You would be hard pressed to find many people who are not familiar with the name “Motorola.” After all…they make some of the best cellphones on the market these days. But the company is also a manufacturer of Bluetooth headsets and accessories. Early models were rife with defects and problems but it seems as if Motorola is taking a positive step in correcting many user issues with the Motorola Bluetooth H710 Headset. It is important for companies to continuously improve their models if they want to retain customers and attract new customers to their products.

You can thank the military for many products. Even if you are not exactly pro-military, the military has given the world many things as a result of a need in combat. Two great examples are the Hummer and the Internet. Both came as a result of a need in the field. The military is usually the first to design and implement technology to help save its troops. And though you may not think a Bluetooth headset is one of these advances, the Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin comes directly from military technology.

If you have ever taken a driver’s education class then you remember one of the rules is to keep both hands on the steering wheel. That is a bit hard to do when you are trying to talk on your cell phone. Unless your face is plastered against the wheel, chances are pretty high that you are holding the cellphone to your ear with one hand while you drive with the other. That is how accidents occur. Your attention is diverted from the responsibility of driving but with the BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree unit you can talk and drive at the same time while keeping your hands on the wheel.

Customer loyalty is a very powerful thing. It is far easier to retain current customers than it is to acquire new ones. But that is not to say that companies do not do their best to attract new customers while at the same time enticing current customers to upgrade or purchase a new product produced by the company. The Aliph Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset is a prime example of a new product enticing new customers while being appealing enough to get current customers to switch over to a new Bluetooth headset.

Online map developers asked themselves, “What if you had a map that could give you driving directions from your house to a local restaurant? What if that same map could show you a picture of that eating establishment, a promotional video, give you a menu run-down, detail consumer-generated reviews and allow you the ability to make reservations or link to order online?” Then they set out to create just that. Mapping and social networking features have converged on sites like Google Maps, Yahoo Maps and others, which aim to be your one-stop-shop for local information.

The maps Yahoo makes are very similar to Google Maps, MSN Virtual Earth and MapQuest. They use satellite maps, road maps and traffic maps to help you get from point A to point B. Drivers can view estimated travel times, as well as how many miles to drive down a particular road. With Yahoo, you can better budget your time so you are never late. You can also avoid irritating traffic build-ups by previewing the traffic, weather and construction conditions before taking off. Since there is such fierce competition to be the best mapping company, you are bound to see a number of new innovations in the years to come.

It is hard to keep up with Web 2.0 even if you are reading computer blogs daily. Satellite aerial photography has revolutionized maps by allowing close-up views of mountaintops, city blocks and highways. You will be able to look online to see if your friend’s car is in the driveway before you go over, check highway traffic before making your commute to work or scan city streets to find parking in real-time. Some sites are quicker to catch onto road map technology faster than others, though. Here is a quick side-by-side view of the four big players in mapping: Yahoo, Ask, Google and MapQuest.

It can be terribly frustrating trying to find map help these days. Mapmakers and application developers seem to think that they have made such a good interface and such an impeccable design that everyone will easily, intuitively be able to perform every function. Yet, this is not so. Many of us are wondering, “Why is the map not saving properly?” Or “How do I view maps other people have created?” Or “Where are the buttons for that new Google Latitude feature?” To make matters worse, when you visit the Google online maps help page, you get some answer like “Read the forums” and spend hours searching for a simple Q & A. Yet never fear, web surfer. Here is your layman’s guide to tips and tricks using Google Maps.

Google Maps was initially created to provide maps to be viewed on your computer. To remain competitive with standard paper maps, they also allowed the “print” option so web users could take their maps with them. To get driving directions or view street maps, you can visit www.maps.google.com. However, you can also view these maps on your mobile phone or on a web page with one of the embedded maps Google has created. Most recently, Google has surpassed MapQuest as the #1 online mapping site.

It can be difficult to keep up with the innovations in the world of driving directions and online maps. At an almost dizzying speed, map data sites are aligning themselves with mobile phone developers, satellite companies, professional photographers, business owners and travel agencies to offer that fully customizable “one stop shop” type of site that transcends the borders of internet connection, offering us guidance wherever we go. Ask, Google, MapQuest and Yahoo are a few of the big contenders, with Live Earth quickly vying to become the fifth industry player.