Tuesday 02 May 2006

StreetPilot 2820: a navigator for cars and motorcycles supporting Bluetooth and MP3    [ 02-05-2006 18:32 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

Garmin International has announced its new premium navigator for cars and motorcycles – the StreetPilot 2820. This model is based on a successful StreetPilot 2700 series, it got the support of Bluetooth, including the opportunity to make hands-free calls in pair with a Bluetooth-phone. In this mode the users can dial numbers from the phone address book or call history and also make calls using database stored in the navigator.

The StreetPilot 2820 can be used as the MP3-player. Besides it is waterproof and complies with IEC 529 IPX7 standard, i.e. it can work at a 1 meter’s depth during 30 minutes. There is an optional function, which can trace traffic situation with the help of FM RDS-TMC (Traffic Message Channel) or XM NavTraffic (in the US only). With the latter you can use some other services, including weather forecast and share quotations.

The StreetPilot 2820 is expected to be available in June. The recommended price makes up $1099. The device will be supplied with the maps of Europe or the US.

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Italian operators to sell UMTS DVB-H phone Samsung SGH-P920    [ 02-05-2006 14:44 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by:     

The South Korean company Samsung has said that the Italian operators Telecom Italy, Vodafone Italy and 3 (H3G) will sell its new DVB-H phone SGH-P920, which differs from the SGH-P910 in the support of 3G networks (UMTS).

In addition to the UMTS model the Italian operators will sell the earlier announced SGH-P910 – a tri-band GSM phone with the support of DVB-H TV programs.

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Samsung released its slim multimedia slider SGH-D520    [ 02-05-2006 10:59 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

Samsung Electronics has announced the release of a slim mobile phone SGH-D520. It is meant for tri-band GSM networks and supports GPRS data transfer standard. The phone is made in the slider form, equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3-player and 80 MB of memory onboard.

Its LCD displays up to 262K colors. There is the support of stereo sound via Bluetooth interface. PC connection runs via USB interface. Measuring 101x46x15.9 mm the phone is quite light – 93 g. It will appear in shops of Europe and South East Asia during May.

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ASUSTeK released a multimedia phone ASUS V75 with stereo speakers    [ 02-05-2006 10:23 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

Today ASUSTeK Computer has unveiled the release of its new phone ASUS V75. This model is focused on music, equipped with an MP3-player, an FM-tuner and stereo speakers. There are 7 preset equalizer modes (Classical, Pop, Rock, Bass, Party, Treble and Dance).

In addition to music functions it features photo and video opportunities with a 1.3-megapixel camera. The phone book is capacious of 300 entries. There is an expansion slot for miniSD cards (up to 1GB).

The specs of ASUS V75:

• GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and GPRS class 10
• 1.8” TFT LCD, 176x220 pixels, 262K colors
• 1.3-megapixel camera
• 64-tones polyphony
• Supported music formats - Midi, MP3 AMR and AAC
• Supprted video formats - MPEG4, 3GP
• 32 MB of internal memory
• Slot for miniSD cards (up to 1 GB)
• SMS, MMS, EMS and e-mail
• Li-Ion 720 mAh battery
• Talk time - from 2 to 5 hours
• Standby time - from 200 to 300 hours
• Dimensions – 99.6x43x17.5 mm
• Weight - 80 g

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LG-LF1200: a slim slider with Bluetooth    [ 02-05-2006 09:46 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by:     

In Korea LG Electronics has released its new mobile phone LG-LF1200. It is packed in a slider form, its design has something in common with the successful slim model “Chocolate Phone”. There is Bluetooth interface. It’s possible to play Bluetooth games, the effective radius reaches 30 meters. The device is just 15.9 mm thick.

It is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3-player, an expansion slot for microSD (TransFlash) cards. Besides it supports mobile printing and multi-task mode. The recommended price for LG-LF1200 makes up 400 thousand Won, i.e. some $400.

The specs of LG-LF1200:

• 2” QVGA (240x320 pixels)
• 1.3-megapixel camera
• MP3-player
• 64-tones polyphony
• Slot for microSD (TransFlash) cards
• Talk time – up to 200 minutes
• Standby time – up to 200 hours (Bluetooth off) up to 160 hours (Bluetooth on)
• Dimensions – 98x48x15.9 mm
• Weight - 100 g

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