April 28th, 2008

Memorex on Monday launched a visual redesign of its MMP media player line that introduces a much simpler interface as well as a new form factor. The Clip & Play (pictured) aims at the same audience as the iPod shuffle or Sansa Clip and comes in a very small, squarish design that can be hooked to a shirt edge or belt during exercise. Despite the size, Memorex finds room for a two-line OLED screen that itself allows extra features such as an equalizer and an FM radio tuner. The jukebox plays MP3 and WMA for up to 10 hours on a charge and sells for $50 with 2GB of built-in flash.

A more advanced player, the MMP8590, adds a significantly larger 1.5-inch OLED and the complimentary support for JPEG photos. A voice recorder and a stopwatch feature also separate the player from its smaller sibling.

Memorex ships the device with an armband and offers it in a 2GB version for $60; a 4GB version is also available but hasn’t been priced.

 

From electronista

April 28th, 2008

Vertu has been releasing luxurious phones for a while now, and by luxurious I mean ludicrously expensive! Do the words Cobra and Python mean anything to you? Not ideal for anyone who’s got a fear of snakes, they’re the two phones released by Vertu with extremely expensive price tags - between $115,000 and 310,000 USD!!

So, to mark its ten year anniversary, Vertu has released the Rococo Constellation collection, inspired by eighteenth century French art, fashion and the interior design movement by the same name. The collection is full of intricate and elegant floral designs and a range of different features exclusive to each phone. These are available in a variety of colours but unfortunately, that’s where the excitement ends.

The collection will available this summer. If their previous products are anything to go by, we’re pretty sure it will take a few pay cheques for you to be able to afford one of these.

From shinyshiny

April 28th, 2008

HP on Monday added two new desktop PCs for business users to its range, with the Compaq dc5850 and Compaq dx2450. The two are some of the first HP PCs to use AMD’s triple- and quad-core Phenom X3 processors. The latter is the value-oriented offering, and can be configured with a choice of AMD processors, ranging from the 2.1GHz Sempron, through the 2.8GHz Athlon and to the 2.5GHz Phenom. Four memory slots allow for expansion up to 4GB while NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards are offered as options. Operating systems are Windows offerings that include a range of Vista and XP Professional interfaces, as well as FreeDOS.

The dc5850, meantime, offers more features and higher performance for more intensive business needs, the first of which is an integrated graphics card with dual-monitor support. HP has not revealed the range of chips offered in the dc5850, but did mention AMD’s next-generation, business-class Phenom processor will be part of the all-AMD line-up. Each core of the processors will be user-adjustable in terms of frequency thanks to AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet 2.0 technology.
Regarding efficiency, all dc5850s will be Energy Star 4.0 rated and EPEAT Gold registered. Optional HP Power Manager and Verdiem Surveyor software allow energy-conscious buyers to further streamline consumption.
Otherwise, all configurations of the dc5850 will support RAID with data mirroring back-up. An ATI Radeon 3100 graphics card with support for DirectX 10 technology will likewise be included in the most basic dc5850.
The Compaq dx2450 is available in North America now starting at $369, while the dc5850 is expected to launch worldwide on May 5 and carry a $599 price tag.

 

From electronista

April 28th, 2008

 

 

Custom Stealth Design

Your smartphone can handle your calls, email, photos, music, provide internet access and now, there’s a new color option available. ColorWare’s exclusive Stealth design includes the new matte black finish on the back, logo, frame, button, dock and earbuds for that high-class look you’ve been waiting for.

Elements of Design

The Stealth design also:

• is a near perfect match to the power, mute and volume buttons
• colors the chrome ring around the camera
• includes a black square on the front button
• discreetly includes the ColorWare Custom logo in matching black

The Beauty of Matte

ColorWare’s matte black color includes the same scratch resistant quality as our standard colors to protect your phone against minor scuffs from normal usage, and the matte finish also adds resistance to fingerprint marks. With it’s smooth-touch texture and high durability, matte adds style, comfort and protection to your phone for the life of the product.

