Acer Announces it's Plans to Release a WM6 Smartphone

Acer President Gianfranco Lanci recently announced that they will release a WM6 smarphone by the end of this year or possibly early next year.

I already anticipated that when Acer acquired E-10 last month. It became pretty obvious that it would only be a matter of time before they leveraged their purchase to develop a phone of their own.

They also announced that E-10 would leave their PDA business and focus exclusively on smartphones.

Sony Ericsson Launches G502 and Z780 Handsets

Sony Ericsson has officially announced Sony Ericsson G502 and Sony Ericsson Z780.

The HSDPA-enabled Sony Ericsson G502 candybar has a 2-inch 262K color display with QVGA resolution and up to 32MB of internal memory. The memory can also be expanded through the Memory Stick Micro card slot. Among the other Sony Ericsson G502 specifications are FM radio, Bluetooth with A2DP profile support and a 2 megapixel camera.

Sony Ericsson G502 weighs only 89.5 grams and will be available in two colors Champagne Black and Brilliant Hazel.

Sony Ericsson Z780 is a quad-band GSM handset which flaunts a built-in GPS receiver, HSDPA support and a 2.2-inch 262K color display with QVGA resolution. It has a resolution of 36 x 128 pixels, and features a 2 megapixel camera, FM radio and stereo Bluetooth. Sony Ericsson Z780 will be available in Grand Onyx and Amethyst Silver colors.

No information on the price has been disclosed yet.

Nokia Unveils Nokia 5320 and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic

Nokia unveiled two new music-enabled devices as additions to its XpressMusic range with the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic.

The 3G HSDPA Nokia 5320 XpressMusic features N-Gage gaming keys, a 3.5mm headphone jack, up to 24 hours of playback time, an audio chip for hi-fi sound quality, up to 8GB of expandable memory, HS-USB for fast music transfer, web 2.0 access and HSDPA for fast access to data. And the feature which stands from the rest is the voice controlled play list, just speak the name of the artist or song you want to listen and the phone will instantly play the requested song.

The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic offers the same features as Nokia 5320 XpressMusic except for the fact that it does not have HSDPA. The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic looks extremely sexy in it’s asymmetrical design.

Expected to begin shipping in Q3 2008, the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic comes with an expected price of €220 / $351 and the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic is expected to be priced at €160 / $255.

Samsung and Armani HDTVs

After partnering to produce designer cellphones Samsung and Armani have once again partnered for a new range of HDTVs. Sammy and Giorgio launched off the first Armani LCD TVs (46-inch and a 52-inch model) in Milan. Both the models are 100Hz "Full HD" sets, and will ship their stuff in Europe, Korea and Russia this summer. But I saw nothing fashionable about any of the two except for customizable Samsung and Armani logos. It has got two remotes, a mini-pebble for basic functions, and a swankier one that does everything.

No word on the price as yet, but I think it’ll be pretty expensive.

World’s First Fresh Air Powered Motorcycle

Jem Stansfield an aeronautics graduate of the University of Bristol claims to have invented the world’s first motorcycle powered by fresh air. He has outfitted a Puch moped with high pressure carbon-fiber air cylinders commonly used by fire fighters as breathing apparatus. In addition to the carbon fiber air cylinder he has used two rotary air engines which are powered by the cylinder enabling the engine to drive the chain at the rear wheel.

The moped has a range of only 7 miles and a top speed of 18 mph and with these specs can’t really dream of becoming a vehicle for trans-continental travel. But according to Jem Stansfield it can surely be used to run a fleet of delivery bikes on it.

It takes only a couple of seconds to refill the air from a larger cylinder and the moped produces cleaner air than found in many town and city centres and so can actually reduce pollution.

Epoq EGP-WP98B – Quad Band, Windows Mobile Wrist Watch

If you are like people who are sick and tired of carrying their cell phone around all the time then consider buying this quad band GSM watch that comes with Windows CE 5.0 installed. Epoq EGP-WP98B claims to be the first Windows Mobile 5 watch.

The features include a SIM card slot, water-resistance, a 266MHz CPU and a 1.45-inch display with handwriting recognition. This is not all it also features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.28GB of memory, USB syncing, VOIP, and voice recording.

Expected to be priced around $629 it'll be ready to ship on April 25th.

LG Launches T80 PMP With Touchscreen and DVB

LG the manufacturer of Prada phone has just revealed the T80 PMP, a promising media player to match the Apple iPod Touch. The T80 boasts a 3-inch, 260k color (420 x 240) touchscreen, supports MPEG, MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, ASF, JPEG, TXT files, has an FM tuner, integrated microphone and a DVB-T receiver, which blows for anyone outside of Europe. It plays 5.5 hours of video and 3 hours of TV viewing on a single charge.

Priced at €299 ($473), it comes with a 4GB disk space.

SD Card Projector That Fits in Your Pocket

You must be surprised to know that this mini projector is small enough to fit in a large pocket or small purse and does not need the regular power supply to operate. It runs on AA batteries and displays all of your SD card-based media.


Though this projector is certainly not good enough to be recommended to be used as a home cinema projector, but priced at only $200, this sure is a cool device.

