Mio’s Moov GPS available in the States
March 24, 2008
If you have been waiting Mio’s new GPS satnavs for too long, it’s time to save some money, because the devices will become available very soon. Mio has just launched it’s Moov 200, 210, 300, and 310 touchscreen GPS units in the States and they all of them feature SiRFstar III chips , pre-loaded maps of the US and Puerto Rico, real-time traffic reports. The prices are : $179.95 for the 3.5-inch 200, $249.95 for the 4.3-inch 310 and all four are expected to become available on April 1st (a joke?!).
Apple’s 2GB iPod shuffle for only $69
February 19, 2008
Well, we have good news for iPod lovers, Apple has just slashed the price for the 1GB version of the iPod shuffle to $49 and it seems that they are pushing a brand new 2GB version out the door for only $69. It’ll be available by the end of this month.
E-Ten Glofiish X650, a pocket PDA Phone
January 12, 2008
E-ten Glofiish X650 is the latest mobile device presented by E-Ten Glofiish X650 for 2008. It’s PDA Phone that features GPS and a 2.8 inch VGA display with a ultra-compact format (14.8 mm width. Mobile phone applications fans will be enchanted by the presence of the Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system, but also by the inter-connection possibilities of the new X650 (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth). The lack of 3G is the only inconvenient. Even if E-Ten X650 sports a 500MHz Samsung SC3 processor, the work speed isn’t his strong point because the processor isn’t helped by the RAM memory (only 64 MB). The equipment it doesn’t excell at the camera either (it’s a normal thing for a business class phone), as it’s been given a 2MP sensor, with autofocus.
Personal files can be stored in the internal memory (256 MB) or even on microSD memory cards. E-Ten Glofiish measures 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm and weights 136 g. It will be globally available in two , max. three weeks.
Read full entry »HTC Touch Cruise gets official
November 12, 2007
HTC has announced the launch of the third member of HTC Touch product family, the HTC Touch Cruise, which is the first to feature in-built GPS for personal navigation. Built on the HTC Touch and Touch Dual models , this new product offers HTC’s TouchFLO technology that provides finger touch scrolling and browsing of web pages, messages, documents and contact lists.
The new Touch Cruise comes with a super fast HSDPA “3.5G” connectivity plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 2.8-inch touchscreen and runs Windows Mobile 6. Another important features are the three megapixel auto focus camera, FM radio and Micro SD memory card slot for adding to the 128MB RAM.
Florian Seiche, VP of HTC Europe, commented, “The original HTC Touch has already been a phenomenal success, and the HTC Touch Cruise with fully integrated GPS adds another dimension to our leading touchscreen device family.”
“We firmly believe in the importance of choice ? one device does not fit everyone?s needs ? and we?re proud to have been able to launch three HTC Touch devices since June.”
The HTC Touch Cruise will be available this month, from retailers and SIM-free from HTC.
Read full entry »Sprint announces Blackberry Pearl 8130
October 11, 2007
Even if Verizon announced this Blackberry first, it?s still really exciting to see Sprint dropping out a brand new BlackBerry handset. The Pearl 8130 is coming to Sprint with a number of exclusive Sprint service, including support fro Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, Sprint On Demand News and Alerts, and Sprint Navigation. Sprint stated that the handset will be available next month and the pricing will be announced upon commercial release.
Read full entry »Now it’s official : Palm Treo 500V
September 12, 2007
Palm Europe announced today that the Treo 500v was really real, and it’s heading on the monolithic Vodafone network in October. The new model will be coming in two colors, a bright white and gray finish (called Glacier White), as well as a muted charcoal tone (called Charcoal Grey) and will be running Windows Mobile 6. Even if the phone won’t have a touchscreen , it will rock 3G / UMTS data (not HSDPA), have a 2-megapixel camera , 256MB of onboard memory (150MB for users), plus a microSD slot and Bluetooth 2.0.
