Toshiba readying fuel cell charger, 64GB SDXC memory card
Toshiba, one of Japan’s largest manufacturing companies, is getting ready to release a DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) battery charger that will be compatible with mobile phones, gaming devices, music players and other portable gadgets. A fuel cell battery charger is considered greener than traditional chargers, due to the fact that it produces power from [...]
Apple thinks of adding flash memory to headsets to ease new device configs
Remember that exciting time when you buy your new phone or media player and start playing with it? Me too. But there’s also one problem. Through the years of using, you’ve set-up your old device to work with perfectly. You know – things like fast dial numbers, equalizer settings, network connection passwords, bookmarks, shortcuts to various [...]
Micro USB phone charger standard to be adopted next year by Nokia, Samsung, Apple and others
Last time we heard about the GSMA’s universal phone charger project, it was estimated that most phones would use a standard Micro USB charger by 2012. Now it looks like phones compatible with the new universal charger will be available in Europe as soon as next year. According to Reuters, the European Commission announced that [...]
Verizon intros GlobalAccess plan, USB1000 Global Modem
Verizon’s customers who often travel abroad should be happy to find out that the largest North American carrier has announced the USB1000 Global Modem (manufactured by Novatel Wireless), which features EV-DO Rev A and HSPA, thus being able to provide high-speed data connectivity both inside and outside the US. The USB1000 Global Modem will be [...]
Motorola Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth headset with bone conduction technology announced
Motorola has just unveiled a new Bluetooth headset, the Endeavor HX1, presented as the company’s first such headset to combine “CrystalTalk noise cancellation technology with a stealth mode so you can hear and be heard in the fiercest environments.” HX1’s stealth mode leverages on true bone conduction technology, thus allowing users to hear and be [...]
Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905 – the best headset ever made?
Nokia has just announced the brand new Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905, which is presented by the company as the best headset ever made. The BH-905 allows users to either make calls or listen to music, “with virtually any compatible phone or music device.” It features active noise cancellation technology from Wolfson Microelectronics (plus a special [...]
KTF launches mobile-controlled cleaning robot
KTF, the South Korean carrier that just released the Nokia 6210s, announced the introduction of a Cleaning Robot which can be controlled via 3G mobile phones. Built in collaboration with the Korean company Microbot, the CW100 robot – which is actually a very smart vacuum cleaner – uses video calling to send live images to [...]
Cellphone energy gap widens, says Strategy Analytics
According to a report issued by Strategy Analytics, the average time between charges for mobile phone users is likely to fall by 4.8% per year in the near future. The report mentions that, in the last three years, battery capacity in handsets has increased by only 4% yearly, despite the fact that nowadays phones (and [...]
Motorola T325 Bluetooth speaker unveiled
Yesterday we saw Sony Ericsson announcing its first outdoor Bluetooth speaker – the MS500 – and now we’ve got news about a Bluetooth accessory that comes from Motorola. Unlike the MS500, though, Motorola T325 was not officially announced. However, we know that this Bluetooth speaker can also be used as an in-car hands-free system. Further [...]
Sony Ericsson MS500 outdoor Bluetooth speaker announced
Sony Ericsson has just expanded its line-up of accessories with the MS500, which is presented by the Swedish-Japanese company as its first outdoor Bluetooth speaker. At 113 x 83 x 45 millimeters (4.4 x 3.3 x 1.8 inches) and 155 grams, the MS500 is both small and lightweight, thus you can take it anywhere with [...]
Fast-charging lithium batteries to come in two or three years
Researchers from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) are currently working on a lithium-ion battery that can be fully charged within seconds – as opposed to the Li-Ion batteries available today on the market, which, as we all know, require up to several hours for being 100% charged. The new batteries could be smaller and lighter [...]
3 UK gives away 1,000 USB dongles
UK residents in need of a new Mobile Broadband dongle can now get one for free, as Hutchison’s 3 offers no less than 1,000 such accessories. The largest British MVNO has set up a giveaway contest that’s open from 9 AM today, to 9 AM tomorrow, March 10 (UK time). To enter the giveaway you [...]
Carphone Warehouse outs Eco Charger for Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson
The UK seems to be heading towards a much more energy-efficient mobile life. After O2 launched its Universal Charger, now it’s time for Carphone Warehouse to release an Eco Charger. Available for various Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson phones, the Eco Charger costs £22.99 ($33) and it “shuts down” immediately after your handset is charged. [...]
LG Versa VX960 official specs, photos and launch date unveiled
You have to agree, Verizon Wireless’ LG Versa VX960 is not a regular touchscreen phone. As a matter of fact, the big V calls it a “runaway favorite for MVP – Most Versatile Phone”. That’s because the handset features a 3D UI which lets you customize up to three different home screens, while at the same [...]
Mobile industry giants to adopt universal chargers for phones by 2012
The GSM Association announced that it has gathered 17 important mobile companies in order to develop and implement a universal charging solution (UCS) for cell phones, by 2012. More exactly, GSMA wants all mobile phones (or at least most of them) to be charged via a standardized solution that would use Micro USB as its [...]
LG LBA- C300 something called Bluetooth enabled Qwerty Card
Bluetooth is a nifty feature to have in a mobile phone, what with all those accessories you can pair to it. And there’s no shortage of these mobile phone accessories today – speakerphones for your car, headsets, wireless keyboards, even watches. But once in a while some strange and interesting thingie to pair to a [...]
Verizon launches Network Extender device for enhanced indoor wireless coverage
If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer who has problems with indoor wireless reception, the largest North American CDMA carrier has just launched a new product for you. It’s the Verizon Network Extender, a device that should provide a reliable coverage for consumers “who may experience a weaker signal in their homes because of geographic or [...]
Cloaking device to eliminate cellphone static and render objects invisible closer to reality
Scientists working on cloaking technology for cellphones have created a new kind of light-bending material that brings them one step closer to their goals. Which is, create a cloaking device that could hide objects from plain sight. One of the scientists who worked on the study published in the journal Science, David Smith of Duke [...]
Nokia N79 Active sports Polar heart monitoring features
Nokia has chosen the smallest handset in its Nseries range to ship with the wireless Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt from Polar, enabling users to work on getting fit while having fun. The particular handset being referred to here is the Nokia N79 Active, which is supposed to be a “sportier” version of the [...]
Nokia Locate Sensor launched at CES
Nokia wants to make sure you always have your power-packed smartphone within reach, so they’ve cooked up a little something called the Nokia Locate Sensor to serve as a little reminder and sort of an assistant. The Nokia Locate Sensor is currently a work in progress, now a project at the Nokia Research Centre labs [...]