Pantech plans to bring touchless gestures to Android phones

The folks over at Pantech will be introducing touchless gestures with its new Vega LTE line of phones that will hit the market in November (in Korea – no word on a US release yet). The Kinect-like gesture technology will help consumers to use their touchscreen devices under certain conditions i.e. when their hands are dirty, they’re wearing gloves or even when they’re driving and their phone is mounted or on the passenger’s seat. Things they’ll be able to do include answering/rejecting calls and playing music. Then again, how many gestures do you really when you’re in a situation where you can’t hold the phone with your own hands?

Varley's evR450 all-electric supercar set to hit Australian roads next year

While it'll no doubt turn a few heads simply standing still, it also looks to measure up reasonably well under the hood, boasting a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour (or 124 MPH) and a zero to 100 km/h time of 3.8 seconds. The company's also promising a range of 150 kilometers (or 93 miles) that can be doubled with an optional range-extension pack, although its not letting anyone actually drive the car just yet (or even look under the hood, for that matter). As for a price, Varley's saying that the base package will come in "below" $200,000 Australian dollars (or about $213,000 US), and it says it could roll out "as early as January 2012."

Acer outs AZ3, AZ5, Veriton Z Series all-in-ones, starting at $650

The higher-end AZ5 provides a 23-inch expanse of full HD, multi-touch glory, a minimum Core i3-2120 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 1TB HDD, all for the sum of $750. Next up is the AZ3, which saves you $100 by cutting the screen size to 21 inches, switching to an AMD dual-core A4 APU (along with a discreet Radeon HD6410) and slimming the HDD down to 500GB. Both models come with an adjustable stand, two side-mounted USB 3.0 ports (plus four USB 2.0 ports on the rear) and a built-in webcam and mic. Meanwhile, Acer's new Veriton all-in-ones target enterprise users who are prepared to sacrifice those high-def media credentials in favor of better performance and a smaller, more office-friendly footprint -- the 20-inch Z2620G, for instance, packs a Core i5-2400s quad-core processor and NVIDIA GeFore GT 520M GPU for $850.

Purple HTC EVO 3D will cost just $50 on Amazon

The HTC EVO 3D was a one off device that rolled in from HTC’s kitchen that offered a good deal in the media line as well. It packs a glass-free 3D display and tried to capture the majority mediaholics who often look at HTC as a brand that drives more utility and application than fun. To hype things up, the company has introduced a purple variant of this phone.

Volta BCN electric motorcycle announced, set to go on sale in Q2 2012

Volta Motorbikes officially announced its new Volta BCN motorcycle this week, with a complete unveiling set for the EICMA Motorshow in Milan next month. It will be available in three different models -- the BCN Sport, BCN City, and BCN My Volta -- each of which pack the same 35 horsepower and 70 kilometer range, but have various other tweaks to suit different tastes (with the My Volta being customizable through an online ordering tool). Details remain a bit light otherwise, but pricing is expected to come in around the €7,000 mark (or just under $10,000), with the first units set to roll out in the second quarter of 2012 .

Nokia bends reality with Kinetic bendy phone

The name itself gives the game away, where you will be able to control this unique smartphone not through a touchscreen user interface like what we’re so used to, but rather, by bending and twisting it – heck, even squeezing it if it is required. It seems that those who have given it a go found it rather difficult to put down, and I would not think otherwise. Some say that this is one of the most tactile gadget that they have ever put their hands on, and I am quite sure that should the Kinectic handset make it big in real life, most folks will be walking around while flexing and curving their phones – instead of lovingly letting their fingers dance all over the screen like how we’re used to. You twist the phone to scroll through your files, while twisting will control the speed. It seems that the more you twist, the faster you scroll. Should you, in your enthusiasm, go too far, then all you need to do is twist back slowly until the file or contact you want is highlighted.

The Samsung bada developer site, offering developers the chance to win up to $100,000.

