Apple has provided a sneak-peak into the next iPhone OS i.e. iPhone 3.0. Many features that we have been hoping for since long and relying on 3rd party apps is now integrated.
The last super camera phone from SE, the K850i didn’t impress many. And here they have another one now C905, that looks much more promising to us. Believed to be one of the best camera phones around, the C905 has an 8 megapixel camera under the hood.
Here is a quick look at the specs:
Nokia offers a new Nokia E55 to the mass market. Known as the Nokia E55, the phone is currently available in black, white, and a new red color. The ultra thin smartphone is claimed to be “the world’s most compact messaging device”. It is powered by Symbian S60 3.2 Edition and provides Wi-Fi, a 2.4 inch QVGA display with 16 million colors, digital compass, a 3.5mm headset jack and a 3.2MP autofocus camera. Its 1500 mAh battery offers up to 8 hours of talk-time or up to 30 days of stand-by time. The red model is priced at €265
After months of teasers and leaks the Dell Adamo is officially released. At just .65″ Adamo is the worlds thinnest notebook and gives competition to Voodoo Envy and Macbook Air who compete in the same segment. Though the Adamo weights a little more than both these with a one-piece aluminum chassis.
Dell also offers a variety of customized Adamo accessories to its customers (ranging from portable HDD to Bags). Currently available in two colours (white and black), Adamo costs $1999 upwards.
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While the recent flood of Xenium handsets aren't apt to hit American shores anytime soon, we may actually hop a flight to toy with the Xenium X810. Unlike most of its siblings, this here device is actually intriguing, boasting a 400 x 240 resolution touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, 45MB of built-in memory, a microSDHC card slot, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM connectivity and a USB port. As with all Xeniums, this one also goes for days and days without a recharge; in fact, it should last up to a solid month in standby mode. So, has anyone else wondered why no other major cellphone maker is utilizing these miracle-working batteries?
Samsung has set a new world record by making the worlds largest working mobile. Samsung and Cricket (provider of unlimited wireless service) are promoting Samsung’s messenger phone & the launch of Cricket service in Chicago.
The phone is 15 ft x 13ft x 3ft in dimension. It is placed in Pioneer Court in downtown Chicago.
Cricket all invited everyone from Chicago to get there hands on this life-size Samsung Messenger. They can do unlimited calls and SMS through this phone.
The messanger has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 MP camera, MP3, bluetooth & extendable memory.
HP just dished out a quiet upgrade to its dv7t gaming laptop last month, and it now looks like it's done the same with its slightly more modest Pavilion dv6t, which gets some sprucing up inside and out. That includes your choice of 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 or 1GB HD 4650 graphics, which have edged out the previous NVIDIA options, although the rest of the specs seem to have remained largely untouched, including the usual range of Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB of RAM, a max 500GB hard drive, and an unfortunately lackluster 1366 x 768 resolution on that 16-inch display. You can also now get the laptop in your choice of Espresso Black or Moonlight White color schemes, although there seems to be a $25 premium over the $679.99 base price for the latter option
Purchase the new eco-friendly Nokia N79, the handset will be delivered to your house in a smaller packet and without a battery charger to save the environment. They expect you to use the old battery charger from your old Nokia set. So, if you want to save the earth, you can purchase the set from this eco-friendly Nokia N79 at Nokia UK shop for 319 pounds
The Nokia 8800 “Royal Edition” comes with 1160 diamonds surrounding it with platinum plates on the front and back. The luxurious phone is very limited edition because only 50 units will be available for purchase. The Nokia 8800 ‘Royal Edition’ was crafted by Goldstriker’s Stuart and Katherine Hughes and is expected to launch soon at the Colette boutique in Paris
Take a closer look at this new BlackBerry smartphone, dubbed as the BlackBerry Gemini aka 9300. This 3G smartphone will have more advanced features compare to its predecessors. Here are the specs: larger and better resolution display, faster processor, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri-band UMTS/HSDPA, silver exterior ala BlackBerry 8830, and rounded keyboard. This smartphone is likely to be released in Q4 ‘09 or Q1 ‘10. No word on pricing so far
The 6700 continues the metallic trend with a “full metal keymat” and brings some big guns - namely, a 5 megapixel camera, A-GPS, and 3G - to the midrange table.
