Archives for September 2009

HTC Leo Smartphone – First Shots

htc_leoThe HTC Leo has finally been pictured in decent quality. When it was first spotted it looked a tad fake. Well, as can be seen it is definitely real and has an impressive 4.3″ capacitive touchscreen. For reference, the phone next to it has a 3.6″ screen.

The HTC Leo will run Windows Mobile 6.5 when launched (known now as Windows Phone) and will have a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, a 1GHz Qualcomm 8250B processor and will measure just 11mm in thickness. [Read more…]

Apple Tablet Rumours Begin Again

apple-tabletNow that the new range of iPods have been officially announced it’s time to get back to the rumours of the Apple Tablet. The latest is that industry sources have said a new 9.6″ multitouch screened tablet from Apple will be on it’s way February 2010 and will include built in HSDPA along with a decent battery for keeping the thing running for a decent amount of time.

A PA Semi processor is to be used and the price tag will be somewhere between $799 and $999. Shipments of the Apple Tablet are said to get to Apple for December ready for the launch a couple of months after that. For the battery, DynaPack are reported to be creating 300,000 per month and Wintek are said to be creating the screens. [Read more…]

HP Envy 13 Inch Notebook

hp-envy-13-notebookThe HP Envy is a 13 inch ultra portable notebook that is designed to tackle the MacBook air and Dell Adamo in looks and features. The screen measures 13.1 inches and from what we see in pictures, it also appears to be very slim and a great looking notebook computer.

The only specs we know of so far are that it has 2 USB ports, an audio jack and a HDMI port. No details of the graphics, memory, processor and connectivity are known just yet. [Read more…]

LG GW620 Android Phone

lg-gw620LG have announced and made official it’s first Android based phone named the LG GW620. The GW620 is a landscape QWERTY slider phone that has a 3 inch touchscreen on the front. It was first seen over at IFA in Germany a couple of weeks back and was named the Etna.

LG haven’t revealed the full specs just yet of the GW620 but if it follows on from LG’s latest phones then it will likely have either a 5 or 8 megapixel camera. [Read more…]

Wi-Fi 802.11n Finally made Official

FINAL FINAL WiFi next logoAfter a number of years, 7 to be exact, IEEE standards have now ratified the 802.11n wireless specifications. For the last 2 – 3 years it has been known as draft-n. Making it official is a way that those companies who create products based on the n specs will now be compatible with others who follow the same guidelines.

802.11n was first planned back in 2002 but due to resistance from Atheros and Broadcom it delayed things a lot as they couldn’t agree on a common ground for the n spec. [Read more…]

Fingertip Micro Cam

finger-tip-micro-camcorderThe Fingertip Micro cam is a small camera that is capable of capturing images at 640 x 480 pixels. The camera can capture video on to microSD cards with a capacity of up to 8GB in size. The unit is powered by a rechargeable battery that can be charged via USB cable.

As well as being a camera, the device can also work as a flash drive to store other file types on it’s memory. [Read more…]

Nokia Erdos Leaked

nokiaerdosDetails of the new Nokia Erdos have leaked. The Erdos features a polished aluminium casing along with a mirrored 2.4 inch OLED QVGA screen.

The camera has 5 megapixels, has auto-focus and uses Carl Zeiss optics for the lens. To light up shots the Erdos also features a dual LED flash. Memory on the phone can be expanded by using a microSD card up to 8GB in capacity. For connectivity it supports Wi-Fi, aGPS and Bluetooth (A2DP). [Read more…]

ASUS Designo MS Series LCD Monitors

Asus-Designo-MS-SeriesASUS have unveiled their latest slim LCD monitor range named the Designo MS Series. Five monitors are launching named the MS246, 236, 227, 226 and 202. Each has a 2ms response time with a 50,000:1 contrast ratio and they can all display full HD at 1080p.

ASUS claim the monitors have an extra 40% in power savings as well as Video Intelligence Technology and mixing that with a profile of just 16.5mm you have quite a nice looking screen to view. [Read more…]

OWC Portable SSD

owcssdOWC have created a portable SSD drive that allows you to safely transfer large files between locations without the worry that a portable harddrive being knocked about can bring.

The OWC SSD drives are part of the Mercury On-The-Go pro line series and connect up to your laptop or PC via a Firewire 400 or 800 port, or USB 2.0 and it can transfer files up to 100MBps in speed.

The Portable SSD drives come in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, so they are not as large as some hard drives are, but they have no moving parts allowing them to be put easily in a bag or pocket without the worry of damaging them. [Read more…]

Motorola DEXT Android Phone Announced

motorola-dext-1Motorola have announced a new Android based phone called the Motorola DEXT. This is the companies first Android based phone that features a slide out full QWERTY keyboard with a directional pad to the left of the keyboard. It has a touchscreen (capacitive we assume due to how Android works) and has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

For connectivity it has all the usual stuff bundled in such as Wi-Fi, 3G as well as GPS for guidance. Rather than using the standard Android from off the virtual shelf, the DEXT uses it’s own skin in a similar way to how HTC have the Sense UI. Motorola call their version Motoblur that mixes in the social network type stuff on to the main pages of the menu. From the home page you can see your friends updates on Facebook, emails from GMail, Yahoo, music from Last.FM and information from MySpace as well as Twitter. Other functions include the capability to upload pictures and reply from the menu pages too. [Read more…]

HTC Touch Pro2 on Verizon

verizon-htc-touch-pro2Verizon are to be launching the HTC Touch Pro2 on their network and it will go on sale for $199.99 when launched today (or $489.99 if you decide to buy it off contract). Sprint also will be offering the same Touch Pro2 phone but it will cost you $349.99 on contract.

The HTC Touch Pro2 has a 3.6″ WVGA touchsceen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. A 3.2 megapixel camera can be found on the device and for connectivity there is WiFi and Bluetooth. The Touch Pro2 will run the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. [Read more…]

LG 55LHZ Wireless LED HDTV Announced

lg-wireless-hdtvA big annoying problem you come across when installing a TV is that it needs a bunch of wires connecting to it to make it work. LG have created the 55LHZ HDTV that has wireless features built in allowing you to drop a few of those cables. In fact, all that is needed for this TV is a power lead to get it going.

The LG 55LHZ is a 55″ screen that is backlit by many LEDs. Each LED can be switched on and off independently so that blacks are actually black. Up to 240 levels of brightness can also be achieved which overall gives 40 times more contrast than a typical HDTV according to LG. [Read more…]