[MobileRatty] tag: display

Cowon O2 portable media player launched

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:50:17 +0000

Cowon has just rolled out its O2 portable media player in its home market, Korea. This flashed-based PMP will be out next Monday there, featuring a bunch of specifications taht would make it a suitable replacement for an iPod nano in these times of economic distress since you won’t have to fork out too much money for it compared to Apple’s overpriced products. Some of the features include :-

4.3″ 16 million color touch screen LCD display
Supports H.264 video codec and HD video playback (720p)
Voice recording capability
Built-in electronic dictionary
T-DMB and DAB support
119mm x 73mm x 18mm
200 grams
8 hours video playback time
18 hours audio playback time

You can choose from white, black and pink colors in a choice of standard, T-DMB or Dictionary models.

Source: AVing

Concept Nokia phone with substrate-filled display

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:47:43 +0000

Touch screen cell phones are all the rage these days, but unfortunately for many, one of the major drawback of such a display is this - there is no tactile feedback whatsoever to let you know that you have managed to make a selection on the screen itself. Of course, haptic feedback does change the game quite a bit, but not by much. After all, having my handset vibrate with each selection I make isn’t exactly an indication of me making the right choice. The Nokia concept aims to bring things to the next level with a small pump that fills a substrate right under the display, offering one’s fingers something to feel and press. Don’t think this concept will ever make it to production anytime soon though - maybe in 5 years’ time?

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HTC T8290 Smartphone With WiMAX Support

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:07:53 +0000

The upcoming HTC T8290 smartphone has been unveiled. The handset is specially designed for Russia’s Yota WiMAX network. Some of the unveiled features are a 3.8 inch display at 800 x 480 resolution, 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, GSM and WiMAX support. The pricing info is still unavailable. [Uberphones via Upcoming Cell Phones]

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Gizmondo GZRT200007 Satellite Navigation System

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:28:05 +0000

Gizmondo GZRT200007 Satellite Navigation System is an advanced GPS system with many integrated features. This multi-purpose GPS system can fulfil your requirements from route finding to playing games.

This GPS system is equipped with a 400 MHz processor, which gives a rapid response to your queries. It can also work as a voice guided satellite navigation system and allows you to play multimedia games. This Navigation system is supported by the Windows CE operating system. The messaging facility enabled in this device by the help of GPRS network.

Display

The Display is important for any Satellite Navigation system and this model equipped with a high resolution TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. It provides you clear and loud voice instructions to always keep you in right track and it provides routes in coloured route maps too. The automatic route calculation facility is available in the Gizmondo GZRT200007 GPS Sat Nav System.

This system allows you to view the maps in 2D and 3D dimensions and it can find the traffic blocks or the accidents on the path and redirect the routes to save your time. This system has the impressive features of Bluetooth wireless technology and a USB port, which helps you to have connectivity with other Gizmondo devices and share music and pictures.

Entertainment

Gizmondo GZRT200007 Satellite Navigation System has the capability to support your entertainment requirements. It comes with a built-in digital camera and a MP3 player. The MP3 player allows listening to music files with the help of stereo headset socket. You can listen all your favourite files with the help of the SD flash card reader. It features video playback and sending files.

You can find Sat Nav Best Buys and read unbiased reviews on Blaupunkt, Magellan, Novogo, Mio, Kenwood and Snooper GPS System reviews at Satellite Navigation Reviews Site.

Apple claimed to be readying networked television sets

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:35:10 +0000

Jason Calacanis told CNET's Nate Lanxon that "he knew first-hand that Apple was working on a networked television." From Nate's blog:

These LCD HDTVs will be fully networked, with the ability to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. In fact, Calacanis told me they'll function like a standard TV with an Apple TV box, only without the need for the box. In many ways, this isn't surprising news, as Apple already produces a stunning 30-inch display for the Mac. So picture that -- only thinner -- in a bedroom, streaming iTunes movie rentals over 802.11n, controlled with the Remote app on an iPod touch or iPhone.

To which I have nothing to add, except that televisions with web/content browsers in them are obviously the future.

Nikon Media Port UP media-playing headset - Because life is too boring

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:02:33 +0000

When we think “wireless headset” we’re usual conjure up images of Bluetooth headsets and headphones beaming phones calls and music to our ears. Nikon’s Media Port UP headset looks to change our notion of what a “headset” can do.

