[photopress:D_Link_V_CLICK.jpg,thumb,alignright] D-Link announced a new line of “V-CLICK” dual-mode phones that allow users to switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks with the click of a button.
Key features of the D-Link V-CLICK phone include:
- Wi-Fi® profile roaming for uninterrupted service between wireless zones
- Opera Mobile™ browser for hot spot log-in and Web surfing
- Email functionality - 50 emails can be stored in up to 10 accounts
- Large colour screen display with 176 by 220 pixels
- Sleek, compact form factor (height, 4.17″, width, 1.73″, depth, .75″; weight, 3.32 oz)
- Smart text input
- Talk time - up to 5 hours GSM, 2 hours 802.11 wireless mode
- Messages - up to 30 messages can be stored at 459 characters each
- Phonebook - up to 300 contacts
- Data storage - up to 24 megabytes for documents, images, music and video files.
- Tasks - stores up to 100 entries
- Calendar - up to 100 events, 160 letters per event
- Charging - 3 hours, first time charge 8 hours
- Compact design with internal antenna
- Power-saving mode for maximum standby and talk time
[photopress:Samsung_fxphone_view.jpg,thumb,alignleft] Samsung Electronics presented to the market the new concept “Anycall FX” phone.
The Anycall FX phone (The SPH-M4500) with 18.9mm of thickness is a PDA functioned cell phone. The name Anycall FX phone comes from “functions” (x) which are necessary to life, a new generation cell phone for business and for life.
The Anycall FX phone first of all has the PDA function. Functions include personal scheduler, word processing, LAN (WiFi) which makes a super high-speed Internet service connection possible. Also the Anycall FX phone comes with DMB digital TV reception, 2 Mpx VGA camera, MP3 player and lots of other entertainment functions. Virtual 5.1 audio support makes the phone able to mix sound into two channels for a better-sounding stereo experience. Wide LCD 2.4 inches display and micro SD card support.
Samsung named the cell phone a FX, though it has the model numbers SPH-M4500 and SCH-M450, depending on selling it South Korean carriers.
[photopress:kowon_2.jpg,thumb,alignleft] KOWON TECHNOLOGY has presented its new eyewear ‘M-SPECS’. This “goggles” allows you to enjoy T-DMB and other video clips in your own 32” screen.
[photopress:pebl.jpg,thumb,alignleft]Motorola has introduced a special edition of its Motorola PEBL phone for Oscar 78 nominees. It differs from the ordinary version in design only – the exclusive model has “gunmetal” shell color.
In addition to Special Edition Motorola PEBL the nominees will get new Bluetooth headset Motorola H700 and 3-months service contract of T-Mobile USA, the only operator offering the PEBL in the US. It has become a good tradition of Motorola to give presents to Oscar nominees. Last year the company granted Motorola RAZR Black, which wasn’t released on the US market then.
[photopress:Toshiba_HDD_poster.jpg,thumb,alignleft] The info of a new 4GB hard drive cell phone has leaked out recently. The official announcement is expected sometime around March, but photos of the phone and promotion materials are already in the Net.
The specs include a 2.4-inch LCD, 3.2 megapixel camera, and Bluetooth. It looks like I’m going to say bye-bye to my HP 735
As per techdirt article, Verizon starts Wireless music download offering that would let you transfer songs to your phone if you bought them online (for $1/song) or let you pay twice as much if you really, really, really needed the song immediately and wanted to download it directly to your phone over the air. That wasn’t that surprising, as everyone had pretty much expected it.
However, PCS Intel is claiming that signing up for this program on your phone might have some nasty side-effects that could interest some anti-trust lawyers. It’s using Microsoft technology to handle copy protection, and apparently if you upgrade your phone to support Verizon Wireless’ music store you will no longer be able to play MP3s on your phone. Basically, the new phone software proactively stops any attempts at playing MP3s — which PCS Intel claims was part of the agreement Microsoft made with Verizon Wireless. If they were going to do this, then they wanted the phones to be exclusively set to play Microsoft’s format. If true (and some additional support would be nice) that should set off quite a few anti-trust alarm bells somewhere. PCS Intel claims to have an internal memo from Verizon Wireless discussing this issue, and saying that should anyone complain, they’re to be given a refurbished phone with older firmware, but that users are not to be warned ahead of time that an upgrade will wipe out their MP3-playing abilities. If this is true, it looks bad for both Verizon Wireless and Microsoft.
In my opinion, it is not only weakness of Verizon’s, but of all the “campaign cells for $1″, where a provider imposes his services on the subscribers. Actually, you mustn’t be a Tech Guru to update firmware with a USB-cable. Thanks to Google it is not a problem to find one in the Net.
PS On the picture (left to right): Microsoft Corporation Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, Palm, Inc., President and CEO Ed Colligan and Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl announce a strategic alliance to expand the Smartphone market with a new line of Treo Smartphones from Verizon Wireless at a press conference in San Francisco, Sept. 26, 2005.
[photopress:card_handheld.jpg,thumb,alignleft] This card would make mp3 players like iPod history and most PDA’s and cell phones look bulky and old. It is called “All-in-One Card” or AIO Card” (or Advanced Input Output Card) It has almost everything you need in a modern gadget and more.
AIO card is a thin client. It is like a remote display on a card over wireless. It means all its processing, and storage remains on a powerful server. It uses the same thin client technology found in Sun Rays. It only needs a small processor that does nothing but send the touch and other inputs to a server, and the server sends the display and sound back. Since all the storage is on a server, it gives you virtually unlimited storage for your data, pictures and songs. (unlikes iPods and mp3 players which have a limited memory)
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