Archives for April 2010

Google Nexus One Reception Problems – Google Not Interested

April 22, 2010 by 2 Comments

For those of you experiencing bugs with the Google Nexus One, it now appears that Google [GOOG] are not investigating them any more. Instead there bit of advice is to change the orientation of the phone, or move location.

The full message was posted by a Google employee on the Google support forums whereby he said…

“Hey guys,

I’ve seen some recent speculation on this thread about an OTA to improve 3G connectivity and I want to give you an update on the situation.

While we are continuing to monitor user feedback regarding the 3G performance on the Nexus One, we are no longer investigating further engineering improvements at this time.

If you are still experiencing 3G issues, we recommend that you try changing your location or even the orientation of your phone, as this may help in areas with weaker coverage.

-Ry Guy”

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Filed Under: Cell Phones

Car Chase made from Google Maps Imagery

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Check out this rather cool video. It was created by Honest and uses Google Maps/Earth imagery where a car chase scene is made to appear as though it has been filmed from up above.

Video after the jump… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Chocolate iPod Speaker

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Strapya are selling the Chocolate iPod speaker. On the top of the iPod speaker is a dock connector allowing you to connect various iPods up to it.

The list of compatible iPod’s is as follows…

1St iPod Touch, iPod Classic, 1st – 4th iPod nano, 3rd-5th iPod, iPod Mini.

It costs $21 and is available from Strapya. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music Gadgets

Dell Aero Specs Revealed

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Four other Dell smartphones were unveiled this morning which included three Dell Android handsets and a Dell Windows Phone 7 handset.

The next (and final we believe) is the Dell Aero. The Dell Aero has a launch date of Q2 this year making the launch anytime within the next 2 months.

The technical specs reveal that it will run a 624MHz Marvell processor and have a 3.5 inch capacitive multitouch screen. The device also has handwriting recognition and a capacitive stylus will be included allowing you to scribble on the screen. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

iFixit Launches Global Repair Community

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We mention iFixit quite often here on gadgetvenue. The company are responsible for taking apart brand new products as they launch and have a focus primarily on Apple [AAPL] products. As soon as something big is launched, the company strip it down and provide the step by step instructions on how to do it.

They are planning on expanding now by creating a global repair community where the project will see them create a repair manual for everything.

iFixit Highlights

* We’re opening up our guides to the world. Think Wikipedia, but for repair.
* Our platform is built from the ground up to make writing and using repair documentation easy.
* Both text and images are easily editable, and come with revision history.
* Reputation and badges reward participation, quality, and experience.
* You can get involved right now! [Read more…]

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Fujifilm HDP-L1 3D Camera Media Player

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Last July, we wrote about the Fufifilm W1 3D camera that had two lenses allowing 3D images and movies to be captured. Fujifilm have now introduced the HDP-L1 that acts as a media player for your W1 3D content.

The device connects up to your TV where you then plug in a memory card from the W1 3D camera and it lets the 3D material be played on screen.

As well as being capable of being connected to a TV the HDP-L1 also has a USB port to connect it to a Mac or Windows computer. The player can also display 2D content if needed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Camera Gadgets

Nokia Symbian^3 Delayed

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Nokia [NOK] have announced financial details of their company that also shows details of how many handsets they have shifted.

The numbers show a drop in cellphone and smartphone sales although this is also an increase when compared to this time last year vs last quarter.

In total the company shifted 107.8 million handsets with 21.5 million of these being smartphones. These were sold in a three month period. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Android 2.2 On it’s Way

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We reported yesterday that Android 2.2 (Froyo) was in the testing stages with a launch date due in the next month or so. Androidandme have pointed out that their stats software (Google Analytics) has already been seeing some traffic from Android 2.2 devices in the last few days as pictured below.

We checked the gadgetvenue statistics and have also noticed a few visitors using the Android 2.2 OS. Androidandme point out that Android builds only get numbered when close to release and with this information showing up in statistics, it appears that it isn’t too far away now. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Dell Lightning Windows Phone 7 Leaks

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

This morning we wrote about three new Dell Android devices that are due to launch late this year and next year.

The next smartphone we hear of (leaked from Dell) is the Dell Lightning. The Lightning is a Windows Phone 7 device that is a portrait slider. Inside a 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon processor is to be found. The screen measures 4.1 inches and is a WVGA format. The screen is OLED.

The Dell Lightning has a 5 megapixel camera that can autofocus. Memory wise it has 1GB of flash, 512MB RAM and 8GB of storage built in that due to Windows Phone 7 requirements will be non user changeable. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Samsung 3DTV – First 3DTV On Sale in UK at John Lewis

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The UK high street store John Lewis, is now selling the Samsung 3DTV and specifically the 40 inch UE40C7000 LED TV.

It is believed that this is the first 3DTV that has gone on sale in the UK. It currently costs £1800. Extras are needed to get the full 3D experience such as 3D glasses that cost £149 for a pair packaged with Monsters vs Aliens on a 3D Bluray Disc. Of course if you get a 3D BD video you also need to get a BD player such as the Samsung C6900 that will add another £349 to the price tag.

A 3D ready HDMI cable is also available for £49.95 that complies with the relatively new v1.4 specifications. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Displays

Dell Android Smartphones Unveiled – Flash, Smoke and Thunder

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Three new Dell Android phones have been unveiled called the Dell Flash, Dell Smoke and Dell Thunder.

Dell Flash Android Smartphone

The first phone to be unveiled is the Dell Flash (pictured above) that measures just 11mm thick. This phone has a 3.5 inch WVGA screen, connects up to HSPA networks on 850 / 1900 and 2100MHz networks with 14.4Mbps being the download speed limit. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera that has autofocus and image stabilisation along with features such as smile and blick detection. Inside is 512MB of RAM and ROM and the phone accepts microSD cards up to 64GB in capacity. That obviously indicates the phone is not due out for a while yet, perhaps late this year with memory cards that size.

For connectivity it has WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and the CPU is clocked at 800MHz provided by Qualcomm (the MSM7230 to be precise). This particular CPU is part of Qualcomm’s next generation of CPU’s that aims to bring the performance of the Snapdragon 1GHz CPUs to the phone along with HD video capabilities.

When launched it is expected to run Android 2.2. More details at Engadget. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Google Places brings Store Views to Streetview

April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Google [GOOG] announced yesterday that Google Places is now being rolled out with pilot projects starting across select cities around the world.

Google Places is a service that shows web users the inside of shops and not just the front of the shop. It works similar to street view in that you can zoom right in to the store front and then click to see pictures in the store as described below…

When customers are searching for the right local business, the setting, facilities, ambiance, merchandise, layout, or decor can be important factors in choosing where to go. If you want to find the perfect romantic restaurant for your anniversary dinner, you’ll want to find a place that has the right atmosphere. Or if you need to find a new gym, you’ll probably want to see what sort of equipment and amenities they offer. Place Pages currently feature images from business owners and third-party sources, but we wanted to supplement those with additional photos taken by Google photographers to provide consumers with more ways to get a sense of what awaits them when they step through the door of a business.

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Filed Under: Tech News