The over-the-ear style headset features a flip-down monocle display that can be used to watch videos or surf the web. With 4GB (Nikon Media Port UP300) or 8GB (Nikon Media Port UP300x) of onboard storage, the Nikon Media Port UP headset can download data from the web (via a WiFi connection) to enjoy later or just play video and music. Integrated motion sensors allow for hands-free webpage navigation media playback controls through head-motions (up, down, left, and right).

The Nikon Media Port UP headset brings your favorite media with you for on-the-road pleasure. Because, you know, real life is just so boring.

Nokion Media Port UP headset - Resistance is futile.

The Nikon Media Port UP300 ($580) and UP300x might not catch on in the mass market, but it’s definitely an interesting idea. Now, if this Borg-style headset were to sport a Bluetooth connection to link up with a smartphone, would anyone use it?

[Via: core77]

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USB Cup Warmer with USB Hub and Clock

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:15:18 +0000

What a great device! It takes away one USB port and give you 4 back and even warms your tea or coffee at the same time. If you don’t already have an USB hub, get this one!!

Features

USB Cup Warmer With 4 USB ports and clock (USB 1.1)

Keep coffee/tea/drink cup warm at 40° - 60°

LCD display of the clock with alarm, powered by AG13 battery.

LCD display of the temperature of the metal hot plate

USB powered with ON/OFF power switch

$24.00 - USB Cup Warmer with USB Hub and Clock

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HTC T8290 Knows WiMAX

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:57:33 +0000

If I am not mistaking, I believe we told you a while ago about HTC getting ready to release one Android device and one WiMAX device by the end of the year. Well what do you know? We have the HTC Dream or the G1 which is the first Android phone. And now we have the T8290 which is a WiMAX HTC Touch.

From what we can figure out it's a 3.8 inch 480 x 800 WVGA display, WiMAX and GSM support, 802.11g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0.

How much it costs and when it is going to be available it's still a mystery. For now the phone has Russian language written all over it so we're going to wait for HTC official news.

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Apple MacBook 2008 Event: All the Rumors In One Place [Apple]

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:40:00 +0000

New MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and probably an updated MacBook Air are coming up next week, at the Apple MacBook 2008 event. The MacBook and MacBook Pro are long due for a case redesign but, beyond that, little is known for sure. Here we have collected all the pieces of information we have about them. All the facts, the logical rumors, and the crazy ones, which we will keep updating through the coming days until the MacBook Event liveblog kicks off.

The facts

• There's an Apple event on October 14 and we will be there to liveblog the pants out of it.

• Long overdue, a new MacBook line will be unveiled, with newly-designed MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

• Remember that Apple told resellers not to stock MacBooks or iPods (this was just before the Let's Rock announcement).

The logical and probable rumors

• The MacBook Air, being a recent design, will probably get a features bump, but not a redesign. This could to be supported by price cuts during the summer.

• Despite the pretty mock ups, the MacBook and the MacBook Pro will probably look like the MacBook Air, but on a different scale. In previous generations, there was always a new model that introduced a new look, then the rest followed up.

• Several images of the base top, the base bottom and the display frame of the MacBook Pro have surfaced. It is still not clear if these images are real or not, even while they do look real indeed.

• Some people alleged that these images show a shell carved out of a single piece of aluminum, using a new and revolutionary manufacturing process code-named "Brick".

• However, there are several reasons to believe this may not be the case, starting with an Apple patent detailing a new welding process. However, both manufacturing techniques may have been combined for this product.

• The MacBook in the teaser invitation may be the 13-inch model. Assuming the Apple logo is the same size as before, that is. They have changed its size before.

• Following Apple's commitment for greener computers, all displays in the upcoming MacBook line may be LED-based.

Crazy rumors and wishful thinking

• The usual blurry MacBook spyshots have appeared, some of which, like this one, have been proven to be fake.

• The glass iPhone trackpads are most probably just that, fake.

• Some crazy people really wish to see a touch notebook.

• There's even more crazy people that think that a semi-transparent MacBook Pro may appear, based on an Apple patent.

• Some really really crazy people have been dreaming about tablet Macs since 2007 and before.

CityWall Interactive Multitouch Display Now Has a Glorious 3D Interface [Multitouch]

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:19:32 +0000

CityWall has been around for a little bit now, offering a giant multitouch display of maps and other service-oriented features. But now the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology just launched their new 3D UI for the interactive display, which makes it look super futuristic and awesome. While not actually 3D in the physical sense, the UI is fully rendered in 3D. As the video below shows, groups of files are represented as spheres, which can be manipulated in every which way. You can even look at the photo thumbnails inside the sphere "from behind." Though the demo is thin, it shows some really interesting ideas at play. [CityWall via Crave]