Samsung Electronics today announced the bada 2.0 Power App Race, a global application contest hosted by the Samsung bada developer site, offering developers the chance to win up to $100,000. Now in its second year, the bada Power App Race competition will formally launch bada 2.0 to mobile applications developers, inspiring them to create innovative new applications using the bada 2.0 SDK. A total of ten applications – including five game applications, and five non-game applications – will be selected and rewarded with prize money totaling $1,000,000. Also, winning applications will receive the Power App mark at Samsung Apps, exclusive marketing and promotion benefits. Whereas other application contests are typically judged by contest organizers, Samsung’s Power App Race is decided by the public, with consumer sales determining winning entries. Developers who wish to participate should register directly on the bada developer site. Entries open on October 18th and will close at midnight on December 31st. Developers can enter as many applications as they wish. The first ten apps to reach 100,000 cumulative downloads will be chosen as the final winners, announced on the bada developer site upon reaching the target. At the IFA 2011 event in September, Samsung revealed its plans to enhance the bada platform with the introduction of bada 2.0-based smartphones including the Samsung Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y (A Trio of new bada 2.0-powered ‘Wave’ Smartphones to Debut at Berlin). Additionally, Samsung plans to introduce a wide range of future support programs for bada developers, including a bada developer day global tour to widen the awareness of the bada ecosystem. For more information on bada 2.0 Power App Race, please visit bada developer site http://developer.bada.com/

Nokia Considering Windows 8 Tablets?

Now it would appear that Nokia could also be considering getting into the tablet market, with Microsoft’s Windows 8, As Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop recently told the FT, that Windows 8 could present an interesting opportunity for Nokia. We are looking for war to seeing what other Windows Phone devices Nokia will release next year, and the possibility for a Windows 8 tablet from Nokia sounds interesting.

Samsung To Launch Smartphones With Flexible Displays In 2012

We have been hearing rumors for a while now that Samsung has been working on some smartphones that will come with a flexible display, and now Samsung has confirmed that the company plans to launch devices with flexible displays in 2012. Samsung announced this during their recent earnings call, and Samsung’s Robert Yi hasd the following to say about Samsung’s new flexible display technology.

Apple iPad 3 rumored to use Retina Display for 10 inch screen

This one will sport a Retina Display-like resolution for its 10-inch screen. Retina Display will turn into a groundbreaking technological benchmark, with a pixel density so high, that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels! The screen will boast a brightness of 550 nits, about 200 nits higher than a conventional laptop screen and Apple seems eager to begin rolling out 2,048x1,536 displays too.

Logitech Wireless Boombox for the iPad

Even though this product has “for the iPad” in its name, this is really false advertising. In reality, this product will pair and connect with any product that is Bluetooth compatible. If it doesn’t connect wirelessly, then you can use the included audio cable and connect it via 3.5 mm aux jack. These speakers have a rechargeable battery that is rechargeable, a NiMH battery that is good for six hours on a full charge. Assuming that you are carrying your Bluetooth compatible device with you, you can carry the Wireless Boombox on your shoulder like a ghetto blaster from the eighties. It also has a pop-out stand in the back so you can stand it up on a table or other flat surface. You should be able to get the Logitech Wireless Boombox now for about $149.99

Sony PlayStation Vita Early First Edition Bundle announced

Vita fans on this side of the world will be able to buy the PlayStation Vita Early First Edition Bundle from selected retail outlets nationwide.

The Early First Edition Bundle will set you back $349.99, which gives you: the PlayStation Vita 3G + WiFi, a 4GB PS Vita Memory Card, a limited edition case, and the Little Deviants game. But most importantly, you’ll be getting it on February 15th 2012 – one whole week before its official release in the US (February 22nd). You can head over to the Sony PlayStation website to find out more or pre-order the Bundle.

Hisense and eyeSight to launch Android TVs with integrated gesture recognition technology

In an attempt to make a smart TV even smarter, the folks over at Hisense Group have teamed up with eyeSight Mobile Technologies to integrate its innovative Hand Gesture Recognition Technology into its upcoming Android smart TVs. Using gesture connected TVs, users will be able to perform various functions by using intuitive hand gestures thanks to the TV’s inbuilt 2D camera.

No longer will users have to worry about losing the remote control – just by waving their hands or making certain motions they’ll be able to switch channels, adjust the volume and more. Users will even be able to play games using hand gestures a la the Kinect (though I doubt the TV will have games as fleshed out as those found on the Xbox 360).

