Gadget Venue

Mobile broadband this last year has started to become quite popular. The ability to put a SIM card in a compatible laptop, or use a USB dongle has allowed people on the move to connect to the internet where ever they can pick up a 3G mobile phone signal. The Cradlepoint CTR500 takes things a step further by allowing a number of computers to connect to it and share the connection. This comes in handy for people on business trips or maybe even groups who want to work together sharing the same connection.

The CTR500 connects up to EVDO and 3G networks and creates a wireless network for other computers to connect to it. You do need to connect a USB model to the device to connect to the web but once connected it allows up to 32 people to share the connection wirelessly. [Read more…]

Palm have confirmed that Windows Phone (Windows Mobile) will not be used on any of their phones from now on. Instead, it will be working with it’s own webOS only. This was confirmed by the Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein who said there will be no more devices with that OS installed from them.

All development in the future will now focus on creating a better webOS. It also indicates that no other OS will get a look in either as Jon said… “Which means that going forward, our roadmap will include only Palm webOS-based devices.” [Read more…]

Mobile phone cameras can be awkward to work with and unless you hold very still you often get a bad image. Mobile Mechatronics are wanting to tackle this problem and have created the Blur Tripod for the iPhone.

The tripod comes with a tripod adapter, and a mini tripod and also requires that a $0.99 application is downloaded to the iPhone that ads a shutter delay mode allowing you to run in to the shot. The tripod and adapter cost $14.99 making the total just shy of $16. [Read more…]

A couple of days ago we mentioned the iTwinge which is a keyboard attachment for the iPhone. We were unsure at the time of how it works such as, does it just tap the keys on the screen or does it work with software and is an actual keyboard. A video demonstration of it working is now available and it reveals that power for the keyboard is taken from the iPhone. I assume at this point that it isn’t somehow tapping the screen below as a user asks why it can’t be made transparent which the company producing it says it has technology underneath that prevent that at the moment. [Read more…]

Windows Mobile 6.5 (Windows Phone) is just about to launch in a few weeks time on October 6th, but already there is talk of the next version of Windows Phone which is version 7. The new version should be available sometime next year and features more Social Networks integration.

The Social Networking features of the Windows Phone will allow direct interaction between the phone and social networking so that when you load up the phone it is based at communicating with friends and keeping in contact more. Integration of news feeds will also be included which allows you to switch on the phone and see all the news and details you want right on the phone rather than having to search for them. Location based services will also play a big part which will allow the location of your friend to be shown on screen when he calls. [Read more…]

Nokia have created a cool little app to assist those who are blind or visually impaired with reading text messages on their mobile phone.

The Nokia Braille Reader application sits in the background and when a text message is received the application automatically loads up. When a part of the screen is tapped the message is then relayed to the user through a series of vibrations. When a dot is raised the phone vibrates sharply and when the dot is not raised a less forceful vibration is felt. Each dot is played one at a time with 6 dots creating each letter. [Read more…]