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February 20, 2009
Applied Nanodetectors Ltd. (AND) from the UK is currently parading a prototype cell phone at the International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference that is able to detect various diseases simply by analyzing the user's breath. The phone itself is made...
Electronic Arts wants to increase its influence in the Nintendo Wii platform by unveiling the new EA Sports Active exercise package, and they hope to usurp the Wii Fit as the best-selling fitness title on the console to date....
Jews are often on the receiving end of tyranny, rockets and ridicule over the course of history, but at least they have something good going on here today, thanks to the Mio Ma'amin (Believer) GPS navigation system. Specially designed...
Philips is pretty active today, and here is yet another product released by them - the widescreen Philips Cinema 21:9 LCD TV. At that aspect ratio, you can expect a true blue cinematic experience right in the comfort of...
Everyone knows that most 3D displays will require some sort of special glasses to work well, but these tend to make you look extra dorky when wearing them while giving you a nasty headache after a while. Well, 3DFusion...
Vertu is a luxury handset manufacturer and they seem oblivious to the fact that the whole world is plunged into a recession at this point in time, so we wonder whether the ultra rich will continue to spend frivolously...
A year ago, I met Marylene Delbourg-Delphis, founder and former CEO of ACI/ACI US (now 4D), at a business event in San Francisco and I was immediately impressed by her detailed knowledge of complex technological concepts. A few months...
The wonders of human ingenuity is apparent yet again with news that researchers have managed to develop a technique that sees 10 trillion bits being crammed onto the surface the size of a quarter. This is huge news, as...
Philips has recently introduced its Net TV service that will target its line of high-end TVs (specifically those that fall under the Philips 8000 and 9000 range), letting you surf selected sites from the comfort of your living room...
Sony has just rolled out a new bunch of wireless SingStar microphones that are touted to be "easy to pass around". These accessories are lead-free, which is good for the environment, although we're not sure whether the voices that...
Would you, in a million years, associate fashion house Chanel with transportation like the Segway? We suppose anything's possible these days. After all, didn't Calvin Klein just released its MP3 Speaker Bottles of fragrance? A Chanel Segway won't be...
Windows Mobile users were excited by the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5, and while we have published an article that outlines the details of Microsoft’s new mobile OS and services just as they were announced, we had yet to test...
Check out this uniquely shaped projector known as De-light. It is currently in the conceptual stage, with a design cooked up by David Koo. This LED-based projector can be used to share your gaming experience, group photos and even...
Just when you thought that AT&T carries nothing but cell phones, along comes news that the network will be offering netbooks in its stores in the near future. What you see here is a screenshot from AT&T's internal system...
LG looks set to be a member of the exclusive 12 megapixel camera phone club sometime later this year, and according to a high level LG executive, they hope to stand out from this market segment by throwing in...
Pixel Qi has just made known that they will start to ship low-power external displays for use with notebooks, and when they're plugged in, they're able to prolong notebook battery life by up to a phenomenal 50%. IT seems...
Some people keep fish as a hobby, and the more serious ones would normally take extra care when purchasing an aquarium. For newbies, there is always the biOrb Life fish tank to help them out. Made from transparent toughened...
Tokyoflash has yet another mind-boggling watch for the masses - the Sensai. You will be able to choose from case and strap color combinations, where each purchase will come with multi-colored LEDs located under sleek black acrylic lenses. As...
Rumors are often the truth when it comes to product launches, and today we have word that the Nikon D5000 could potentially be announced on an official basis at PMA next month, and folks expect the D5000 to share...
Since I don't wear any bras and normally see them being hung on a clothesline to dry, I never knew that there could be a better way to keep those things dry. Enter the BraDryer concept that was specifically...
Philips has a brand new Bluetooth headset in town - the SHB 7110, also known by the much more memorable moniker Tapster. You will find extremely sensitive touch and tap controls with the Tapster (hence its name), allowing you...
Don't you sometimes wish that we were living in times before the tower of Babel was constructed? After all, if that ambitious engineering project were never to have taken place, perhaps all of us could still be communicating in...
Finally, Dell has made available its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook on their website, and after the traumatic process of birth, begins the finger-and-toe counting process. Going through it is a joy, as we managed to unearth and confirm the...
There is something hardy about the new Teclast M50HD portable media player (PMP) - after all, how else are you going to explain its extraordinary toughness compared to its relatively sissy-like brethren like the Zen, Zune and iPod? The...
Fancy getting a product that is a mouthful to pronounce? Well, you can't really go wrong with the Gakken Kagaku No Tamago UFO Robot - unique robots that will dance in place according to the type of sounds they...
Well, what do you know? For the umpteenth time, we're covering yet another iPod speaker dock, and this one hails from the Land of the Rising Sun. Princeton is offering iPod owners the PSP-3121PIR3 iPod speaker dock that features...
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Apple has pulled the plug on its legacy 20" Cinema Display, leaving consumers with just two options now - the recently unveiled LED-lit 24" model for notebooks and the legacy 30" display for desktops. According to a worldwide bulletin...
