technology, Computer Zone, 298 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, tel: 2117 3773