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HP Brings Compaq 6735b, 6535b Laptops to the Table

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:30:13 +0000

It's a pleasure talking about those new HP laptops especially as they keep coming in. Today we have the Puma based Compaq 6735b and 6535b models. These two business oriented laptops come with the AMD Puma platform and their basic setup will sell at $779. But let's look what else we're going to find inside.

The Compaq 6735b is a 15.4 inch laptop while the 6535b is a 14.1 notebook. Both of them will have similar configuration. As for processor you can choose between the AMD Turion X2, X2 Ultra, or Athlon X2. You will get the ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphic card and up to 8GB RAM, you know just in case your job is launching rockets from NASA and you have to occasionally do it from home. The hard drive is a little little at 160GB but you can replace the DVD burner with a second HDD. Although I would advise for getting yourself and external dependable hard drive and leave that DVD in place.

The LCDs are special too. They will play nicely in WXGA resolution. The 15 inch version will get WSXGA+ while the 14 inch version will get the WXGA+ resolution. Need more details? Check with HP for further customization, although it might not be available just yet.

via Engadget

Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:26:54 +0000

If you miss those Polaroid moments which were so popular at a certain time, you should try the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer. It's a perfect solution for on the go pictures. Of course quality can't be asked
for. After all it's not a regular printer, but it will get the job done.

Connect your camera via PictBridge or any device via Bluetooth to this Polaroid Instant Mobile Printer and go printing. You wil get a 2 by 3 inch photo in about 2 minutes or so. You can take about 15 pictures on a fully charged battery and it costs $150. You will have to pay $10 for a 30 sheets pack and off you go printing.

There's no ink needed to print those pictures. This device uses a Zero Ink technology or ZINK. If you aren't familiar with it here's how it works. The paper has clear dye crystals embedded into it which is activated by heat. This is how images will be later formed in printers like the Polaroid PoGo. The paper includes a polymer at the exterior which will protect the images and give that traditional photo feeling.

The Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer is attractive for what it can do. It's a "look what I have" kind of gadget which could use more improvement for better picture quality. Try it while traveling if you have the chance to get your hands on one; it should be fun.

via Engadget

The Arc from Virgin Mobile

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:25:13 +0000

Virgin Mobile seems to be rather active lately. Not only did they launch their Totally Unlimited plans and pay as you go options, but they also managed to buy Helio out. And they aren't stopping there. They have launched the Arc, a very affordable entry level cell phone.

UTStarcom's Arc will retail for $49.99. It doesn't offer that much besides actual phone calls and messaging. You will have Bluetooth, a VGA camera, speakerphones and 2 displays to play with. If you need a smartphone looking like that, you'd have to look elsewhere. This is just a fast phone ready to be used and dumped afterwards. It's a good pay as you go alternative if you have just lost your primary cell phone.

LG Secret LU6000, SU600, and KU6000 Phones

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:18:04 +0000

LG has released one of its high-end touchscreen handsets, the LG Secret will be known by their new names of LG SU600, LG KU6000 and LG LU6000. These phones will be rebranded and launched in South Korea. These were previously launched in Europe as LG KF750 and as LG KF755 in South America.

LG Secret is a sleek, slim and stylish slider phone that has dimensions of only 102.8 x 50.8 x 11.8 millimeters and has a weight of 116 grams. The handset is made out of unique materials like tempered glass and carbon fiber. One of the strongest points of LG Secret is probably its strong camera, which is 5 Megapixels letting you click photos of maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels, auto focus, flash, face detection and video recording.

All the other features are great in this phone, such as its 2.4 inch TFT touchscreen display with 262K colors and its QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels), an intuitive Touch Media user interface, 3G connectivity for data transfer speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps.

It also has a music and video player with the popular formats supported, a TV out, FM radio with RDS, pre-installed Google applications, full HTML browser, email, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0, document viewer, 100MB of internal memory and microSD card support for up to 4GB.

via: lg

Asus to Launch Eee PC 904 and 905

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:57:27 +0000

While you are waiting for the Asus Eee 901, 1000 and 1000H to hit the USA, Asus has announced they are going to launch the new Eee PC laptops which are the 904 and 905. What's new you ask? Well, these two models will have an 8.9 inch LCD but the chassis and keyboard will be taken from the 10.2 inch models. So they finally realized the keyboard is too small to use successfully? Are we going to see 704 and 705 laptops too?

Here's what Asus officials said:

The Eee PC 904 and 905 will adopt Atom processors and the major difference between the two and the previous 901 model is that they feature a bigger keyboard. Asustek is still evaluating whether to make changes to the two models battery and storage capacity.

The 904 and 905 should retail for almost the same price as the 900 and 901 do, and in time they will replace the first 8.9 inch models. It's also rumored that Asus will either drop 900 and 901 prices to sell them out or leave them to compete against the Acer One. If I were Asus I'd drop prices and have the 904 and 905 compete the Acer.