There is nothing quite like a piping hot lunch after a particularly hectic morning at work, and this is exactly what designer Alex Cheong has on his mind. This lunch box has enough space to feed a person just...
Pac-Man isn't here to chomp on pills this time round, but he is being chased by hungry ghosts that reside in the stomachs of those who are prone to cookies and other deliciously baked pastry at home. Why do...
We all know how SD memory cards are extremely common storage formats for digital photographs, but how about looking at it another way? Sheila did exactly that, turning old memory cards into an extremely tiny photobook. Sheila said, "I...
Don't want to wait in line to pick up the Nintendo DSi when it is released in early April? That's what pre-orders are for, and both GameStop and Amazon will be offering such a service for $169.99 a pop....
Designer Tom Gaunt has come up with a new design for a protective helmet that comprises of two major sections - the hood and rashvest, with the other being a hard shell. The former is comprised of a curious...
An Apple (iPod dock) a day keeps the doctor away - or so the mantra goes. Swiss-based Ewoo is out with yet another iPod dock to join the masses, and this system is able to offer 70 watts of...
Philips has yet another portable media player (PMP) in the form of the GoGear Opus that features a 2.8" QVGA display. Despite being the largest PMP from its GoGear range, it is still thin and lightweight in nature thanks...
February 19, 2009
Silicon Power has just announced their new 256GB 2.5" SATA II SSD which doubles up on its previous effort of 128GB. Apart from the extra space, virtually everything remains the same including a maximum read speed of 165 MB/s...
Piaggio's MP3 is not a portable audio player, but is actually a three-wheeled hybrid scooter that will appear in Italy and Spain later this summer. The Piaggio MP3 is able to travel for approximately 12 miles on a single...
High end home entertainment name Bang & Olufsen wants to play the role of King Midas by offering its Beospray service which allows you to pick up these expensive video and audio equipment in gold color on its anodized...
iBuyPower is back with a slew of quad core gaming computers which aim to offer the best bang for your limited buck. It definitely won't run into the insane five-digit category where price tags are concerned, but at least...
One of the reasons I've fallen in love with the city of San Francisco is the city's vibrant population and their unwavering support to keep the environment as green as possible. The latest effort by this dynamic city is...
Philips has a brand new portable media player (PMP) in town - the GoGear Ariaz, which is touted to offer a "significant jump in sound quality" where mid-range PMPs are concerned. Delving into the Ariaz, you will find Philips'...
Are you one who has a glass of water right beside the bed each night? You would then do well to pick up the $43.99 Nite Coaster that features a built-in motion detector that lights the entire coaster up...
While geotagging capability in digital cameras have become more pronounced these days, there are still millions and millions of people around the world who are still using digital cameras that were released a generation back which lack this capability....
By guest editor Stephane Delbecque [Mobile World Congress] We had the opportunity to spend some time with Nicholas Babaian, Product Manager Mobile at Skype to learn more about Skype Mobile products and strategy. With 400 million web users worldwide,...
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BenQ has just rolled out its maiden all-in-one PC known as the nScreen i91. This isn't the first of such devices as other manufacturers like Sony and NEC have already come up with all-in-one PCs which will spruce up...
Just in case you don't have $74.90 to spare for a real game controller, how about dropping $5 to $8 for these soap controllers? They're carved out from soap, and what you see here is the PlayStation controller, although...
If you're thinking of taking the next step in going green, how about picking up the Blister Radio? This common consumer electronics device is made out of PLA - a biodegradable, thermoplastic, aliphatic polyester material that is sourced from...
Just when you thought your mattress is your favorite spot to be on after a long hard day at work, along comes Coleman and their inflatable mattress. What makes this so different is the inclusion of speakers that help...
Check out what UMID has in store for the world at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Incidentally, today is the last day, so take a good look around if you're there while you still can before...
It is almost official now, a new red Xbox 360 Elite. Guess it is pretty hard to keep a secret these days, as most news that start off as rumors are confirmed prior to their official announcement. It seems...
Maingear has introduced its latest addition to a long pedigree of high performance luxury computers - the Prelude 2 3D gaming workstation that will come with the following (wipe away the drool once you're done) :- NVIDIA GeForce 3D...
OCZ Technology does not make fast memory only, but they have just announced a new addition to its Alchemy line of peripherals - the Illuminati multimedia backlit keyboard series. This new Illuminati keyboard is pretty much self-explanatory - the...
Honda will be demonstrating a lot of Advanced Safety Vehicles at the upcoming ITS-Safety 2010 public demonstration that will run from February 25 to 28 in Tokyo. These vehicles were specially designed to trade both speed and positional information...
Toshiba has rolled out its first 16" display notebooks from the Satellite A350/A355/A355D Series, and all of them will come with varying specifications to suit just about any budget and situation. Of course, the regular details include a maximum...
Asus is set on phasing out its 8.9" Eee PC netbook range by focusing on 10" netbooks instead, after all, the latter is appearing to be the industry standard these days. In addition, netbooks that feature larger displays logically...
Never mind the fact that Motorola's ZN300 was originally spotted last month, but what you see above is another press photo that has leaked up and is currently making its rounds throughout the Internet. You will find the navigation...