Microsoft cracks open a window to the future, anticipates our laziness

In the future, we'll all be slaves to rectangles. No, really. Well, at least that's the prognosis, albeit sanitized, Microsoft has slickly pieced together in its Productivity Future Vision concept video. It's a mostly seamless world where all of our interactions are made to be mobile, virtual, efficient and white-washed, but it actually just reads as too darn fussy and overcomplicated. Sure, we could get behind contactless payment, tablets with holographic displays and eyeglasses that translate conversations when you've just stepped off a red eye into some foreign destination -- that's all incredibly useful. But car windows with agenda overlays and transparent refrigerator door displays? Some things are better left lo-tech. For Redmond's part, the company's merely aiming to project ways these various implementations of "real technology" will intersect and "actively assist" us with our harried lives. Take a peek at MS' sanctioned tomorrow land and its sparse piano soundtrack after the break.

Mario Kart 7 Steering Wheel for Nintendo 3DS should help you drift past Toadie

It's no secret that Mario Kart 7 is due out in December, but it now appears that a certain 3DS-compatible steering wheel from Hori will be too. (Stoked?) According to Andriasang, Amazon's Japanese site listed the peripheral sans photos, pricing it at a cool ¥1,280 (about $17). Not long after that the blog snagged a few press shots of said unit, which looks like a odd blend of the iPhone-oriented Helix grip and Nintendo's own Wii Wheel. The attachment is said to feature tweaked shoulder triggers and Nintendo's Official Seal of Approval, but won't score you extra SlidePad functionality.

Nokia Lumia 800 specs (official)

The Nokia Lumia 800 will feature a 3.7″ AMOLED ClearBlack curved display (800 x 480), a 1.4GHz single-core processor (Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2, Adreno 205 GPU), 16GB of onboard storage, 512MB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera that makes use of a f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens and is optimized for taking photographs in low light conditions and 720p video capable, HSPA+ connectivity, and of course – Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). Other features include: FM Radio, TV Output, Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS. The phone will be available in three colors: cyan, black and magenta. In addition to the usual Windows Phone 7 offerings , the Nokia Lumia 800 will also come with a number of preloaded apps from Nokia: Nokia Drive – a turn by turn, voice navigation app, Nokia Music – an app for consumers to obtain music for free and without any sign ups, and an ESPN sports hub for folks to stay up to date with their favorite sports. It was announced that these apps will be available exclusively for Nokia phones, though I can’t help but wonder if they’ll make their way to non-Nokia WP7 phones in the future. The Nokia Lumia 800 will go up for pre-order starting today and will arrive in the US early 2012. It will cost 420 Euros ($585). Nokia Lumia 800 specs at a glance: 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor 3.7″ AMOLED ClearBlack curved display (800 x 480) 8-megapixel rear camera (720p HD video) 16GB onboard storage HSPA+ Windows Phone 7.5 Mango FM Radio TV Output Bluetooth WiFi GPS Dimensions: 116.5 mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 mm Weight: 142g Battery: 1,450mAh

Kingston urDrive changes the way you view USB flash drives

urDrive will be a free pre-loaded application that will make its appearance on a range of Kingston’s DataTraveler USB flash drives, turning your average USB drive from passive storage mode to engaged, active storage. This will also enable consumers to easily access and organize your personal files, photos, music, games and videos. Heck, there will even be a built-in photo viewer and MP3 player that makes it a snap to check out your favorite digital moments, while rocking to tunes that bring back good memories. Of course, all that feel good factor is compounded by enhanced security offered with Norton PC Checkup. This particular diagnostic tool is capable of scanning for virus infections that will include spyware, worms and adware, while performing checks for slow performance as well as potential risks to identity and data. The inclusion of urDrive will also further enhance the digital experience with the Maxthon 3 Web browser. At first, urDrive will be available as a free, pre-loaded application that can be found on Kingston’s entry-level DataTraveler 101G2, 108 and 109 USB flash drives, with the DTIG3 getting it sometime down the road as well, coming in capacities ranging from 4GB to 32GB.

