The Nokia E51 was designed with business professionals in mind. This means that Nokia wants to optimize it for the working environment. Knowing that cameras are prohibited in certain workplaces, Nokia opted to strip the camera from the phone altogether. The cameraless Nokia E51 costs around US$360, which is more than what the camera-toting E51 costs. Hey, stripping those cameras off the handsets should cost something right? We reckon we’ll be seeing the price go down soon enough.

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Mobile phone company giant, Nokia, has announced the newest addition to their line of handsets, the Nokia 3120 Classic. The Nokia 3120 Classic is a stripped down model with basic functionalities. This includes 3G capability, web browsing, email, and music download. The Nokia 3120 Classic features a tactile 2-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera, music player with 4GB memory, and a range of colors: plum/powder white, chestnut brown, deep red, and graphite. The Nokia 3120 Classic costs US$220 sans taxes.

Download the Nokia 3120 Classic data sheet in this page for more info about the Nokia 3120 Classic.

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Check out Fujitsu’s new FOMA F801i series of mobile phones. These phones have high waterproof efficiency and come with GPS functionality. The phones are available in bright colors and come with some sort of a "crime prevention buzzer" which sounds out a buzzer at 100 decibels - enough to blow your eardrum at close range (well, not really!). With four high-level brightness LED, it is possible to inform of the emergency to people around you.

Featuring a flat and square design, the F801i FOMA phones are equipped with 2.7 inch display, and are 17.8mm thick (when folded). Available in orange, white, black and light blue, there’s also a 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera with auto-focus.

Measuring 105mm x 48mm x 17.8mm, the phone weighs 120 grams (including battery). It is now available in Japan.

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Belin’s TuneCast Universal is your solution for transmitting audio from your iPod or other portable MP3 player onto your car’s stereo. It can conveniently be mounted on any smooth surface using the multi-mount socket and mount with adhesive backing. It comes with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack that you plug your iPod or MP3 player to, and works off your car’s battery.

Tune the car’s radio to a frequency with a weak broadcast signal, and press the up/down buttons on the TuneCast to select the transmission frequency chosen on your car. The TuneCast can remember two frequencies for easy recall later. It features a frequency display that also shows the memory slot location of that frequency. There are two buttons to switch between memory 1 and memory 2.

The Belkin TuneCast Universal has gained the FCC approval, and should be on its way to the market soon.

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Sony announced four new Xplod in-dash head units for your car. The top-end CD receiver, CDX-GT520, supports MP3 and non-DRM WMA/AAC files. It is also compatible with HD radio, satellite radio and even the Apple iPod. The CDX-GT520 features front/rear and subwoofer preamp outputs. A 13-segment, LCD/blue LED system takes care of the display. Another model in the new line-up is the CDX-GT420IP, a CD receiver with iPod control interface. With a 4.9-foot cable and 30-pin connector for most iPod models, the car stereo provides full menu control.

The Sony CDX-GT320 and CDX-GT120 CD receivers round up the new CD receivers. Both support MP3/non-DRM WMA playback as well as iPod, HD Radio and satellite radio compatibility. All of them also include an aux-input on the faceplate allowing you to use any portable music player with a standard 1/8-inch mini jack cord. Except for the CDX-GT120, all the players also come with remote control.

The new CD receivers are now available at Sony Style stores nationwide as well as online.

Prices:

CDX-GT520: $140

CDX-GT420IP: $130

CDX-GT320: $100

CDX-GT120: $80 (more…)

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