The Onion has done a great spoof of a hypothetic Macbook Wheel computer that has no keyboard but just a giant iPod wheel. As usual, the Onion leverages some “clichés” – but admit it, it’s funny because it’s true....
No idea just how many units of the SD-P73DTW portable DVD player it expects to sell, as many people prefer to rely on the iPod for on-the-go entertainment, while the Sony PSP is pretty OK if you have movies...
We know that Seiko's range of Kinetic watches will run indefinitely as most of us move our hands aplenty throughout the day, but how about harnessing the power of the sun instead? This is not a new idea and...
If you're one who wish you could capture the perfect moment but lack the skill to do so, perhaps the Ricoh CX1 digital camera is what you've been looking for all this while. Instead of lining up your subjects...
The 2009 Zero X is touted to be the fastest electric dirt bike to date, and despite being the speed devil that it is, it is still environmentally friendly while whizzing around the circuit. Powered by a lithium ion...
The Super Famicom Classic Controller [Club Nintendo Limited Edition], also known as the SNES controller for folks living in North America, is now available - save for the fact that this one does not function with the SNES but...
Seems that only Japan has this thing for portable TVs, and Panasonic's latest release in that department would be the DMP-BV100. Features of this tiny wonder include :- 8.9” display at 1,024 x 600 resolution Digital TV tuner 1Seg...
Gateway has decided not to reinvent the wheel after seeing success last summer with their MC and MD series of notebooks, and will now hope to repeat such success with its 14" TC series that start from $649.99 upwards...
Who would've thought that out of all the cell phones heading towards North America this year, the LG Versa could potentially be the one to look out for? This smartphone that will come out from Verizon will feature a...
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February 18, 2009
While oil prices have tumbled down from their insane highs of last year, that doesn't mean we should revert to burning more fossil fuel just because they're cheap. The Wheego Whip offers an electric alternative as it is ready...
One thing great about concept designs is you can go wild conjuring them up as there aren't any real world limitations to it as your imagination waits for technology to catch up with it. One of these would be...
Who could forget their fascination with glow in the dark stickers when they were young? Now that you're all grown up, perhaps it is time to break that piggy bank and see whether you can afford to bring home...
Designer Steven Grech has come up with a new pill dispenser that aims to improve patient compliance as it features an alert system via SMS to remind the user to pop designated pills are pre-programmed times of the day....
Ain't it fun to be a kid again, where you have nothing but long summer holidays and plenty of toys to play with? This year's American Toy Fair in New York saw the Swinxs gaming hub that consists of...
Vivitek has a brand new projector for the masses, targeting boardrooms and classrooms (although we wouldn't rule out homes, either) with the D725VX. This model will come with the following :- 3,200 ANSI lumens 2,400:1 contrast ratio Native XGA...
Sony Japan will be rolling out a couple more business projectors from the D- and M-series. There is no word on whether either will make their way outside of the Land of the Rising Sun, but we'll just check...
Most people would associate Calvin Klein with fashion, but how do they figure in the world of technology? Apparently in their latest “We are One” campaign which will begin next month, Calvin Klein has rolled out bottles of its...
Designer Ellaluna Taylor has come up with her Flex insulin pump system that targets active diabetes sufferers, as this system functions as a “unique prosthetic skin” that can be worn under clothing, functioning as a discreet glucose management solution....
Verizon Wireless is currently undertaking trials for their 4G network and these are going on smoothly, with their 2010 commercial launch looking steady. In fact, trials have shown download speeds to touch anywhere from 50Mbps to 60Mbps on average,...
Rechargeable batteries are cool as they help reduce the amount of junk we place in our landfills, but how else can we make them 'greener'? The answer is easy - slap on some solar panels and you're good to...
What better way to make cell phones work in rural areas where electricity is hard to come by than to include a built-in solar panel? ZTE of China might not be of the same standing as Samsung or LG...
DHL aims to improve on its service by testing out a bunch of GPS-trackable cargo containers that allow customers to check on their precious package no matter where they are in the world. Package tracking is old hat by...
Check out this fusion of both old and new - it is an MP3 player that comes in the form of old school cassette tapes, and in order to pay homage to that ancient analog format, it will come...
Dell is working on releasing its latest Studio 15 notebook known as the 1555, and this one will be powered by ATI's Mobility Radeon HD 4570 dedicated GPU. Other features found on the Dell 1555 will include a subwoofer,...
At long last, the Meizu M8 phone is released officially with the following finalized specifications :- 3.4" touchscreen display (strange size, don't you think?) Windows CE 6.0 3.2 megapixel camera Initial reviews doing their rounds on the Internet are...
Traveling long distances can be quite the tiring affair, and getting enough rest is always crucial for one to look all spruced up at the end of the destination. Enter the Take Me Anywhere suitcase that was created by...
[Mobile World Congress] MWC '09 has proved to be an extremely interesting affair thus far, and a demo this morning saw Google’s VP of engineering, Vic Gundotra, parading the Palm Pre that is running a webapp version of Google...