Let’s start with some pricing. The 6300 retailed for 250 euros ($345 USD at the time). The 6700 will retail for 235 euros ($300 USD). That’s pretty reasonable for what you get: a fairly thin (11 mm) candy bar with a respectable set of features.
Along the same lines, connectivity is also quite respectable. The 6700 Classic is a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) phone with WCDMA 900/1900/2100 support.
The camera is indeed a 5 megapixel shooter, which has come a long way from the measly 2 megapixel pea-shooter that was the 6300. There’s an LED flash and autofocus, as well as VGA video recording @ 15 frames per second. I would’ve liked to see a lens cover, but that might be asking a bit much. The 6700 Classic can also support microSD cards up to 8 gigabytes large.
The battery’s a mere 960 mAh (BL-6Q), but it still manages to provide up to 4 hours of talk time with 3G.
Since Nokia is all about the GPS these days, the 6700 Classic includes assisted GPS with the Nokia Maps software and a 30-day free trial to boot.
And finally, the miscellaneous features: UNC (uplink noise cancellation), which reduces background noise. From what I can tell, this is the first Nokia phone to use the technology, which it seems was developed by everyone’s favorite graphing calculator-maker Texas Instruments. Nokia also saw fit to throw in an accelerometer along with the tap-to-silence option - a pretty odd addition considering there’s almost zero practical use for either.
Expect the Nokia 6700 Classic some time in the second quarter of 2009. Maybe around the time we start seeing the N97.
It has 7 hours of battery life, stainless steel design, 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.2″ true color screen, 3.5mm audio jack. Not bad for an S40.
The camera has a dual LED flash, and allows MPEG-4 VGA video recording @ 15 frames per second.
Now let’s talk about the negatives. The most glaring one is the lack of quad-band support - the 6303 only supports 900/1800/1900, which pretty much leaves the USA out in the cold. There’s no 3G, and the amount of internal memory is miniscule (17 megabytes tiny). Thank goodness there’s a microSD slot. Nokia Maps also comes preinstalled, but the phone does not have a GPS or A-GPS.
This is all due to the fact that the Nokia 6303 will be retailing for the price of 135 euros, which is practically peanuts (ok, still $174). Unsubsidized of course. Either way, expect it some time in the second quarter of 2009, as Nokia gears up for the launch of the N97.
The 5630 is a quad-band + 3G (WCDMA 2100/900) candy bar that’s super thin @ 12mm, and runs the Symbian OS. That in itself is a huge bonus, as most of the phones in this price range are S40 “dumbphones”. I’ve lost track of which S60 version we’re up to, but there’s definitely some noticeable differences in the interface - one being the addition of a scrollable quick contacts bar, which stores 20 people (names and images). Looks cool.
What’s interesting: Say and Play, a new feature to hit Nokia phones that allows you to say the name of an artist or song and have it play.
Even though it’s a music-centric phone, there’s no stereo speakers, at least as far as I can tell. But you do get a 3.5mm stereo jack as a consolation prize. And a 4 gigabyte card in the box, with support for 16 GB microSDs. And some dedicated side buttons for when “Say and Play” isn’t good enough. (aside: how come you can’t use voice commands to go to the next track?)
The camera is 3.2 megapixels, and comes with a dual-LED flash, a secondary VGA camera, some junky digital zoom and photo sharing via Ovi Share and Flickr.
As for other notable features, the 5630 does have WLAN/wi-fi, 7 hour talk time, and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP/AVRCP. Expect the candy bar to come out sometime in the second quarter of 2009, along with everything else Nokia’s been throwing out. Price? A nice 199 euros ($256 USD). Not bad!
