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Friday 31 March 2006
Navman iCN530, iCN720 and iCN750: new GPS-navigators
[ 31-03-2006 17:07 ]
Author: Verà Kozlova Source: Reg Hardware Translation by:
The British unit of Navman has announced three new GPS-navigators – the iCN530, the iCN720 and the iCN750 and also new Web-application NavPix. Unlike many current navigators on the market the iCN750 is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera located at the back panel. The pair of the iCH750 and NavPix allows making photos assigned to the area, upload them to the server and share them with friends.
The iCN720 and the iCN750 are equipped with 4” 480x272 LCD, SiRFStar III GPS modules and flipping antennas. The iCN750 carries a 4GB HDD with maps of Western Europe onboard. The iCN720 lacks HDD, but has an expansion slot for SD and MMC cards to store the info. This model comes with the maps of the UK and Ireland. Besides the iCN720 has no camera. The iCN530 has the same features as the iCN720, except for an internal antenna and a smaller LCD (3” and QVGA 320x240 pixels).
The iCN750 and the iCN720 will be available in May, and the iCN530 – in April. The approximate price makes up 540, 399 and 299 pounds, i.e. $940, $695 and $520 respectively.
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O2 to release XDA IQ smartphone based on HTC Tornado
[ 31-03-2006 10:53 ]
Author: Verà Kozlova Source: Reg Hardware Translation by:
According to Reg Hardware web source, the British operator O2 is about to release a smartphone based on HTC Tornado platform – O2 XDA IQ. I’d remind you that HTC Tornado is made as a candy bar with the digital keyboard. Such models as Qtek 8310 and I-mate SP5 are also based on this platform.
The smartphone supports quad-band GSM networks, GPRS and EDGE data transfer standards and also Wi-Fi wireless networks. The XDA IQ is powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone.
The shipments of the XDA IQ are expected to start in April. On the Asian market will be also a version of HTC Tornado platform by O2, it will be called the XDA Orio.
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TI announced its single chip solution with FM-radio and stereo Bluetooth module
[ 31-03-2006 09:15 ]
Author: Serge Novikov Translation by:
The American company Texas Instruments has announced its next generation platform BlueLink 6.0, which combines high productive Bluetooth wireless solution and high quality FM-radio with both mono and stereo on a single chip.
Besides BlueLink 6.0 platform has full program and technical support, including simple scheme solution, so the manufacturers can spend less time on mobile phone development. This solution supports playback of stereo FM-radio from plugged headphones to other Bluetooth headphones.
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Samsung SBH-300 – a 2GB MP3-player supporting Bluetooth
[ 31-03-2006 00:17 ]
Author: Klimov Oleg Source: Samsung HQ Translation by:
Samsung has officially announced its new MP3-player SBH-300, which supports wireless data transfer via Bluetooth interface. In addition the new player supports A2DP profile, which allows using Bluetooth stereo headphones. The latter can be used as a mobile phone headset.
Samsung SBH-300 is equipped with an OLED 262K color LCD, 2 GB of internal memory, FM-tuner, miniSD slot. It is possible to view photos on the screen. The player measures 33.5x66.2x148 mm. There will be two color solutions – Black and Silver. Samsung SBH-300 will be available for pre-order already next month, the price is not yet clear.
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