For now, here’s a list of features from Palm’s press release:
* All-in-one smartphone with messaging, email and web
* Full keyboard for fast and easy typing
* Automatic delivery of Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo!, and Gmail, email as it arrives
* Large, high-resolution screen
* Internet Explorer Mobile full-featured browser
* Access to Google Maps and eBay
* Vodafone live!
* 3G/UMTS network
* Planner with address book, calendar, to-do lists, and more
* View Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe files
* Windows Media Player Mobile for music and videos
* 2.0 megapixel camera captures video too
* 150MB of memory, expandable with microSD expansion card
* Windows Mobile 6 Standard software
* Microsoft Direct Push technology for delivery of Outlook email
* Bluetooth wireless technology
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Nokia’s 500 GPS navigator with a jumbo 4.3-inch display
August 27, 2007
Nokia just unveiled
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Here’s the press release.
Read full entry »Palm releases new informations on the Foleo
August 10, 2007
As the launch date of the Foleo is aproaching , it follows logic that the pieces would start to come together regarding the specification details of this new Palm.
Processor. The first device on Palm’s new Mobile Companion category of products will be built around a 416 MHz Intel/Marvell PXA27x processor and it will sport a Marathon 2700G graphics accelerator to increase the speed of its graphical user interface and to allow a connection to an external monitor.
Storage. The Foleo will feature a 128 MB of RAM for holding currently running applications, and 256 MB of non-volatile memory but half of its built-in storage will be used by the operating system and bundled applications, and the rest will be available to users.For additional long-term storage, this model will have a CompactFlash slot located behind its battery. The largest card it supports is 4 GB. The Foleo will also feature a SD card slot but as Palm said ,it can’t use high-capacity SD cards so its limit is 2 GB.
Networking. Infrastructure and ad-hoc Wi-Fi networking configurations will supported by the Foleo. Open, WEP, WPA, and 802.1X Enterprise security configurations will be available to users, while WPA2 will not.Any flash drive or standard hard drive that conforms to this profile will be automatically mounted upon connection. It will support both FAT16 or FAT32.
The Foleo Mobile Companion will be released in the coming weeks, although Palm has not yet announced exactly when.
Read full entry »GW Micro’s VoiceSense for blind people
July 14, 2007
Indiana based company GW Micro has developed a new type of PDA specifically for the blind and sight-impaired people. This new PDA is called VoiceSense and runs a modified version of Windows CE. It also feature a vocal guidance system , a full function PIM , web browser , MP4 player , Daisy talking book player , FM radio tuner and MSN Messenger.
All these applications are accessible through its custom Perkins-style Braille keyboard. VoiceSense has a 540 MHz PXA270 processor , 1GB of RAM and also boasts 802.11b/g, USB 2.0 , audio in and out jacks , SD and CF card support , and can run 12 hours on a full charge. The PDA is available right now for $1,795, though the price goes up to $1,895 after July 15th.
Read full entry »Samsung with a new smart phone
April 25, 2007
Samsung has announced later today that it will launch, in the month julie, a new smart phone, SGH-i400. The phone will use a Symbian operating system, together with the S60 interface from Nokia. This model continues the legacy, past down by SGH-i520, which was a big hit if we consider the fact that there were over 80 million mobiles with Symbian OS running on them.
Many details on the specs of this phone haven’t currently been released, but who cares about this phone can do when it looks as stunning as this: smooth curves, shiny silver case and a design that will make that phone weightless in your pocket.
This is tri-band phone GSM/GPRS/EDGE, with an impressive 2,3 inch display, at a 240×320 pixel resolution. It’s camera isn’t very impressive, but with a 2 mega pixel resolution its more then enough for the common user. We also know that has Bluetooth 2.0 support, 2 speakers and a microSD slot. It’s dimensions are 10×5x1.6 cm and weighs 96 grams. The Samsung SGH-i400 will be first available in Russia, and soon be available for the European market soon.
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