There are many cell phones these days that don't come with pre-loaded obnoxious ringtones that are loud enough to wake the dead even in the noisiest of places, settling instead for soothing beats and jingles. If you're one who...
i-mate has a couple more handsets lined up that will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 - the i-mate Legionnaire and i-mate Centurion. With both boasting Roman themes at the height of the empire's glory, lets hope that i-mate...
[Mobile World Congress] Acer is a newcomer in the smartphone world. The company believes that laptops (or Netbooks) and mobile phones will eventually “merge” in some ways and that is the reason why it makes sense for them to...
[Mobile World Congress] This Mobile Internet Device (MID) reference design from Qualcomm is yet another sign that mobile and laptops are getting closer together. As Qualcomm would put it, this is a phone in a super-slim laptop body. In short,...
[Mobile World Congress] The HTC Touch Diamond 2 was on display at WMC for all to try. The phone’s physical design is excellent and our opinion, this is the best Windows Mobile “body” right now – if you don’t...
[Mobile World Congress] The first generation of iPhones wanabees has not been pretty. Sure, they all had interesting physical designs, but the brains (user interface and applications) was mostly deficient. The user feedback is there to tell the story. With...
Intel has just filed a lawsuit against NVIDIA, claiming that the front side bus license that NVIDIA is using to build Intel-compatible chipset for pre-Core i7 CPUs is not valid on Core i7 and future CPUs. NVIDIA Just responded:...
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This is not so much a memory stick per se, but a memory block - hence the iBlock name that takes a page out of Apple's playbook. While individual pieces are able to store 2GB worth of data, you...
Goldstriker, er, strikes again with the iPhone 3G being their latest client - adorned with precious stones including sapphire and Swarovski crystals (all 124 of them etched inside), featuring a bezel painted in 18k white gold. The navigation key...
Vodafone's next phone announcement might come across as rather boring, as the Vodafone 835 is but another candybar handset that goes about its business without much fanfare despite being a loyal and hardworking worker. This 3G-enabled and GPS-infused phone...
The Pantech Matrix Pro you see here looks pretty much like the Helio Ocean, and this dual-sliding smartphone will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 (why not version 6.5? Hopefully there'll be an upgrade in the future) alongside support...
For those who live outside of the US and look forward to new CDMA devices, we bring you good tidings of the new Nokia 8208. This elegant dual-slide handset will merge both form and function in a single device,...
Road-Guard has unleashed its latest application known as GreenDrive that will help heavy-footed drivers to put the brakes on their driving style by suggesting the most economical driving method - whenever you are too slow or fast, it will...
RAmos has announced a successor to the venerable iMovie T8 portable media player. Known as iMovie 2, it shares many similarities with its predecessor although you would sit up and take notice of the polished aluminum exterior that is...
Option's GlobeSurfer X.1 allows you to bring your 3G connection with you wherever you go, including sharing it with others if you're feeling particularly generous on that day over Wi-Fi. The GlobeSurfer X.1 is able to turn any connected...
Neo is a rather obscure handset manufacturer, but they are present at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, showing off a bunch of their handset designs. What you see here is the Neo 808i, touted to be...
A bunch of brains from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new prototype device that resembles a bar of soap, but it comes with a bunch of sensors (72 in total) located throughout its surface and a...
Boys and girls, mark your calendars if you're interested in picking up the Nintendo DSi. While the portable console has already been out in Japan for a few months already for $180 a pop there after conversion, it will...
Western Digital has rolled out their latest My Book World Edition NAS server, a plug-and-play network storage solution that will be most welcome by novice home users. This updated version boasts easy installation as well as automatic continuous backup,...
We've heard about two solar-powered cell phones from Samsung and LG at the ongoing Mobile World Congress, but Chinese manufacturer ZTE has announced the first low-cost solar-powered cell phone in the world to target at least two billion users...
Never mind about National Geographic and their photographers being patient enough for days to capture that elusive creature, what about tech journalists who are on the lookout for slipped hardware and exclusive leaks? Take for example the Sidekick 2009...
Fujifilm has a bunch of new cameras as well, with the first of the bunch being the waterproof Z33WP - the first from Fujifilm. The Z33WP will come with a 10 megapixel sensor, a 2.7" LCD display and 3x...
Telstra has come up with their own mobile user interface which runs on top of Windows Mobile 6.1 as part of their newly forged alliance with Microsoft. According to Telstra executive director mobility products Ross Fielding, "It's all about...
Sony has unveiled five more Cyber-shot digital cameras - the DSC-T900, DSC-T90, DSC-W290, DSC-W230 and DSC-H20. All of them will feature a bunch of varying intelligent technologies that were included specifically for newcomers to the digital camera scene as...
I-O Data of Japan has just announced its new BDVRP-UH4 external Blu-ray player that is super slim - how does 21mm sound to you? It will be available in Japan only at this point in time, retailing for €235,...
Want to take a look at something alternative instead of branded mice for your notebook/netbook? How about giving gadget mavens Brando a go with their new E-blue Troza 2.4GHz Wireless Laser Mouse? This lightweight and small optical mouse tips...
