Intel have issued Moblin v2.0 beta for netbooks and nettops, which is the newest version of the company’s open-source OS for Atom-based devices.  Mobile v2.0 has a new, visually-enhanced GUI, the “m_zone” homescreen, integrated Twitter and Last.fm widgets, and a new incorporated browser based on Mozilla’s engine. There’s also a new media player, with support for UPnP streaming and USB devices, a new connection manager with GUI, and the prediction of further social networking integration.

The free download is a 321MB that apparently only supports wired networking at present, not WiFi, though it’s vague if this is only on certain systems or all hardware. Mobile v2.0 also seems to be aiming towards netbooks/nettops only, rather than MIDs, which will likely disappointment to ultramobile fans.

Tags: Atom-based, Beta, device, Intel, Mobile News, Moblin, open-source OS, v20

WiPC, created by BlueRadios, Inc., is a wireless mobile broadband device that supplies access to Internet-based information and entertainment content as well as voice, data, and video communications. It incorporates a high-resolution color liquid crystal micro display, superior magnifying optics, and video technologies to create a virtual 15 inch image equal to a standard notebook display. WiPC systems provide a full PC color image perfect for viewing standard web pages and HD media.

“The beauty of this device is the quality of the micro display and that we reduced a 5 lb. laptop down to 3oz. so it fits in the palm of your hand,” says Mark Kramer President and CEO of BlueRadios, Inc. He adds, “Our product changes the way high quality mobile media content is viewed and accessed.” BlueRadios plans to offer cellular handset capabilities in future product releases allowing WiPC users to connect their lives with the world on-the-go”. The product is available to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and large consumer electronics distributors with advanced operating systems such as Windows, Android or Linux. Product includes support for WiFi, Bluetooth 3.5G, and GPS.

Tags: BlueRadios, broadband, device, micro, mobile, pc, Portable Devices, WiPC, wireless

Is it a phone? Is it a laptop? Is it a MID? Whatever it is, it’s made by Archos and it will supposedly run on Android. Archos might even go ahead and launch this one at the MWC.

The press release says this “Internet Media Tablet” will work as a phone too and it will use a new OMAP3 processor. We’re looking at a device that sports a 5-inch screen, up to 500GB hard drive, a battery capable of 7 hours of video playback and Flash support. Well it had me at 500GB hard drive. Now I’m really curious to see how it really looks like. Yeah, the picture doesn’t display the real thing yet. We’ll all have to wait until Q3 to get it but MWC might show it to us.

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Tags: Android, archos, device, Google, laptop, MID, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Other Brands, Phone, Portable Devices, tablet

Hardly the best gift for Christmas and hardly the usual mobile device we get to talk about here, the Erectile Quality Monitor is still an interesting portable device. What it does is pretty simple, yet disturbing and weird. The device will measure the erectile quality of your, let’s say friend, and it will show you exactly what it’s up to. The device costs $79.99 and in case you suffer from erectile dysfunctions it might be worth the investment.

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Tags: device, Off The Topic, Portable Devices, Ultraportable

The bracelet in the picture is a smart gadget that will vibrate when your phone is ringing. How is that possible? Really simple actually. There’s some Bluetooth involved in the whole process and a small motor inside. When is that useful? At any time you don’t want your cell phone ringtone to be heard and you want to answer all incoming calls.

That’s quite a gadget for me. No matter what happens around me I keep any cell phone on vibration alert. You might imagine how I end up missing some phone calls from time to time. With this bracelet I surely wouldn’t. The whole thing costs $36.99. Too much? Mind you that’s all this bracelet does. Vibrate.

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Tags: bluetooth, device, gadgets, Portable Devices

Check out the Sanyo Gorilla Navigation Device which features the first portable car navigation device internally equipped with a terrestrial digital tuner (Seg-12 + Seg-1), enhancing portability and eliminating the need for unsightly wires normally required to connect a separate external tuner.

The new Gorilla is designed to double as a terrestrial digital television inside the home or elsewhere. It is also equipped with a 30GB HDD and automatically converts from its Seg-12 tuner, used when image quality is good – even reproducing high-definition programs at standard quality – to a Seg-1 tuner in locations where the signal is weak, and back again, maximizing digital broadcast reception.

