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    Stream Audio From Your Bluetooth Phone With Belkin's Dinky Little Receiver

    Remind Others of Your Wealth With The Vertu V Collection

    Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets

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    Image of GeekyWarrior GeekyWarrior
    12/16/09

    In reply to Stream Audio From Your Bluetooth Phone With Belkin's Dinky Little Receiver
    Sync'd to my girlfriend's phone, now whenever she comes near my house, my iron maiden auto switches off to her Disney Soundtracks

    WILL NOT BUY AGAIN!!
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    nutbastard promoted this comment GeekyWarrior was starred GeekyWarrior was unstarred
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    12/16/09

    @GeekyWarrior:

    is your girlfriend 13 or something...?
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    Image of GeekyWarrior GeekyWarrior
    12/16/09

    @nutbastard: heh, no she's just a girl. Most college girls I know have Disney music on their comp/pmp
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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    12/16/09

    In reply to Stream Audio From Your Bluetooth Phone With Belkin's Dinky Little Receiver
    Small enough that it could easily be wired into a car stereo system. My only question is where does it get power?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/16/09

    @szrimaging:

    probably an onboard battery. probably mini or micro USB for recharging, so just wire your car for USB and yer good to go.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    12/16/09

    In reply to Stream Audio From Your Bluetooth Phone With Belkin's Dinky Little Receiver
    This looks nice. I've got a phone with a 2.5mm jack that I connect via adaptor to a 3.5mm line-input, but it's an inelegant solution (although it's the most battery-efficient right now). An A2DP receiver with battery life comparable to, say, a Sansa Clip would be really, really nice to have.
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    Image of pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq
    12/16/09

    In reply to Stream Audio From Your Bluetooth Phone With Belkin's Dinky Little Receiver
    Already been done by RIM.

    [www.google.com]
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    Sadly, the anti-theft features of this wallet are defeated with three words from any armed assailant:

    "You open it."
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    Image of robio376 robio376
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    Put a chain on your wallet. Been doing it for years.
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/01/09

    @robio376: Especially good advice if you can conceal the chain. An exposed wallet chains has a bit of a negative connotation in some places.
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    That commercial makes we want to not buy the wallet out of spite.

    The delay between swiping your finger and the wallet opening might be a little annoying.
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    For $600 it better deliver a fatal dose of electricity to any undesignated people who touch it.
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    Yup... this comes to mind....
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    Image of tomsomething tomsomething
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    I can't wait till my grandpa calls asking for help with his wallet.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/01/09

    @tomsomething: I wonder if we will be like that with technology from the year 2060 or so.
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    Image of tomsomething tomsomething
    12/01/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Definitely. I, for one, can't wait. My little brat grandson will have to EARN that $5 birthday credit transfer.
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    Image of Thorax707 Thorax707
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    The character of Steve Cabouli was played by Fred Armisen.
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    I bet the wallet still has more Bluetooth profiles than my iPhone 3GS.
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    Image of jayhawk11 owns property now!!! jayhawk11 owns property now!!!
    12/01/09

    @BeyondtheTech: /thread.
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    Image of kayakj kayakj
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    if a pickpocket steals your wallet... chances are that they will still get away due to the fact that they will run... then once they get a hammer the wallet will be broken anyway.
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    Image of telepheedian telepheedian
    12/01/09

    @kayakj: Carbon Fiber? I wish them good luck.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/01/09

    @telepheedian: Carbon fiber cracks and breaks relatively easy when faced with impact trauma, even to the point of shattering; however, it is resilient and strong when faced with constant stress and bending. I'm not sure if they've addressed the issue, but carbon fiber used to begin to break down fairly rapidly when exposed to UV light.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/01/09

    @Nathan Obbards: You can also cut it with a saw. Carbon fiber is only super strong under constant tensile stress.
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    Image of caine3320 caine3320
    12/01/09

    @Nathan Obbards: I'm guessing you meant Kevlar when you were talking about UV exposure; carbon fiber has no such problems. Kevlar, however, does.