Rumored: LG 8 Megapixel Phone

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:22:19 +0000

You know it and I know it. The LG Dare isn't the iPhone contender the Instinct is. No matter how good it looks it can't be compared to them. Not to mention the HTC Touch Diamond. Apparently LG also knows this and they are going to do something about it.

According to rumors, LG is working on a new touch screen phone, the KC910 which should blow away the competition when it will be released. It's rumored this LG will feature an 8 megapixels camera with Xenon flash, image stabilization and automatic face detection. It will also record video in widescreen 720x480 resolution. The display itself should have a resolution of 800x480. And as for size it will be about 0.55 inch thick. Curios for more? So am I, but that's about all we know so far.

Who's going to release it? Verizon? How much will it cost? A lot? When will it be released?

Win Prizes with Your Samsung Instinct

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:19:57 +0000

From what we know so far, the Samsung Instinct that hit the stores two weeks ago had tremendous success and got sold almost immediately. For Sprint the Instinct is a huge success. There were reported shortages of the instinct in some locations. The Instinct just became the fastest selling EVDO device in Sprint's history. We don't have any numbers to back that up yet but they should emerge at some point.

And now you can even win some prizes with your Samsung Instinct. The first 1000 videos to be accepted and posted to YouTube will get $20 each while one big winner will be drawn, and a lucky video will win $10,000. You should be making a home "Sell Out" video and just upload it to YouTube. The contest ends on August 1st so you better hurry. For more information check out Sprint's official site and Instinct site. And good luck to all contestants!

http://www.instinctthephone.com/

Sony HBH-DS205 Headphone

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:18:42 +0000

Check out this cool new headphone from Sony. It's probably built specifically for Sony Ericsson walkman phones for an even greater music experience, but I think it can be used with any device that is compatible with it. You can clip the pendant to your shirt and don whatever headphones suit you best. It has a 3.5 mm input jack that allows you to connect it to you favorite portable music device.

As mentioned, the headphone is built for Sony Ericsson phones. I guess that is why the headphone has a feature that automatically mutes your music when a call comes in, and resumes when you end the call - and you don't even have to touch your phone.

clip the pendant to your shirt and don whatever headphones suit you best. A 3.5 mm input jack allows you to swap them to listen to your music your way.Play the music in your phone through the high-quality stereo headphones of the DS205 without any physical connection between the phone and your ears.

Features:

* Bluetooth technology - 2.0
* Ear hook
* Fast port connector
* Auto pairing

Specification:

* Dimension: Size 13 x 65 mm
* Weight: 13g
* Colour: Dark Grey

via: sonyericsson

Sony SO706i (3G+GSM) Handset

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:15:06 +0000

Sony Ericsson has released a new clamshell handset, the Sony Ericsson SO706i, which will be available from NTT DoCoMo. Well, since Sony is from Japan, its no wonder they are releasing another great phone for the Japanese market. I guess we'll have to wait for a little while until this phone comes out in the western market.

As mentioned, the SO706i is a clamshell phone and features a 2.8 inch with 262K colors and a 240x427 pixel resolution internal TFT display and external LEDs for incoming calls, 2MP camera with Auto Focus and video recording, memory expansion of MicroSD memory format, which is able to accept microSD cards up to 2GB, Mobile TV, advanced e-mail and web capabilities, supports Flash Lite 3.0, Google Maps and integrates Google search.

The dimensions of the handset is 105x49x13.4mm and the phone weighs 98 grams. The device is able to work up to 3.6 hours in talk-time mode, up to 290 hours in standby mode and up to 1.67 hours in TV viewing mode.

SO706i will be out in Japanese NTT DoCoMo shops on July 4, retailing at about 40,000 Japanese yen - equivalent to about $380 or 240 Euros.

via: sonyericsson

Sony Ericsson TM506 Spotted at the FCC

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:47:22 +0000

Here's another phone spotted at the FCC, the Sony Ericsson TM506. Sony Ericsson went wild this week. We've seen more than a few cell phone releases as well as cell phone accessories like Bluetooth headsets and headphones. If the previous handsets were entry level to mid range, the TM506 seems to be better than that.

Here's some of the features of the TM506:

Bluetooth,

aGPS,

memory card slot

camera of unknown quality,

Web browser, Web feed, Instant Messaging,

Picture and video blogging,

Music and Video players, MusicDJ,

USB,

Voice command,

embedded games, file manager, organizer, calendar

TV access and streaming videos

dual-band GSM/EDGE 850/1900.

WCDMA 1700/2100.

