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Samsung i8520 Beam Phone w/ Projector

George Burnett — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:58:02 +0000

This phone was first announced at Mobile World Congress 2010 earlier this year. Since then a few more hands-on demo and reviews have leaked and I though I would share some of the pertanent information about this neat device here. What makes this phone so special is that it has a pico projector built-in to it. This allows you to either project the content on the screen or the camera on to any surface of your choosing. Pretty cool eh?

Tech Specs:

Network Type: GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Display: Super AMOLED / 480 x 800 pixels / 3.7″
Camera: 8 Megapixel
OS: Android 2.1
Other: Pico projector

Take a look at the pico projector in use in the video deom below:

Google Android App Inventor App

George Burnett — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:49:00 +0000

Google Labs has just released App Inventor BETA upon the Internet — a simple-to-use DIY app maker for the Android OS. Based on a visual block WYSIWYG editor rather than creating / editing tons of code, the App Inventor supposedly has functions for “just about anything” you can do with an Android handset, including access to GPS and phone functionality. If you’re interested in getting in on this BETA then fill out this form. Take a look at the video below for a simple demo of App Inventor.

Find out more info about App Inventor here.

Official BlackBerry 6 Video Teaser

George Burnett — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:31 +0000

The rumors are true that RIM is going to release a BlackBerry 6 device, the question remains as to when that is going to happen. In the mean time RIM has published another official YouTube clip on BlackBerry 6 today showing off features like aggregated social network integration, universal search, and the all-new WebKit-based browser. Interestingly, this latest video continues RIM’s trend of showing 6 running only on full touchscreen phones which suggests that they’d abandon the form factor that made them famous, their keyboards. Check out the video below.

Palm Eos Rumored on AT&T?

George Burnett — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:59:03 +0000

Although the Palm Eos is just a rumor via The Wallstreet Journal it does come with a full feature list as follows:

4GB storage
Price: $349 (pre-rebate)
Camera: 2 megapixel fixed focus digital camera and flash / video capture
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP and EDR, USB 2.0 via micro USB
Removable 1150 mAh battery (4 hours 3G talk time)
Messaging: SMS, MMS (picture and video only), integrated IM client
Contact sync with AT&T Address Book
MediaNet
Cellular Video
Email: POP3, IMAP4, and EAS support
A-GPS
Audio: WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+ ringtones
Video Playback: MPEG4, H.264, H.263

For more information on this device checkout the Engadget article.

New Vids of Google’s Android

Sean Trafton — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:23:34 +0000

BlackBerry 9000 Goes BOLD

George Burnett — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:53:59 +0000

The BlackBerry 9000 gets official with the new name of Bold.

Official Spec are the same as rumored but we can recap here:

624 Mhz Processor
Mini-SD slot
HSDPA (3G)
GPS
Wi-Fi
2 Mega-Pixel Camera w/ flash and Video capabilities
New OS with tons of new features

All in all this will be one of the most exciting new phones to be released by RIM in quite some time and their recent 8% jump in their stock price is proof that other agree on that. The release date is not solid but is somewhere around June 18th, being released on the AT&T network first in the US.

Schmap It With Your iPod touch/ iPhone

George Burnett — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:31:13 +0000

The developers over at Schmap.com have release a neat little web-app that lets you browse for a variety of locations and events through most major cities from your iPod Touch or iPhone.

Its easy, just browse to http://www.schmap.com from either of those Apple devices over Wi-Fi or EDGE. Select the city you wish to peruse and then the sites you wish to see (cafes, hotels, tours, etc…). Schmap will then display a listing of each of the sites it has for your search. The nifty part comes when you rotate your device into landscape browsing as the listing you’ve selected will be displayed in a static Google Map image along side the original listing. For more info you should head on over to schmap.com from a regular computer/browser.

BlackBerry 9000 Side by Side Comparison Video

Sean Trafton — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:24:14 +0000

FCC Approves Emergency Alert Text-Messaging System

George Burnett — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:25:36 +0000

A program to create a nationwide alert system using cell phones and other mobile devices was approved Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission.

The system would send text messages to Americans when an emergency occurs.

The FCC said cell phone companies that voluntarily opt into the system would send text-based alert messages to subscribers in response to three types of events:

* A disaster that could jeopardize the health and safety of Americans, such as a terrorist attack; these would trigger a national alert from the president of the United States

* Imminent or ongoing threats such as hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes

* Child abductions or Amber alerts.

T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint Nextel and AT&T all stated that they would be likely to opt into the alert system if it is passed by the FCC.

via [CNN]

iPhone Unlock Legit

George Burnett — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:19:59 +0000

It gives us great pleasure to announce the worlds first (and only) software driven sim unlocking service for the iPhone(tm). No need to open your phone. No need to solder.

[http://www.iphonesimfree.com/]