Ditech Networks unveils better clarity Bluetooth headsets, car kits
Ditech Networks is launching software for cell phone companies today that will allow them to build Bluetooth headsets and hands-free cell phone car kits with much better call quality.
The company says it has created mathematical formulas, or algorithms, that make it much easier to remove… Continue Reading
RIP: The Controlled Message
[Editor's Note: It's been several weeks since Sequoia Capital's ominous meeting with its portfolio companies warning of tough times ahead. Not much has changed since, but the message has sunk in across Silicon Valley. While Sequoia was full of directives for withstanding the downturn --... Continue Reading
Aliph releases second-generation, sleeker Jawbone headset
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Aliph, a Silicon Valley maker of a remarkably effective noise-reducing headset, has been able to do what a lot of companies haven’t in the wireless headset market: Sell something expensive while the competition is selling cheap stuff.
The company has so far sold millions of its… Continue Reading
Jawbone gets big boost from Sequoia Capital
People wouldn’t stop telling me about Jawbone, the Bluetooth headset that shuts out incoming and outgoing noise with technology that has been tested in battlefield conditions.
So I picked one up over the holidays, for its standard price of $119. Here’s how good it is: After… Continue Reading
Jawbone headset company raises $5M
Aliph, a San Francisco company that makes the Jawbone line of headsets for mobile phones, boasting noise cancellation technology tested in battlefield conditions, has raised more than $5 million in funding from Khosla Ventures, according to GigaOm.
The company has operated since 1999, and sells this… Continue Reading