Bluetooth Music Gateway Streams Music from Your Mobile

Listening to music and making phone calls are two distinct activities. That didn't stop phone companies combine the two "concepts" though. According to researchers, 40 percent of UK mobile phone users own a music phone while 31 percent of US citizens selected their phone as their primary music device.

Well, Kyocera thinks that music phone owners are missing something: listening to "phone music" on your home stereo. So, it's come to this: the Music Gateway. This device plays audio wirelessly via cell phone, PC, home entertainment system or Bluetooth-enabled headset within a home or office environment.

The device is the size of a deck of playing cards and comes in a slick black design. The BT-enabled device receives streaming tunes via a cellphone that is AD2DP standard (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) or via a DAP or PMP and then channels the audio to your home stereo using a pair of stereo RCA cables. There's no need for a remote control if you own an AVCRP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) device. You can control volume/track from your mobile menu.

To complete the system (for the rightful price) you can also add a Wireless Audio Adapter that converts any 3.5-milimiter stereo jack into a Bluetooth transmitter. The device weighs just less than three ounces and measures 87 mm x74mm x 20 mm.

The Bluetooth Music Gateway will hit the shops in April and it will cost a cent short of 100 US $ if you buy it together with the Wireless Audio Adapter. It'll cost 79, 99$ if you decide to get it without the adapter. The Wireless Audio Adapter will also retail separately for 34,99$.

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