Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Gadgets’

Revo Domino D3 packs Last.fm, DAB+, wireless streaming and iPod dock

No comments October 7th, 2009
Revo Domino D3 packs Last.fm, DAB+, wireless streaming and iPod dock

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Revo has outed the Domino D3, a new DAB radio that combines a whole range of radio formats with iPod connectivity, wireless streaming capabilities and Last.fm access for a whole myriad of music.

With a contemporary design, the Domino D3 features a joystick for users to navigate their way around the radio’s features, and an OLED display for showing off exactly what you’re listening to. Continue reading…

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Nokia N97 Mini dated for 23 October

4 comments October 7th, 2009
Nokia N97 Mini dated for 23 October

Nokia N97 Mini

We knew it would be coming this month, but now with Nokia has ‘fessed up as to when we can expect to see the Nokia N97 Mini in the shops.

If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the smaller handset, Nokia has confirmed via its Flagship Store Twitter feed that we’ll be able to pick it up from 23 October. Continue reading…

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HTC HD2 confirmed – coming this month

No comments October 7th, 2009
HTC HD2 confirmed – coming this month

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So we knew it was coming, and now the HTC HD2 has been officially outed and confirmed to go on sale later this month.

Although it packs Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 benefits from the rather lovely HTC Sense skin we’ve seen on the Android-loving Hero, bringing multi-touch to the a Windows Mobile phone for the first time. Continue reading…

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Griffin iTrip FM transmitter – first accessory controlled by iPhone app

No comments September 25th, 2009
Griffin iTrip FM transmitter – first accessory controlled by iPhone app

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Griffin’s venerable iPod and iPhone FM transmitter has just been updated and it’s really quite snazzy. The new Griffin iTrip is the first iPod/iPhone accessory with its own iPhone app to control it. 
Buy the Griffin iTrip and install the iTrip Controller app on an iPhone or iPod Touch with iPhone OS 3.0 and you’ll be able to control the device straight from the screen. Continue reading…

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Samsung H1 and Samsung M1 touchscreen duo first Vodafone 360 handsets

1 comment September 25th, 2009
Samsung H1 and Samsung M1 touchscreen duo first Vodafone 360 handsets

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Vodafone’s newly announced social media apps and services platform, Vodafone 360,brings two new phones with it. The Samsung H1 and Samsung M1 are two touchscreen temptresses and will carry the Vodafone 360 logo.
Though Vodafone 360 will work with loads of devices, the Samsung handsets will fully integrate the new service. Continue reading…

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LG GW300 announced for social networkers and serial messagers

1 comment September 25th, 2009
LG GW300 announced for social networkers and serial messagers

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LG has announced a new full QWERTY handset, aimed at the social networkers and serial messagers among you.

The GW300 packs a designated Facebook application similarly to the GW520, and also comes with LiveSquare which allows you to have Continue reading…

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Super-slim MSI X400 laptop launches with affordable price tag

1 comment September 22nd, 2009
Super-slim MSI X400 laptop launches with affordable price tag

MSI X400

MSI has just announced the MSI X400, a super-slim, affordable addition to its X-Slim range for those who need the power of a laptop in the portability of a netbook.
Following on from the larger X600, the X400 weighs in a just 1.5kg and closes down to 9mm at its thinnest point. Continue reading…

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Linux Based Smartphone OS Planned by Samsung

1 comment August 29th, 2009
Linux Based Smartphone OS Planned by Samsung

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Picture this. You’re the world’s second largest mobile phone manufacturer and do not have one Mobile OS of your own. Not a very impressive thing to have on your CV, right? Samsung is facing the same problem as we type this. It does not have its very own smartphone OS and looks like it has finally decided to do something about it. Continue reading…

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Sony Walkman S540 packs built-in speakers for “sharing music”

No comments August 29th, 2009
Sony Walkman S540 packs built-in speakers for “sharing music”

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Sony has just outed a new speaker-packing Walkman that will either be music to your ears, or the bane of your commute to work.
The S540 Series has two integrated stereo speakers hidden inside the MP3 player’s 10.2mm thin shell, that will blast out your music to all the lucky people sitting around you. Just make sure those people are your friends, we beg you. Continue reading…

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Updated Facebook iPhone app hits App Store

1 comment August 29th, 2009
Updated Facebook iPhone app hits App Store

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We heard about the new Facebook 3.0 iPhone update a few weeks ago, and after Apple taking its time in approving it, it’s now available from the App Store.
Even better news is that the app is now even better than the first one that was submitted.
After submitting it, developer Joe Hewitt started tinkering with the app for further improvements, and when Apple came back to him yesterday to ask him to fix a minor bug, he fixed it within his new version. Continue reading…

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Palm Pre to hit UK shelves on 30 October?

No comments August 29th, 2009
Palm Pre to hit UK shelves on 30 October?

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If you’ve resisted the iPhone 3G S and HTC’s Hero, preferring to hold out for Palm Pre your wait may be over at the end of October.

Rumours circling the internet are suggesting the highly-anticipated handset (and rumoured iPhone killer) is set to hit UK shelves on Friday 30 October.
O2 managers have been given the date by head office, according to palmwebosblog.com, which would tie up with a German O2 advert that suggested an October release date. Continue reading…

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Apple Mac Tablet – 13″ and 15″ sizes in development too?

1 comment August 29th, 2009
Apple Mac Tablet – 13″ and 15″ sizes in development too?

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So the Apple Mac tablet has more or less been confirmed by Jobs, and the rumours are still coming thick and fast – the latest that we can expect 13- and 15-inch models alongside the 10-inch tablet we’ve heard so much about.
Gizmodo got the news from a source, who it says has always been “100% reliable”, that the two other sized touchscreen prototypes had been spotted in a factory in China. Continue reading…

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No Android plans, we’re committed to Maemo: Nokia

No comments August 28th, 2009
No Android plans, we’re committed to Maemo: Nokia

Every few weeks, we hear a buzz from some corner of the Web that Nokia is going to launch an Android-based phone. Well, at the Nokia press event on Thursday, the company flatly denied going in any such direction.

Senior officials said that the company is completely committed to Maemo at the moment, hinting at the launch of the upcoming N-900 and perhaps a series of touchscreen phones based on the platform. Continue reading…

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Sony Alpha a850 DSLR newbies get leaked

No comments August 28th, 2009
Sony Alpha a850 DSLR newbies get leaked

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Sony’s new line of Alpha DSLRs appear to have fallen short of their expected launch date of 28 August, after three new models have found their way on to the internet.
German site digitalkamera.de has outed both the Sony a850 and a500 after a tip off, the former set to be a small full-frame entry level DSLR with 24.6 megapixels, 3-inch screen and a shooting speed of 3fps, and the latter a cheaper option with 12.3 megapixels, Live View and a faster shooting speed of 5fps. Continue reading…

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Nokia Booklet 3G netbook rocks GPS, Intel Atom chip and HD video

No comments August 25th, 2009
Nokia Booklet 3G netbook rocks GPS, Intel Atom chip and HD video

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We’d heard whispers about it before but the Nokia Booklet 3G, Nokia’s first netbook has just been unwrapped. The 10-in Nokia Booklet 3G will feature 3G (as the name suggests) as well as HSDPA and WiFi. It’s powered by an Intel Atom processor and weighs in at 1.25kg. The smooth aluminium shell of the Nokia Booklet 3G also hides a few more tricks with HDMI for HD video out, a front facing camera so you can gawp at your friend during video calls, Bluetooth and an SD card reader. Continue reading…

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