Price $675 at colorwarepc.com

Only Available in the US

April 28th, 2008

The Palm Treo 500 is now available on o2. Previously available on Vodafone, o2 are selling the handset for a grand total of £0.00 in both their Personal and Business sections. The handset packs 3G connectivity, 2 megapixel camera, microSD expansion, Bluetooth 2.0 and a QWERTY keyboard.
The handset runs Windows Mobile 6 Standard, so you don’t need to worry about a stylus - or touching the screen. We assume that the slick navigation system is also present in this o2 version.

From coolsmartphone

April 28th, 2008

Nokia unleashed the 3600 Slide in charcoal and wine color schemes. This handset features quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, dual-LED flash, and video recording. A microSD card slot offers plenty of storage for pictures and videos, and is also preloaded with Nokia Maps GPS software and the Opera Mini web browser.

The 3600 Slide features background noise cancellation, for clearer call quality, as well as an FM radio and 2.5mm audio jack with TV-Out capability (using the included cable). The 3600 Slide is planned to be available in Q3 2008, with pricing set at EUR175 (US$273) before taxes and subsidies.

 

From mobileburn.com

April 28th, 2008

Eastman Kodak Company continues to change the way the world prints at home with its new KODAK ESP 5 All-in-One (AiO) Printer. The newest device in Kodak’s consumer inkjet printer portfolio offers the latest in design and performance, providing a high-quality, easy-to-use printing system at a significant value. It leverages Kodak’s premium, low-cost ink that allow consumers to print more photos and documents for their money.
“Kodak is delivering on its promise to end ink profiteering and to bring people affordable, premium ink with the introduction of the new KODAK ESP 5 All-in-One printer,” said Randy Brody, worldwide marketing director, Inkjet Systems at Kodak. “We are focusing on delivering easy-to-use products that provide superb-quality and save up to 50 percent on everything they print compared to similar consumer inkjet printers*.”
The KODAK ESP 5 AiO Printer ($169.99 U.S. MSRP) features a small, sleek design with print, scan and copy capabilities. It has a large 3” color LCD display along with memory card and USB slots to allow consumers to view, edit and print with or without a computer.  The KODAK ESP 5 uses Kodak’s high-quality pigmented inks that come in a simple two-cartridge setup – a full black cartridge ($9.99 U.S. MSRP) and a five-ink color cartridge ($14.99 U.S. MSRP).

 

More info at dcviews.com

April 27th, 2008

Talk about escaping the label of vaporware by this much. We’ve been hearing that holographic storage was right around the bend from InPhase for well over three years now, but it has finally managed to get its ducks in a row and should start shipping the unicorn-like Tapestry 300r next month. The firm had a demonstrative version on display at NAB Show earlier this month, and apparently real live working units will be making their way out to archival junkies in just weeks. Granted, it will demand a whopping $18,000 to get a shipping label made with your address on it, and each piece of 300GB media is $180 — but hey, that’s the price you pay these days to know that you’ll decompose before your data degrades.

 

From Engadget

April 27th, 2008

Philips on Friday unveiled its latest cellular phone, the dual-band GSM M600. The M600 is meant to appeal to music fans, as it offers SRS Labs‘ WOW equalizer technology to enhance sound quality and simulate 3D surround sound in the MP3, WAV and AAC format files it supports. Otherwise, the phone is optimized for music listening with dedicated navigation hotkeys, and an included set of in-ear headphones as well as up to 40 hours of music playback.

A Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP connection allows for hands-free headset calling or syncing with other devices. Files are stored on a microSD card.
The M600’s other features include a 2-inch, 170×220-pixel, 256K color display while a 1.3-megapixel camera can shoot stills as well as MPEG4-video. Java MIDP 2.0 support allows for gameplay while simple web browsing is accomplished via the WAP 2.0/xHTML interface.
For now, only China is to get the M600, though the phone also allows T9 text input in English, French, Russian or Turkish. No prices have been announced.

 

From electronista

April 27th, 2008

Von Slatt’s AIO Victorian PC is magnificent and a fine example in retrospect of the Victorian era gone by. Incorporating brass and wood for most part, the modern elements in the design are cleverly tucked away out of view. However the image of using the Table-Saw on the monitor makes one cringe, the end-result negates the feeling.

More info at Newlaunches