Canon has a new compact printer in town - the Selphy CP780. Retailing for five cents under a hundred bucks, the Selphy CP780 is another consumer grade printer that improves upon its predecessor with faster print speeds and improved...
Samsung has a quartet of new digital cameras for the masses today, and all of them hail from the SL series. The high end SL820 boasts 12 megapixels of shooting goodness, a 5x optical zoom lens, a 3" LCD...
You know how you sometimes bump into older folk who proudly pull out their purse/wallet and show you photos of their grandchildren? Digital Foci decided to digitized that idea with their new Photo Book, which essentially is a digital...
Want to breathe new life into a rear projection TV? [dave] has the know how on turning that into a multitouch interface, and he has a 67" sample for you to drool over. All you need to do is...
[Mobile World Congress] Freeplay is currently making the most of MWC '09 by parading its ZipCharge power stick, targeting those who want to power their handsets whenever and wherever in the absence of a power outlet. What makes this...
The Canon PowerShot D10 looks really weird compared to standard digital camera designs, but it doesn't fall short in terms of features and specifications that include :- 12.1-megapixel resolution 3x optically stabilized zoom lens Waterproof (Up to 33 feet)...
Sakar at Toy Fair 2009 has released a netbook for kids, featuring a 10" display and a chassis that will appeal to kids thanks to the choice of colors - hot pink, purple, red and silver. The three-cell battery...
Want to secure data on your netbook? UPEK is here to help with their new range of fingerprint identification devices for both netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). Not only does UPEK offer hardware solutions, it also does software...
Just how much sexier can a light switch at home get? Well, Firsthand Design has done a great job with their new light switch concept that features intuitive touch sensitive panels. The panel boasts eight program scene buttons, a...
Canon's point-and-shoot SX200 digital camera might not have the technology of a DSLR, but it sure as heck is easy on the eye like a fine bird at the club on a Saturday night. This classy looking shooter comes...
Vodafone and Opera Software have come to an understanding, with both companies working together so that handsets will be able to offer users an enhanced mobile Internet experience in the near future. The latter will develop a custom-made version...
TI (Texas Instruments) will begin to sample its next-generation mobile applications processors sometime in the second half of this year. These OMAP4 chips will come with dual, SMP-capable ARMv7-based cores, C64x DSPs, multi-format hardware accelerators, a "programmable" graphics engine,...
[Mobile World Congress] Strange to see Microsoft parade Samsung's Valencia when the Korean company does not have that on display, and through some snooping around we have managed to find out a bit more about this smartphone. It will...
I enjoyed the movie '21' thoroughly, mainly from the thrill of watching someone try to beat the system with some high powered mathematics, and if you lack the brain power to do so manually at a casino near you,...
Fancy picking up a 103" plasma display from Panasonic? Well, if you have the dough to spare and want to use it for more than just visual entertainment, how about using it as an air hockey display with multitouch...
CyberPower just announced its Windows Home Server 100 which comes in a small form factor that lets users access their stash of files, photos, music and videos in a snap - be it at home or remotely. Targeting households...
Samsung is looking at selling new cell phones that are powered by the open-source Linux software platform sometime this year, and this is separate from offering at least three more handsets that run on Google's Android operating system. Unfortunately...
Joining the PowerShot SD780 IS is the Canon PowerShot SD960 IS Digital ELPH that shares pretty much the same functions and features found in the former, although you do get an improvement in the zoom department as well as...
Canon has yet another PowerShot for the masses - the SD780 IS. This is touted to be the slimmest digital ELPH from Canon to date, but despite its slim profile, it comes packed with enough technology to let a...
Check out Internet Table Talk that has put up a guide on on using your existing tablet PC to double up as a secondary PC display. This guide has been confirmed to work with Windows 2000 and XP, although...
[Mobile World Congress] Despite the recent “merge” between CyberShot and Walkman into the Sony Ericsson IDOU phone, the company is still making interesting one-trick pony phones (meaning they one strong point, like “photos” or “music”). The Sony Ericsson C903...
Here’s the Samsung OMNIA HD. Some people think that the display is HD, but no, it’s the video recording that happens in HD, in 720p to be exact (1280x720 at 24 frames per second). As you can imagine, Samsung...
February 17, 2009
[Mobile World Congress] Asus will be rolling out 3.5G-equipped Eee PCs that have Windows 7 as the operating system of choice, offering users the first 3.5G netbooks in the world that will feature Microsoft's latest operating system. Asus will...
[Mobile World Congress] Today Yahoo launched its new Yahoo! Mobile service for the mobile web and as an application for the iPhone, for smartphones from Nokia,RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola and for other Windows Mobile devices. The service...
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At first, our instinct is to go for the QWERTY phone, but after playing with the E55 (E55 specs here), we found it to be admittedly a more attractive phone than its sibling the E75. Why? Form factor: the...
We wanted to see if the physical design of the E75 was as good as it looked in the pictures. The short answer is “yes”. Nokia doesn’t disappoint on that front and the phone feels solid. We found the...