Tokyoflash Kisai Seven Watch is inspired by Tron

Tokyoflash has rolled out its latest timepiece called the Kisai Seven which was designed by one of the company’s fan. This handiwork is of the UK designer Scott Galloway who turned to Tron for his inspiration and came up with this concentric circle design. He had submitted this as a fan concept last year but didn’t it would finally make it to the productions mills of Tokyoflash. The inner ring shows the hours whereas the outer ring counts 5 minute blocks. There is the L-shaped bars on the top and the bottom of the dial which show 1-4 minute modifiers, allowing you to figure out the exact time. It has a plastic body which is attached to a polyurethane strap with a seamless butterfly clasp, and you can trim the strap to fit. The watch will be available in white and blue LED versions and can be charged via USB. Besides, it will have several display settings and is presently on sale for $99 with the price jumping to $139 at the weekend.

Rugged Handheld Computer – Trimble Nomad 800LC

Group Mobile, well known for carrying the top brands in rugged laptops, rugged tablet PCs, rugged PDAs, and rugged handheld computers is offering a special, limited-time discount on the Trimble Nomad 800LC rugged handheld computer. Unit pricing starts at $999. This amazing offer is good from September 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011, or while supplies last. “We are excited to offer this special pricing on the Trimble Nomad to our customers,” said Group Mobile Marketing Director, Stephanie Kreitner. “The Trimble product line is very popular among our customers. The Nomad provides innovative features to streamline work tasks in a single outdoor-rugged handheld device at an unbelievable price.” The Nomad 800LC offered in this promotion features an 806MHz processor, 1GB internal memory, a long-life hot-swappable battery, and built-in wireless capabilities like 802.11g, and Bluetooth. The Nomad 800LC also features a high-resolution, sunlight-visible VGA touchscreen display that presents graphics and maps in vivid detail. The Nomad 800LC rugged handheld makes it simple to gather, save, and send out data with its many built-in capabilities including an integrated GPS receiver for navigation applications and a 2MP digital camera to capture color images in the field. The Nomad 800LC is a fully rugged handheld computer and meets demanding MIL-STD-810F military standards for drops, vibration, humidity, altitude, and temperature extremes. It also comes with an IP67 rating, meaning the Nomad handheld PC is completely sealed against dust, and can survive immersion in up to a meter of water for 30 minutes. The Nomad 800LC offered in this promotion comes in a gray housing. The Trimble Nomad 800LC rugged handheld can be ordered from Group Mobile now.

New Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih revealed some more details about the new tablet at the AsiaD event in Hong Kong. Most interestingly, Nvidia’s upcoming “Kal-El” quad-core processor looks to be in the cards. For those not in the know, Kal-El will include a 12-core GPU, whichNvidia says will offer three times the performance of Tegra 2 (used in the current Transformer), along with some other enhancements. There will also be a 10” display, at least one USB port, and a mini-HDMI output. Shih also says that the thing will only be 8.3mm thick, meaning it will be pretty much the same thickness as the Apple iPad 2. On the software front, it looks like the new Eee Pad will ship with the brand new Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” operating system, as expected.

Microsoft has two Xbox 360 bundles ready for the holiday season

Kinect sensor with a 250GB Hard Drive in Xbox 360 itself. It’ll also come with two games: “Kinect Adventures”, and “Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do”. The first bundle with the Kinect will sell retail for $399.99. The second bundle includes the 250GB Xbox 360 and two games: “Halo Reach (download)” and “Fable 3″. It’ll sell for $299.99 retail. Both of these bundles come with a three month subscription to Xbox Live where you can get movies, trailers, games, demos and more.

Kogan’s new Agora tablets

Kogan launching a tablet price war in the UK by thrusting two new tablets on to the market for little more than £100! The Agora 8” – the ‘best value Android tablet in the world’, boasts a powerful 1 Ghz processor, has illuminated soft keys, HDMI output, microSD card input, Wi-Fi, and access to thousands of apps and games in the Android market. Similar internal capabilities include built in Wi-Fi, Media Player, various desktop widgets, including weather, calendar, clock and YouTube, supports 720p HD Playback, has a HDMI video output, and is capable of reading and writing emails with the Gmail or Email app. Kogan, a lesser known consumer electronics’ designer, manufacturer and retailer, has been propelled to global notoriety overnight, by launching the Agora 8” Tablet, which starts from £119 and the Agora 10” Tablet, which starts at £149, both of which are powered by Android.

