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8.2 Says hello Cell phone world !

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

We’ve Previously written an article about how camera phones have progressed to a point where they have become usable everyday cameras capable of decent quality picture taking.
Sony Ericsson don’t want decent . Sony Ericsson want’s spectacular . After all, this is Sparta …

The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot codenamed Shiho (Candidate for this article) has a fully featured 8 megapixel camera packing auto focus, face detection, image stabilization and both a xenon and a photo flash. GPS Geo tagging, Auto rotation via accelerometer and TVOUT are also part of the specs .

Video Goodness:

Kevin Costner gets his dream phone…

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

F706iApparently Japan has a thing for Kevin Costner… I mean it’s not official but how else would we explain this story ?

Japanese mobile phone maker Fujitsu decided it’s latest creation, the Fujitsu F706i, should be a waterproof phone.
Now that’s great and all, especially for über sober moments you decide to take your phone for a swim.  BUT get this… the F706i has been especially designed to receive digital TV signals while submerged upto 3 meters below. (Dr Evil - Riiiiiighhttttt….)

So besides growing webbed feet and gills in a new sinking water world, i really can’t see my self entertaining the OC while underwater .
Unless Fujitsu know something about global warming we don’t ….

Touch like a Pro !

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

HTC announced the HTC Touch Pro , code named Raphael (Who picks these?) as the latest addition to it’sHTC Touch Pro touchy line up.

A successor to the stunning Diamond, the HTC Touch pro seems to be the Diamond geared towards the business community with it’s signature slider keyboard.
Touch goodness with horizontal keyboard efficiency, Not a bad combo…

Interesting tech specs include:

  • Qualcomm 528 MHz Processor
  • Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional OS
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 288MB RAM
  • Slightly larger than the diamond @102 mm (L) X 51 mm (W) X 18.05 mm (T)
  • Display    2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution
  • HSDPA/WCDMA
  • Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
  • Built in GPS and AGPS ready
  • 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash light
  • VGA CMOS color video call camera

More Specs and Details @  HTC’s Offcial product page

The Mobile Broadcast Unit in Your Pocket

Monday, May 26th, 2008

The beginning of it all was the sub par digital light capture sensor protected with a “made in China” plastic shield absurdly labeled lens, packaged all together and marketed as Phone-with a-Camera.
With time, the marriage between phone and camera was nothing like most of that of it’s humaCameran counterparts; It blossomed, grew more intricate and interdependent , finally giving birth to their love child the term Camera-Phone

We now find 5 Mega Pixel camera phones,  with lenses from heavy weights like Carl Zeiss boasting optical zoom and advance compact flash systems.
Even the controlling software is now capable of on the fly image stabilization, Impressive color balance calculations and ever more focusing on refining video capture capabilities.
In fact some upcoming cell phone prototypes are really gunning after Video capture, boasting realistic frame rates , good pixel density and in some cases, EDTV output .

On the other front, we have the current renaissance in the mobile internet market.
Make no mistake we are in the Henry Ford days of mobile internet connectivity . People more than ever are demanding their data  like their food: On the go and all experienced on-the-go food makers know, the faster you serve it, the more they’ll gobble up !

It’s only a matter of time before destiny throws camera and phone’s love child, camera-phone , into the path of WAP’s latest descendants, 3 and 4G, spawning an incredible array of cutting edge offspring’s with great derivatives .

Imagine sharing breath taking views seen from Italy’s Capri in real time HDTV quality with your loved ones back home.
Picture herds of enthusiasts streaming video from a across the globe to single web server for the masses to view creating a decentralized, truly democratic and sponsor free news network:  Wikipedia on steroids.

Mentioning only two obvious possibilities we connect the dots and come to see with little effort the fruits created by the fast mobile Internet revolution and quality mobile video’s evolution will not only be cutting edge and very useful in their application but most importantly very humanistic in our social sense , enabling all of us to come even closer than ever in an ever more globalizing world.

Get ready for the new Generation of Mobile Broadcast Units.

First Round : Top 50 Android Apps

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Android Logo

In an effort to raise awareness about it’s latest mobile platform ,Android , Google launched a 1 Million dollar developer challenge: Hit us with your best !