Other features include an expansive 8-inch touch-screen TFT-LCD and a resolution of 336,960 pixels. It measures just 38mm in thickness, 121mm in height and 206.8mm in width, weighing in at just 950 grams.

The company plans initial production of 5,000 units, and will sell the Gorilla NV-HD880FT at a suggested retail price of 225,750 yen.

Tags: device, GPS, navigation, Sanyo

Heads up, ladies! Through Korea’s three wireless carriers, LG now releases the Bikini phone (LG-SH640/KH6400/LH6400). Aside from its sleek and attractive design, the Bikini phone is packed with other features as well.

Touching the menu at the bottom of the display activates the upper part of the phone’s LCD screen. For making calls and sending text messages, the keypad is there. But the Bikini phone is also equipped with a unique feature — the InteractPad switches the menu at the bottom of the display with the menu of the current running application such as the camera, game, or MP3. Enabling auto focusing and allowing 12 consecutive shots, the phone includes a 3-megapixel camera. And for phone connectivity, there’s Bluetooth.

The phone was release under different names, Venus in the United States and of Touch Menu phone in other countries. Over a million units have been sold since November, and the numbers are only getting bigger.

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Tags: Cell Phones, device, LG, mobile, Mobile News, Phone

Asus, a producer of high quality handhelds, has released the Asus R700t GPS device. This handy gadget is not only convenient for inputting routes via a user-friendly interface but also uses a realistic 3D Maps to provide a 3D panoramic view that makes it simple for users to navigate complicated and multi-level junctions.

The device features a 4.3-inch touchscreen with 480 x 272 resolution, the R700t supports mp3 playback, Bluetooth 2.0 and microSD card slot. In addition, the R700t also features a built-in FM transmitter which allows the GPS unit to transmit phone conversations, navigational directions, and voice out SMS though the vehicle’s speakers.

The TMC (Traffic Message Channel) provides real-time information on traffic conditions and allows users to be notified of accidents, road diversions, traffic jams, and traffic light breakdowns ensuring that you’ll arrive at your destination on time.

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Tags: ASUS, device, GPS, portable, Ultra Mobile PCs

IOGEAR, has just announced the release of its ultra-slim Portable Media Player. This new device allows users to carry their favorite multimedia anywhere. May it be songs, videos or pictures, you can take them all. What’s even better, you can easily transfer all these files from your PC or laptop easily.

The device allows standard definition video playback by upscaling to 720p resolution when linked to a high-definition television. The Portable Media Player is ideal for business, vacation and travelers, making it possible for people to take their favorite movies, family videos, photos, slideshows and music with them anywhere.

IOGEAR’s Portable Media Player (GMD2025U120) is available immediately from all major catalog and online resellers, as well as select retail outlets for $349.95 (MSRP).

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Tags: device, IOGEAR, MP3 Player, MP3 Players, portable

Asus, a producer of high quality handhelds, has released the Asus R700t GPS device. This handy gadget is not only convenient for inputting routes via a user-friendly interface but also uses a realistic 3D Maps to provide a 3D panoramic view that makes it simple for users to navigate complicated and multi-level junctions.

The device features a 4.3-inch touchscreen with 480 x 272 resolution, the R700t supports mp3 playback, Bluetooth 2.0 and microSD card slot. In addition, the R700t also features a built-in FM transmitter which allows the GPS unit to transmit phone conversations, navigational directions, and voice out SMS though the vehicle’s speakers.

The TMC (Traffic Message Channel) provides real-time information on traffic conditions and allows users to be notified of accidents, road diversions, traffic jams, and traffic light breakdowns ensuring that you’ll arrive at your destination on time.

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IOGEAR, has just announced the release of its ultra-slim Portable Media Player. This new device allows users to carry their favorite multimedia anywhere. May it be songs, videos or pictures, you can take them all. What’s even better, you can easily transfer all these files from your PC or laptop easily.

The device allows standard definition video playback by upscaling to 720p resolution when linked to a high-definition television. The Portable Media Player is ideal for business, vacation and travelers, making it possible for people to take their favorite movies, family videos, photos, slideshows and music with them anywhere.

