As it was expected today Palm introduced its communicator Treo 750v. This is the first Treo for Vodafone UMTS network and the first Treo powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 in Europe.
The device will come with Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone with MSFP supporting Direct Push technology and some additional software developed by Palm. For example, extended Today screen has extra icons and opportunities, you can ignore the call and quickly make a reply message, like “I can’t talk”. Besides there is a special application for SMS and MMS messages.
The main specs of Treo 750v:
- GSM (quad band), GPRS, EDGE, UMTS
- Touchscreen TFT LCD, 240x240 pixels, 65K colors
- 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture opportunity
- QWERTY-keyboard
- 128 MB of memory plus 60 MB of user available flash memory
- Bluetooth (supporting stereo headset)
- Slot for miniSD cards
At first the Treo 750v will be available from Vodafone operator in Austria, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Holland, Spain, Switzerland, and then in other regions by the end of this year.
Photos of the Black Diamond proto for $300,000
We’ve already written about the mobile phone concept called Black Diamond. Until recently there weren’t any photos of the concept, the first image was computer made. Many doubted whether Sony Ericsson would bring this project to life (the phone is priced at $300,000).
Nevertheless, in the Internet you can find photos of the proto. Besides we have some technical specs: the smartphone will be powered by WM 5.0, work under quad-band GSM, support IEEE 802.11b/G, SIP protocol (VoIP-telephony) , have Intel XScale PXA255 processor, 128 MB SD RAM, a touchscreen keyboard and titan shell (100x45x22 mm) and a 4-megapixel camera.
The new device is expected to be commercially available in the beginning of 2007.
SCH-V920: a Korean phone for traveling ]
Samsung Electronics and the Korean operator SK Telecom have unveiled a new mobile phone – the SCH-V920. It is dubbed “World phone” as it works in GSM and CDMA standards. According to the companies, there is the support of JCDMA version effective in Japan.
The SCH-V920 is made as a slider, it is 14.5 mm thick. It is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3-player and supports Bluetooth interface. There is an e-dictionary, the phone supports roaming in 90 countries in America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The sales start be the end of September. The recommended price makes up 500 thousand Won, I.e. $520.
O2 XDA Stealth smartphone approved by the FCC ]
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a GSM Windows-powered smartphone O2 XDA Stealth by the Taiwanese company GIGA-BYTE Communications. This is a slider with a touchscreen LCD, a 2-megapixel camera with auto focus, Wi-If and Bluetooth wireless technologies.
The technical specs of O2 XDA Stealth:
- Operating system: Windows Mobile 5.0
- CPU: Intel PXA 272, 416 MHz
- Memory: 192 MB ROM, 64 MB SDRAM, miniSD slot (cards up to 1 GB)
- Dimensions: 110x53x22.5 mm
- Weight: 150 G (with the battery)
- Battery: Li-Pol, 1300 mAh (or higher)
- LCD: 2.4” touchscreen TFT, 65K colors, 240x320 pixels
- Band: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
- Connectivity: Bluetooth v1.2, WLAN IEEE802.11b/ G, GPRS Class A/B, Uplink/Downlink Class 10, WAP, CSD, USB 1.0
- Audio formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, MIDI, AMR, AAC, AAC+
- Video formats: MPEG4, 3GPP, WMV
- Ring tones: MP3, WAV, SMF
- Polyphony: 192 tones
- Camera: 2-megapixel with auto focus and video capture
- Messages: Push E-mail, SMS, MMS, E-mail, MSN
I-mate to introduce I-mate JAQ and I-mate SPL ]
In the Internet appeared the press release of I-mate dated today. It says it will announce two new devices – I-mate JAQ and I-mate SPL at CTIA Wireless IT 2006 (12-14 September, Los Angeles). However there is no info about it at the official I-mate site. Both models are designed for GSM networking and powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 OS.