3M Camcorder Projector CP45 takes photos, projects images

The device can throw an image up to 65″ in size, just make sure the surface is reasonably flat. Battery life of the Camcorder Projector CP45 stands at one and a half hours which is pretty standard for most pico projectors, while you can augment the 2GB internal memory with a microSD memory card (up to another 32GB if you so desire. 3M will offer this for £299.99 if you are interested.

Lenovo announces multitouch-friendly C325 all-in-one desktop

This one packs a 20-inch 1600 x 900 display (also available sans multitouch in the basic configuration), along with a dual-core AMD E450 processor, integrated Radeon HD 6320 graphics, up to 8GB of RAM, a maximum 1TB hard drive, and a built-in DVD burner (no Blu-ray option, unfortunately), among other standard fare. It's also available in your choice of black or white, with prices starting at $699.

ViewSonic rolls out $200 ViewPad 7e Android tablet

The specs are otherwise somewhat decent for the price, including a 1GHz ARM A8 processor, dual cameras, a "RiteTouch" 7-inch capacitive display, 4GB of storage with a microSD card slot for expansion, and HDMI output. As is often the case with low-end tablets, however, one key omission is official support for the Android Market, but you do at least get access to Amazon's Appstore, as well as plenty of pre-loaded apps including Twitter, Kindle, and TuneIn Radio.

Alibaba unveils W800, second-gen Aliyun phone, and unnamed 'cloud-powered' tablet

In July we got our first taste of Aliyun OS, running on the W700. Now, with the Gregorian calendar year coming to a close, Alibaba is prepping its second wave "cloud-powered" hardware. First up is the W800, the successor to the original Aliyun handset. As far as specs go, the two look more or less the same -- with the latest version still rocking a 1GHz Tegra 2. The one obvious difference is the slightly larger 4.3-inch display gracing the front of the W800. Perhaps more interesting though, is the still unnamed tablet which also clearly bares NVIDIA branding. Speed and exact model of the CPU inside is anyone's guess, but we're assuming this isn't a Kal-el device. Price and release date for both are a mystery, but the W800 is expected to land sometime before November is out.

Apen A3 Bluetooth for Smartphone

The Apen A3 advertises that it can interact with one’s smart phone screen in realtime. I will have to say that I have used two of these pens, and I wasn’t able to get it to connect with the Bluetooth on my Droid X, even though the A3 says it is compatible with Android OS 2.1 or above. In Apen’s defense, I have had problems connecting with devices before. However, I will have to admit as a device that can clip to a piece of paper, and then download the images onto a computer, this is probably the most accurate that I have tried so far. It can also store up to 100 pages wirelessly before you have to download them to a computer. Another handy feature is the Apen A3 can be used on a mouse with the computer. You can actually draw and see your results in realtime. Also included in the Apen package is Photo Sketcher software which allows the user to draw on images, and then share them on Facebook or Flickr. I will have to admit that I had some problems with the Apen A3, but if you can afford it, I will recommend it. It costs about $129.95 .

Nokia 603

Your day made easier. Nokia 603 features a powerful 1 GHz processor, making everything you do with your phone feel fast, smooth, and effortless. Get news from the web in an instant or take photos in a snap. It all comes to life on the bright 3.5” ClearBlack touch screen – with stunning picture quality from nearly any angle, indoors or out. You decide how everything looks. Personalise up to six home screens with your favourite apps, wallpapers and great new widgets for email, music, radio and much more. And on the outside, the front cover sports a classic look in your choice of white or black. On the back, choose from six vibrant colours that suit your style. Share and connect instantly NFC (Near Field Communication) offers an easy way to share and connect without any wires or hassle. And it couldn’t be simpler. All you do is touch another NFC-enabled phone to share a great photo or video with a friend. You can also connect instantly to any loudspeakers or accessories supporting NFC, such as the Nokia Luna Bluetooth Headset for Nokia Play 360° wireless speaker. Just one tap and you’re connected. Many of the best apps around come preloaded on your Nokia 603, like apps for Facebook and Twitter as well as apps for business, maps, email and more. But this is only the beginning. At Store there are apps for everything, from travel to messaging to the latest games – with more and more added every day. Apps that make life a bit better, a bit easier or just a bit more fun. With Nokia Maps you always know exactly what’s happening around you. Instantly find the best of everything in your city - cafés, shops, hotels and much more. Millions of places reviewed and rated worldwide, with expert tips from Trip Advisor and Lonely Planet. And best of all, Nokia 603 comes with free lifetime walk and drive navigation including turn-by-turn voice guidance. Staying in touch should always be this easy. Everything you need is ready straight out of the box – all easy to access. A new email widget means you can browse your inbox directly on the home screen. And with the social networking widget, you can scroll feeds and stay up to date without needing to open an app. Size: 113.5 x 57.1 x 12.7 mm Weight (with battery): 109.6 g Volume: 74 cc Internal memory: 2GB Available user memory varies by country Support for up to 32 GB with an external microSD memory card Talk time (maximum): GSM 16 h WCDMA 7 h Standby time (maximum): GSM 460 h WCDMA 490 h Video playback time (H.264 720p, 25 fps, maximum): 10 h Music playback time (offline mode, maximum): 75 h Browsing via 3G 7h