E75 and E55, two very similar looking Eseries handsets with a big emphasis on messaging. One has a half-keyboard (Blackberry style I suppose), while the other has a four-row slide-out QWERTY.
The E75 is the latter, and basically it’s a longer, thicker E66. That is, an E66 with a horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard. The good news is, at 14.4 mm, it’s still pretty thin even with the keyboard.
Other than the QWERTY, there isn’t a whole lot that makes the E75 unique. It has the standard Eseries feature set (S60, quad-band, 3G, 3.2 megapixel camera, email, A2DP, WLAN, A-GPS, etc), and the few deviations that I can see are the 3.5 mm stereo jack, microUSB 2.0 (allows USB charging), and lower battery life (5.4 hours on GSM, 4.2 on WCDMA). Also, the E75 is a heavy beast: it weighs 139 grams.
At 98 grams, the E55 weighs 30% less than the E75. It’s also ridiculously thin: 9.9 mm thin, to be exact. This is because the E55 is your standard candy bar - no slide-out keyboard here! Instead, Nokia has opted to put a half-QWERTY on the keypad, Blackberry-style. Same features as the E75, with a much better battery (BP-4L, 1500 mAh) that provides up to 8 hours of talk time on GSM. Nice.
One improvement coming to both phones is a better predictive text “engine.” Or maybe I should say, there actually is a predictive text engine now. T9 definitely needs an update.
The Nokia E75 is coming sometime this quarter, while the E55 is slated for release in Q2. No prices yet
Nokia 6720 Classic boast active noise cancellation, which improves the quality of voice by cutting down on external ambient sounds. Other features include up to 20 days of standby time, high speed uplink and downlink Internet access and a TV-out connection for sharing images and video. The Nokia 6720 classic is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009 at an estimated retail price of 245 EUR before taxes and subsidies.
8208’s main trick is the N95/N96/N86-like dual-slide, with three dedicated music keys. And on a related note, there’s also a 3.5 mm stereo jack, support for 16 GB microSD cards, and enough juice to last for 20 hours of listening pleasure. Not too shabby, but overall battery life is a bit weak: the 8208 gets only up to 4 hours of talk time. (860 mAh BL-4C) And another thing - the phone supports the Bluetooth 2.0 spec (with EDR), but unfortunately not A2DP.
The camera is 3 megapixels, the new average, with flash and video recording thrown in (and 6X digital zoom if you must know).
Other than the dual-slide, the only real notable feature is the 8208’s support for 3G EVDO.
Expect the Nokia 8208 some time in the first quarter of 2009
The dual-slider (keypad on one end, camera and playback controls on the other) naturally centers on its 8 megapixel camera, which includes a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, AutoFocus, a mechanical shutter and a dual-LED flash, but there's plenty of other N-series goodies like 8GB of storage, a 2.6-inch OLED screen, TV-out and a microSD slot. Nokia Maps, Ovi integration and all those other goodies are onboard -- though the new email capabilities of its E-series brethren seem absent. The phone is due in Europe in Q2 2009 for around 375 Euro before taxes and subsidies
Gresso's Skeleton Gold Phone is definitely interesting, most notably the "polished 42k sapphire glass" see-thru back. While, essentially a twin to the Gresso Sol, it eschews wood for titanium, ceramic, 18K Gold, steel, leather, and baby seal eyelash shavings. Under the hood it 's a fairly vanilla tri-band GSM / GPRS (really, only GPRS) Windows Mobile 6 handset with 64MB of memory, 2GB of external storage, and Bluetooth. If you're in the mood to cha-ching your way into Gresso's world, you'd better act fast as this limited run only reaches 50 devices at a price of about $4400 each.
