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Nokia Text to Speech Download 2007-05-08 18:01:24
Text-to-speech uses the Message Reader application which is built into compatible Series 60 mobile phones. The service is available only for selected phones where the application is preinstalled
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NZXT HUSH case preview 2007-05-08 17:54:29
NZXT shows off their new HUSH case. This is a new quiet case designed for gamers.
This case is NZXT’s latest addition to their Gaming Classic series. It features two silent 120mm fans and comes with sound damping foam rubber padding preinstalled near the power supply, fans and hard drives to reduce the noise levels.
Features:
Screwless installation
6 external drive bays
5 internal HDD drive bays
Weight: 6kg
Front: 1x 120mm fan, rear: 1x 120mm fan
Stylish brushed aluminum and polished aluminium finish
The NZXT HUSH will be available in retail stores by the end of May. Within a couple of weeks NZXT will also present 4-6 other new products at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan.
G-Smart i300 PDA phone 2007-05-07 20:54:09
The GSmart
i300 is a great silver white colored phone
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that performs all the functions of a computer. You can find its specs below.
The GSmart i300 features:
- Windows Mobile 6 OS
- 2.4″ high-color TFT display
- Intel PXA270 520 MHz microprocessor
- 64mb RAM
- 256mb ROM (expandable)
- CEO Star III chip-based GPS receiver
- 2Mpix digital camera (image/video)
- Integrated Media player
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
- Web access
- Photo organizer
- Ergonomic keypad
- Measurements: 103×52x19 mm
- Weight: 116 grams
LG Shine 3G Phone released in Korea 2007-05-07 20:52:56 The new upgraded LG Shine
is now available in Korea
. This phone uses 3G technology and offers download speeds up to 3.6mbps. Other features remained the same: 2.2″ QVGA color display, 512mb of memory, 2MPix camera, secondary VGA camera, Bluetooth 2.0, etc.
Sony Ericsson P1i Smartphone Unveiled 2007-05-10 22:55:26 SonyEricsson
today unveiled the P1i smartphone, supporting push email and Web browsing applications, plus connectivity via hi-speed UMTS and Wireless LAN (WiFi).
Based on the Symbian operating system (v9.1) and UIQ 3.0, the P1i offers broad potential for multimedia applications from operators / carriers, content owners and third party developers. In short, the P1i is a device as small as a standard phone that offers flexible ways to work:
- Dual function keyboard - full alpha-numeric (e.g. QWERTY) text input combined with one hand phone usability
- Choice of text input method including handwriting and word completion
- Push email enabled including support for Exchange ActiveSync and BlackBerry Connect
- Integrated WLAN and VoIP enabled
- 3.2-megapixel camera with business card scanner
- Large 2.6-inch touchscreen with a Transflective Display that is easier to view in bright light conditions
The Sony Ericsson
P1i can handle corporate or personal emails, contacts and cale Read more:Smartphone
Treo 755p with Microsoft Direct Push Unveiled for Sprint 2007-05-10 22:52:55
Palm today introduced the Treo 755p smartphone for Sprint
, the first Treo to offer built-in MicrosoftDirect
Push Technology email support; Google Maps for mobile; and a sleeker design with integrated antenna, slimmer form factor and miniSD slot.
The Treo 755p offers VersaMail 3.5.4 with built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support for Microsoft Direct Push Technology, delivering automatic updates to Outlook email. Businesses connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server get fast, automatic wireless updates of email, calendar and contact information with added IT security and remote manageability.
Also new to the Treo 755p is the integration of Google Maps service for mobile. With Google Maps built into the ROM, Treo 755p users can get directions; perform local searches; and view moveable/scalable maps, satellite imagery, and traffic updates while on the go. Other Treo 755p features and benefits include:
- Ability to watch mobile video directly on the Treo 755p with Sprint
Verizon Wireless Expands VZ Navigator Features 2007-05-10 22:51:35 VerizonWireless
today introduced new features for its VZ Navigator
service. With time-saving tools like Place Messaging, a new VZ Navigator Web site, and the ability to synchronize searches from the Web site to VZ Navigator-capable phones, customers now have even more help to get where they are going.
With Place Messaging, a customer can send directions to others through VZ Navigator’s new Messages option. For example, users making dinner plans can send the restaurant’s location to friends, opening up VZ Navigator on their phone, so they can navigate to the destination, map it and save it to their Favorites folder. The message will automatically be sent as a standard TXT Message to recipients with phones that do not subscribe to VZ Navigator.
With the new companion Web site for VZ Navigator (www.vznavigator.com), customers can now search for a location on their desktop or laptop, save locations in their Favorites folder and recall locations from their Recent Searche Read more:Verizon Wireless
Nokia Alerts Users to Save Energy 2007-05-10 19:40:10 In an effort to encourage consumers to save electricity, Nokia
has launched phones with alerts informing users to unplug the charger once the battery is full.
Nokia decided to put the alerts into mass markets products first to help maximize the potential energy savings. Mobile phones sounding a beep and displaying an alert - “Battery is full, please unplug the charger” - could save enough electricity to power 85,000 homes annually, Nokia said.
