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Nokia 7500 Prism

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Tuesday 7th, August 2007

Nokia unveiled the Prism collection, its latest range of mobile phones aimed at style-conscious consumers. The Prism collection consists the Nokia 7500 Prism, a handset which combines individual style and state-of-the-art technology. The Nokia Prism collection is highlighted by cutting-edge colors, materials and graphics. The Nokia 7500 Prism is the Nokia 7900 Prism's quirky sibling. The Nokia 7500 Prism's slick black exterior is spliced with bright, interchangeable color accents. The Nokia 7500 Prism camera phone has a 2 Mpx camera and it can record high quality movies. The Nokia 7500 Prism mobile phone can play music for nine hours and hold up to 1500 songs on an optional 2 GB microSD card.

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Apple iPhone widgets service

Posted by: Ralf Jurrien Tuesday 7th, August 2007

Plusmo announced the availability of its free and customizable mobile widgets service to users of Apple's new iPhone. A custom interface gives Apple iPhone users access to more than 20,000 Plusmo widgets - most of them created by users. Plusmo enables people to extend social networking through mobile devices. Content providers, media houses and bloggers can now extend their services to the Apple iPhone through Plusmo widgets for free within minutes. Plusmo also enables users to create personalized widgets out of useful web services, XML/RSS based sources including news feeds as well as professional media, and user generated content such as blogs, photos and videos, and other Web 2.0 content.

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Samsung U600 review

Posted by: Mark Peters Sunday 5th, August 2007

LetsGoMobile reviewed the Samsung U600 mobile phone. At the start of this year Samsung introduced a new mobile in their Ultra Edition line at the 3GSM in Barcelona. One of the phones introduced was the Samsung SGH-U600, also known as the Samsun Ultra Edition 10.9. The Samsung U600 is a mobile phone that appears at first glance to fulfil all the wishes of the average mobile phone user. Approximately 8% of the profits return to R&D so that Samsung can continually put new, innovative phones on the market. The Samsung U600 is a slider phone equipped with a 3.2 Megapixel autofocus digital camera with flash, an MP3 player and a microSD card with extendable memory and some touch sensitive keys.

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Pioneer professional plasma TV

Posted by: Mark Peters Friday 3rd, August 2007

The increasing use of flat panel displays for digital signage and other business applications has transformed display-driven applications into striking visual communication devices. Pioneer Electronics meets the growing demand from users who seek high performance display tools with the robust CMX professional plasma line. The Pioneer 42” PDP-427CMX, 50” PDP-507CMX and 60” PDP-607CMX professional displays go beyond best-in-class picture and processing quality featuring “hidden” convenience capabilities that ensure seamless integration and dynamic functionality for an array of commercial uses. The Pioneer PDP-427CMX, PDP-507CMX and PDP-607CMX professional displays are currently available.

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Acer Aspire Notebook with BMW design

Posted by: Mark Peters Friday 3rd, August 2007

Acer America Corporation, one of the leading worldwide suppliers of IT solutions and the fourth ranked mobile PC vendor in the United States, today announced that two new Gemstone notebook PCs are now available in North America. The Aspire 5920 and 4710 are part of Acer’s latest series of consumer notebook PCs which utilize the latest Intel Centrino mobile technology. Acer’s worldwide design team worked with BMW Group DesignworksUSA to study design trends, develop the concept and visualize new forms. Findings from the research showed that three of the most important design features from a consumer’s perspective were color and material, branding and naming, and shape treatment.

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Apple iPhone local search application

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Monday 30th, July 2007

InfoSpace announced the availability of InfoSpace Find It! for the Apple iPhone, enabling the hundreds of thousands of consumers who have already purchased the Apple iPhone to easily access and enjoy InfoSpace Find It! for free. InfoSpace Find It! is a premium local search application that distills millions of listings into six categories tailored to the on-the-go user, including: Dine Out, Go Out, Shop, Travel, Health and Services. “The Apple iPhone has introduced a new level of innovation in mobile user experiences, and its intuitive interface and vivid display screen really maximize the usability and benefits of InfoSpace Find It!,” said Jeff Torgerson, senior product manager at InfoSpace.

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Samsung G600

Posted by: Mark Peters Monday 30th, July 2007

Samsung Mobile has announced a sleek new camera phone, the Samsung G600, at an exclusive global launch event today. Housed in a fashionable black two-toned slider shell and equipped with a 5 mega-pixel camera, the Samsung G600 is a fusion of design, photography and the ultimate in phone functionality. A design icon and high performance camera in one, the Samsung G600 is the latest member of Samsung’s range of handsets and is made to capture quality pictures of priceless moments. At work or at play, consumers can now get creative with various modes such as panorama or mosaic settings and enjoy the quality of built-in Power LED flash.

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Sony Ericsson W960i

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Friday 13th, July 2007

Up to 700 albums - around 8000 songs - can be stored on the 8GB memory of the W960 Walkman phone. Managing tracks is easy and it can transfer up to 1GB of data, including music tracks, from your PC to the phone in less than three minutes. With two stylish headsets supplied in the box (one of these the new Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS220) and a music listening time of up to 27 hours, you’re free to dance much more than the night away. Album arts, TV shows and games. You can navigate the Sony Ericsson W960 and browse media files with the touch of a finger (or stylus). Just press the touch controls to find your way to whatever type of entertainment you need.

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Today’s mobile phone is not the same product as the phone we use to communicate with. The mobile devices changed rapidly into a multitalented communicator; GPS, MP3, PDA, Video player, Phone, you name it. The success of the mobile phone is as easy as it sounds, it is mobile. You always carry your phone with you, no matter what the day will bring you. And with the upcoming mobile television business it could mean we can even see quicker growth in numbers of mobile phones on the market. The mobile imaging industry is upgrading the quality and performance of the mobile phone. That means higher resolutions, faster transfer speeds and more innovative mobile solutions. Sure the mobile imaging industry has its impact on the traditional photo manufacturer, however the digicam is still a still strong device!