Featuring dual-SIM slots -- also apparently has a button to choose which to use for data, calling, and so on -- a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, 64MB of internal memory expandable to 8GB, and dual-band GSM. So, yeah, no awards for innovation here, but knowing Samsung, it'll likely be a workhorse and at only $194 we suppose that's a fair shake.
The phone supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE and Dual-band HSDPA (900/2100). The mobile phone also features a 2.4 inch 240 × 320 QVGA display, a 3.2MP camera with auto-focus, digital zoom, LED flash, 30FPS QVGA video recording, aGPS, Wi-Fi connectivity, Integrated FM radio, microSDHC memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, Nokia Maps, PDF Document Viewer, ZIP File Manager and Dual home screen (work/personal). The Nokia E75 wil be available on March 13th, 2009 for £389.99 from T-Mobile UK.
It's got 1080p resolution, a 2.0 megapixel embedded webcam, 1000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2 millesecond response time, 160 degrees horizontal / 170 degrees vertical viewing angles, and 300 cd/m² brightness
The much awaited touchscreen from Nokia comes as a competition to the iPhone. The pricing is what excited us the most; Rs 21839 only!
Nokia 5800 specs:
1. 3.2-inch 640 x 360 touch screen
2. 3.2 MP Camera (Carl Zeiss with dual LED flash)
3. GPS and WiFi
4. 3.5mm audiojack
5. MicroSD slot with 8GB card free (Supports 16GB MicroSDHC cards)
6. Network: European HSDPA, North American HSDPA, and GSM
7. Colours: black, red, and blue
Whoever said that fiction is stranger than life is so much mistaken because this is one creation that will convince you that real life is, and will always be, the strangest of all. Humans, crazed with the idea of becoming immortal turn towards science once again in the hope of living forever.
When it comes to strange things, perhaps the creation of the strangest comes from the Japanese. Their reptile monsters are only second to their creation of weirdly life-like robots and this time they take the words ‘life-like’ further than possible. Oboe is a robot made with the intention of carrying human thoughts. All of you Harry Potter fans thinking of the Penseive would be most disappointed to know that this is nothing of that sort. The Oboe was designed by Arnaud Deloustal as a robot that would ‘hang-out’ with the elderly and carry memories of them. Oboe would store within it all the information that is to be gained about the certain individual.
Oboe is designed so that memories of an individual live on long after the person is gone. It seems so strange, and almost callous, that humans are designing robots to live with the elderly and gain insight about them instead of spending some time with their loved ones themselves
TriSpecs too has ventured in to the filed with its very own technetronic eyewear that is amazingly compactible with all Bluetooh-equipped phones and PMPs.
Targeted at fashionistas and gadgest geeks, these glasses come equipped with two uni-directional mics. Not only that, the user can also enjoy one touch dialing, MP3 playbacks and call control buttons on the arms of the glasses. Then there are the retractable stereo earbuds that simple hang at the tip of the temples when not in use. Which can be both cool as well as annoying, all a matter of perspective!
Expected to hit the market, please read retail, the sunglasses can be yours for some price less than $200. You can choose your kindah fashion among black, white and metallic options. What we like about the gadgets gogs is the fact that they are so easy to use while lookingly superbly stylish and not to forget gadget cool.
It happens a few times every week. You get told off by an irate bed partner because you choose to keep the bedside light on to read up on that very interesting Playboy article, I mean, something for work. And using a torch is just way too annoying.
What you need is something that would only light up the page that you are reading so that the rest of the bed, and room, is kept wrapped in peaceful darkness. The Super Slim LED Page Light throws a light on your book with its bright white LEDs. The light projected is strong enough to read the book comfortably without being bright enough to hurt your eyes. Just place the Super Slim LED Page Light on your book and read away.
