Buzzword of the Season: Bluetooth

Whether you're buying a cell phone, smart phone, MP3 player, PDA or any other digital device, the buzzword to look for this season is Bluetooth Technology. Most commonly used as a way to communicate hands free with an earpiece and your cell phone, Bluetooth Technology is also popping up in a number of unique products including printers and laptops allowing you to communicate and transfer data wirelessly with all your digital devices.

Motorola Bluetooth Headset HS850
The Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset delivers lengthy talk time and convenient connectivity in a creative, ergonomic design. Offers a talk time of up to 8 hours and standby time of up to 200 hours. $100. www.motorola.com

Nextlink Bluespoon AX2
The Bluespoon AX2 is a discrete yet powerful wireless headset with a simple three button interface to control functionality. Charging time is approximately 2 hours, with up to 8 hours of of talktime and 500 to 1500 hours of standby time. $65. www.nextlink.to

Plantronics Ultimate Stereo Bluetooth Headset: The Pulsar 590 Series
Bluetooth audio moves to the next level with stereo headphones. This model includes headphones and an adaptor that will stream stereo sound from most any music device. These headphones also pair with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone so that when you make or receive a phone call, the music pauses and the call can be conducted through the headphones. Once the call ends, the music resumes. Listen time is up to 10 hours; talk time is up to 12 hours; charge time is 2 hours. Weighs 3.45 ounces. $250. www.plantronics.com

Nokia 6682 Imaging Phone
The Nokia 6682 offers the highest level of image capturing and printing options available in a mobile phone. The phone includes 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, 6x digital zoom, video recording capabilities and printing options that utilize Bluetooth wireless technology. Weighs 4.62 ounces, main display contains up to 262,144 colors (176x208 pixels). $450. www.nokia.com

Print on the go with the HP Photosmart 385 GoGo Photo Printer
The HP Photosmart 385 has all the major features of a full size printer in a miniature, compact, and completely portable package. With the addition of Bluetooth software and the Bluetooth adaptor, print directly from your mobile phone, laptop, or PDA without wires to get in the way. Features include crop, zoom and print options, borderless printing, automatic red-eye removal. Printer has a flip-up, 2.5", tiltable display. $180. www.hp.com

Sony Vaio TX Series
Price: Starting at $1999.
www.sony.com

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5000 Keyboard and Mouse
Cordless keyboard with integrated display for controlling music and other media, rechargeable laser mouse and Bluetooth wireless hub with SecureConnect technology. The display will show song titles and playback information as well as calculator or other dashboard information (time, date, temp). There is a Bluetooth adaptor included for PCs that do not have the technology built in. $150. www.logitech.com

Bluetooth Mobile Phone and Laptop for 3G DUN
Bluetooth enabled mobile phones can be connected wirelessly to Bluetooth enabled laptops and used as a modem to dial up to the Internet. So users can get online anywhere they have mobile phone service. While this works great with just GPRS, many carriers have recently launched 3G networks that allow broadband-speed access to the Internet and other data services. The phone below takes advantage of Verizon's wide-spread 3G EVDO network. While many carriers are pushing consumers to buy 3G data cards for their laptops, users can have a more cost effective and flexible solution by just using their Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to connect.

Verizon XV6600
Talk time: 150 minutes, standby time: 72 hours
Weighs 7.4 ounces
Bluetooth built-in – supports Bluetooth profiles for wireless headsets, hands-free accessories, file transfer, synchronization and dial-up networking.
Broadband speeds capable on the Verizon EVDO network
Price depends on talking plan. www.verizonwireless.com