iPhone camera with Xenon flash? Snapture Labs says yes
Ever wished for your iPhone’s camera to have a flash? Or, even better, a Xenon flash? I’m sure many of you would like that, and it looks like an accessory will be able to help you soon. Snapture Labs, a company known for providing a popular software for iPhone cameras, has recently presented its patent-pending “Xenon [...]
E-waves chip from Omega Pharma withdrawn before sales begin
Omega Pharma’s mobile phone radiation countering E-waves chip was scheduled to go on sale Wednesday, but since its official launching, it has been withdrawn amid protest. A lot of people, including this writer, find it hard to believe that their product can do what they say. The Belgian pharmaceutical firm initially announced that the E-waves [...]
Nokia outs three new accessories: Nokia Home Music, Nokia Internet Stick CS-10 and Nokia Extra Power DC-11
It’s a big day for Nokia, it seems, as announcements from the Finnish company keep on coming. After the Nokia N97 multimedia computer and the Nokia Messaging service, it’s now time for some accessories intended to “enhance the mobile experience”. First we have the Nokia Home Music. Obviously a music device, Nokia Home Music offers [...]
Energy efficient universal mobile phone charger launched by O2 – a first for the UK
In an attempt to reduce the energy waste in the UK, O2 has just launched a new energy efficient mobile phone charger that works with most of the handsets currently on the market. Named O2 Universal Charger, the new product is approximately twice more efficient than a regular mobile phone charger, cutting up to 70% of the wasted [...]
Sony Ericsson W705 is official, together with the Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900
Sony Ericsson has just announced its latest Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W705, a handset known until now under the codename of Sony Ericsson Rika. As expected, the W705 is a slider – the Walkman version of Sony Ericsson G705, which was announced last summer. Sony Ericsson says that the new handset is capable of [...]
MOTONAV TN20 and MOTONAV TN30 GPS Systems launched by Motorola and RadioShack
When not building phones (like the Krave ZN4 or the AURA), Motorola tries and succeeds to make various other products, like GPS navigation systems. The latest such products are MOTONAV TN20 and MOTONAV TN30, both of which were officially announced just few hours ago. Released in the US exclusively via RadioShack, Motorola’s new GPS are [...]
New, tiny Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-804, cool like a ninja with a scythe
Nokia today has announced a new Bluetooth accessory, called Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-804 and presented by the Finnish giant as its tiniest such accessory to date. Nokia BH-804 comes in a genuine aluminum case and brings the latest technology so that we can enjoy superior audio quality and clear conversations. For example, the Bluetooth headset [...]
SanDisk working on 128GB MicroSDHC cards?
The world’s first 16GB MicroSDHC cards are still not widely available around the globe, yet SanDisk is apparently readying cards that will have a huge storage capacity of 128GB. That’s more than the capacity of lots of PCs and laptops currently on the market, and a lot more than many of us will ever need [...]
SanDisk’s $15 slotMusic cards now shipping. Leona Lewis, Rhianna, Coldplay and many more coming your way
SanDisk announced its intention to launch slotMusic cards a few weeks ago, but with little details regarding included content, price and release date. Now the cards are shipping in the US and they should be available for purchase starting this week, from Best Buy and Wall-Mart. The slotMusic cards are actually 1GB MicroSD cards packed [...]
SanDisk goes official with its 16GB MicroSDHC and M2 memory cards
Although there are quite a few handsets that support external memory cards of 16GB, until now no one actually released such a card. So it was SanDisk’s job to come up with the world’s first 16GB memory card, and this has just happened today. The famous flash memory products manufacturer announced the future market availability [...]
Opera and Motorola powering KDDI’s high-tech au BOX for Japanese users
KDDI, Japan’s second largest mobile carrier, will soon introduce a new set-top box (aka STB) called “au BOX” and targeted at users who want to “enjoy music and video content downloaded via their TV sets on their au mobile phones”. Built by Motorola, KDDI’s new set-top box uses Opera Devices 9 SDK. Thus, in addition to [...]
Apple admits the iPhone 3G ultracompact USB power adapters might be crappy and recalls them
It’s not everyday that a giant manufacturer admits one of its products can be thrown into the garbage can. Especially when that manufacturer is Apple, which humbly announced that its ultracompact USB power adapter, shipped together with the new iPhone 3G, might cause serious problems to those who use it. Apple says that, “under [...]
M2E Power to release motion-powered mobile chargers next year
Walking is very good exercise for the human body. And soon, it will be for your handy cellphone as well. M2E power, a Boise, Idaho-based startup that has been dabbling in the cellphone accessories business for quite some time now, has just announced that it plans to bring a new kind of mobile phone charger [...]
Eldar Murtazin vs Sony Ericsson? + Digital photo frame from SE
It seems that some days ago Eldar Murtazin, Editor in Chief of the biggest Russian mobile tech site mobile-review.com had a fallout with some Sony Ericsson guys. On Monday, on his own personal blog Eldar wrote ” … some guys wanted a war and they will get it… I officially decided that I won’t be [...]
Wirelessly ride in style with Motorola H620 and H560 Bluetooth headsets
Had just about enough of all the troubles your Bluetooth headset is causing you? Moto offers a fix. With the new Universal Bluetooth In-Car Headset H620. It’s the first ever Moto BT headset optimized for the car, says them. It offers noise reduction and echo cancellation technology, and the headset volume gets automatically adjusted depending [...]
I-O Rocks Out With Tiny Bluetooth Keyboard
If you ever find yourself thinking, “self, this keyboard on my phone is just not working out for me,” accessory manufacturer I-O Data has come up with a slightly larger solution. They have just announced a new Bluetooth keyboard which is a good alternative to your PDA’s keyboard if you rock the mobile office routine [...]
Brando’s Super Grip for iPhone
The iPhone may be an aesthetically appealing device, but we all know how easy it is to drop and damage any device. Now, thanks to Brando’s Super Grip for the iPhone, this will no longer have to be of concern to you. The Super Grip helps protect your iPhone from falls, ensuring a long life [...]
Dancing With the Stars: Play on Your Mobile Phone
THQ has made Dancing With the Stars, one of the most popular television shows of our time, available for Windows PC, online download and mobile phones. There are also various other mini-games which have been released by THQ but this is sure to be one of their most popular to date, what with the grand [...]
Apple patents laser based head mounted display
The biggest problem watching movies on your iPhone? Of course, it’s the display size. The quality of video processing quality on the iPhone is pretty good already, and, thank’s to the Moore’s law, will get much better in time, including the capabilities to view full HD movies in time. Storage? Give a few years and [...]
Launch of New Bluetooth Accessories: AX Micro Headset, AX Visor Car Kit
There was an announcement today that Tritton had launched new Bluetooth accessories: the AX Micro headset and the AX Visor car kit. The headset features a sleek micro design that is comfortable and stable, with flexible finger grips that rest on the inner rim of the ear. The AX Visor car kit is perfect for [...]