Now, there’s a MID (mobile internet device) that we could use to blog on the go. The Samsung SWD-M100D is a WiMax + WiFi device that has both a touch display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The most important...
This Android prototype was on display at the Texas Instrument booth. It might be new or not – the point is that we had not seen it before. What TI was touting is a “no compromise web browsing” (well,...
[Mobile World Congress] At the moment, a really solid piece of plexiglass stands between us and the IDOU from Sony Ericsson, so in the meantime, here are some real-life photos that show you what the device looks like when...
[Mobile World Congress] Walking around Mobile World Congress (WMC) is not as grueling as walking at CES, but still, if you can find a place where it’s possible to see a bunch of stuff from different brands in a...
New digital cameras have all kinds of smartness built in. They can recognize faces or even know if you smile. You might think that your camera manufacturer came up with all that, but chances are that they didn’t. Tessera...
[Mobile World Congress] In short, Nokia will integrate Skype directly into its phones. This announcement is *huge*, mainly for Skype, but also for Nokia users in general. Skype will be integrated directly in the phones’ contacts so that you...
Spice Mobile sounds like something from the planet Arrakis, but it is actually one of the more obscure phone manufacturing companies who has released their latest handset - the Spice S-590. This camera phone will feature the following :-...
Word has it that Sony Ericsson is working to launch the W705 in Canada pretty soon - within three months, to be exact, according to Sony Ericsson Canada’s website. It will be available at Rogers, and it will come...
We think that you might be rather sick of cell phone news by now no thanks to our coverage of Mobile World Congress, but there ain't no stopping - not when you have something as interesting as the Paul...
[Mobile World Congress] Hyundai doesn't only make cars, but they do phones as well - the Hyundai MB400 is proof. It does look like some cheap iPod classic clone, but this handset handles all your incoming and outgoing calls...
We understand that LG will be working closely with Microsoft in the near future, but that doesn't mean it can't sneak in a S60-powered handset in between. That's what the LG KT770 slider is all about, debuting at MWC...
Shuttle is no stranger when it comes to functional computer chassis, and their latest release is the custom liquid-cooled SDXi Carbon extreme gaming solution. You won't need this if all you do is surf the Internet for the latest...
Freescale Semiconductor has just released word on their line up for this year - they will be releasing an Android-powered netbook sometime in the second quarter of this year and will retail for approximately $100 - that's roughly 50%...
The VHS is dead, long live the VHS. It might have died a decent death quite a few years back, but it is back with a vengeance - albeit with a totally different function as the VHS Toaster. This...
Unless one is blind, you will never be able to understand just how a visually impaired person feels and navigates through their world. Have you ever wondered how one masters Braille? It sure ain't easy, just take a look...
The Zero is not only a CD player, it also does regular LPs as well. That's fine and dandy since it remains in the realm of concepts, as as with other conceptual devices, you might as well make the...
[Mobile World Congress] Better Energy Systems has introduced its Solio Communicator at Mobile World Congress 2009, tackling the going green issue with new gusto. The Solio Communicator hopes to provide virtually unlimited talk-time by harnessing the power of the...
[Mobile World Congress] The coming half year will be an exciting one for Doro as they will introduce at least five more handsets from their successful product series of easy cell phones. Easy cell phones? Well, those fall under...
Tristan Zimmerman is the man behind this iPod speaker system known as the Phonophone Il iPhone. What makes it different from the rest is obviously the form factor, as it takes advantage of the science of horn acoustics in...
[Mobile World Congress] Samsung doesn't want to be left out of the picture when it comes to watch cell phones, and hence have a slew of such handsets (or should we use the term, wristsets instead?) on display at...
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February 16, 2009
[Mobile World Congress] The more I travel, and the more I like the 6170 Navigator and Nokia Maps: it’s a navigation system that uses maps stored locally (no data download!) and Nokia users have access to worldwide maps –...
[Mobile World Congress] Their booth was a little empty, but Windows Mobile expert i-mate had a few interesting prototypes on display. Most don’t even have a name yet, but look for yourself and let us know if you would...
[Mobile World Congress] NVIDIA was showing the first devices using its APX processor announced last year at MWC: the Yulong N8 and the IAC S2. They look like “normal” smartphones except that they are graphically incredibly powerful. They were...
[Mobile World Congress] Here are some photos of the event held by Microsoft and LG today during Mobile world congress. Microsoft’s Steve Balmer (CEO) talked about Windows Mobile 6.5 (details here), while LG was providing its vision of a...
Workhorse PC is the latest company that will bring yet another netbook to the market - the Workhorse Certeza MC10. The name itself lends to an image of boring design, and this expectation does not disappoint with the following...
Dell is working on hybrid laptops that will feature not only an ARM processor-based sub-system, but Intel’s traditional main notebook platform as well. Rumors have it that the ARM low-voltage sub-CPU, when working together with Linux OS, will make...
You know what they say about people with the third eye - they're able to see into the spiritual realm, but rest assured this $300 Third Eye Video Camera won't be able to do anything of that sort. Instead,...