    Aside from that, carbon fiber by itself may not be strong enough to resist against accidental high-impact, but if the case were made from some kind of CF-reinforced polymer (maybe one the IS impact resistant, like some of DuPont's rubber-based polymers), and then lined with Kevlar 29 or 49 on the inside, I doubt many thieves would have the patience to cut through the shell.

    The wallet is greater than the sum of its parts, but it still ain't worth $600, in my opinion.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/01/09

    @caine3320: Ah, maybe I misunderstood. I heard a while back that, over time, carbon fiber was weakened due to exposure to heat and sunlight, UV, being one of the factors..

    If it is kevlar reinforced, or even polymer, I get the feeling that it wouldn't take more than an icepick and a hammer at the right place to open it up. If you manage to get the phone and the wallet, you have all the time in the world to open it up.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    that's exactly what i want. a bluetooth connection that is always on so it will drain my phone battery and my wallet battery. sooo, when both are dead i can't call a friend to bring me some extra cash.
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    Image of os_2 os_2
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    what happen if iwallet runs out of juice when you're like an remote area or place you can't charge it? I wonder what battery life is like on those things?
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    Thanks for the heads up iWallet Creator, Steve Cabouli, and lovely spokeslady. Now I know to steal the phone and cut off the finger of the person I'm robbing...
    oh wait biometrics doesn't work with severed fingers. Thanks, Google search. Guess I'll just have to ensure I get the iWallet open prior to leaving the scene of the "crime..."
    Question; biometrics still works with a weakened pulse and heavy blood loss, right?
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/01/09

    @FriarNurgle: Depends what kind of biometrics. Fingerprint recognition will be fine, blood vessel mapping won't be.
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    Image of TYg3r28 TYg3r28
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    I cannot fucking stand it when companies other than Apple put a lowercase "i" before their name. Its annoying enough from one major company; we don't need EVERYONE doing it now, too.

    /endminirant
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/01/09

    @TYg3r28:

    word.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/01/09

    @TYg3r28: I can't stand when anyone puts upper or lowercase letters anywhere in a word other than where they belong, Apple or not.
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    Image of TYg3r28 TYg3r28
    12/01/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Amen to that. No one likes camel case. I will hold an eternal grudge against whoever at Apple decided it would be a good idea to add the "i" to iMac. This article states it perfectly: [gizmodo.com]

    @MacTodd: Because thats sentence structure. There's usually a subject and a verb. In this case, the subject is the "I" and the verb is the "stand." There's your first-grade English lesson for the day, smart-ass.
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    Image of fullsoul fullsoul
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    Thats a good concept and all, but again; why is it 600 bones? A very nice wallet made from whatever material you want with the same tech should not run more than two bills, and I do realize that one is for sale for 299, still too much.
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    nutbastard promoted this comment fullsoul was starred fullsoul was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/01/09

    @fullsoul:

    "why is it 600 bones?"

    because no one would believe that a $100-$200 fingerprint reading biometric wallet would be any good. price it higher and people automatically assume there's a good reason for it to be so.
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    Image of fullsoul fullsoul
    12/01/09

    @nutbastard: I guess you have a point, price equals quality type of thing going on there.

    It probably bothers me that it would cost more than any amount of cash I would carry at any given time.
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    Image of jayhawk11 owns property now!!! jayhawk11 owns property now!!!
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    The Kevlar I can understand. I'm regularly getting my ass shot out from under me.

    But carbon fiber? Come on. It's not like you need to reduce drag.
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    Image of Stitchopoulis Stitchopoulis
    12/01/09

    In reply to Carbon Fiber, Biometric and Bluetooth iWallet is the Undisputed Fort Knox of Wallets
    But does it block RFID? Wouldn't want anyone to be able to use my bus pass without unlocking my wallet. Or RFID passport, since I guess they aren't aiming for the buspass crowd.

    and, how often would I need to recharge my wallet?
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