Monday 10 September 2007

No compromise: two communicators by i-mate    [ 10-09-2007 17:20 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

i-mate has made two announcements of its Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150 communicators. Both devices are powered by Windows Mobile 6, support 3G networks and have 2.8” (2.6” for the 8150) touchscreen VGA-displays. In addition the Ultimate 8150 comes with a keyboard.

The technical specs of the new communicators are almost identical and are as follows:

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LG Xnote TX – a compact notebook with a hybrid HDD    [ 10-09-2007 16:47 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Ever more notebooks with hybrid HDD come to the market. There is a reason for it – such HDD type speed up OS load and extend battery live of mobile PC. The portfolio of LG includes a new compact notebook with a 120-GB HDD and 256 MB flash buffer.

The 12.1” notebook is equipped with a 2-GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1024 MB RAM, ATI Radeon X1250, DVD-recorder, 1.3-megapixel Web-camera, Wi-Fi module and 5-in-1 card-reader. There is a HDMI out, due to which the notebook is a signal source to view movies on a large screen. Unfortunately, we have no info on the battery life. Measuring 358x259x27~33 mm it weighs 1.8 kg. The price tag is about $1400.

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Pantech C810 Duo Smartphone on Amazon.com    [ 10-09-2007 16:00 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

There is some info from Amazon.com online store about a new smartphone by Pantech. This is a two-way slider with a sliding QWERTY-keyboard and a numeric one with the traditional way of opening. The site offers the smartphone for $179.99 on a 2-year service contract from AT&T operator. Admirably, the site posted high quality pictures of Pantech C810:

The short specs by Amazon.com:

• Dimensions: 85.6x43x19.3 mm
• Weight: 453.6 g (1 pound)
• UMTS support
• Phonebook for 100 numbers (mistake?)
• Battery: Li-Ion
• Approximate talk time: 150 minutes
• Standby time: 144 hours

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FCC approved Levi’s handset    [ 10-09-2007 15:12 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg   Source: engadgetmobile.com     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

In June we mentioned the announcement of a Levi-branded (Levi Strauss & Co) handset scheduled for September. The French company Modelabs Group will be in charge of the production.

Recently the info has leaked that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the model, so soon we can expect a newcomer in stores. The phone features a 2-megapixel camera, a 1.8” display, Bluetooth and a microSD slot.

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Official announcement of Mio DigiWalker A702 GPS-communicator    [ 10-09-2007 14:53 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Mio Technology has officially announced the release of a new GPS-communicator Mio DigiWalker A702, which will replace the popular Mio DigiWalker A701. The new communicator is powered by the latest OS version – Windows Mobile 6 Professional and offers wide opportunities for the customers.

The DigiWalker A702 can work in quad-band GSM (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), supports GPRS and EDGE. Being compact enough (110x57.5x16.5 mm) it comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash. Besides it can record EXIF data containing the info on the place of the picture. There is a respective software to recognize business cards.

The DigiWalker A702 involves a GPS-module SiRFstar III with quick startup function – for the first quick startup you can use data downloaded via Wi-Fi or GPRS-connection. Its 2.7” LCD features an anti-glare coating, 320x240 pixels resolution. The communicator works on a TI OMAP 850 200 MHz processor.

In addition to Wi-Fi the GPS-communicator supports Bluetooth and microSD cards. Unfortunately, there is still no info on the price of the product.

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