It supports video recorded on your SD digital camera, photos and mp3 music. You can transfer movie and music files from your computer to your SD card and slot it into the Micro SD Card Projector. You can then enjoy the movies in a nice dark room with a suitable surface.

The projector requires 4 x AA batteries and provides maximum projection of 1015mm x 850mm

Nikon CoolPix P80 with 18X Optical Zoom

Nikon has launched the COOLPIX P80, a high-performance compact camera built to satisfy the needs of camera enthusiasts and family photographers alike. CoolPix P80 point-and-shoot has an 18X optical zoom lens which lets you cover focal lengths of 27mm to 486mm.


Composing and reviewing photos is an enjoyable experience on the large, 2.7-inch LCD monitor with anti-reflection coating, wide viewing angle and 230,000 dots of high resolution.

Packing the power of 10.1 megapixels, the P80 captures fine detail with the creative freedom to crop and edit. The P80 features Nikon's legendary NIKKOR optics, ensuring quality images even while at a distance to subjects.

With a light sensitivity range up to ISO 6400, capturing photos in lower light conditions is no problem for the P80.

Priced at an MSRP of $399.95* the COOLPIX P80 will be available nationwide beginning April 2008.

IOGEAR Portable Media Player With 720P HD UP Scaling

IOGEAR's portable media player (actually named Portable Media Player) has 720p HD up scaling capability that allows you to play your standard definition content at up to 720p HD resolution on your HDTV. It stores all of your favorite standard definition pictures, movies and music for easy playback viewing on a standard definition TV, HDTV or display. It has a compact design and full DVD menu support. But this player lacks a display screen, a feature that has become one of the most basic features in this type of media players.

Priced at $349.95 this portable media player comes with the following features:

• Enhances standard definition video playback viewing up to 720p resolution on an HDTV
• Ultra-slim design allows for maximum portability
• Easy and convenient command control using the built-in pushbuttons on the media player or with the remote control
• Built-in controls for your media (Play, Pause, Skip , Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind & Menu)
• Connections:
o PC: USB 2.0 port
o HDTV: Component RCA connectors
o Standard TV: Composite RCA connectors
o Audio: RCA left/right connectors
• Supports FAT32 & NTFS file systems
• Supports full DVD Menus
• Plays DVD folder / Divx / Xvid/ Mpeg-1 & 2
• Support for subtitles
• Media Support : Mpeg-1, Mpeg-2, Xvid, Divx, MP3, Wav, JPEG
• Media Files : dat, mpg, mpe, mpeg, vob, IFO, m2p, avi, divx, xvid, Jpg, Jpeg, mp3, wav
• Divx Subtitle: IDX/SUB, SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB (type II), SMI, PSB
• 120GB 2.5" SATA drive

Super Talent Launches World's Smallest 8GB Flash Drive

Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions launched the world's smallest 8GB flash drive.

These new drives include: PICO-A, with a swivel lid; the retractable PICO-B; and ultra small PICO-C. Super Talent’s patented PICO series USB drives are manufactured using chip-on-board (COB) technology, which enables up to 8GB of Flash storage to fit into an incredibly minute case. PICO-C drives weigh less than a nickel (about 4.7 grams) and measure only 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm.


All three 8GB PICO drives are available from eWiz.com today for under $35.

LG Launches Third Black Label Series Phone

LG today announced the global launch of the third LG Black Label Series handset.


The new handset follows up the LG Chocolate and LG Shine and is the third in it’s “Black Label” series. No name has yet been decided for the handset. The design heritage of the LG Black Label Series will continue on to this one too with a slimmest 5MP camera.

Similar to the previous LG Black Label Series handsets, the latest model also carries a product concept derived from today’s trend leaders. The phone design is enhanced by stylish tempered glass and carbon fiber finish.

The phone will be unveiled on April 24th starting worldwide.

Intel Classmate 2 is Now Available for U.S. Consumers

In an earlier post we reported that Intel was planning to release the second version of its education focused classmate PC.

The Intel-powered second-generation Classmate PC is very similar to the first one; except for the sleeker look and a few additions.


The Classmate 2 includes a 9-inch LCD display, a six-cell battery, 512MB RAM, 30GB HDD, integrated webcam, Intel Celeron M processor, and WiFi support. The Classmate PC will continue to support Microsoft Windows XP, and variants of a Linux-based operating system will also be available.

However the big news is that the Classmate 2 will be available directly to U.S consumers. Intel will offer different choices to manufacturers so each can tailor laptop models for a variety of education needs.

Amazon will stock the Classmate 2 PC called 2Go PC, manufactured by CTL, and available for $400.

Jabra BT4010 Bluetooth Headset with LCD Screen

Jabra has just announced its new BT4010 Bluetooth headset with a feature that sets it apart from all the others: a tiny LCD screen. This LCD screen makes it more user friendly when compared to the blinks of an LED. With that one addition, decoding what your headset is up to is no longer a game of flashing lights or beeps. The tiny LCD displays you when it's connected, when there's a call, and how full its battery is. This lightweight device weighs only 10 grams.

No word on price or launch date.