Slim and extremely portable, you can carry the page light everywhere you go and would be really handy on those camping trips. Get yourself the Super Slim LED Page Light at $25 so your late night reading habits never disturb anyone else
The ScanU is an extremely useful gadget. A scanner small enough to carry with you anywhere you go. The ScanU is built with three units, having specific functions. The central unit is the biggest and this holds the roll out OLED screen which shows the controls. The second unit is the rechargeable battery for the scanner and the third unit hosts a storage unit; both of these units have USB interfaces. It is the roll out screen which provides illumination and captures the data.
The coolest thing about the pocket scanner is that with its feature of dual side scanning, you can even scan books while close. The display would also show you the amount of data that has been scanned. With the ScanU pocket scanner, scanning becomes an easier and faster job.
Expected to come in first half of 2009, this is a 3.5″ Touchscreen with a QWERTY - Looks like a addition to the communicator series.
The display is a slide up and rolls over the Qwerty. Also the 5 way navigational joystick is on the left now. Update:
The display is 640 x 360 pixel (16:9 aspect ratio); N97 has 32Gb onboard memory with MicroSDHC expansion. The phone features 1.5 days of continuous audio playback and packs in a 5MP Carl Zeiss camera. WOW!
Launch price of the N97 would be around $700.
Costing $47 this cool tiny keyboard is extremely portable and wireless. With illuminated keys and a ultraportable design; I am still trying to figure out the utility of this mini keyboard!
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The Samsung INNOV8 aka i8510 is powered with a 8MP camera, slideout Keypad, 2.8″ Screen, GPS, 16gig internal memory, WiFi, Powered by Symbian S60 and more;
I would really be interested in trying out the camera, it features some interesting specs like the digital image stabilization. For music lovers there is a 3.5mm headphone jack, and apart from the internal 16GB memory there is support for MicroSD cards aswell.
The device might be a bit heavy at just below 150gms but the dimensions are impressive. Acceptable combination we would say. The pricing is steep at Rs 40000 (in India, UK around £559.99)
Motorola has announced the A3100 which is believed to be the official replacement for the not so great A1200 (or the other Mings). This time powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 instead of Linux OS. The futuristic A3100 seems to draw its looks from the AURA (or just that their design team needs a originality refresh).
Quick Specs:
While the iPhone would cost you anywhere around Rs 28000 - Rs 30000 (8GB) in India the KP500 is all yours for Rs 13000/- approx!
Extremely light weight at 89g and handy Cookie is smaller than the iPhone and fits comfortably in your palm. The device has genuine touch features with scrolling of pictures using swipe gestures like the iPhone (and yes it works well), though the Zoom is using on screen virtual buttons labeled ‘+’ and ‘-’. The widgets on the home screen are amusing. Drag and drop them just as seen in the commercial.
The handset is sleek and comfortable. It has plastic buttons . The UI is much smoother and fast.
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HTC has officially unveiled the new revamped Touch Cruise. The device looks sturdy and sleek. The device is powered by a 528Mhz processor and runs Windows Mobile 6.1. HTC Touch Flo technology is in place, Cruise features a 2.8″ QVGA touch screen.
The phone features a dedicated Footprint button and the Touch Cruise is largely being promoted on this feature. Footprints provides the ability to take notes and an audio clip while clicking a photograph, identifying its specific geographical location. In addition to identifying each postcard with its specific GPS co-ordinates, Footprints also auto-names each postcard with its general location or area.
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The samsung W9700 features a 3.2″ touchscren, a 5 MP camera with flash and a 480 x 320 res projector powered by Texas Instruments’ DLP tech. The device runs on Samsung’s widget-based touch OS and is ready for launch in S.Korea soon.
Update: The W7900 is now official.
Features:
OLED touchscreen display
Flick gestures support
5 megapixel camera
Built-in speakers
Here is good news for computer freaks. Arizona State University’s Flexible Display in collaboration with HP has announced a prototype of a lightweight computer screen recently. These new computer screens come with great features such as they are printed on virtually indestructible plastic sheets. They also use less energy and cost effective when it comes to produce conventional screens.