Want to go green in your life, but don't know where to start? Why not go green with the Green Shadow bicycle? While it is still in a conceptual stage, there is nothing to get in the way of...
Transcend pays special attention to its customers in India with a limited edition India Spirit USB flash drive. This was developed to express the company's respect and appreciation for the continued support of valued customers throughout India, and is...
Transcend's latest digital photo frames will come in black and white colors (boring!), better known as the PF810W and PF810B. Both models will feature a special LED lighted touch-sensitive menu interface that is integrated into its outer frame, featuring...
We are interested to see what Intel's reaction will be when Lenovo breaks the former's restrictions that prevents netbooks from coming with anything more than 10" of screen size, as the Atom N280-based IdeaPad S20 will feature a 12"...
Most of us use a fairly standard looking USB flash drive, but if you want to be outlandish (or reward your kid with his/her favorite cartoon character for doing well in school), then the Memorette SpongeBob USB flash drive...
Sounds confusing? Actually not - Scott Lin, chairman of Taiwan-based lens kit maker for Largan Precision, has ushered in a new age where mainstream resolution level for phone cameras are concerned - 3 megapixels will be the new norm,...
No, this isn't something that is from Mobile World Congress although we wish it were so - the LG Synthesis concept you see here from 16-year old designer Andrew Seunghyun Kim dances to the touchscreen smartphone tune of today,...
V12 Design is closer to fleshing out its dual LCD laptop concept in the form of the Canova. Judging by its sleek look and clean lines, you can tell that the Italian touch is there from the onset. Instead...
Panasonic has released its first blood pressure monitor to come with an SD memory card slot, which is interesting as this follows the other Panasonic products that feature a similar slot such as TVs and camcorders, although a blood...
Check out the two different DLP Pico projectors from Texas Instruments above - one is the old, while the other is new. No prizes for guessing which is which, as the newer model manages to output 854 x 480...
Just what is kinetic memory? Well, it basically means you are able to teach the small motors in the various joints of this construction kit simply by twisting and shaping it physically with your hands. While some parts will...
Talk about getting shots of alcohol in a totally whacked out manner! This Alcohol Gun certainly looks cool, and it allows you to portray suicidal scenes in movies without getting your brains blown out - beware though, as some...
[Mobile World Congress] LG will be jumping aboard the Android bandwagon this summer with a phone that was released last year - the LG KS360. Specifications of the LG KS360 will remain the same, although it will run on...
Orange has the privilege of being the first operator in the world to offer, incidentally, another world's first - a touch watch phone known as the LG G910 in Europe. According to Yves Maitre, Senior VP of Devices at...
[Mobile World Congress] The Acer Tempo M900 aims to bring the best of both worlds in a single device - with a generous touchscreen display as well as a QWERTY keyboard, you will be able to get your messages...
[Mobile World Congress] The Acer Tempo F900 sure as heck resembles the Samsung Omnia in some ways from the front, with the full touchscreen display and all alongside touch sensitive buttons on the bottom row. It will utilize a...
[Mobile World Congress] Dual SIM phones are dime a dozen and they aren't exactly rare these days, but Acer's Tempo DX900 is different as it is the first dual SIM smartphone in the world that supports both 3G and...
[Mobile World Congress] Acer has some new smartphones lined up at Mobile World Congress today, and the X960 is the first of which we'll take a look at. This smartphone claims to include just about everything you need from...
[Mobile World Congress] Huawei is a disappointment at the MWC '09 as they displayed a non-working prototype of their future Android phone there. It looks as though most of the design cues were taken from the iPhone, and it...
[Mobile World Congress] Who would've thought that motion detecting SIM cards would be a reality? Is the Nintendo Wii really that influential until various devices decided to include such technology? We will never know, but this we know for...
Archos is noted for their line of heavy hitting portable media players, and this time round we have word that they will be rolling out a 17mm thick 9" tablet in the 3rd quarter of 2009. It will be...
Just how small do you think a Blu-ray player can get? Well, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has successfully developed a 1DIN automotive Blu-ray Disc (BD) player which has 33% the volume of its home BD player, which is a whole...
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Casio isn't exactly the first name one would think of where cell phones are concerned, but that doesn't mean they're pushovers in this department. There will be a new 5 megapixel shooter from Casio known as the Exilim C721,...
Samsung might be pretty quiet with the slew of cell phone releases from rival companies today, but that doesn't mean they aren't doing anything about the situation. In fact, Samsung has just announced the 8 megapixel Omnia HD which...
[Mobile World Congress] Nokia's collaboration with Carl Zeiss has yielded some pretty notable camera phones in the past, and that collaboration does not look like ending soon with the Nokia N86 being the latest fruit of their union. This...
Nokia's 5630 XpressMusic handset was covered sometime in the middle of last week, and it is nice to see the FCC move with amazing efficiency this time round as they have approved the phone for use Stateside There is...
Most people will call the next Android handset from HTC as the G2, but it is officially known as the HTC Magic, where the smartphone will be available exclusively from Vodafone in Europe. When compared to its predecessor, the...
