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Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/11/04/bluetooth_sig_website/

Official Bluetooth compatibility guide launched

Know what works and what doesn't

By James Sherwood

4th November 2008 08:40 GMT

If you’re planning to buy your better half a Bluetooth gadget this Christmas, but are confused about compatibility then a new, official website could help put the advice of all those “trained in-store sales professionals” to shame.

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The official Bluetooth Gadget Guide

The online Bluetooth Gadget Guide’s been designed by the Bluetooth SIG - the body behind the standard - to “help consumers match their current Bluetooth enabled devices to companion products”.

For example, type 'W595' into the website’s search facility and up pops a list of 25 Bluetooth gadgets that are deemed compatible with the Sony Ericsson Walkman phone – reviewed here (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/10/31/review_mobile_phone_sony_ericsson_walkman_w595/). The group’s list covers everything from the MacBook Pro to a Logitech portable speaker.

Access to the Bluetooth Gadget Guide is free and available now online (http://gadgetguide.bluetooth.com/index.cfm) through the Bluetooth SIG’s website.

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