Archive for September, 2008
Asus have today launched this, the P552w. Looking very similar to the HTC Touch it’s got a finger-driven control system called “Glide” which uses “cutting-edge Gester technology” which will let you zoom, scroll, flip and select items with your finger. Also included is a range of apps to let you check the weather, news or viewing photographs easily.
The handset is powered by a Marvell Tavor CPU running at 624MHz and there’s 3G / HSPDA connectivity along with 802.11b+g Wifi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS, 2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot and 1100mAh battery. It’ll be available in black or white, although at present there’s no news on where it’ll be available or pricing. 256MB Flash, 128MB RAM and a QVGA screen also feature.
What you see above is supposed to be Motorola’s ’single mode’ Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) phone. In other words, this phone will let you make calls over a Wi-Fi network. It runs Windows Mobile smartphone edition and in all probability, it won’t have GSM or CDMA connectivity (hence the term single mode). Motorola has categorised it under its EWP series and is expected to be available exclusively in North America. We don’t have any further details on this baby. If you think you do, don’t feel shy and speak up!
Re-defining the perception of advanced mobile phones… the HTC Touch Diamond™ signals a giant leap forward in combining hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and exhilarating design.
Featuring a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed metal and flawless faceted edges, the HTC Touch Diamond is as beautiful to behold as it is to use.
With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive user interface, TouchFLO™ 3D, and ultra-fast HSDPA internet connectivity… the HTC Touch Diamond offers a rich online experience to rival a notebook computer, allowing you to interact with Google, YouTube, and Wikipedia as freely as you would with a broadband connection.
Your contacts, favourite music, videos and photos are no longer an uninspired line of text. With TouchFLO 3D, album artwork, video stills and snapshots of your friends’ and family’s faces are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips.
A 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera will help you capture the perfect moment in style and with a massive 4GB of internal storage you can keep all the files you need. The integrated ultra-sensitive GPS will help you find your destination as quickly and efficiently as a dedicated satellite navigation unit.
All this while you thought you couldn’t do without your handycam, phone, musicplayer etc. but if Sony has its way, you may be able to have just one gadget that does it all for you. It will be your mobile phone, still-camera, video recorder, PDA, music player; in short everything bundled together. This concept phone has a unique twist to it, to lock it or use it; you need to twist the movable base. It sports a 5 MP camera and has dual mode. You can either use the simple keypad or a stylus for inputs. WiFi and music/ video broadcasting capabilities complete the package. It also features handwriting recognition, which is quite an essential function for gadgets. This brilliant concept could give the Nokia Xpress phones a run for their money.
Today T-Mobile USA announced that the Sony Ericsson TM506 is now available for purchase for US$79.99 after a $50 rebate when purchased with a 2 year service agreement. The TM506 is the first Sony Ericsson cellphone to be offered by T-Mobile USA in quite some time, and is also the first ever HSDPA 3G phone that T-Mobile has offered.
T-Mobile is currently in the process of rolling out its 3G network. New York was the first city to see the benefits of the high-speed access, back in May, and Las Vegas users got the green light early last month. The company intends to add at least 20 additional markets to the 3G network before the end of the year.
Boingo Wireless and Sony Ericsson have announced that owners of Sony Ericsson UIQ 3.0 handsets can download the Boingo mobile Application and use the 80,000 different Boingo hotspots around the world. That number includes 500 airports, hotels, coffee shots and more.
The service isn’t free though like the offering for the iPhone. The Boingo service will cost $7.95 per month with no per-minute or charges per megabyte of data sent or received. The service will be available in Europe as well.
“An increasing number of smartphones with Wi-Fi capability are now available in the market, giving consumers the option to access their favorite phone applications over a fast and inexpensive connection,” said Jonathan Mendelson, general manager of Boingo Mobile. “Sony Ericsson customers can now experience the broadband speed and great online experience provided by Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi.”
Earlier today in the UK, Motorola unveiled its new MOTOJEWEL clamshell handset. Designed specifically with the female fashionista in mind, the MOTOJEWEL comes with its own mini clutch handbag that has just enough room the cellphone, a credit card, and a lipstick - everything a girl would need for a night out on the town, Motorola believes.
The MOTOJEWEL is equipped with a 2 megapixel digital camera and a music player application that will synch easily with Microsoft’s Windows Media Player application on a personal computer. Bluetooth stereo headphone support is also built into this faceted PEBL-like cellphone, for those that prefer their music sans wires.
Best we can tell, the MOTOJEWEL shares much with last year’s U9 handset, including its use of a hidden external display.
The MOTOJEWEL comes with a “midnight quartz” exterior color scheme and has a purple keypad inside. The MOTOJEWEL will be available only for a limited time starting in November, and can be found only at the UK’s Carphone Warehouse retail chain.
Someone at Telus probably realized that the LG KEYBO’s QWERTY keyboard was a great tool for messaging, and that girls didn’t always like black. In light of that realization, the Canadian CDMA carrier has decided to launch a new color for the KEYBO, namely pomegranate, which looks aimed at the ladies. The specs and price of the pomegranate colored model are the same as the standard black one, with the usual QVGA screen, Bluetooth, music player, GPS, microSD card slot, and will be going for CA$49.99 on a 3-year contract.
Today LG unveiled the successor to its popular Viewty touchscreen handset, the new KC910. The KC910 is what LG is touting as the only 8 megapixel cameraphone with a full touchscreen interface as well as the thinnest 8 megapixel cameraphone , thanks to its slim 13.95mm profile.
LG’s new flagship handset has a large 3″ WQVGA (400×240 pixel) touchscreen display that promises to provide users with a high-quality multimedia experience when it comes to both photos and videos. Speaking of video, the KC910 is capable of recording clips with frame rates ranging from 5 to 120 frames per second, meaning that it can make videos that run faster than normal as well as those that slow down fast action to a more easily viewed pace. None of this would be possible, of course, without the KC910’s Schneider-Kreuznach lens equipped camera, which has an effective ISO rating of up to 1600 and is backed up by a true xenon flash.
Other features found on the KC910 include an A-GPS module for navigation as well 3G HSDPA data connections for up to 7.2Mbps of download speed. WiFi is also on board for further data convenience.
LG has said that it will provide further specs, including the cellphone’s “pet name”, in the near future. In any case, LG says that the KC910 will be available for purchase in October of this year.
Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced today the Samsung Knack mobile phone.
The Knack is a simple to use clamshell phone featuring a 2.2-inch internal screen with large text and number fonts, a simplified user interface and messaging communication.
Other features of the Knack include advanced speech recognition, any key answer, Personal organizer: calculator, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and notepad, Advanced speech recognition and up to 270 minutes talk time.
The Samsung Knack is available for $39.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
The Samsung Knack is available for order online at site, in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, and by calling 1-800-2 JOIN IN. On Oct. 14th the Knack will be in stores.