Nooka Zizm adds subtle elegance

It features a wonderful faceted crystal lens that produces a refracted view of time on the ZenH display which in turn creates a pattern that continues through the entire design of the timepiece including the silicone strap. The effect is sleek, modern and very minimalistic.

White BlackBerry Bold 9900

If you’ve used the original Bold 9900, then you pretty much know what you’re getting with this new white model. The physical keyboard is solid and easy to type on, while the touchscreen is bright and responsive if, arguably, a little unnecessary given the optical trackpad too.The glossy plastics RIM has used on the white 9900 look and feel quite cheap. No word on pricing at this stage for the white variant.

Sony Circle Sound Speakers

Sony Circle Sound Speakers offer you unique visual appearance that allows it to deliver 360-degree circle sound. Fill the room with music using your gadgets such as smartphone, iPhone, or iPod in stylish way. Sony Circle Sound Speakers feature audio diffusion technology that delivers circle sound, thus enabling the music always sound great no matter where you are. Sony releases 2 versions of these speakers: SRS-BTV25 and RDP-V20iP. SRS-BTV25 features 360-degree circle sound technology and Bluetooth wireless music streaming to provide easy connection between the speakers and your devices. Once you establish a connection, play the music! Wireless means no cables; Sony Circle Sound Speakers RDP-V20iP uses the same 360-degree Circle Sound technology but acts as a charger and speaker dock for iPhone and iPod models and is controlled via the supplied remote.

Equilibrium – the newest masterpiece of GoldVish

It comes with two SIM slots. Regarding technical data, let’s mention: - 8GB memory - 2.4” display, 240×320 pixels - Camera, Bluetooth, Stereo FM - 20 days stand-by time - 7 hours talk time Regarding extravagance, GoldVish suprises us again with: - Used material: Titanium, Stainless Steel, space grade Aluminum or Leather - Scratch resistance: fulfilled by natural Sapphire - 18K Platinum or Gold accents - Charming phone colors: pink, grey, brown, black or blue This exclusivist phone has a spice price, as expected, the range being between 6900€ and 110000€ and it is available worldwide.

Philips Fluid Ultra-Flexible Smartphone

The Da Mata gave this conceptual design to Philips brand and he named it ‘Fluid’. Its multi-tasking functionality is not all that fluid, its shape allows it to morph from phone to bracelet to gaming system easily – and back again over and over. This attractive deigned phone allows you to wear it on wrist like wrist watch or keep it on your purse or pocket where it belongs: its weight is enough on wrist to comfort its user that it has not been misplaced. The secret of Philips Fluid’s flexibility are both figurative and literal, it fabrication in flexible OLED display screen which length is almost the entirety to the length of phone. Its display can be change according to its user what type he or she wants to change at a moment. Its numeric keypad appears on it when you need or want to make call. And gaming controls manifest appears when you want to play games in it. And when you search for a specific application then its home screen shows all phone icons smartly on home screen.

Dior Phone Touch Luxury Android Phone

Christian Dior has entered the phone market with its Dior luxury phone with touch screen, a touchscreen phone with Android. Only 99 units of the touchscreen phone become Dior. The phone features a 3.2 inch 854 x 480 touchscreen and 5 megapixel camera.No word processor used and the version with Android. Supports Bluetooth connectivity, GPS and Wi-Fi and has an expansion microSD / SDHC. Its lithium-lon900mAh offers 3.75 hours of talk time. The price is € 3900.

