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…]
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.
ASUS have announced the ASUS UL30VT laptop that has been described as being ultra thin. The laptop measures just 1 inch thin and weighs 1.5KG. The UL30VT is covered in aluminium that has been given a brushed finish.
Samsung have announced the launch of a new portable multimedia player called the Samsung YP-R0. The device has a 2.6 inch colour LCD screen and comes with either 4GB or 8GB of storage depending on the model you choose. By using a microSDHC memory card the storage can be increased by a further 16GB.
The iPhone has had a few projectors launched for it of which they look quite good. The latest that I came across just today is the HypnosEye that although does it’s job of projecting an image, doesn’t look that good. Looks aside though, the HypnosEye is a simple projector that uses a lens and mirror to project images seen on the screen of your iPhone.
TechCrunch are reporting that a new HTC phone running Android is just around the corner. Described as the next “super” Android Device, it is expected that HTC are to be the ones who will build the phone. Also TC mention that senior Android guys over at Google have now started carrying one of the HTC phones around for testing.
Qualcomm have unveiled a new smartbook that will be built by Lenovo and sold by US carrier AT&T. The Smartbook will run a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and be capable of 720p HD video.
Casio are launching a new point and shoot camera called the Casio Exilim EX-FC150. The camera is an upgrade from the previous EX-FC100 series camera and has been upgraded with a new CMOS sensor that can capture images at 10 megapixels. The sensor is also backlit.
The Simulator company Cruden has built an F1 simulator that costs a hefty £120,000. The simulator is called the Hexatech and is capable of providing what Cruden call 6DOF (six degrees of freedom).
Yesterday a challenge was set on the XDA Forums to see if any users could manage to get Google Maps Navigation to work on the T-Mobile G1. The thread was opened at 8:32pm last night with an answer to the problem being provided at 3:36am this morning with full instructions how to complete the hack.



