Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category

Good news for all HTC fanatics because the company has announced their latest HTC hand held device dubbed as HTC Desire which has 3.7 inch AMOLED display with 480 x 800 WVGA resolutions for optimized performance and high quality experience. The HTC Desire has a 5 megapixel camera, 512 MB Rom, 576 memory, face detection technology, auto focus and flash, Google Maps, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor to have great power for multi tasking without any delay. Other core specification includes IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi, Micro SD card, and SD2.0 compatible.

Sony Ericson has announced its latest android phone dubbed as Xperia X8. This latest technology features a 3-inch touch screen display with a resolution of 320 x 480. The X8 is powered by a 600 Mhz processor that will handle execution of applications easily. Other core specifications includes 3.2 megapixel camera, 2 GB SD card that can be extended up to 16 GB, GSM/GPRS/AGPS/EDGE/BlueTooth/Wi-Fi connectivity. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 will be released in 3rd quarter of 2010 with a retail price of $318. It is available in White, Dark Blue/White, Aqua Blue/White, Pink/White, Silver/White colors. The company also mentioned that other Xperia Android phones will receive Android 2.1 update in Q3.

Olympus has just announced its two latest digital camera models dubbed as X-560WP and T100. The X560 WP features a 10-megapixel camera and the camera itself is waterproof and can be submerge in 10 meter dept of water without any problems. It has a 3x optical zoom with Advanced Face Detection technology so it can track 16 faces at the time. It is said that the X560 WP can capture clear and sharp images with its high ISO which comes in 18 shooting modes.

Horizon has announced a new gadget, a charger that utilizes fuel cells using hydrogen which is more cheaper than any other charger. The MiniPAK gadget charger is the very first product based portable hydrogen fuel cells to compete in cost and serve you best features like an ordinary rechargeable batteries. It can be used to power mobile phones and other similar devices which is really handy. The MiniPak is capable of providing 1.5 to 2W of continuous power and the fuel cell’s used can produce 12Wh of energy, this power generated is produced through a standard USB port built in to the device and this USB port is used to connect devices such as an iPhone, BlackBerry and other devices including tablet computers. The MiniPAK gadget charger cost $100 in the market.

Nintendo has revealed its latest 3D portable gaming technology – the Nintendo 3DS. The latest 3DS features a 3.53-inch top screen that enables 3D view without the need for special glasses with 800×240 resolution and a 3.02-inch touch screen with 320×240 resolution. The controls have been updated, and now above the directional pad is a thumb stick, which Nintendo calls the ’slider’. Like the Nintendo DSi, the 3DS features a front facing camera and a camera on the back – though there are two camera lenses on the back of the 3D, allowing it to take 3D photos. Both cameras have a 640×480 or .3 megapixel resolution. The Nintendo 3DS supports WiFi 802.11 wireless connectivity. Multiple 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play.

Apricorn has announced its latest technology called Aegis 3-in-One NetDock Docking Station.  This dock can supply power to different gadgets through USB 2.0 in mass number including laptops, netbooks, iPads and table PCs. You can also connect external USB flash drives and hard drives.  One of the Aegis NetDock has no hard drive docking station which costs 89 USD and the version with hard features 500GB of storage, a dual layer DVD burner and 4-port USB Hub in a very desirable, good looking package and it costs $189.

Sigma UK has announced its latest digital SLR camera dubbed as SD15 SLR Digital Camera. This camera is expected to be released this June 2010. The camera features a 3 inch LCD display  and a powerful 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor technology that can capture all primary RGB colors. This camera’s sensor works by combining three 4.7 megapixel layers that individually capture red, green and blue light hitting it. The Sigma SD15 Digital Camera will costs around $1,443.

Elecom Japan has unveiled its latest gadget dubbed as Elecom M-SN1UL Scope Node Laser Sensor Mouse. This mouse is said to solve the problem of drawing problems using an ordinary mouse, because we all know it’s really hard to draw using an ordinary optical mouse, unless you have your own graphics tablet.  This Elecom mouse has a precision like using a pen and paper. The 3-button Scope Node M-SN1UL is certainly high end with a 1600dpi laser sensor that is off-center to simulate where a pen point would be located in your hand. It can be connected on both Windows and Mac through USB 2.0 port and is now available in different colors: black, mat silver or glossy silver.  The Elecom M-SN1UL Scope Node Laser Sensor Mouse has a retail price of ¥6,000(~$61.00).

Looking for a waterproof digital camera? Then you can check this latest gadget called Olympus Stylus Tough 6020. This latest digital camera features a LCD 2.7-inch display with sensor shift stabilization technology and uses a 14-megapixels CCD sensor with a 5X optical zoom. It can be submerge into water up to 16 feet, it is also shockproof under 5 feet, dust proof and freeze proof to 14. So in short this latest technology was really designed for extreme conditions.

Yesterday I’ve just posted one of Acer’s latest android phone the Ferrari-style Acer Liquid E, and today I’ll be posting one of their new technology again called Acer beTouch E130 smartphone.  This handset is also android phone but sad to say it’s not 2.1 rather utilizes 1.6 android OS.  Its features include 2.6 inch QVGA touchscreen display,  and a blackberry-style QWERTY keyboard. This Acer android phone is powered by a 416MHz ST-Ericsson CPU, 256MB of RAM, and 512MB of ROM. In terms of connectivity it can connect through 3G network if there’s no Wi-fi available. As of now there are no pricing information for this handset.