The unplug alerts are set to first appear on its 1200, 1208 and 1650 phone models with later handhelds to follow, targeting fast growing markets like India, China and Latin America.
The alerts are the latest in a series of energy saving initiatives from Nokia. The phone maker had agreed with other mobile industry companies on measures to reduce energy consumption and pollution as a project in partnership with the European Commission. By 2010 it aims to have reduced by an additional 50% the amount of electricity a charger consumes whil Read more:Energy
Sony Ericsson T250a Entry-Level Cell Phone 2007-05-10 19:36:26 Here is a new entry-level cell phone from SonyEricsson
, the T250a. It comes in a metal finish and is available in Black or Silver color schemes. Its basic features include a built-in camera, FM radio, speakerphone, internet support, etc.
T250a should appear in markets in Q3 2007.
Sony Ericsson
T250a Specs:
VGA camera
Screen: 1.7″ 65K-color TFT (128×160)
WAP 1.2.1
Speakerphone
FM radio
Infrared
GSM/GPRS 900/1800 or GSM/GPRS 850/1900
Talk time: Up to 7 hours
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Size: 100 x 45 x 13 mm
Weight: 82 grams
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Nokia N82 Phone With 5MP Camera 2007-05-13 22:35:09
The Nokia
N82 phone provides a 320 x 240 TFT display, an impressive 5.0MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, Wi-Fi, 3G support, and Bluetooth with A2DP. The handset measures 112mm x 50.2mm x 17.3mm and weighs in at 120grams. No info on pricing yet.
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BenQ Joybook S41 Laptop 2007-05-13 22:33:28
The BenQ Joybook S41 laptop offers a 14.1-inch widescreen, up to 2GB RAM, and a 160GB hard drive. The laptop also provides Wireless a/b/g/n, an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M and a 1.3MP webcam. There is currently no word on the pricing.
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Simpsons-themed Xbox 360 2007-05-12 11:29:06
Microsoft has certainly been quick off the blocks, producing this Homer Simpson-themed Xbox
360 Pro. But before you rush out to the local shop, you’ll be far from pleased to know it’s a limited edition - just 100 available. And those 100 are going to be restricted to the US.
They’re set to be competition prizes, given away around the film’s US launch on 27th July. Apart from the film re-design, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between this and any standard 20GB model.
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Ring Style Heart Rate Monitor 2007-05-12 11:28:11
There are so many options around if you are one of those people whom for some reason or another wish to monitor your heart rate. It may be that you are an athlete who likes check their heart for recovery purposes or maybe there is an health issue and a heart rate monitor is an essential even possibly a life saving piece of equipment. Either way getting the most accurate heart rate monitor is a must.
This ring style heart rate monitor from Taylor gifts is small and neat, wearing it on your finger gives the monitor an ideal place to do its job, without any interruptions, unlike the problems that can occur with wrist and other heart rate monitors. The tight fit ensures that there is constant pressure on the desired digit which in turn gives an accurate reading, there is nothing worse than having reading all over the place, as you cannot determine which ones are correct.
Similar the watch style heart rate monitors, the ring virtually replicates the same functions, but the size is t Read more:Heart
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USB AM/FM Radio From Thanko 2007-05-12 11:27:06
The USB AM/FM Radio
from Thanko features a big external antenna and can even record the radio in WAV or WMA file formats. The device is not compatible with Mac, it is only compatible with Windws 2000, XP, and Vista.
Mini iRiver Clix Cradle 2007-05-12 11:25:04 iRiver
has announced the Clix Cradle
for the iRiver Clix mini Portable Media Player. Using this cradle, you easily connect the iRiver Clix to your PC or use it as a speaker. Its price is at around $30.
Mitsubishi Viseo MDT241WG LCD Screen 2007-05-12 11:23:53
The Mitsubishi
Viseo MDT241WG will be released in Japan this June 1st. The screen features a 24.1-inch widescreen design and a WUXGA (1920×1200) LCD. It provides a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 16ms response time, and a 178-degree viewing angle and also sports an MV engine which effectively reduces blurring effects and makes fluid motion on-screen. The Viseo will retail for around $1146.
LG Philips Bendy Screen 2007-05-15 22:49:12
They call it e-paper, but in reality it is probably neither one nor the other. But whatever it is called, it is most defiantly a next generation display screen. Being flexible it means that there are so many more possibilities for this to be introduced into, something like this if it works as good as they say it will, we can expect to see new ideas for computing and communications.
The brilliant people in the labs of LG Philips
in South Korea have been working on this for some time, in fact the concept is not entirely new, we have seen various other electrical manufacturers come up with the same idea, but not on this scale. The LG Philips version is a mere 0.3 mm thick and is just under 40 cm’s from the top corner to the bottom, which puts it right into the laptop market.
The questions that need answering is what sort of resolution can we expect, they say that it will display just under 4100 colors. However it is still early days on this and no doubt we will be seeing many o