The rumoured Nokia 8600 is now a bit closer to reality as Carphone warehouse has posted it on the coming soon page. Carphone is saying the phone is so new that it does not even have a name. It definitely has one, 'The Nokia 8600 Luna'. The phone will be a bit cheaper than the Nokia 8800 but still manage to cut it in Nokia's 'premium' category.Detailed specs are not known but the Series 40 slider packs in a 2...
The Creative Xdock is more than just a dock for the iPod. It lets users play music in the iPod in X-Fi sound quality. Add the Creative X-Fi Wireless Receiver (sold separately), users can enjoy the music anywhere, up to four receivers, in the home wirelessly. Connect any external audio players to the Creative Xdock and users can enjoy the music wirelessly in Xtreme Fidelity....
The Creative X-Fi Sound System i600 is a high-power (35 Watts RMS per channel) 2.1 speaker system designed to seamlessly integrate and dock with iPod players. It offers the purest sonic fidelity available for PC desktop, notebook or in a living room setting. Designed to be the premier hi-fi system of the digital media revolution for homes or desktops, this is the first speaker system for iPod players that incorporate Creative's award-winning X-Fi technology. It features X-Fi Crystalizer that...
As Java spreads its dominance over all other development platforms for everything from games to Internet applications to desktop softwares, we have to consider its contribution to the field of cellphone programming. And what we have here is something that every Java-head will yelp on hearing about. Sun Microsystems have taken a major step and bought forth their first cellphone based on the Java platform. The phone isn’t actually Sun’s in totality but is their attempt of obtaining SavaJe...
Vending machines are some pretty brilliant wishing wells of the 21st century. They provide with everything from iPods to beverages to contraceptives. And our gizmo gods need a share in almost everything, everywhere. So what do they do? They come out with vending machines that eject some cool flash drives! Kingston, are responsible for the same, in this case, and will install USB flash drives and SD cards vending machines at airports. So just incase you left your memory...
The Samsung SCH-i760 has finally got FCC approval. It comes with Windows Mobile 6 (wow! That’s new, isn’t it?) Operating system and provides support for applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint (just like every other WM6 supported phone). It also has a QWERTY keyboard that shared the same thick black like the rest of the phones body. Other specs include the 1.3 megapixel camera and a camcorder. In addition to this, it also has a MP3 player and you...
The Nokia N95 is available in the US at last. The phone rides the EDGE/GSM 850/900/1800/2100 bands and also has WCDMA/HSDPA 2100 network support. It comes with a 2 way slide action so that you can easily switch between video, music or phone modes. This one’s also blessed with Wi-Fi and integrated GPS. A fantastic 5 megapixel camera makes shooting a marvelous experience with this one in hand. The GPS system is touched up by the Nokia Maps application...
The 2.2 inch screen equipped Epoq FT826 MP4 player is pretty much a tiny masterpiece in its totality. It is among the tiniest media players that have a screen. However, the screens are impressive as well. With support for 220x176 resolutions, they make a pretty good sight. The player also has 25fps MP4 playback, miniSD card slot, an FM tuner, voice recording. There’s also multi-tasking with viewing pictures while simultaneously hearing music. Sadly (and thankfully), it plays only audio...
Gone are the days when people would immerse large quantities of Chlorine into raging bacteria infected waters to settle the battle scores of non-acceptable bodies that inhabit the pool waters. Sounds like some fantasy tale, but what we actually are talking about here isn’t Narnia or Hogwarts but it’s your very own swimming pool. And, the cleaner in question is not a third row chemical element but a futuristic marvel. The iRobot Verro 300 (best for harder surfaces like concrete...
The iPhone has another major accessory out. And this time it means some serious Bluetooth marvel. This one’s called the Gomadic Wireless Bluetooth Headset. Just as it swears allegiance to the iPhone, it also musters up enough to tempt you to dig your pockets once again. The makers claim that the headset can go well enough to squeeze out music from just about any Bluetooth enabled phone. it looks pretty sleek and slim and has a fine black outer coat...
Due to the breakthrough technology used, last November the 2006 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève prize for electronic watches was awarded to Seiko's remarkable Electronic Ink watch (which uses the technology from E Ink Corporation). Seiko has now come out with a delightful bracelet watch for women. Set the watch to its 'efficiency' mode; the display is informative and easy to read. Or set it to its 'mystery' mode, the panel expresses the time in a more imaginative, evocative style....
Who says Swarovski crystals should adorn the beautiful ladies only, even gadgets have a right to bling themselves to seduce their partners. Take the Active Crystals collection from Philips, which is a collection of Swarovski encrusted USB drives. It stores 1GB and looks appealing dangling from your neck. Protected by a user password, these beauties are available in four models: Heart Ware, Heart Beat, Lock In and Lock Out. Heart Ware and Heart Beat are to be worn as...
The Sidekick iD will soon be available with T-Mobile. The Lite version of the Sidekick 3 does not feature MP3 player, Bluetooth, Camera but will have same web, mail, messenger client for AIM, Yahoo! About the same size, it boasts of an hour extra of talk time and a few days more of standby time since some of the frills have been cut out. The T-Mobile Sidekick iD features a swivel screen that is a large, color window. The...
Need to know the weather forecast pronto? Dig the Weather Hubs from Oregon Scientific, the cute contrivance provides weather forecasts for the next 12 to 24 hours. Easily mounted on the wall or placed on the desktop using the built-in kickstand, you could even place it prominently on the refrigerator door thanks to the magnetic mount that comes with it. It has two LCDs placed side by side. It shows icons for the upcoming weather conditions (sunny, partially cloudy, cloudy,...
Downing Tequila Shots and hopping is quite passé, the latest fad doing the rounds is the Shot Luge. For those who haven’t sampled this latest way of getting high on life, let me explain: the contraption is a giant ice block that has carved out luge trails that carry a heady mix of something deliciously alcoholic from the top of the slope down to your waiting shot glass or mouth. Not a D-I-Y kinda thing, so incase you want one...
