Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
LG Has announced the LG Vortex. The Vortex is an Android 2.2 device that has a 3.2 inch screen along with 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity.
The device runs the latest version of Android and comes pre-loaded with Bing Search and Bing Maps. With it running Android 2.2, the phone can also work as a wireless 3G hotspot for several devices to connect up to and share an internet connection. [Read more…]
Path is an app for the iPhone that has just launched. What the new application does is lets you share your life with close friends and family. To do this you use the camera on your iPhone to capture events as they happen. You can then have up to 50 friends added to the application who will get to see your pictures taken.
You have the ability to tag images and moments as you encounter them. The app lets you know when your friends have seen the pictures. As well as being able to share and be notified of who has viewed what on your account, Path also has a map section that allows you to explore places where friends have visited that they have shared with you. [Read more…]
The open source drivers for the Microsoft Kinect were opened up a few days ago. Along with this, some unique ways to use the Kinect have started to show up.
One of these is the Minority Report style interface that can use the Kinect camera to detect movement of your hands and interpret that in to movement of objects on to a screen. [Read more…]
Well it’s been a day since Microsoft’s new hands-free, motion sensing camera – Kinect, arrived in the UK.
With such titles as Kinectimals and Dance Central, we gain a small glimpse at what Kinect is capable of. But this comes with mixed reviews. Many users have complained about the spacial requirements deemed necessary by the hi-tech camera where others have found difficulties in the camera’s ability to recognise faces. Though these haven’t seemed to dampen the new peripherals impact on the nation. [Read more…]
What you are looking at here is a dead Nikon D700 camera, battery grip and a $6000 Nikon 400mm 2.8 lens that was destroyed in a drag race.
The camera was being remote controlled at the time when a top fuel dragster lost control at the Auto Club Famoso in Bakersfield camera. When losing control, it went up the barrier and smacked in to the camera smashing it in to pieces. [Read more…]
Vodafone in the UK will soon be offering the HTC Desire Z on contract. At the moment, the only option over here is to get the Desire Z sim-free and pay full price out right for the handset.
When Vodafone launch the Desire Z, it will be free for those paying £30/month on a business contract for 2 years. [Read more…]
iFixit decided to tear apart the new Microsoft Kinect to see what exactly is inside and how it all works.
A few interesting finds include the addition of two cameras, four microphones as well as IR projectors and accelerometers.
The device uses a fan to keep it cool although iFixit believe its a bit of overkill for the amount of heat it will generate but then speculate its to keep things cool rather than face another RRoD problem like the Xbox had. [Read more…]
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G is being made available as of today. The phone its self was announced earlier last month.
The myTouch 4G runs the latest Android 2.2 operating system. It has 4G connectivity, compatible with T-Mobile HSPA+ network. The smartphone has a 3.8 inch display and a processor that runs at 1GHz. The CPU is a Snapdragon from Qualcomm. On the back is a five megapixel camera while on the front there is also a camera. [Read more…]
Archos is starting to ship a new range of tablets starting today. The model that launched today is the Archos 70. It comes with 8GB of storage and it runs Android 2.2.
Technical specs show that this particular tablet has a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and has a screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The screen is multitouch. [Read more…]
Starting tomorrow, November 3, T-Mobile in the US will be offering the T-Mobile Comet. The Comet is an Android based mobile phone that falls in to the entry-level category.
Price wise, it will cost just $9.99 (after a $50 rebate) and will be available on contracts starting at just £10/month for 200MB of data. [Read more…]
ViewSonic has released details of the US launch of the ViewPad 7 and 10 models. ViewSonic confirmed that the 7 inch model will launch in the forth quarter of this year with a price tag of $479 while the larger 10 inch model will arrive early next year with a price tag of $629.
Each of the ViewSonic tablets is slightly different. The larger of the two devices is actually a dual booting machine that runs both Windows 7 Home Premium and Google Android 1.6. When switching it on you get to choose which OS boots up. For times when you quickly need to check email, you can boot in to Android and quickly grab those. For times when tasks are a little more demanding, you can then choose Windows. [Read more…]
The iPhone 3GS is capable of capturing video in HD according to a guide over at Redmond Pie. The guide says that the camera is capable of recording 1080×800 pixels at a frame rate of 30fps by making a small tweak to a jailbroke iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.1
The method was performed using the Limera1n iOS 4.1 jailbreak and requires that you install OpenSSH to get access to the necessary file to modify it. [Read more…]
