There’s a brand new eBook reader in town, or at least there will be one starting with October 20. Barnes and Noble is ready to go against Amazon’s Kindle. Its new eBook reader is supposed to be unveiled at a special event in New York on October 20. Early pictures of the unnamed device have been leaked and we have some features available for you. The reader will offer you two distinct displays: an e-ink 6-inch display capable of 800 x 600 resolution, a secondary color LCD screen capable of 480 x 144 resolution and multitouch support and 3G connectivity. We have no prices at this time but we’ll be back with more news once Barnes and Noble makes this hybrid reader available.

via Gizmodo

Tags: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, ebook, Hybrid, Kindle, Mobile News, Portable Devices, reader

When the first iPhone came out, consumers were generally stunned at the touchscreen’s ease of use which could be attributed to the fact that the device features a capacitive screen. However, while that ease of use was made possible, the use of a stylus was made impossible.

Luckily, RIM has recently filed a patent for a hybrid capacitive/resistive touchscreen that will allow users easy finger control while still being able to use a stylus. This means you will be able to write things on the screen with much greater accurarcy in a future BlackBerry model given this patent goes through.

via Gizmodo

Tags: Capacitive, Cell Phones, Hybrid, Mobile News, patent, Research In Motion, Research In Motion, resistive, stylus

LG is taking LTE seriously. We’ve shown you an LG LTE modem a while ago and now we hear that the FCC has just approved the M13 which is a “cellular/PCS CDMA/EVDO and 700MHz LTE Device”.

What is this device exactly? Is it a phone? Is it a modem? Whatever it is, it’s going to work with current 3G CDMA networks and with future 4G LTE networks which should be available starting next year. The device will be perfect for both Verizon and Sprint and we should assume that they will probably announce it sometime in the future.

One thing is clear though, we should expect more 3G/4G hybrid devices to arrive soon as LTE and WiMAX networks are going to be available to the public in the near future.

via FCC

Tags: 3G, 4G, CDMA, fcc, Hybrid, LG, LG, LTE, Mobile News, Mobile Software, modem, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon

The The Mini Kin is a mobile, hybrid, universal power unit that stores up wind energy and traditional power from a laptop computer to it’s built in rechargeable lithium polymer battery. Just place the Mini Kin on your vehicle window, bicycle or arm to allow the wind to catch the fan and charge in its built in rechargeable battery. And then plug it into a mobile phone (or other devices) whenever its battery is low for instant power. As an alternative, connect the charger to your computer using the USB to keep up a charge.

The Mini Kin can charge a variety of digital devices including digital cameras, MP3 players, and mobile phones. Charging for 60 minutes can transmit energy from the built in battery to mobile phone battery permitting you to talk for up to 100-150 minutes. Mini Kin retails for £29.99.

Tags: Accessories, fan, Hybrid, lithium polymer battery, Mini Kin, power unit, wind energy

The MSI Wind U115 Hybrid has arrived in the U.K. This netbook has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z500 processor, which uses less power than the processors MSI normally uses. It also uses a hybrid of a 160GB hard drive and an 8GB solid state drive, allowing for flexibility in storage.

Other features of the U115 Hybrid include 13-hours of battery life with a 6-cell battery and 25-hours with the 9-cell. Furnished with 1GB of RAM, this netbook is ready to perform. Prices range from the equivalent of $715 to $796. A U.S. release is anticipated, but not yet announced.

Tags: Hybrid, Laptops, MSI, netbook, UK, Wind U115

Besides all those regular phones you’ve seen at the CTIA 2009, one must have caught your attention in particular. The Elektrobit hybrid cellular-satellite phone or the “Satellite-Terrestrial Device” will be launched later this year.

The phone is small enough to fit in your pocket although it is capable of making satellite calls. Besides its sizes, the phone will offer you the following features:

• Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
• Touchscreen support
• GPS
• WiFi
• Quadband GSM/EDGE and Dual-band North American 3G
• Terrestar 2.2 GHz
• Bluetooth
• 3.0 MP Camera with autofocus and flash
• 100 MB Internal memory + MicroSD
• 4.7 x 2.5 x 0.6

We have no prices yet but we’ll keep you posted once we find out more about the Elektrobit hybrid handset.

via Elektrobit

Tags: Cellular-Satellite, ctia, Elektrobit, Hybrid, Uncategorized

Verizon has a new hybrid modem for you. The ZTE A3700 which has just passed through the FCC and it will be heading to a Verizon store near you. And it’s quite a smart hybrid phone too. It will handle EV-DO, GPRS, EDGE and HSPA connectivity so you’ll be able to surf the Internet at 3G speeds at all times. We have no pricing and availability details yet but the modem should arrive soon.

via FCC

Tags: A3700, fcc, Hybrid, Mobile News, modem, Verizon, Verizon, ZTE

Still waiting to get yourself a netbook? Maybe the U115 from MSI might interest you. This new WIND comes with the world’s first hybrid-storage system. You get an 8GB solid state drive which you can use it to improve performance while the 160GB HDD will be your mass storage drive. Besides the storing options you have the usual 1.6GHz Atom CPU, a 10 inch display, a built-in card reader and WiFi support.

Are you ready to go hybrid? Come to think of it, you probably were storing your bulk data on an external HDD with the previous MSI Wind notebooks, weren’t you?

via MSI

Tags: HDD, Hybrid, Laptops, Laptops, Mobile Software, MSI, Portable Devices, SSD, U115, Wind

We had no idea the Hybrids are coming that fast from Dell but the Texas-based computer manufacturer has already launched them. And there are plenty of specs available. If you don’t want an Eee Box or a Mini from Apple than you might consider buying a Dell. Not only does it look good, but it is also going to perform well for a rather cheap starting price.
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Tags: Dell, Desktop PCs, Hybrid, Studio, Ultra Mobile PCs