Archive for August, 2009

BlueLounge has rolled out its latest gadget, the Bluelounge 4-Gadget Charging Station. This latest portable Charging Station is a combination charger for your mobile, iPod, and iPhones. With this device you can charge numerous devices like Bluetooth headsets, Blackberry phones, cellphones, MP3 players, PMPs at the same time. It has a two iPod/iPhone plugs, two USB and one of each a micro-USB and a mini-USB plug. The micro-USB plug looks quite useful as almost all of the mobile gadgets to be launched now on consist of the micro-USB slot for charging. This techie device is available at a price tag of $89.95 which is available in black, white and pink colors.

BenQ has unveiled its latest portable projector, the BenQ Joybee GP1 mini projector. This device is built around a 0.45″ Texas Instruments SVGA DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) that supports a native resolution of 858×600. It uses a three LED light source and consumes 60 watts of power with a 1 watt standby. It outputs 100 ANSI lumens, with a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, automatic keystone correction, and a built-in 2-watt speaker. Its dimension is 136mm x 54mm x 120mm and weigh only 0.64kg, it will easily slip into your man bag, although the bulky power unit doesn’t fit into the case provided.

Pittsburgh-based company DynaVox Mayer-Johnson has rolled out its latest handheld device, the DynaVox Xpress. This device is  a handheld communication devices aimed, primarily, for people with speech impairments or those who have problems speaking in groups. Weighing at 1.5-pounds, the gadget has a 5-inch touchscreen display with a menu of icons with various phrases and vocabulary, and speakers to vocalize the communications. The Xpress also supports an MP3 player, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, an integrated calendar, and the ability to download new vocabulary to the device. Its battery can last up to 8 hours. The device placed in a durable magnesium alloy casing, and weighs between 770 to 952 grams depending on the battery. DynaVox Xpress sales will begin in end of August 2009, its value has not yet been announced.

The Samsung Jack i637 is a sleek, compact Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Smartphone that helps both business and regular consumers stay connected on-the-go.This device is an ordinary smartphone so it doesn’t have a touchscreen interface. Rumors said that this device can be upgrade into Windows Mobile 6.5 later this year when the new mobile OS is released. This device has a unique pressure-sensitive d-pad for fast scrolling, GPS, QWERTY keyboard,256 MB Ram on board, memory card slot, Bluetooth, and has a powerful 3-megapixel camera.

Samsung Jack’s full list of features and specs includes:

• QVGA display

Myvu, the name behind this latest gadget has just announced its latest technology,the Crystal EV. This techie eyeware is the upgraded version of the original Myvu Crystal, boasting Myvu’s SolidOptix technology.This gadget is capable of projecting a 64″ equivalent screen size which is roughly a 30% increase over the original Crystal. It also sports stereo earphones, noise reduction and a 640 x 480 VGA resolution screen. The Crystal EV also boasts the recognition of being the first video eyewear company to pick up Apple’s iPhone Certification and Nokia Forum status, and can now be used with their devices.

Gateway has released its latest slim design business notebook, the Gateway M-7301UR 15.4″ Notebook. It specs includes an Intel Pentium Dual-Core T3400 2.16GHz Processor, 4GB of RAM, 320GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, 1 x Headphone/Speaker/Line-out, 6-cell battery, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, 802.11n wireless, and runs under Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. Additional features such as 5-in-1 card reader, precision-touch multimedia buttons, and it has also DVD±R/RW Drive with Dual Layer. This amazing slim type notebook cost $470.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is now out in the United Kingdom. Nokia 5530 XM is a Symbian S60 5th Edition mobile phone  featuring a metallic finish, quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, microUSB, accelerometer sensor, WLAN, 3.5mm headset jack, 3.2MP camera, and a 4GB memory card in the box. The 5530 XM loses 3G, but still has Wi-Fi, a stereo FM radio and a 2.9″ TFT resistive touchscreen for fast and intuitive controls.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic comes in a very low price to appeal to the masses, with a choice of colours and a UK prepay pricing of £130. The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic was also offered for free by Vodafone and Orange with 18-month contract agreement of at least £25 Monthly cost.

OCZ latest SSD series Technology was unveiled, the Solid 2 Series. This latest device consists of two brand new models: the 60 (64GB) and the 120 (128GB). The new SSD series was designed to fit into a 2.5-inch laptop spaces, these “mainstream” SSDs offer up 125MBps read rates and 100MBps write rates, not to mention 64MB of onboard cache and “unique performance optimizations to keep the drives at peak performance.”

Gigabyte has rolled out an updated T028 series convertible touchscreen netbook, the Gigabyte T1028X. They have upgraded the processor to Atom N280 1.66GHz CPU which has a faster FSB and now it has a high-resolution display of 1,366 x 768 and a 6-cell 7650mAh battery equipped that can last for six and a half hours. Other specs remain the same, still it includes 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi (b/g), Bluetooth and an Expresscard/34 slot. It is currently available in Europe from Moblix.hu for a price of €622 because of recession.

Magellan RoadMate 1470 is a 4.7 inch widescreen portable GPS navigator, a new gadget featuring “OneTouch favorites menu”. It has a number of excellent features including the ability to personalize icons, set multiple destinations and access the AAA Tourbook and Roadside Assistance menu. This latest gadget is very easy to use, you just need to turn on the Magellan 1470 and you will see five options available to you: Go To, View Map, Local Options, Settings, and Favorites Menu.