Kyocera Bluetooth Music Gateway streams jams from your mobile

Kyocera's Bluetooth Music Gateway most definitely isn't the first of its kind, but the dashing musical liaison is indeed adding a hint of differentiation to the streaming Bluetooth middleman category. Encased in a sleek black / metallic gray enclosure "about the size of a deck of playing cards," the three-ounce BT-enabled device receives streaming tunes via your A2DP-capable cellphone, DAP, or PMP, and then channels the audio to your home stereo via a pair of stereo RCA cables. Furthermore, users with an AVRCP device can enjoy volume / track control right from their mobile, removing the need for a separate remote control and furthering its overall appeal -- and before the non-Bluetooth users go crying foul, Kyocera's also offering up an optional $34.99 adapter that converts any 3.5-millimeter stereo jack into a Bluetooth transmitter. The Bluetooth Music Gateway should be landing sometime in the April timeframe, and you'll be looking at $99.99 with the Wireless Audio Adapter thrown in, or $79.99 without.

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[FourStringPhunk @ Apr 3rd 2007 3:47PM]

SWEET! 3.5mm => Bluetooth => RCA! Absolutely genius!...wait a second...aren't there copious amounts of 3.5mm => RCA cables out there?...huh...

[DAZA @ Apr 4th 2007 4:51AM]

Yes, there are plenty of 3.5MM -> RCA cables out there, but without Bluetooth, it's not wireless is it now? I think the emphasis is on streaming and the devices wireless capabilities. Sheesh!

[angelsvairwaves1 @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:43PM]

completely pointless gadget.

[FourStringPhunk @ May 24th 2007 7:20PM]

SWEET! A 3.5mm => Bluetooth Transmitter => Bluetooth Reciever => RCA plugs!...wait a second, isn't there already copious amounts of 3.5mm => RCA in the world...play on playa.