We’ve already mentioned I-mate JAQ in our news block, this device is developed by Inventec, not HTC. According to the press release, I-mate JAQ supports quad-band GSM/GPRS, has a QWERTY-keyboard, a 2.8” 65K color LCD, 64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash ROM, an expansion slot for miniSD cards and Bluetooth interface.
i-mate SPL is a smartphone with the design similar to Motorola SLVR. It can work under tri-band GSM/GPRS networks and comes with a 2.2” 65K color LCD, 64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash ROM, an expansion slot for miniSD cards and Bluetooth interface.
Monday 11 September 2006
A-Data introduces an 8GB SDHC card
A-Data Technology has announced an 8GB SDHC flash card. This is no longer a record – 8GB cards have been already announced by Pretec.
A-Data cards comply with specifications SDA 2.00 and provide up to 20 Mbps data read/write speed. They involve FAT32 file system. The release of new 8GB cards is set for 4Q 2006.
Motorola and Nokia to work together on mobile TV
Today Motorola and Nokia announced their intention to work together on compatibility of broadcasting mobile TV-services and speed up the market introduction. It deals with DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast – Handheld).
The companies plan to offer their support to operators introducing mobile TV services and to work on standardization and optimization of mobile TV-services.
According to the analytical company Informa, the mobile TV market will grow very fast and reach 50 million DVB-H devices by 2010.
Kenwood HD30GB9 – a new flagman audio player
Today Kenwood announced its new HDD audio player – the HD30GB9, which is to become the flagman of the HDD audio players line-up.
Kenwood HD30GB9 will replace the HD20GA7 and the HD30GA9, it is equipped with the new brand system Supreme EX, which improves sound quality to CD quality. There is also Kenwood Lossless technology to record sound packed to 60% and play it without losing the quality.
The min specs of Kenwood HD30GB9:
- Drive: 1.8” 30 GB HDD
- Audio channels : 2, stereo
- Headphones out: 2x8 mWt (16 O)
- Playback formats: MP3 (32-320 kbps, VBR), WMA (48-192 kbps), WAV, Kenwood Lossless
- Playback time: 20 hours
- Interface: USB2.0/1.1, audio jack (Ø 3.5 мм), line-in
- LCD: 2.2” TFT, low-temperature poly silicon, 240x320 pixels
- Dimensions: 61x104x17 mm
- Weight: 140 g
ORSiO n725 communicator available soon
A couple of months ago there was early info on the upcoming ORSiO communicator. Now we have more details and mostly important, official info about it. The device is called ORSiO n725, it doesn’t support 3G networking, but it can work in Wi-Fi wireless networks.
The specs of ORSiO n725:
- GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz), GPRS and EDGE
- 2.7” sensor TFT LCD, QVGA (240x320 pixels), 262K colors
- 2-megapixel camera
- FM-tuner (wire headset serves as the antenna)
- Stereo speakers
- Intel XScale 520 MHz processor
- 64 MB RAM and 192 MB flash ROM
- Slot for miniSD cards
- Wi-Fi (802.11b), IrDA and Bluetooth
- Windows Mobile 5.0
- Windows Media Player 10
- Office Outlook Mobile
- Microsoft Office for Windows Mobile
- Dimensions 102x58x18.5 mm
- Weight - 140 g (with the battery)
Live photos of Motorola E690 communicator
In the Internet appeared live photos of a Linux-communicator Motorola E690. It seems to be the heir of Motorola E680 with RAZR-style control buttons.
It is equipped with a sensor QVGA (240x320 pixels) LCD and supports manuscript input. Besides the E690 has a 2-megapixel camera (instead of a VGA), a media player, stereo speakers, an expansion slot for SD and MMC cards and Bluetooth and USB 1.1. interfaces.
Tuesday 05 September 2006
Tiny 3-megapixel camera module
We can hardly imagine a modern cellphones without a digital photo camera, the quality of which is ever growing and is comparable with inexpensive digital still cameras. Samsung has introduced an ultra slim camera module for cellphones. It features a 3-megapixel resolution.
The module measures 28x16x9 mm and at the same time has 3x optical zoom. This is the module for future very compact camera phones.
