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Orange San Francisco Android Smartphone Announced

September 21, 2010 by 4 Comments

Orange has announced the Orange San Francisco Android based smartphone. The San Francisco is the first Orange branded Android smartphone and will also be the first of others to follow.

Price wise, it falls in to the budget category at £99 and can be purchased along with a pay as you go Dolphin tariff.

Specifications reveal that the San Francisco has a 3.5 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The camera on the back can capture images at 3 megapixels. For connectivity it has WiFi, Bluetooth and USB as well as SatNav mentioned which we assume means GPS.
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Nikon Coolpix Projector Camera Shipping for $350

September 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Nikon has launched the Coolpix S1100pj camera. This particular model is fairly unique in that it has a pico style projector built in so that images captured can be displayed on a wall or other surface.

The built in projector is capable of displaying an image up to about 47 inches diagonally.

Other features included in the Nikon Projector camera are a 14.1 megapixel sensor, a lens that is capable of 5 times optical zoom as well as a three inch touchscreen on the back. The screen is LCD. [Read more…]

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Meet Rovio – The Wireless Robot

September 20, 2010 by 1 Comment

Have you ever wondered what goes on at home when you’re not around?? Rovio (as the title suggests) is a wireless robot. This means that however you get online, Rovio will be your new friend. So whether you use your iphone, games console or PC, you can literally be anywhere in the world and Rovio can stay at home. But that’s not all…

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Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Gadget Toys, Home Gadgets, Robot Gadgets

New competitor for Apple’s iPad: The Samsung Galaxy Tablet Out Next Month

September 17, 2010 by 7 Comments

Could this be the iPad killer?? There’s a veritable plethora of reasons why it could be.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab will be on sale in the US as of next month, across many of the major networks such as Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. As already mentioned in a previous post found here, we know of rumours dotted around the internet at the moment of prices for the Galaxy Tab ranging from between $200 – $400 on contract and around $600 – $700 as an unlocked package so nothing set in stone just yet. But later rumours spreading now sees pricing to over a grand in Europe alone (is this too much??) and as usual with wireless networks these days and based on their own marketing projects we’re still unsure on contract prices.

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Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation for iPad

September 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Mophie already have the Juice Pack for the iPhone. The company has now launched a similar version, this time for the iPad.

The new iPad power pack is called the Juice Pack Powerstation. What it does is provides extra juice for the iPad while you are on the move. Up to 2.1 amps of charging output can be achieved. The capacity of the battery is 3600mAh making it the most powerful external battery pack for the iPad available. [Read more…]

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Apple 27 Inch LED Display Landing Soon

September 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Apple [AAPL] could be launching the Apple 27 inch LED display any day now.

9 to 5 Mac noticed that when viewing the Mac Pro customisation page on the Apple site last week, that the text spoke about a 24 inch LED display. When visiting the site this week the wording has changed to specify a 27 inch LED display that is launching sometime this month. [Read more…]

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iPad Battery Extender Case with Kickstand

September 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If the 10+ hour battery life of the Apple iPad isn’t enough for you then perhaps this Kensington iPad battery extender case could work for you.

The Kensington PowerBack will add about another 5 hours on to the battery life of your iPad allowing it to run for a total of 15 or so hours between charges. The case also brings a microUSB connector to the iPad allowing you to charge it with a regular USB cable rather than the USB Apple sync cable. [Read more…]

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eLocity A7 Android 2.2 Tablet Ready for Pre-Order

September 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Amazon has just uploaded the eLocity A7 Tablet and made it available for pre-order on it’s site. The eLocity A7 runs Android 2.2, has a 7 inch screen, 512MB DDR2 RAM as well as 4GB of flash storage.

Other specs show that the device includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, runs an NVIDIA Tegra II T-20 processor and for connectivity it has Bluetooth as well as 802.11b/g wireless.

Connections on the device include a 1080p HDMI output along with a USB 2.0 port. [Read more…]

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Hannspree Tegra 2 Tablet in Action

September 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Hannspree is releasing a new Android Tablet. The new tablet will have a 10.1 inch multitouch display and will run the latest Android operating system (2.2).

The 10.1 inch screen has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Powering the Android tablet is a 1GHz Tegra 2 SOC processor.

Price wise, the tablet will cost £399 when it becomes available in November of this year. [Read more…]

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Sony Bloggie Touch HD Camera

September 3, 2010 by 3 Comments

The Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K is a HD video camera capable of capturing at full HD 1080p. It has a 12.8 megapixel sensor inside that can capture through an F2.8 lens.

The 12.8 megapixel sensor used in the camera is an Exmor CMOS sensor. Storage wise it comes in either 4GB and 8GB capacities.

Connectivity wise, it has a built in USB connector along with a HDMI output. The camera integrates with social networking sites to make uploading of photos and videos easy. [Read more…]

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Sony Reader eBook Devices Announced

September 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Sony has launched three new Sony Reader devices which bring a number of new features to the table.

The first is the Sony Reader PRS-350 Pocket Edition. This particular model costs $179 and has a 5 inch screen. Next up is the Sony Reader PRS-650 Touch Edition that has a 6 inch screen which has a price tag of $229. Finally the Sony Reader PRS-950 Daily Edition is the 7 inch model that costs $299.

Price wise, they are quite expensive it seems, especially when comparing it to the Nook or Amazon Kindle that recently saw price drops. [Read more…]

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Toshiba Folio 100 – Tegra 2 Based Android Tablet Coming Soon

August 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Toshiba are launching a new tablet. Toshiba have called it a Smart Pad for reasons we don’t know of as it appears to have specs just like a tablet.

The name of it will be the Toshiba Folio 100 if rumours are to be believed although no release date is known at the moment.

Technical specs show that it runs Android 2.2, runs an NVIDIA Tegra 2 and has a 10.1 inch screen that has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. [Read more…]

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