BT in me car

March 29, 2006 1:49 PM

I want a bluetooth speaker phone for my new Blackberry 7290 for use in my car. I found lots of articles talking about new cars that have bluetooth, but can anyone recommend a device that I can purchase for the car I have already? I need a new stereo, so one that requires me to replace my radio isn't a deal breaker.

I specifically don't want a head set. Thanks in advance!

posted by about_time to computers & internet (4 comments total)

a choice. I love having built-in BT FWIW.
posted by kcm at 2:31 PM on March 29, 2006

Several are retrofittable as well- but expensive!
posted by wzcx at 2:56 PM on March 29, 2006

If you don't want the stereo, you could combine bluetooth with GPS in a TomTom 700
posted by blue_beetle at 3:21 PM on March 29, 2006

wellllllllll, from the standpoint of someone who insists on jurry rigging everything you could get a new head unit with aux input. Then (assuming there is a 2 way mini-plug on the blackberry) you would split the pins so that the incoming sound is played through the headunit (and your car systems) and the outgoing sound is picked up via a microphone you wire somewhere in the car.....i have no idea if this would work (since i have no idea what kind of input/output features blackberry's have), but i was tossing around a similar system that would allow me to get my college radio station anywhere (PDA uses BT and a cell phone to pick up the net broadcast). this system is all wired....but im sure you could splice in some sort of bluetooth tranciever if you are really gung ho about it.
posted by I_am_jesus at 4:58 PM on March 29, 2006