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Sony Ericsson P990

September 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The P990 is expected to hit the market very soon. This smartphone is truly amazing. It has more features then any other phone on the market and most of us tend to love more features as it cuts down the number of items you need to carry around with you.

Among these features is a 2 megapixel camera with auto focus. It has a second camera as it works over 3G networks and can make video calls. It has a QWERTY keyboard, memory stick slot and features an FM radio with RDS. It runs the latest Symbian OS (version 9.1) and has a nice 2.76″ TFT screen.

What I also love about this phone is it’s wifi support which will surely be a hit.

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Via: GSMArena

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Vonage

August 14, 2006 by Leave a Comment

I recently moved home and decided rather then paying £10/Month for the phone line I would pay £7.99/Month for Vonage so I could use VOIP. With this offer I get unlimited calls to landlines, cheap international calls and cheap calls to mobiles. With Telewest (my internet provider) I would have to pay extra on top of the £10/Month to get cheap calls to the US and free calls in the UK. I estimate £5 – £10 savings per month which is not bad!

I must admit, I am impressed with the service offered by Vonage. I ordered Monday night a couple of weeks back and the equipment was delivered Wednesday (just 2 days later… well 1 if you dont count Monday with me ordering after close of business). I received a new router (the Motorola VT2442), connected it and it fired up right away. It seems like the Vonage service just needs the MAC address of the new router and ties it to your account/number. No matter which internet connection I plug the adapter in to I can receive calls on my new UK landline number. Fantastic!

Calls so far have been clear and reliable. I decided to use cordless phones from Philips and connect them to the phone adapter. No problems there either. Some report problems with wi-fi using the same frequencies but I have not had that problem with my wifi network and cordless phones. It would be worth checking out to see if your phone is compatible though if you use wi-fi.

My overall rating… 5 *’s 🙂

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets, Tech News

LED Time Fountain

August 8, 2006 by Leave a Comment

cre.ations.net have created the LED time fountain which is one cool homemade device 🙂 I already want to run to the shops and buy the parts to build it. It works by dripping flourecent water from a brass pipe and then shining some bright LED’s while the strobe which makes the drops of water glow green and look like they are moving upwards, stationary or downwards at any speed.

All cool!! Check out the screen shots and video.

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Via: cre.ations.net

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Anti Spam Appliance

August 7, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Fed up of Spam in the office? The anti spam appliance named SpamCube is about to change that. The device costs $150 and sits on your network and can block spam for up to 4 computers although I am sure the technical minded can switch this behind a router and filter the whole office email out.

No word yet on subscription prices for the spam definitions update but for $150 the device could save an office way more then that in productivity. I sometimes spend 30 minutes in the morning just filtering out the junk from the good stuff.

More details of the anti spam appliance can be found below.

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Via: UberGizmo

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

Belkin Skype Phone

July 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Skype has taken the world by storm over the last few years. Recently we are seeing more and more phones become available so that you can make calls like you would with a regular phone and not have to be attached to your PC and wearing a headset.

The Belkin Skype phone is a nice new Wi-fi Skype phone which has all the software built in. All you do is get your self to the nearest wi-fi hotspot (which are all over these days) and then you log in on the phone to the Skype network and can make calls all over the world for free to other Skype users. These new phones are just amazing! What else makes it great is that wi-fi is world wide. It doesnt matter what country you are in, as long as you are in a hotspot then you are good to log in and call anywhere.

The only downside is that wi-fi networks are not as accessable as a mobile cellular network, but who cares? Wi-fi is growing at a huge rate and it wont be long before wi-fi is everywhere.

The phone is set to retail for $190 and looks just like a regular phone. More details below.

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Via: TechEBlog

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

InFocus “Work Big” IN42 Projector

July 12, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The Work Big projector named the IN42 has been launched by InFocus. It has a 1024 x 768 resolution and a massive (well masive to me) 3500 lumens. This means that you can watch that thing with out sitting down in complete darkness. According to sources it has a very quiet fan which pumps out about 32 decibels. The projector has the ability to be networked via the RJ45 connector. It also has several inputs. We expect this device to sell for $3299. It should be availble in the next few months.

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Via: Engadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Gateway M285-E

July 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The new Gateway M285-E is hitting the shelves soon. This version of the popular M285 sports a Core Duo processor which has given a boost to performance across applications. The processor runs at 2.16Ghz and is the T2600 series. It has a 14″ WXGA widescreen display along with 1Gb RAM, 80Gb disk and much more. Check out the full specs after the jump.

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iRex Iliad e-reader

July 7, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The iRex Iliad e-reader is now starting to ship which is great news. We expect the device to sell at $740 with shipping costs.

The e-reader is designed for ease of use. It uses wireless internet connectivity, PC connection or flash memory to deliver content. This will allow you to have shelf loads of books to carry around with you on this easy to read device. It can be suited to the professional over to the student.

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WiBro Launched

July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment

South Korea is the first place to launch WiBro. WiBro is based on Intel’s WiMax technology and provides commercial versions of long range wireless networking.

The service is offered by SK Telecom and KT Corp and they will be responsible right now for providing broadband signals across Seoul. The range is around 1Km and can keep a connection up to 74MPH. The service starts at $17 and will work on a service charge depending on what usage you intend to make of it. The pricing looks rather reasonable compared to regular wifi over here in the UK.

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Via: Engadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Tech News

C1 UMPC (MicroPC)

July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The C1 UMPC is not really a UMPC. It’s a MicroPC just like the new Vaio UX although it kind of is a UMPC. Confused 🙂 I am. More details of how to get around this in your head are over at Engadget via the link below.

It runs XP and has a nice 8.4″ display. It runs at 1Ghz, has an 80Gb drive, 1Gb DDR RAM, PC Slot, 3 hour battery, Bluetooth, wireless (802.11b/g) and ethernet.

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Via: Engadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Sony Ericsson W810

July 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The new Sony Ericsson W810 is another mobile in the Walkman range of phones which I think are very good. It is the son of the W800 which was another excellent phone. The W810 improves on some of the bad parts of the W800 which were not that many. It has a new joystick and the mobile internet is changed. The colour of the phone is changed from White to Black. It is the familier Orange colour which we are used to seeing in this range of W phones.

A 512Mb memory card is included which is changeable for an even larger one. A downside is the slow USB connection to a PC. The cable is included but it doesnt perform how we would all expect. However, who really cares about the USB connection speed 🙂 I have never used it yet. Always use Bluetooth or a card reader.

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Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Digital Clock T-Shirt

June 29, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Kind of cool in a weird way is the new digital clock t-shirt. It’s basically a standard t-shirt with a big digital clock built in the front. How many of you think that a wearer of one of these is in for the typical cheesy jokes that can be associated with one wearing this 🙂

It is powered by 4 AAA batteries hidden away and lasts about 1.5 – 2 days at a push. It can also be switched off should you want to save power for later.

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Via: Popgadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets