Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Toshiba is rumoured to be creating three new glasses free 3DTV’s that will be ready for launch quarter 4 of this year.
Price wise, they are expected to cost several thousand dollars each. The 3DTV’s work with what is called a parallax technique that is capable of sending out different images to each eye to give a 3D effect. [Read more…]
Canon has created a new 120 megapixel CMOS sensor that is capable of capturing images at a resolution of 13,280 x 9,184 pixels. According to the Canon press release, this makes it about 7.5 times larger with a 2.4 fold improvement in resolution when compared to the highest-resolution commercially available CMOS sensor that measures the same size.
The 120 megapixel sensor is an APS-H sized device that measures 29.2 x 20.2 mm in size.
It isn’t clear at the moment what Canon will be using this sensor for. We suspect that it wont be coming to a regular DSLR any time soon though. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] has launched Google Earth 1.1 for Android smartphones. New features of this version include the ability to explorer the ocean.
The latest version of Google Earth for Android also introduces the ‘Explore the Ocean layer, which features hundreds of photos and videos from more than 100 contributors who are excited to share their stories of sea. Plan your next vacation during your daily commute by clicking on any of the little blue icons. The gold highlighted icons represent content from the Mission Blue Hope Spot initiative.
Yesterday, we came across a video of the Samsung Galaxy Tab being used on a train in Australia. The tablet seen in Sydney was the seven inch version of the yet to be announced tablet device.
More pictures have been revealed of the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000. We believe this to be a separate model due to different language seen on the screen. The device is said to have a 1024 x 600 resolution screen along with a 3.2 megapixel camera. The case is made of a lightweight plastic. [Read more…]
Steve Jobs has replied to an email about the iPhone 3G running slow when installing iOS 4.X.
A number of users have reported issues that cause the iPhone 3G to slow right down making it quite unresponsive to use. With there being no official way back to iOS 3.X when the iOS 4.X update is done, it’s left a number of people unhappy with Apple [AAPL].
One user sent in an email to Steve Jobs saying…
I’ve waited patiently through 4.0.1 and 4.0.2, looking for a fix that will make my phone work again. I’ve read the forums that advise me to jailbreak my phone or use some other method so I can downgrade back to a version of iPhone 3, however I’m not prepared to use a method that is not supported by Apple.
Earlier today, Electronista managed to capture someone using a Samsung Galaxy Tablet over in Sydney, Australia.
The device was seen being used by an anonymous telco worker at a train station. The tablet being used appeared to have a 7 inch screen. 3G connectivity can be found in this particular tablet.
Looking at the screen, Electronista believe this particular tablet is running a 1GHz ARM processor. This particular CPU is also found in the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. [Read more…]
Verizon [VZ] is launching a new phone on to it’s network called the Salute. The Salute is a ZTE handset that is a basic feature phone that comes at a low price.
Technical specs show that it has a 2.4 inch screen and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The handset can go online although we are not sure if the browser works well or not. [Read more…]
We’ve seen a number of Windows Phone 7 devices over the last few weeks. Generally they run a basic Windows Phone 7 OS although one of the latest was seen slightly branded with an AT&T logo on a screen tile.
The latest to be captured by Mr BlurryCam is the LG E900. The LG E900 is similar to the LG C900 although this version lacks a slide out QWERTY keyboard.
It is expected that the LG E900 will be launched in Europe when the Windows Phone 7 launch day happens. [Read more…]
Amazon has uploaded a pre-order page for the Archos 32 Android PMP. Details of the device are also included which reveal the device has a 3.2 inch screen with a 400×240 resolution.
Other features include WiFi, 8GB of onboard storage as well as a web-browser and multi-touch support. A camera is also included allowing photos to be captured whilst on the move.
As for codec support, it covers quite a large variety of audio which includes MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, OGG, and FLAC. [Read more…]
Late last week we heard from Vodafone that the HTC Desire Android 2.2 update would be pushed out starting August 23. Well, today is August 23 which means that all Vodafone UK HTC Desire users should start getting a notification that a new OTA update is available.
One thing to note is that not all devices will be updated today as Android 2.2 will be rolled out over the next 10 days or so to users. [Read more…]
Canon has announced the Cannon SELPHY CP800 Compact Photo Printer.
The printer has been designed specifically to print photos. The device has a built in tilting LCD screen and allows users to print whilst on the move.
‘With new features and a quick, easy-to-use interface, this new SELPHY is the perfect addition for anyone interested in creating keepsake photos from special events.
We could have marked this item as a “deal of the day”, but when a cable costs $6,800 after a discount, it’s not something that the average person would rush out and buy.
The original full price was $8,450 and the drop to $6,800 means that a 20% discount of $1,650 has been applied. Bargain!
Reasons for buying a cable of this price can be found in the quote below… [Read more…]