LG-LB1700: a new slider with DMB ]
The South Korean company LG Electronics announced today the release of another mobile phone supporting DMB. The model is called LB1700 and it will be available soon.
LG-LB1700 is a slider equipped with a 2” 262K color TFT LCD with wide viewing angle – up to 170 degrees in all directions.
The phone comes with the special stand, so you can comfortably watch DMB programs on the phone screen, its external telescopic antenna amplifies weak signal in remote places. There is an opportunity to watch DMB programs on external sources.
O2 Mars: a new communicator, early photos and details
At the forum of MyPDACafe.com you can come across photos of the O2 Mars communicator, which is not yet officially announced. With its design and specs it looks like O2 Xda trion (another implementation of HTC Hermes platform), however there are some differences.
The preliminary specs of O2 Mars:
- Operating system Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone
- Sliding QWERTY-keyboard
- 2-megapixel camera (without macro mode)
- Processor Intel 512 MHz
- GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS (no support of HSDPA)
- 64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash ROM
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Slot for miniSD cards
Thus the differences are as follows: the lack of HSDPA high speed data transfer standard, other CPU (Intel 512 MHz, instead of Samsung 400 MHz), the miniSD slot instead of microSD.
Samsung SGH-i610: a Windows clamshell smartphone supporting 3G
At the FCC site (the US Federal communications Commission) you can read about a new Windows Mobile powered smartphone Samsung SGH-i610. This is a clamshell phone supporting GSM/GPRS and UMTS networking.
Samsung SGH-i610 is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera with auto focus, Bluetooth interface, an expansion slot, an FM-tuner and a QWERTY-keyboard. In addition to standard applications of Windows Mobile the SGH-i610 comes with Picsel Viewer to view office documents (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt, *.pdf, and *.wmf.) with saved formats.
Monday 04 September 2006
iPAQ rx4000 – a new PDA by HP
HP has announced its new PDA series in China – the iPAQ rx4000 multimedia devices. They do not support cell communication, but still have their advantages.
The iPAQ rx4000 series is equipped with a big 2.8” touchscreen LCD, support (optionally) Wi-Fi wireless networks and Bluetooth interface, so you can connect wireless headphones and listen to stereo music. The handhelds are powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC.
The iPAQ rx4000 handhelds will be commercially available this October in the Asia Pacific region. As for other regions, there is no info, so far.
SCH-B590: a new DMB-clamshell by Samsung
Samsung electronics announced today a slim clamshell phone called the SCH-B590 on the Korean market. It is 16.5 mm thick and supports T-DMB broadcasting.
A peculiar thing about it is the opportunity to watch programs in portrait or landscape modes (you have to turn the display horizontally) . Besides there is a 1.3-megapixel camera. This week the SCH-B590 will appear first at the Korean operator SKT with the recommended price of 500 thousand Won, i.e. some $520.
8 GB Microdrive from T.One
High capacity flash drives are somehow competing with tiny HDD featuring at least comparable capacity. Besides HDD costs less than high capacity flash drives.
T.One has introduced its 8 GB tiny HDD packed in a sleek case less than 2 inches square, featuring 3600 rpm drive speed and 8.8 Mbps sustained data transfer rate. For the convenient use there is 180 degrees rotational USB interface. The device is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux OS. The price tag is $130.
T-Mobile MDA Compact III: the first implementation of a GPS-communicator HTC Artemis
T-Mobile Germany operator has introduced a communicator T-Mobile MDA Compact III at the current IFA 2006 exhibition in Berlin. This is the first implementation of the HTC Artemis platform. There is some official info about it, but not full.
The main specs of T-Mobile MDA Compact III:
- CPU - TI OMAP 200 MHz
- 64 MB RAM, 128 MB flash ROM
- Touchscreen LCD, QVGA (240x320 pixels), 65K colors
- 2-megapixel camera
- Built-in GPS-module
- Preinstalled software QuickGPS
- Interfaces - Bluetooth, USB and IrDA.
- Operating system - Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC phone
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