The $200 million Water Cube structure constructed by PTW Architects and Arup has now become an iconic structure after the spectacular Beijing Olympics, and not to forget that it is the same place where Michael Phelps swam for his gold. Obviously banking on its success -as a Chinese design accomplishment, and now a world [...]
Sky has just introduced this morning in Korea its latest HSDPA slidephone, the IM-S370. We’ll have a nice phone with 2.6-Inch WQVGA screen, 1.3MegaPix Camera (slightly light), micro SD port, Multimedia player, GPS, T-Map, Bluetooth, FM Radio, M-Banking … As usually, it’s only available for our Korean friends, too bad… From akihabaranews
For those still thinking that flexible displays are far from being widely accessible, think again. E Ink has just announced that its Vizplex Imaging Film-based displays will be used in handsets by Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications. For starters, the Hitachi W61H (already available) boasts a 2.7-inch E Ink display that can scroll through 96 different [...]
T-Mobile launched a special edition Sidekick LX featuring famous skater Tony Hawk. T-Mobile brought Tony Hawk, celebrities and action sports athletes together to celebrate launch of T-Mobile Sidekick LX Tony Hawk Edition yesterday in Hollywood. "I started using Sidekick when I got the first model that launched when I was at the Philadelphia X [...]
NTT DoCoMo is going to release LG’s 3G handset ‘Wine Phone(model:L706ie)’ in Japan market, which will be available on August 1st. Designed for 30~40-year old customers, the Wine Phone enlarged both external and internal monitors up to 2.4- and 1.8-inch respectively. Enhanced voice calling and SMS sending and receiving functionality, it supports four key buttons [...]
This is the Samsung i740, which got an official press release in Kiev last week. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 (Pro) it’s a tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900) touch-screen device with a auto-focus 3 megapixel camera and flash. The device also has GPS and an optical joystick for phone navigation with a microSD card slot for added [...]
France Telecom’s Orange is to launch a disposable (or in French, “jetable”, which we quite like) mobile phone to be sold in tabacs (newsagent-type shops), convenience stores and supermarkets. Orange has team up with not only Alcatel, the phone’s manufacturer, but BIC, infamous for throwaway razors, lighters and cheap biros, whose branding will appear on [...]
Sharp expects to launch its 5.2M camera phone ’923SH’ in Japan market through Softbank, which will be available on July 5th.Adopting a 3.3-inch AQUOS swiveling LCD with 480*845 resolution, the 923SH supports auto-focus and stabilizes hand-shake blurring. Other features included GPS function, Bluetooth connectivity, global roaming service and 1-Seg support. From AVING
Money is no object for some. For the rest of us who aren’t loaded with cash or living off daddy, money can be quite the issue and often means we can’t treat ourselves to those must-have gadgets. The emergency charger, whether solar powered or not is a useful gadget to have lying around in the [...]
Doro has launched two new GSM mobile phones specifically designed for their simplicity and ease of use, the Doro HandleEasy 328gsm and 330gsm. The company says that the new products are in response the “burgeoning” seniors’ technology market for mobile phones with clearer displays and large, well defined buttons. The HandleEasy 330gsm is easy to [...]
