Friday 16 June 2006

Philips S880: a music clamshell    [ 16-06-2006 19:21 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by:     

Philips has released a new clamshell phone, the successor of Philips S800. It has a new index S880 and features a VGA-camera, 128 MB internal memory to store MP3 tracks. For easier transfer of MP3 files Philips S880 has USB mass storage function, so you can skip driver installation and plug the phone to PC. There are MP3-player buttons on the top of the phone.

The technical specs:

• Dimensions: 87.5x43.5x20.5 mm
• Weight: 80 g
• Band: GSM 900/1800 MHz
• Camera: CMOS, VGA with video capture (128x104 pixels)
• Sound: 64-tones polyphony, MP3 ring tones, playback of AMR, Midi, SP-Midi, MP3 files; voice recording in AMR
• Main LCD: CSTN, 65536 colors, 128x160 pixels
• External LCD: 1.72”, CSTN, 96x64 pixels
• Memory: 128 MB
• Messages: SMS, EMS, MMS
• Connectivity: USB v1.1
• Battery: Li-Ion, 720 mAh
• Other functions: 3 built-in games, alarm clock, calculator, lunar calendar, currency converter, world time

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Philips Xenium 9@9 – details    [ 16-06-2006 18:12 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by:     

At the site of Philips you can come across the details of a new mobile phone with long battery life and with Motorola RAZR styled keyboard – Philips Xenium 9@9.

This is a candy bar shaped mobile phone with a touchscreen LCD, a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3-player and an expansion slot for miniSD cards. The phone features very long battery life, up to a month in the standby mode and up to 8.5 hours in the talk mode.

The technical specs:

• Dimensions: 108x46.5x17 mm
• Weight: 85 g
• Battery: Li-Ion, 1100 mAh
• Camera: 1.3-megapixel, CMOS
• LCD: touchscreen, CSTN, 65536 colors, 128x160 pixels;
• Sound: 40-tones polyphony, MP3-ring tones, AMR, Midi, SP-Midi, MP3 files; sound recording - up to 30 minuts
• Memory: 20 MB, mini SD slot
• Messages: SMS, EMS, MMS, e-mail
• Networks: GSM 900, 1800, 1900 MHz / GPRS Class 10
• Voice functions: voice recording, voice commands and voice dialing, voice notes
• Other functions: Java MIDP 2.0, calculator, currency converter, organizer, world time, voice recorder, sleep mode, black list for SMS calls, picture viewing on a TV screen.
• Connectivity: USB, IrDA port

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PNS 100, 120 and 150: GPS-navigators by Philips    [ 16-06-2006 17:58 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

Philips has announced a series of personal compact GPS-navigators PNS (Personal Navigation System) – PNS 100, 120 and 150. they have small dimensions – 10 cm long and less than 2 cm thick, they weigh 160 g. All 3 models are supplied with special cradles with built-in amplifier and speaker and control buttons. Thus it’s easy to operate navigators attached to the windshield of the car. Using big buttons you can scale the map, change the sound volume and access the menu. Besides you can use the touchscreen.

PNS 100 is a simple navigator with preinstalled maps of a single country and main roads of Europe. PNS 120 differs in double memory size, so you can install detailed maps of other European countries from the DVD in the kit. PNS 120 is equipped with an integrated TMC-receiver (Traffic Message Channel) to track traffic jams or road works and find alternative ways. PNS 150 comes with the maps of the whole Western Europe and it can be remotely operated. Like PNS 120 it has a TMC-receiver.

PNS 100 will be available in Europe in September, PNS 120 and 150 – in October.

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JetFlash 210: a USB flash drive with the fingerprints scanner    [ 16-06-2006 13:56 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

Transcend Information has released another USB flash drive called JetFlash 210. It is meant for those who care much about data protection – in addition to password function the drive is equipped with a fingerprints scanner to identify the user.

JetFlash 210 is parted into two logical disks – general and protected. It’s possible to distribute the memory space between two disks as you like. There is a nice moment – the flash drive automatically remembers the ID info on sites with registration, so you don’t have to enter login and password at the next visit to the site, identification process will run automatically. There is USB 2.0 interface for PC connection. JetFlash 210 is available in two modifications – with 1 and 2 GB onboard.

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GSM/Wi-Fi phone available for order in France    [ 16-06-2006 13:23 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg   Source: slashphone     Translation by:     

The French mobile provider of Wi-Fi services Neuf is offering a GSM/Wi-Fi phone called Twin. This is Wistron NeWeb GW1 model, which will be sold under its brand.

I’d remind you that the GSM/Wi-Fi phone in the vicinity of a Wi-Fi hot spot can be used as a VoIP phone, thus the communication costs are less. The device is powered by Linux OS and weighs 95 g. The battery life in talk mode is up to 4 hours. The price makes up €200.

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