[Mobile World Congress] We can't help but think that the LG GD900 is a handset that was specially released for Cinderella, the fabled chick who got a lucky break in life just because she enthralled the prince with her...
[Mobile World Congress] No, the S-Class here does not denote the high end Mercedes Benz but instead is a new user interface unveiled by LG, with the newly announced Windows Mobile 6.5 running in the background. In fact, LG...
[Mobile World Congress] With Windows Mobile 6.5 being announced earlier today, here comes a very strong endorsement from one of its major partners - HTC. HTC's CEO just dropped the ball that new HTC smartphones will be powered by...
[Mobile World Congress] I’ve used Windows CE since the first iPaq, then Windows Mobile and until recently, I had observe that not much had changed. Windows Mobile was fundamentally designed to run with a stylus and in our recent...
[Mobile World Congress] The Touch Pro2 features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, an improved battery life, expandable memory, 2 speakers, 2 microphones, a touch-sensitive zoom bar and gravity, proximity and ambient light sensors. HTC...
[Mobile World Congress] HTC is unveiling its new Diamond 2 in Barcelona. Follow the press conference live on live.ubergizmo.com. The new smartphone has a better battery life than its V1 (50% more), a 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display (800x480),...
[Mobile World Congress] I published a few hours ago about the Open Screen Project, this industry-wide initiative launched in May 2008 by Adobe to promote a seamless browsing experience for Flash-based applications (web and standalone) across all screens. Today,...
[Mobile World Congress] As its name indicates, the Nokia 6710 Navigator is built to be a perfect guide in cities or elsewhere. It has Maps, the GPS navigation from Nokia which features a pedestrian mode – the most useful...
It is as email savvy as the Nokia E75, but the Nokia E55 is much lighter, thanks to the absence of a full keyboard. Instead, Nokia has chosen to go with the slightly extended numeric pad (like the Blackberry...
The Nokia E75 has been leaked to death: it should be particularly good at email as it is compatible with virtually all the popular online (Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, Pop, IMAP) and the enterprise email services (Exchange and Lotus). Several...
[Mobile World Congress] Nokia has announced the content store called Ovi Store that will serve not only applications, but also content in general to S40 and S60 users. There are two goals: the first is to make it easier...
[Mobile World Congress] Mobile internet devices (or MIDs) have not had the success that Netbooks have enjoyed. It might be because they are in an awkward category: too small to be a laptop and too big to be a...
[Mobile World Congress] NVIDIA aims for a big entry into the MID world by providing one of the most, if not the most powerful multimedia platform for handheld devices, based on its upcoming Tegra APX 2600. In a PowerPoint...
We're live at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, and there are no time to chat up with any matadors as we are busy trying to get the latest scoops for you in the world of cell phones....
February 15, 2009
[Mobile World Congress] We were among the first to see a demo of Opera Turbo at MWC. To make a long story short, Opera Turbo uses a server-side rendering engine. Basically, the page is rendered on a server then...
[Mobile World Congress] Today, Adobe is announcing the availability of new Adobe Reader Mobile SDK that provide reflowable PDF, eBook (ePUB file format) and DRM support for mobile phones and reading devices. Bookeen, iRex Technologies, Lexcycle, Plastic Logic, Polymer Vision...
[Mobile World Congress] In its effort to push Flash as the first mobile software solution for content delivery, Adobe partnered with Nokia to offer $10 Million initial seed money for mobile Flash developers as part of the Open Screen...
[Mobile World Congress] Today Adobe is launching its new over-the-air mobile runtime, Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player (beta). The strategy behind this announcement is to enable developers to create and distribute applications for the phones and provide a better...
[Mobile World Congress] Today, Adobe is announcing the Flash Player 10 browser plug-in for Smartphones. Smartphone users will be able to have a full desktop web flash experience and access rich applications, interactive content and web videos. The first...
[Mobile World Congress] The first chapter of the Palm Web OS programming book named Palm webOS: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo Framework is now available for free on OReilly’s site and Palm’s developer site. This will start...
[Mobile World Congress] The new Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) will be based on Intel’s next-generation MID hardware platform, codenamed “Moorestown,” and will run on Moblin 2.0, a variant of Linux. LG believes that MIDs are good for LG: “The MID...
[Mobile World Congress] Some were expecting a new CyberShot or a new Walkman phone, but Sony Ericsson went ahead and merged both categories into IDOU, a phone that has a 12.1 Megapixel digital camera and all the capabilities of...
[Mobile World Congress] After seeing a CDMA version at CES2009, we’ve finally had our hands on the MiFy 2352, the GSM version of the portable WiFi hotspot. If you don’t know, MiFy turns a cellphone-type data connection into a...
[Mobile World Congress] 8 megapixels is the new pink where cell phones are concerned - Sony Ericsson goes one up on their rivals (what with the Samsung Memoir having been released) with the W995 Walkman cell phone, featuring an...
[Mobile World Congress] Samsung Telecommunications America and T-Mobile USA have finally unveiled the Samsung Memoir on an official basis long after leaked images of it surfaced. This is a touch-screen handset that boasts a stunning 8 megapixel camera and...
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