IOGEAR’s Portable Media Player (GMD2025U120) is available immediately from all major catalog and online resellers, as well as select retail outlets for $349.95 (MSRP).

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Tags: device, IOGEAR, MP3 Player, MP3 Players, portable

This cool-looking gadget is Hyundai’s new navigation device slated to be released something this February although the price isn’t known yet. The high-end PROVIA A7 runs on Intel Monahan 806 MHz processor and is meant for the Korean market. The PROVIA A7 impresses with a 800×480 resolution 7″ LCD monitor. It has the capability to support Navi in Picture functionality and both T-DMB and TPEG service. The PROVIA A7 comes with a joystick, an AV output, a USB 2.0 port, and a 300mAh detachable battery pack.

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Tags: device, navigation, Portable Devices

Motorcycle enthusiasts might find themselves worrying a tad too much about their bikes being stolen. At the same time, friends and family might also be worried that accidents could happen while on the road. The new BikeGPSTracking GPS motorcycle tracking unit could assail both worries to rest. The model called MC242 Motorcycle Tracking Unit created specifically for bike and AT owners, offers the following features:

*Alerts when the ignition is turned on or off
*Tether switch if rider is thrown from motorcycle
*Vibration sensor if a motorcycle is moved
*Unlimited, continuous GPS tracking throughout the USA and Canada
*Ability to set Geofence and speed alerts

The GPS unit costs USD$349 as opposed to the USD$500 other brands cost and BikeGPSTracking offers GPS services for USD$5.95 per month with 20% discount available if you wish to pre-pay for the whole year.

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ASUS, producer of cutting-edge handhelds, has released the new ASUS R300 PND. This innovative navigation device is only 1.38cm thick and 140g in weight – making it ideal for portability, whether placed in the car or carried in the users pocket. Besides providing directions, the R300 is also a total communications and entertainment hub, and comes equipped with a built-in bluetooth wireless receiver to answer phone calls, and has the ability to play MP3s and view videos.

With a user-friendly interface that consists of a touchscreen control with icon-driven operations in vibrant colors and pictures, the R300 utilizes high quality 2D/3D maps with street names – making navigation simple and relaxing.

Ultra thin at only 1.38cm and extra light at 140 grams, the R300´s fashionable outlook makes this PND hard to put down. Doubling as a total multimedia broadcast device and equipped with an embedded FM Transmitter, the R300 is able to route all audio into the user’s car speaker – allowing the user to listen with better quality audio. The R300 also combines a MP3 player and video and picture viewer for multimedia enjoyment on-the-go, anywhere, anytime.

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Tags: ASUS, device, GPS, GPS

Microsoft Corp. today unveiled several strategic offerings to help people and businesses better embrace mobile technology. First, they announced its first dedicated mobile device management server and a strategic new business alliance to complement the growing success of the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system and help more businesses take advantage of mobile solutions for their employees.

Microsoft also introduced the Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, a new mobile-dedicated server solution that helps companies manage Windows Mobile phones similar to Windows-based laptops and PCs. With Mobile Device Manager, companies can deliver new applications to phones over the air as well as connect people via Mobile VPN (virtual private network) with security-enhanced access to critical data such as expense reports or customer information.

Lastly, Microsoft, together with AT&T and Samsung, also unveiled the Blackjack II, marking more than 30 Windows Mobile phones that have been announced this year. Available later this year exclusively through AT&T for as low as $149.99, the Blackjack II is a new Windows Mobile 6 phone featuring GPS that will be updatable to support Mobile Device Manager.

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Tags: device, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Phone

Succeeding the X500 and X500+, the new E-Ten X600 is a 2.5G device that delivers some hardware and software updates as well as well as a new look. The X600 is powered by a Samsung CPU at 400 MHz and includes 128 MB ROM and 64 MB SDRAM which can be extended with microSD memory cards.

Furthermore the X600 supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g plus a SiRF Star III GPS chipset. The X600 is thinner as its forerunners (the X500 and X500+) by measuring 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm at a weight of 136 g only.

Featuring a bicolor black/purple housing, the X600 is expected to sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional. And, like its forerunners, the X600 also features GPS.

