Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Amazon are now taking pre-orders for the HTC HD2 in the UK preparing for a SIM free launch date of November 20 2009.
The SIM Free phone will cost an expected £549.99. For those who are unfamiliar with the HD2, then a quick run down of features is listed after the jump. [Read more…]
After mentioning the Motorola Droid probably nearly every day since the weekend, it’s time for more information on it. BGR, again, got some pictures of a mailout that is part of the DroidDoes campaign showing a little more of exactly what the new Droid phone can do. Look at it as more of a teaser though rather than in-depth information. [Read more…]
Along with a big update to a number of Apple products yesterday, Apple [AAPL] have also launched the new Magic Mouse. The mouse is the worlds first multi touch mouse allowing you to use anywhere on it’s surface to click on.
To use the mouse you need to brush a finger along the surface of it to scroll in any direction along with the ability to pan a full 360 degrees. Various other gestures can be used with the mouse including the use of two fingers, swipe left or right that allows you to skim through pages.
The multi-touch abilities stem from what started on the iPhone where a new way to interact with a screen was first used. Following the iPhone the iPod Touch also got this and then the technology moved in to touchpads on devices sich as the MacBook pro. [Read more…]
PocketNow managed to get some screenshots of the upcoming Windows Mobile 7. New screen shots show a new call screen, calendar, contact page, email, text messaging and settings.
It seems like the leaked shots of 6.5.1 might actually be absorbed in to Windows 7 or perhaps we are looking at 6.5.1 (it is a little unclear it seems at the moment). But whatever we are looking at looks that a fancy new finger-friendly version is on it’s way.
When looking at the comparisons below the images on the top are Windows Mobile 6.5 version with the ones below being 6.5.1 or V7. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] have also updated their iMac range today with two new models. The first has a screen measuring 21.5 inches while the larger has a screen measuring 27 inches. To finish off the design the screens are covered in edge to edge glass to give the new iMac a nice look.
Each of the new model screens are backlit by LED giving a nice bright and vibrant screen to look at while working. On to what powers the new iMac’s, each of them have a few options each. The 21.5 inch and 27 inch iMac’s can have either a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of L2 cache, or a 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with 6MB of L2 cache. The 27 inch model also has the option of a 2.66GHz quad core Intel Core i5 processor with 8MB of L3 cache along with Turbo Boost Dynamic performance up to 3.2GHz, or you can opt for a 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB of L3 cache with turbo boost performance up to 3.46GHz along with hyper-threading up to eight virtual cores. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] have also updated their Apple Mac Mini today. The new Mac Mini measures 2 inches high, 6.5 inches wide, 6.5 inches deep and weighs just 2.9 pounds.
The Mac Mini has a number of optional processors when buying it which include a 2.26GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor along with 3MB of on-chip L2 cache and a 1066MHz FSB. 2GB of RAM is standard on the MacMini although this can be upgraded to 4GB if needed. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] have launched their latest Apple MacBook that now comes with a more durable unibody enclosure being made of rugged polycarbonate that can take a bit of general abuse that laptops tend to see day to day.
The new Apple MacBook’s weigh 4.7 pounds and measure 1.08 in thickness making them quite slim. The MacBook measures 13 inches across and 9.12 inches deep. Power wise, the MacBook runs a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo Processor that has 3MB of on-chip L2 cache. Also a 1066MHz frontside bus is utilised. Memory wise the MacBook supports up to 4GB of RAM although standard see’s it supplied with 2GB. For storage the standard model has a 250GB harddrive. [Read more…]
We have mentioned the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 a few times over the last month or so, but now we hear that it will probably be named the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 instead. The release date of the X10 is set to be February 2010 where it will be officially revealed just before at MWC 2010.
Although it will get revealed at MWC 2010, we might get some sort of official announcement in early November according to gsmarena. [Read more…]
Earlier we wrote about the Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader that suddenly was being made available today. Scanning over their website we see that the information has now been made official and that a colour eBook reader is now available for pre-order. Although the eBook reader does have some element of colour, it is important to know that the reading pane is just regular e-ink, but the device does have a seperate LCD colour navigation area below the screen that acts like a touch-pad.
The Nook measures 7.7″ x 4.9″ x 0.5″ and weighs 11.2 ounces. The main screen/reading pane uses advanced E Ink Vizplex that allows you to read eBooks like a printed page. This allows you to read in sunlight as well as clearly while used in your home. The text size can also be adjusted to suit your needs. [Read more…]
ii-View has created a new netbook named the A2 netbook. The netbook uses an Intel Atom CPU running at 1.6GHz and has a healthy 2GB of RAM along with a large 320GB harddrive.
Connectivity wise it has fast wireless access compatible with 802.11b/g/n. Specs wise it’s similar in power to most standard netbooks in the speed of the processor, but the extra 1GB of RAM is a nice addition. The ii-View A2 also has a 12 inch screen that runs at a HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The larger screen allows the casing to accommodate a full sized QWERTY keyboard rather than a 90 something % size often seen on the smaller 10″ models. [Read more…]
When Windows Mobile 6.5 (aka, Windows Phone) was launched recently, it didn’t go down as good as what we had hoped for. The problem with it was that it just seemed like a slight upgrade to 6.1 with a lot of the 6.1 features being behind the scenes in the applications… ie, not finger friendly.
We now hear that a new version could be making it’s way soon. It has been unofficially dubbed as 6.5.1 and will serve as an intermediary step between 6.5 and Windows Mobile 7 due out next year. The new version is basically more polished with a few tweaks such as new anti-aliased buttons rather than the older Windows 3.1 look. The version is also supposed to be faster and sleeker as well as using larger icons to be a lot more touch-friendly. [Read more…]
TomTom have created a new satnav system that fits in the dashboard of your car. It is called the TomTom Go I-90 and is designed to fit in a standard double DIN slot completely replacing the onboard stereo that was there before.
Included in the I-90 is an FM radio along with RDS support. AM reception is also possible and the unit has a USB connector allowing MP3 players to be connected. It isn’t known if the unit has Bluetooth although the press release does refer to compatibility with an extensive list of phones for hands free calling. We assume that it will considering many TomTom units have this feature. [Read more…]
