Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
I never thought I would see this happen for a while. Someone has created a firmware downgrade from versions 2.5/2.6 to version 1.5. It is still in beta and parts are illegal (like the eboot file) so we do not endorse this at all. It is rather good news for the homebrew scene though.
Via: Here
Jabra have introduced the Bluetooth A125s bluetooth adapter.
It is compatible with both the Nano and Video version and offers 10 hours of playback and 250 hours of standby time. It should retail around the $75 mark but unfortunatly is not going to cut the cord on headphones unless BT compatibles ones are released like the Nike+iPod kit.
Via: MobileMag
NEC have launched the LCD2070WNX. It’s a 20″ widescrreen LCD display.
It seems to be smaller then what other companies are offering this year. The panel features a USB 2.0 hub as well as height adjustment. It can run at 1680 x 1050 via Ambix which is basically their way of saying DVI. It’s around $450 or less.
Via: Engadget
The C1 UMPC is not really a UMPC. It’s a MicroPC just like the new Vaio UX although it kind of is a UMPC. Confused 🙂 I am. More details of how to get around this in your head are over at Engadget via the link below.
It runs XP and has a nice 8.4″ display. It runs at 1Ghz, has an 80Gb drive, 1Gb DDR RAM, PC Slot, 3 hour battery, Bluetooth, wireless (802.11b/g) and ethernet.
Via: Engadget
The new Sony Ericsson W810 is another mobile in the Walkman range of phones which I think are very good. It is the son of the W800 which was another excellent phone. The W810 improves on some of the bad parts of the W800 which were not that many. It has a new joystick and the mobile internet is changed. The colour of the phone is changed from White to Black. It is the familier Orange colour which we are used to seeing in this range of W phones.
A 512Mb memory card is included which is changeable for an even larger one. A downside is the slow USB connection to a PC. The cable is included but it doesnt perform how we would all expect. However, who really cares about the USB connection speed 🙂 I have never used it yet. Always use Bluetooth or a card reader.
The Pure PocketDAB 1500 is an FM digital radio that looks rather good! It is available now in Black and includes a nice set of headphones “Sennheiser MC300 earphones”. It is available now for £90 inc VAT. The headphones act as an antenna for the radio which is also capable of displaying RDS.
Via: RegHardware
This new “prototype”… the VW Golf GTi ’53 plus 1′ (53 because it’s the original Herbie 53) is capable of driving it’s self through 2 eyes (radar sensors). It can accellerate up to speeds of 150MPH, screech around corners, avoid collisions and beat the VW test drivers around their own track.
It works with GPS technology also which can track the vehicle down to the nearest inch (although I thought GPS couldnt only track with in a few meters on the current US system). Maybe when galileo gps becomes available it could really track with in an inch.
Anyway, it sounds impressive and if things continue as they are with the big brother type systems then all of us might be able to kick back and let the car drive us to where we need to go in a few years time.
Via: DailyMail
How does an old tube type television converted in to a fish tank sound? Most people would destroy the tube in the process which could cause injury. This link shows how someone made it possible 🙂 So, it doesnt really need you to take appart the TV tube, but they suggest you have a professional take the TV appart to avoid having to touch the capacitors and stuff.
Via: Wikihow
Liquid crystal display (LCD) is widely used for flat panel displays due to its
attractive appearance when compared to CRT and PDP displays. The disadvantage of using LCD is that a back light is required separately. An organic EL display with light emitting properties will allow technology to evolve and erase the need for the separate back light. Organic EL can also be manipulated to be a thinner, lighter and more energy efficient than its LCD counterpart.
This is why the new organic display from Konica/Minolta is so exciting. It is definitely a step in the right direction! The current prototype has a luminance of 1,000 cd/m2. No news has been revealed if this will hit production any time soon but konica/Minolta will surely be drawing attention to their pioneering research and development of this type of material. Their website holds more information on the differences of LCD and organic EL materials and the science that will bring us the next generation of technology. [konica website]
Via: TechEBlog
The Mitsubishi D902is is a new slider phone that will hit the market imminently¦ in Japan that is. Europe has to sit and wait to see when this will hit its shores, but when, and if, it does, this phone will be sure to raise some eyebrows. It is packed with a ton of features. All of its features are crammed into it’s 110 x 49 x 19.9mm chassis. It has a huge 400 x 240 screen, a better then average 4 megapixel camera with MP4 video recording. A MiniSD slot and can browse the web at a handy 384kbps. Unfortunatly the word is that this is not expected to leave Japan and thus, us lot are left to drool.
Via: Engadget
The Rock Quaddra TX2 is an improvement to the previous Quaddra T65. The Quaddra Tx2 is designed with a specification that is aimed at the fantatic gamer. It is an 17″notebook, sporting AMD’s latest Turion 64 X2 dual core processor,NVIDEO G0 7600 graphics card,high dynamic-range lighting, Bluetooth and Wi-fi on the 802.11 a/b/g standards, integrated 1.3mp webcam, dvd writer and WSXGA+ resolution of 1680×1050-pixels displayed on a X-Glass screen. It is on the little heavy side, weighing in at 3.5kg but it is rescued by being only 3.5cm thick. For those avid gamers,the notebook also provides 3 x USB’s for all the gaming accessories and up to 2GB of memory to save all those games.
Prices for the Rock Quaddra Tx2 start at £999 (ex VAT)
Via: TechEBlog
SanDisk are planning the Sansa e280 which sports 8Gb of flash memory. This is all rumours though and nothing has been set in stone yet. The rumour came from someone working at SanDisk.
A whois verified that the user posting the news on a forum did post from the Sandisk Camput and the pictures do look legit.
Lets see what comes of this news 🙂
Via: Anythingbutipod
