Nokia is not known for its touchscreen devices, but that is about to change with the launch of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Symbian 5th Edition. The mid-end range device has pretty solid features, combined with easy of use and flexible data input, not to mention a pretty affordable price at EURO 279 before tax and subsidies.
You can see the complete specifications here.
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Here’s a good news for those of you who don’t like the square-shaped iPod Nano 3G. Apple has come up with a taller and colorful design, resembling the Nano 2G but with bigger screen. It’s official: Nano finally grows up.
The choice of colors is pretty overwhelming, now available in 9 bright colors. Storage capacity has gone up, starting from 8GB and 16GB. The 2-inch display now uses blue-white LED-backlight with the same 320×240 pixel resolution. There’s the accelerometer, similar to the iPod Touch and iPhone.
But the best thing is the price, that comes down to US$149 for the 8GB version. Now, I think I saw the yellow one…
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The battle for cute, small, unobtrusive desktop PCs has begun. This time it is Dell’s turn to lock and reload with the new Studio Hybrid. It is claimed to be Dell’s most uniqe, stylish, and conscientious desktop PC that is designed to fit into the environment while protecting it.
The mini desktop can be personalized with 6 interchangeable color sleeves or bamboo, that would be like having a new PC every day except Sunday. Of course, customization means extra money to be forked out. The bamboo, for instance, will require you to shell out additional US$130. The design is very, very attractive and in my opinion the best designed mini desktop to date.
To keep up with the theme “saving the world”, Studio Hybrid uses Intel mobile platform that uses far less energy than the desktop versions. You can choose between slot-loading DVD or Blu-Ray for the optical drive, meanwhile the HDMI connection puts this desktop right at home near your new High Definition LCD TV. It’s not made for gaming, so don’t expect any discreet graphics card. Even the TV tuner option comes in USB dongle, to save space.
The price starts at US$499 (no monitor).
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Panasonic introduced its newest digital camera, DMC-LX3, a pretty bold and daring product that aims the SLR users. After scrutinizing the press release, it seems Panasonic really knows what he’s doing. Panasonic is not pushing the megapixel with this one, instead he optimizes and improve the CCD, while giving us a better lens for a compact digital camera.
Here’s some excerpts from the release
The old formula equating pixel count with image quality does not always hold true. In general, if two CCDs have exactly the same physical size but different pixel counts, the one with more pixels is not necessarily better – in fact, it’s likely to generate more picture noise, especially in low-light parts of the image. This poor low-light image quality has been a source of great dissatisfaction for compact camera users.
In the LX3, Panasonic responds to this problem by boldly reversing the industry trend of pushing toward ever-higher pixel counts. Rather than cramming in the maximum number of pixels possible, it has limited the LX3’s 1/1.63-inch CCD to 10.1 megapixels. The result is a CCD that provides a generous amount of space for each pixel while offering superb sensitivity and a wide dynamic range made possible by maximizing the size of the photodiode. Panasonic also redesigned the peripheral circuits and other components to further minimize noise generation. These enhancements greatly improve imaging performance, boosting both sensitivity and saturation by around 40% compared with ordinary 10-mexapixel compact cameras.
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Here’s a device that’s supposedly to rival BlackBerry. At least in the name.
It’s not a smartphone, or even a mobile phone. Categorized as “mobile communicator”, this very-typical-Japanese gadget is equipped with limited wireless capabilities than support up to four devices connected at the same time for email, chat, and online games.
Sounds pretty good, but the big catch is you have to be in a very small 10 meter radius in order to use that. Even the messages are limited to 64 characters, shorter than SMS. Even the screen is monochrome, as in the last century.
Seeing from the design, it’s aimed to young audiences who likes cute stuffs. Oh, there’s an also virtual pet inside. Isn’t Tamagotchi dead yet? It’s 2008 already, Mates!!!
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If you’re already bored with the UMPC craze, you may jump to another new craze. The Mini PC craze. Joining Dell and ASUS, Acer unveiled Aspire X1200, set to be the dynamic and sleek entertainment center.
Measuring just 10.4-inches (L) x 3.9-inches (W) x 12.4-inches (H), the small chassis can be fitted into every desk or living room, if you may. Even though carrying the low-energy consumption tagline, Aspire X1200 is equipped with pretty mean specifications that can be used for any multimedia purposes, even 3D gaming.
To become the media-hub in your home, Acer realizes that connectivity is the key point. Maybe that’s why they squezzed no less than 9 USB ports, 14-in-1 card reader, and HDMI connection into this small box. Wow, I don’t think many people have 9 USB devices, unless you want to use at least 3 mouses at the same time.
However the most attractive thing here is the pricing. Depending on the specifications, X1200 is priced at US$499 up to US$699.
Here’s the packages available: more…
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For those of you who get tired of pressing your phone’s keys frantically during mobile games, Sony Ericsson has heard your plea by releasing the F305 with Motion Gaming.
Basically the premise is pretty simple. Instead of pressing buttons, players now can control games with the flick of a wrist or the swing of an arm. The result will be immediately shown on the screen. The real game example will be imitate bowling movement or casting a fishing line. In fact, F305 comes with three preloaded motion games, “Bowling”, “Bass fishing”, and “Jockey”. There is no news about how many motion games already in the market, but I think it’s not much.
Other gaming features cover horizontal game play and dedicated gaming keys. To complement the F305, Sony Ericsson has provide a handy new accessory to boost the battery life. Attach Power Pack CPP-100 to your keyring and when the phone is low on juice, simply plug it into the phone to receive an instant battery power boost.
Of course, it a multimedia phones with these standard features:
• 2.0 megapixel camera and Bluetooth™
• Expandable memory via Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot.
• Loud stereo speakers
• Exchangeable Style-Up covers
• Comes in two different colors; polar white and mystic black
Source: Sony Ericsson Press Release
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