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Tags: device, Mobile News, pocket PC, portable, Portable Devices

The Motorola W156/160 delivers all the tools to help users stay connected packaged in an easy-to-use, thin B&W candybar form factor. The affordable device delivers an attractive and high-quality mobile phone, with the added benefit of crystal clear communications, long battery life and music with a built-in FM radio.

The Motorola W156/160 enables access to all of the tools consumers need through an intuitive user interface. The FM radio and SMS interfaces, combined with a large display and sleek keypad, deliver an enjoyable navigation and viewing experience. And excellent battery life allows more standby time and talk time between charges.

Carry your music with you by listening to FM radio on your mobile device through stereo or through speakerphone. And personalize the calls you receive with 10 preloaded 32 channel polyphonic ringtones and 15 standard alert ringtones. For even more customization, access more than 10 additional downloadable iMelody ringtones.

The Motorola W156/160 is expected to be available for purchase in October, 2007. For specific regional availability and pricing, contact your local Motorola representative.

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The Motorola GPRS W206/213 is an affordable and stylish phone that keeps you connected and let’s you stand out of the crowd. With an ultra-thin candybar design that’s easy-to-use, this mobile phone delivers all the features you need to stay connected with friends and family.

Customize the W206/213 by quickly and effortlessly downloading up to 1MB of your favorite wallpaper, screensavers and ringtones with GPRS connectivity. Incoming calls can also be personalized with pre-loaded clear and distinct polyphonic ringtones so the user always knows who’s calling. The integrated hands-free, and office-quality speakerphone can be used to multi-task and save time.

Stay up to date while on the go with all your friends and family by storing up to 500 phonebook entries. And with a large storage capacity, the W206/213 lets you save up to 500 important and memorable SMS messages to your phone. The excellent battery life – approximately eight hours – allows plenty of standby time and talk time between charges.²

Hear and be heard with Motorola’s innovative CrystalTalk technology that automatically adjusts audio to help ensure clear calls even in a noisy environment. And, you can access the office-quality speakerphone with the push of a button.

The Motorola W206 is expected to be available for purchase in August 2007 in China. Additionally the Motorola W213 is expected to be available for purchase in September 2007 in China and Taiwan, and in October 2007 in South Africa. For specific regional availability and pricing, contact your local Motorola representative.

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Tags: Cell Phones, device, Motorola, Motorola, Phone

Sony Europe has just launched the extension of its PC speaker range with five 2.0 PC speaker systems. The lifestyle-orientated products launch as Sony looks to expand its IT peripherals offering and further increase its share of the PC speaker market within the next year.

The products include the SRS-A201 which features a 57mm white cone type unit for a clear sound and a modern design suitable for both PC and portable audio. Following that is the SRS-AX10, a 21mm Neodymium driver and built-in digital amplifier for sound clarity with a unique floating speaker cabinet and control switch on stand.

Along with this entry-level speakers come the mid-level ones. The SRS-Z510 is a powerful, high frequency speakers for superlative sound. It has built-in Mega Bass feature and 55mm Sigma driver for a powerful and clear sound. It also has a high frequency (60-40 000 Hz) sound reproduction and headphone jack. Second is the SRS-A212B which is an excellent sound quality active speaker system.

The Sony PC speaker range also includes 2.1, 5.1 and travel speakers, designed to enhance audio, movie and game experiences from your PC desktop or laptop. Details of current products are available at – www.sony-europe.com.

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Tags: device, Mobile News, Sony, Speakers

Check out this cool device we found. It is named the MTube. There really isn’t much detail that comes with the device except for its specifications but as seen on the picture, it looks really cool.

The tip, by the way, came from Taiwan’s Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG).

But anyway, here is the specifications that came with the picture:
Processor: VIA C7-M @ 1.0 GHz
Storage: 8 GB Flash
Display: 2.8″ LCD
Resolution: 640 x 480
Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 2 cm
Weight: 150 g
Battery Life: 4 hours
Connectivity: WiMAX & WiFi
Video Codecs: H.264, WMV, RMVB, MOV, FLV, DIVX

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Tags: device, mobile device, MTube, portable, Portable Devices