Results of round one are out, the judges have filtered through the submissions and the top 50 Android applications have been published. I must say , the stuff people came out with is nothing short of amazing !

From the Top 50 Applications our favorites include:

  1. Phonebook2.0
    Here’s a thought, take Facebook + flickr + your phone book , mash’em’up = Phonebook 2.0 : Get  the lowdown on John before dialing that number .
    John’s status says what now ? Ok maybe i should call later. Brilliant !
  2. PiggyBack
    See who’s going where and see if you can share a ride .
  3. AndroidScan
    Finds pricing and reviews for anything with a bar code. Android scan automatically recognizes bar codes and searches high and low for where you can get it and details. I can see pushy sales man go “Merde !
  4. Beetaun
    Social networking based on Geographical content.
  5. BioWallet
    Biometric authentication : Identify your self using your eye’s Iris, finger print etc.. Madness !
  6. BreadCrumbz
    In a past article we told you of free GPS maps for your cell phone, Breadcrumz takes it to a new level by creating picture based navigation.
  7. Commandro
    Find where your friends are and what are they doing at the moment. Picture this :
    Clever Cindy: Where were you honey bun schnooks ?
    Wise John:  Having a beer with the boys.
    Clever Cindy: That’s not what your phone says !
    Not-so-Wise John: I love you.
  8. Eco2Go
    Go green by tracking your C02 Footprint ! Al Gore’s got nothing on me !
  9. gWalk
    Get your custom created tour when traveling
  10. MyCloset
    Build your closet inventory in the phone then plan your look for the night in true high tech diva style !

A PDF with the full list of Android’s Top 50 Applications can be downloaded here.

Samsung i900: iLike !

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Samsung i900PCOnline in China gave what we believe was the first hands on test run of Samsung’s latest beast : i900

What’s so special about it ? Check it :

  • 3.5 touchscren display
  • 16 GB (yes, that is GIGA bytes) of onboard memory with microSD expansion.
  • 5 megapixel autofocus camera.
  • 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS,  Wifi
  • The standard features (Bluetooh, ADP, FM radio…)

Reports are suggesting Samsung is doing an extensive polish on the user interface to make it very touch me friendly….oh behave !

Sidekick Goes Crimson Baby !

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Crimson Sidekick

A Red version of the Sidekick Slide is now available for purchase through T-Mobile. Expected retail price is 199$ with two-year agreement.

The Sidekick Slide Crimson is identical in specs to it’s previous counter parts, except well the obvious Crimson paint job.

Sexy non the less…

Sony Ericsson’s P5 Goes from Rumor to Reality…

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Sony Ericsson’s latest P5 model seems to have gone from artist rendered concepts into actual prototypes as indicated by the latest images leaked on the net (see below)

Rumored specs are as follow:

  • 5 megapixel camera
  • Integrated GPS
  • 2.6-inch touch-screen display
  • Just like the K850i, there is row of touch-sensitive keys located at the very bottom of the screen
  • UIQ 3.3 User Interface

Knowing SE’s constant bad luck and delays with P-Series phones, let’s hope this one makes it out of the production line this century..

Traditional Facebook gifts are sooo yesterday ..

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Fund My Phone - Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile USA has designed an application, that  allows Virgin Mobile USA’s customers to get their friends on Facebook to  pay for their wireless minutes !

The “Fund My Phone” application can be installed just like any other Facebook application and placed on the user’s profile.

Now there’s way to separate your real friends from acquaintances …

iEntertain my self thank you very much…

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Singapore Airlines iPhoneSingapore Airlines has announced it’s plans to offer iPod and iPhone connectivity on select business class flights.

Just like them hi-tech treadmills, the system will allow passengers to enjoy content from their iPod or iPhone through the aircraft’s in-flight entertainment system, which is displayed on the private 15.4-inch widescreen monitor available on every seat, while simultaneously charging your iP(hone/od).
To make your experience whole some , active noise-cancellation headphones are provided as an extra cherry.

If you’re one of those people that enjoy the captian coming on every once in a while and informing you of what’s to your left and right (clouds and some more sea), then fear not , announcements and instructions made by the crew will be mixed into your playing media, in true iPhone fade-in/out fashion…