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Nokia N8 Photography Capabilities Demonstrated on Video

Nokia [NOK] will be launching the Nokia N8 in August. The Nokia Conversations YouTube channel has a few videos uploaded with one of them detailing the Nokia N8 photo editing along with the video editing functions of the device.

The video shows a few examples of how to browse through photos and although not the most exciting of things to watch, it does move on to the video editing functions of the phone where transitions can be made between clips that have been combined together. The application actually looks very good and seems that with the mix of a high resolution camera and some nice transition features it could be a good selling point for the Nokia N8. [Read more…]

Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 Reviewed

A few weeks back, Sony announced a couple of new cameras called the Sony NEX-3 and the Sony NEX-5. Both cameras looked very impressive. Each uses the Micro Four Thirds format making both cameras very compact.

The Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 concept was first displayed a few months ago. At that point we saw a very small bodied camera with a DSLR lens on the front. We didn’t expect them to arrive this quick though.

Each camera falls in to the Alpha range of digital SLR cameras although the lens mount differs in that a new E-mount is used on the NEX-3 and NEX-5. [Read more…]

Gorillatorch Flare Emergency Kit from Joby Announced

Joby are known for making the Gorillapod devices that have flexible legs and can carry cameras to capture pictures from cool locations. The company has announced the Gorillatorch Flare that brings the same flexible/magnetic tripod system but to an emergency kit device.

The Gorillatorch Flare brings a bright and powerful beam to the tripod making it in to a powerful flash light that can be used in emergencies. The Gorillatorch Flare can attach to most things either magnetically or by wrapping it’s legs around an object such as a tree or fence post.

The device can light a target by using it’s four powerful LED’s that can shine at 100 lumens. One white LED is included along with 3 red LEDs. Various light modes can be selected which includes low, medium and high for brightness settings along with flashing white light, and steady or flashing red light. [Read more…]

FaceTime allows iPhone 4 Video Calls over WiFi

One of the big features announced today on the Apple iPhone 4 was FaceTime. FaceTime brings video calling to the new iPhone 4 from Apple [AAPL] and allows users to use either the front facing video camera or rear facing video camera to make video calls to other iPhone 4 users over a WiFi connection.

Note that we mentioned “over a WiFi connection”. At WWDC, Steve Jobs announced that FaceTime in 2010 was a WiFi only deal, but that Apple is working with carriers to bring FaceTime over 3G networks.

FaceTime works right out of the box according to the Apple site. When making a call to someone you can click on the video camera and if available, the user on the other side will be prompted to switch to FaceTime. If they accept the video streams will be activated. [Read more…]

Apple iPhone 4 Announced

Apple [AAPL] has announced the Apple iPhone 4. The new generation device brings a huge number of enhancements some of which we think are quite impressive.

New features included in the iPhone 4 include video calling (Wi-fi only at the moment), a very high resolution screen, a 3-axis gyroscope, larger battery (10 hours of wifi browsing and more) and a number of other features we’ll cover in just a moment.

The iPhone 4 measures just 9.3mm thick (24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS). This is the thinnest smartphone ever made according to Apple. We have seen the design previously due to the leak over at Gizmodo, and not much that we can see has changed, if anything at all. [Read more…]

Apple iPhone 4G Expected to be Announced Today

Today, June 7, will hopefully bring an end to all the Apple iPhone 4G leaks and rumours we have been hearing and seeing for the last few months. The main leak of the iPhone 4G from Apple [AAPL] was when Gizmodo managed to get hold of a prototype a couple of months back. Since then we have seen leaks spring out from a few countries around the world including Vietnam.

Now that we have seen the insides and outside of the iPhone 4G (or iPhone HD, or whatever it will be called), we are now expecting to hear official word from Steve Jobs himself today at WWDC.

Things that we expect to hear about the device are as follows…

The iPhone 4G is expected to have a 960 x 640 resolution effectively giving it four times the amount of pixels that the current iPhone 3GS has. The display is said to be similar to the iPad in that it will use IPS (in plane switching) along with another new technology called FFS (fringe-field switching). This could also get interesting in terms of apps for the Apple Pad… could the new iPhone apps optimised for a higher res look far better than they do now when scaled up? We hope so. Read on for more… [Read more…]

Metro PCS to get Android 2.1 Phone

Metro PCS is rumoured to be getting a new Motorola [MOT] smartphone that runs the Google [GOOG] Android 2.1 operating system.

The Android handset has a slide out QWERTY keyboard that has four rows of keys with the addition of a .com button to the left of the space bar. On the front of the device looks to be some sort of unique home button which could be encircled by some sort of funky control pad.

Other features include a 600MHz processor, a 3 megapixel camera and from what we understand, it will run the MOTOBLUR overlay. [Read more…]

Motorola MILESTONE XT720 Android Smartphone Announced

Motorola [MOT] has announced the Motorola MILESTONE XT720 for those of us in the UK.

The new Motorola MILESTONE has dropped the keyboard and also now includes hi-def recording and output. With the keyboard being dropped, the new MILESTONE is now slimmer than the previous version. It measures 10.9mm now compared to the 13.7mm when the keyboard was attached.

The operating system installed is Android 2.1 although Android 2.2 will be quickly made available after launch although it is unclear what quick means with Motorola. [Read more…]

Motorola DROID Xtreme Shots Revealed

Not much is known yet about the Motorola DROID Xtreme other than a few leaked shots. The latest shots captured show the back of the DROID Xtreme.

On the back an 8 megapixel camera can be found, also HD video is included as seen in very small writing next to the lens and what looks to be a dual-flash.

We hear that it runs the Google [GOOG] OS, Android 2.1 although earlier details did not indicated it was version 2.1. We also see that it has similar styling to the Motorola DROID. [Read more…]

Aiptek 3D HD Camcorder Ready for Pre-Order

Yesterday we wrote about a new pocket sized 3D HD camcorder that was launching soon called the Aiptek 3D. We now see that Amazon has a pre-order page up for the camera with a price tag of $199.

The camera has two lenses each with a 5 megapixel sensor behind and are capable of capturing 3D HD at 720p. The screen on the front of the device measures 2.4 inches. Early indications suggest the 2.4 inch screen can show 3D without glasses although the Amazon page doesn’t mention this. [Read more…]

Dell Streak on O2 Now Available in UK

Today is the launch date of a few good devices. Over in the US the HTC EVO 4G just became available and here today in the UK the Dell Streak is now being made available on the O2 network.

Price wise, the Dell Streak free on all tariffs from £25/month and above which is a good deal although for £25/month you get data only and not Voice calls bundled in. You could possibly get away with using a service such as Skype to make calls though. The phone it’s self has a 5 inch screen. The screen is multitouch and can display 800 x 480 pixels. It runs Google Android, has an all-day battery life. [Read more…]

HTC EVO 4G Now Available

Today is June 4 and that means the HTC EVO 4G is going on sale. For those who want to avoid possible queues at stores and don’t mind waiting a day or 2 (or more with it being the weekend almost), Sprint [S] has now got the EVO 4G available to order online.

The phone can be ordered from here where it is priced at $199.99 after a rebate and “instant savings”. A two year contract will need to be signed with various options available depending on how much you need to use the smartphone.

A quick recap of features show that this device is a 4G smartphone capable of downloading data 10 times quicker than a 3G phone. Of course this all depends if you are in the right areas where a 4G signal is available. If it isn’t, it switches you down to the next best option. [Read more…]