Apparently, ASU’s Flexible Display Center has been working on flexible display technology in partnership with corporation including the US Army. On the other hand, HP has been an innovator in terms of manufacturing many electronic technologies such as the prototype - Self-Aligned Imprint Lithography (SAIL). This was invented at HP Labs. There are more reasons to celebrate for these flexible displays. They not only lower the cost of monitors, but also allow the invention of more advanced and smaller electronics, as in electronic paper. This assures that devices like phones, PDAs, handheld readers, MP3 players, etc, will become smaller and lightweight besides becoming more user friendly.
It would indeed be fun to be able to read magazine on a handheld device without having to bear the brunt of scrolling around to read the whole article. With this, you have the freedom to stash an electronic book into your bag safely.
Panasonic’s Toughbook is intended to score on all the right extremes. Rugged but beautiful, powerful yet light enough, Toughbook is a laptop that will impress you on all counts. Available in two models, Toughbook 52 and Toughbook 74, the laptops have 13.3” touchscreen LCD displays with spill-resistant keyboards and touchpad. The laptops are also built into magnesium alloy cases with easy to carry handles. Other specifications of the Toughbook include DVD Multi Drive and Wi-Fi Draft-N, mobile broadband and are powered by Intel Core 2 Duo Processors.
The only difference between the Toughbook 52 and Toughbook 74 appears to be the inclusion of fingerprint reader in the Touchbook 52. Prices for the Toughbook start from $1,700, with the touchscreen option taking the rate to $2,550.
Ever thought your PC monitor screen could become two instead of one? Rather, did you ever think you even needed an extra screen? The US Navy did, for the multi-tasking soldiers and Navy men that it has. They call this latest piece of work by Lenovo, a battle-ready laptop.
You can use two screens at once or simply switch to a single screen. The two screens will easily slide into one. It is named gScreen TITAN M-1 dual-screen workstation and meets the US Armed Forces’ MIL-STD 810F standards which entail its suitability to extreme conditions.
It is said to be a rougher, weathered version of G400 notebooks by Lenovo, and has 500 GB storage. Its processor is an Intel Core 2 Quad QX9300 processor. This processer can also be found in Lenovo’s W700 series.
The dual-screen laptop has 4 GB memory. While gScreen will be brought out in the coming months, its utility among the US armed forces remains to be seen as such an example of technological advancement does bring with it some need for delicate handling of the product. Price of the newest possible additions for the US Navy is not out yet.
But considering that it has been built exclusively for US Navy, you could speculate about its arrival in the general market. PC lovers would only crave for it.
Expectant mothers cannot settle at anything less curious for their babies and hence keep on making efforts to gather random stuff that may invite the attention of a newly-born kid. And if you have noticed then each of piled up collection gets converted into phone, enabling mothers to let their month-old baby talk to his dad, who is at work. Replacing the pretentious phone figures of stuffed animals or plastic fruits, here stands a designer teddy bear from Kuma with functionality of a mobile phone. Exhibited at the 2008 Good Design Expo by cellular provider Willcom, the Kuma phone sports a SIM card inside similar to that of a standard phone model and can store up to four speed dial numbers (one for each paw-squeeze).
The incoming calls in this phone model are well identified by the vibration produced by it, and can be ended (after answering) by riveting the bear’s tail. The Kuma Phone is hopeful to invite wealthy eyeballs and make a visible sales by selling off each model for $500
This latest concept of The Ring Phone would have appealed the secret agents a lot. The product that we are going to talk about is Tao Ma’s Sony Ericsson Ring Phone that is still in the conceptual stage and has won the SE Design Competition, China. On the outside, it looks like a beautiful ring but can be used like any other phone to make or receive calls.
Just keep your ring finger close to your head and experience the wonder of this miniature phone. This design is particularly useful for forgetful people , who keep losing their cell phones at the blink of the eye. Tao Ma, the designer of this wonderful gadget truly deserves our kudos!