And we all see the T-Mobile logo right there. That's the carrier then for the USA. Coincidentally the phones name, TM506, seems made specifically for T-Mobile. No news on pricing or release dates yet.

via USEB

Sony Ericsson K330 Phone

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:49:47 +0000

It's a Sony day today here at Mobilewhack.com so here's the next mobile device we're going to introduce. Sony Ericsson K330 is yet another entry level phone. It doesn't have all those feature to brag but it's more than just a dependable phone.

Let's look at some specs:

Screen: 65,536 color TFT, 128x160 pixel

Memory: Phone memory 10MB

Networks: 850/900/1800/1900

Colours: Gold on Black and Green on Black

Dimensions: 100.0 x 45.0 x 12.0 mm

Weight: 75.0 gr

VGA Camera

Bluetooth

Battery Life: talk time 7 hours, standby time 300 hours.

It's somewhat similar to the J132 phone. As for special functions you can count on the VGA camera to capture up to 250 pictures or record 2 minutes of video. Not spectacular but useful. Oh and if you need a light, the screen will light so brightly that you will find whatever it was that you lost in the dark in the first place.

If you are interested in the K330 from Sony Ericsson, just go your location on their site and look it up for more details.

Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V - World's First Laptop with 128GB Solid State Drive

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:42:03 +0000

I don't know if this cuts cake or not, but Toshiba's Portege R500-12Q, rebranded for US as the R500-S5007V, still remains the first laptop to have 128GB of SSD sweetness, while being thin and light at the same time. There is no word on when it will become available, but at $3000, I would give the MacBook Air a pass any day over this.

Here is what you will get if you pony up $2,999:

Intel Core2Duo Processor U7700 1.33GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64 bit

2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM

128GB Serial ATA Solid State Drive

12.1-inch diagonal widescreen high-brightness display with 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution

Transreflective backlit LED

Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950

7mm, 8x SuperMulti-DVD (+/-R Single Layer) drive supporting 9 formats

Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit version) with downgrade media for Genuine Windows XP Professional

Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN, Intel PRO/1000 - 10/100/1000 Ethernet, and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR

3-Year Standard Limited Warranty

Source

HBH-PV-715, 720 and 740, Three New Bluetooth Headsets from Sony Ericsson

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:37:08 +0000

After releasing so many new mid ranged and entry level phones yesterday, Sony Ericsson went ahead and announced three Bluetooth Headsets too, the HBH-PV-715, 720 and 740.

The HBH-PV-715 is a practical and stylish headset. Here's some highlights:
• Good value for money
• 11 h talk time/ 800h stand by so it is ready to use at any time
• Removable ear hook
• Auto-pairing for easy set-up
• DSP and automatic volume adjustment for clear sound in every environment
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR for a stable and reliable connection
• Available in either black or white

The HBH-PV-720 is elegant and more sophisticated. It offers:
• 11 h talk time and 800 h stand by
• 3 elegant Style-up™ covers with black and silver patterns
• Autopairing
• DSP and automatic volume adjustment
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR for a clear sound and reliable connection in every environment
• Removable ear hooks
• Black necklace

HBH-PV-740 is more business oriented and it will deliver exactly that:
• 11 h talk time/800 h stand by
• Convenient sliver necklace carrying solution
• Headset desk stand and USB charger
• Status display for battery and connection indication
• Removable ear-hooks
• Autopairing for easy set-up
• DSP and automatic volume adjustment
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR for a stable and reliable connection

We don't know prices yet but the HBH-PV-720 will all be available in Q3 2008 while the HBH-PV 715 and HBH-PV-740 will be available in Q4 2008.

via SonyEricsson

Toshiba Sportio" "W62T" PMP

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:33:38 +0000

KDDi Corporation has unveiled a new mobile phone for the summer hoping that many will subscribe to their Smart Sports Run and Walk service.

Toshiba's Sportio, a handset that features an acceleration sensor and GPS, keeps track of how many steps you take, how far you have gone, and how many calories you used up in its Calorie Counter mode.

Place it in Beat Run mode and you can compose music by jogging to special tracks. The phone features a 2.2-inch TFT (240 x 320), a 2 Megapixel camera, and a 1 Seg Tuner. Available in orange or red, the Sportio is also Bluetooth capable so you can take it with you wherever you go.

via: Toshiba

LG KS360 shown off at CommunicAsia

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:28:28 +0000

With its slide-out QWERTY keypad and the flashily stylish red attire aside, the LG KS360 is pretty much any other 2.5G cell phone that is available in the market now. The horizontal 2.4-inch display has a resolution of 240x320 pixels and there's a 2-megapixel on the back for your casual photography needs. The KS360 is designed to work with triband GSM topping out with GPRS/EDGE connectivity. LG has also thrown in a music player and an FM radio to go with the snazzy color, so this might be a good option for your musically inclined nephew or niece. USB 2.0 support along with Bluetooth round its connectivity options. There is no word on pricing or availability but we could be looking at an Asian release pretty soon.

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