Update Your Honda Civic or Accord’s GPS with the New Honda Navigation DVD 2012

The most recent Honda GPS update is the Honda Navigation DVD 2012 which was released in September of this year. It contains all the latest routes and directions and means that Honda drivers need not fear driving down new roads or into strange and unfamiliar cities – because any changes to the nation’s roads will be on the new Honda GPS DVD which is available to purchase now. From a cost perspective this is the only way in which someone who drives an Accord or Civic can update their GPS maps

Toshiba Creates a 6 Inch Display with a 498ppi Density

Toshiba has created a new 6.1 inch display that has an extremely impressive resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels. This many pixels crammed in to a 6.1 inch screen gives it a pixel density of 498ppi which is far more than that of the Retina display of the iPhone.Other technical specs reveal that it has a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and it's capable of showing 16.7M colours. The viewing angle of the screen is 176 degrees on the horizontal and vertical plane making it an ideal tablet screen.

Nokia Sabre shows up running Mango

Rumors resound the specifications to have a 1.4GHz processor, 1GB RAM, a 5-megapixel camera and 3.5-inch WVGA display screen. That's about all we have so far.What we have to do now is wait for another week till Nokia World commences. It will cost something, surely below $480.

Motorola Admiral destined for October 23rd at unbelievable price

It works with efficiency and adds Sprint Network's push-to-talk. Other features include Android 2.3 Gingerbread support, a 3.1-inch display screen, a QWERTY keyboard and military grade toughness. The Motorola Admiral will cost less than $100. You can also make the most of the Sprint 3G network and will sport a Gorilla glass.

Porsche designed BlackBerry handset confirmed, VIP launch event on Oct 27

Here is some news that might make Crackberry do the usual ‘I-told-you-so’ dance. RIM has finally announced that it set to launch a Porsche designed handset by October 27 this year.There is no trace of any official images here, but the one put up by Crackberry fairly look legitimate now. The company is sending in special VIP preview invites for the launch event, so in case you get one of those, do care to tip us with early hands-on pictures.

Major Gmail Update And User Interface Redesign Arriving Soon

The new Gmail interface is based on the Preview theme that is already available in Gmail. But new features will also be arriving with the update, including a new action bar that uses icons instead of the traditional text labels Google has used in the past. Together with a flexible layout design that you can adapt to fit any window space that you desire. The Conversations section of Gmail has also received a facelift in the new update and is now equipped with a redesigned user interface with profile pictures next to contacts. Other new features also include display density options just like in Google Docs, recyclable chat/labels sections and plenty of new high definition themes to choose from. Gmail’s search box has also received an update which now provides it with advanced search option’s. The new Gmail update is expected to land very shortly so keep your eyes peeled.

iHome iA17 Color Changing Stereo FM Alarm Clock Radio for iDevices

The iA17 has a chameleon-like color-changing ability, and the shifting of the colors of the rainbow can set the mood for sleep.It even has a “wake to color” feature which displays an array of soothing but energizing lights. You can also program the device to wake to music on the iPod/iPhone or an FM radio.the iA17 has some free apps associated with it. In fact, your iDevice will open up to the iTunes Store to the proper apps when you plug it in. You can set and control features on the device right from these apps, as well as set up the alarm and Internet radio. The iHome iA17 iPhone/iPod dock is available right now on the official site for a price of $99.99.

Apple patent suggests a thinner MacBook Pro

According to the filed patent, with the use of hubs, clamps and magnetic fields, the current mechanism used to secure discs in place can be replaced, which allows for much thinner drives, which in turns leads to a thinner notebook (in this case, the MacBook Pro). Now there’s no telling if Apple is going to use this technology – after all, it’s just a patent and more than half of the stuff that gets patented never see the light of day. But don’t be too surprised in the future if Apple does pull it off. You might even see these ultra thin disc drives being used in the MacBook Air.

