Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Nokia have announced a couple of phones this morning. The first was the Nokia 6700 slide, and now we have the Nokia 7230.
The phone is a slight step down from the 6700 slider and runs the series 40 software and although it has a slightly larger 2.4 inch screen. The camera is capable of capturing images at 3.2 megapixels.
The phone allows you to easily share pictures on Ovi, Flickr and Facebook with 3G being used to transfer your images direct to those web apps.
Nokia have announced the Nokia 6700 slide phone. The phone is a 3G slider phone that design wise, comes in a number of colours which includes pink, red, petrol blue, aluminium, lime and purple. The phone is also slimline.
The 6700 slide has a 5 megapixel camera that has Carl Zeiss optics which we expect will be as good as any other camera phone. An editing package is also included in the phone allowing photos to be modified as needed while on the move. You also have the option of uploading photos direct to the web from the handset bypassing the need to transfer through your home PC. [Read more…]
If you were a fan of Driver on the original Playstation then the great game is on it’s way to the iPhone.
According to the developers Gameloft, the game is coming to the iPhone with amazing physics along with fully revamped graphics and will launch next month.
The game sees you play as an underground NYPD detective who has impressive driving skills that won him the challenge of infiltrating the bad guys. [Read more…]
Atari have updated their website recently to include a bunch of old classic games from the 70’s and 80’s. The games are all playable from your internet browser.
Games currently available are Asteroids, Battlezone, Crystal Castles and Lunar Lander. More games are to be added in the near future.
As well as a few old arcade games a few Atari 2600 games have also been uploaded that includes Yar’s Revenge and Adventure. [Read more…]
The HTC HD2 was recently launched on to the Vodafone network in the UK costing nothing on a £35/month plan and above. O2 have now started selling the HD2 and offering it for free, but for £45 on their network. The contract might be £10/month more expensive, but the more expensive contract only ties you down to 18 months rather than the 24 months of the Vodafone contract.
The phone it’s self has a very large 4.3 inch touchscreen and the HD2 runs the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system that runs HTC’s own custom Sense UI which actually makes WM6.5 quite good from what reports say. [Read more…]
The Camangi WebStation is another Android OS based device in the form of a tablet. The WebStation will be launched next month for a price of $399. Camangi do mention on their site that there is an early bird price for the first 100 buyers of the Android Tablet although it’s not clear if $399 is the early bird price or full price.
The device has a 7 inch touchscreen and is capable of running for 5 hours on a single charge. For connectivity it has wi-fi. Other features include GPS for navigation, a microSD card reader to expand memory and the ability to check email from services such as GMail. [Read more…]
If you have a bad memory and struggle to remember exactly where you parked your car then this GPS Tracker keychain will help you out. The small device is called ECCO and has a GPS chip built in. The tracker allows you to push a button to memorise exactly where you parked your car. When you are ready to return you simply push a button and it points you in the right direction.
Firebox (where it is available for £69.95) describe it as a hi-tech breadcrumb trail without the breadcrumbs. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] have added a new feature to Youtube that automatically ads captions to videos by using speech to text technology.
The technology used works with the same algorithms that Google Voice uses and converts the text in to text at the bottom of the video. The feature is designed for those who are hard of hearing or those who do not have sound enabled on their PC.
As of now the service is just a trial and only available on certain educational channels as well as the Google channels. If it proves to be successful enough then I suspect it will be rolled out to all videos eventually. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] have announced that Google Maps Navigation is now available in the US for those running Android 1.6 on their phone. The maps software is compatible with most (if not all) 1.6 based devices including the older T-Mobile G1.
Google Maps Navigation was first made available just a few weeks ago when the Motorola DROID was launched that ran the Android 2.0 operating system.
When using the software in the US you have on your phone a full satnav system that is kept up to date by Google and those providing maps. The service is online which requires you use a dataplan unless you want to run up a large bill. By having the service online you always have access to the latest map data available. [Read more…]
A few weeks ago XDA Developers folk managed to get Google Maps Navigation working on the T-Mobile G1. Of course, the navigation side of the software only worked in the USA and if using in Canada, Europe and anywhere else in the world you simply didn’t have the option to use navigation. Yet again the XDA forums people have managed to solve this problem and Google Maps Navigation can now work on your G1 along with the navigation features out of the USA.
Details of how to get navigation working can be found over on this thread. [Read more…]
A seller on eBay has a prototype Motorola DROID for sale on eBay. Only 5 were ever made according to the seller and they were created strictly for the engineers. The seller also mentions that everything works perfectly including all radios for bluetooth, wireless, calls etc…
Some noted differences from the final production model are noted in the auction which include a chrome bezel rather than the black standard bezel the production model has. Silver buttons can be found on the prototype DROID rather than Gold and some enhanced LED’s for lighting of the buttons are also in the prototype. [Read more…]
Spotify has now been released for Symbian based smartphones. By launching Spotify for Symbian phones, they have opened up to a huge market. Previously the service was only available for iPhone and Android phones.
Just like other versions of the software on mobile phones, Spotify requires that you are a premium member of their service to use the mobile app. Premium service is charged at £9.99/month and gives you access to a huge catalogue of music that can be listened to either on or off-line. As well as benefiting from higher bit-rates on your computer you also do not hear any ads on the service… just the music you want to listen to. [Read more…]