Acer Liquid Mini Ferrari Edition

Some of the features and hardware on the Acer Liquid Mini Ferrari edition include touchscreen technology with an size of ​​about 3.2 inch screen, 600 MHz processor speed and memory capacity of 512MB. As for operating system used, the Acer Liquid Mini Ferrari edition already equipped with the Android Gingerbread 2.3. With this application is good enough to run a wide range of mobile applications, such as writing SMS, video streaming, social networking, and several other features. In addition to some of the features and facilities, the Acer Liquid Mini Ferrari edition also equipped with some hardware. Some hardware components include a 5MP camera, WiFi connectivity, GPS, FM Radio, Accelerometer sensor detection, and some other hardware. the Acer Liquid Mini Ferrari edition also comes with a battery that can last up to 10 hours talk time,

Take a 360-Degree Panoramic Photo with the Camera Ball

It has 36 cellular phone camera sensors in all, and the green pieces around it are Nerf-like foam.This is the camera ball, designed by Jonas Pfeil, and its purpose is to take 360-degree panoramic pictures. The user tosses the ball in the air, and it takes a picture when the ball is in apogee. The camera ball can take some pretty impressive pictures in the right surroundings. You will note that some of the video shots look a little like something like the bullet time of the Matrix.

Kobo Vox introduced

Already supporting more than 5 million users worldwide, the new Kobo Vox e-book reader was inspired by “Vox Populi”, which means the voice of the people. It basically wants to empower readers to begin conversations with other readers in their journey of discovering new books and authors via their respective social networks. The digital reading experience is taken to a totally new level with additional content to keep you entertained and stoked all the time, ranging from rich color books to newspapers, magazines, games, music, video, games and social feeds, all working on an open Android platform. The Kobo Vox will come in Hot Pink, Lime Green, Ice Blue and Jet Black colors, and has enough storage space to stash away up to 8,000 digital books, while maxing out the expandable storage would mean you can tote around 40,000 books. Developed on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform.We are looking at a relatively affordable $199.99.

In the future, you can walk on a Passing Cloud

This is concept known as Passing Cloud, and it is a stainless steel structure that can support spherical nylon balloons that link together to form a bubble cluster cloud. It floats up, and people take a literal walk on the clouds. It is vulnerable to the wind, and I don’t see any way to control this cloud.

Kingston Launches Wi-Drive

Kingston has launched its Wi-Drive portable flash drive in the 16 GB (Rs 10,000) and 32 GB (Rs 12,000) variants. The Wi-Drive is compatible only with the iPhone (3G, 3GS and above), iPod Touch (3rd and 4th generation), and iPad. Kingston's media server employs integrated Wi-Fi capability to allow up to three iOS users to wirelessly share media and overcome the physical storage limitations of their Apple products. This is achieved using the Wi-Drive app, which is a free download on the App Store. Specifications Dimensions: 121.5 mm x 61.8 mm x 9.8 mm. Wireless Network Interface: Wi-Fi 802.11g/n with wireless security (WPA/WEP). Rechargeable Battery: Up to four hours of continuous use. Wired Interface: Mini USB to USB cable (included). Guaranteed: One-year warranty. Compatibility: iPad, iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPod touch (3G is limited to iOS4.2.1+). Supported File Formats: (Audio) aac, mp3, wav. (Video) m4v, mp4, mov, Motion JPEG (M-JPEG). (Image) jpg, bmp, tiff. (Document) pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, txt, rtf, xls.

PlayStation Vita launching in U.S. next February

The PlayStation Vita will be available in two forms: a Wi-Fi only model for $250 and a Wi-Fi/3G version for $300. The device features a 5-inch multi-touch screen, front and rear cameras, two thumbsticks, a rear touch pad, SixAxis motion controls and GPS support.

The Future of Eco Cars

From VW, we await the release of the ‘Up’, which was unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in early 2011. The all electric version of this car will take some time to follow its traditionally fuelled counterparts, but it can be expected sometime in 2012. As for Skoda, they have rebranded a car that was originally due to be named as the Joyster and it will now be called the Citigo. Based on the VW design, the Citigo will be available as a small engine car and the all electric model should be along sometime next year. Toyota are launching a new hybrid range that will initially be available for sale in the USA only. Seen by some as pioneers due to the production of the Prius, Toyota are targeting the US market.