Toshiba has launched its G450 product. Not just a tri-band GSM phone, the Toshiba G450 also function as a “USB memory stick, alarm clock with snooze, MP3 player, and a 7.2Mbps HSDPA USB modem.” The Toshiba G450 measures just 98 x 36 x 16 mm, weighs 57 grams, sports an 96 x 39 pixels OLED display. It works plug-and-play for PCs but needs a special driver for Apple computers. The special driver may be downloaded from the Toshiba G450 page.
The G450 contains a Qualcomm MSM6280 chipset and has 160MB internal memory. It can also play MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ tunes and tones. The G450 is larger than your average modem-only USB dongle, as there is a dual rotary-layout keypad on one side – plus a screen. The two-line display could have been a disaster, but Toshiba has made good use of the available screen estate, and once you work out the power switch/rocker and volume rocker are the navigation keys, things are really quite simple. The new Toshiba G450 will be available across Europe in the first quarter this year. Coming in three colors (red, white, black), the G450 package comes with a mini USB cable, a stereo headset, battery, charger, user guide and CD-ROM. Still, that’s a lot of device for £140. and it’s out in parts of Europe and countries with a penchant for the backward “R” and “N
Samsung has introduced a new colorful cell phone for pre-teens called Tobi S3030. As Tobi is made for pre-teens, as well as young adults, thus it’s no wonder the phone will come in six color versions: Sweet Pink, Bright Orange, Loyal Blue, Oasis Blue, Apple Green and Snow Silver. The Samsung Tobi S3030, that has been made from “eco-friendly and non-toxic materials.” The material used ensures that you don’t do much harm to the environment, even if you get infuriated carrying a phone that has nothing more than a 1.3 M camera and some basic music features
The specs of the handset are not that great, but for pre-teens, these should be enough: read more…
The Celio Redfly line of products is quickly growing up, and the new C7 and C8N Smartphone Terminals prove that point. Both adhere to the original REDFLY concept: that smartphone users sometimes want a bigger display and larger keys than are possible on a mobile handset. The Celio REDFLY is billed as the perfect mobile companion to your Windows Mobile device. The REDFLY uses your Windows Mobile smartphone’s CPU and RAM to do all the heavy computing, essentially giving the WinMo device a larger display and keyboard.
the C8N, it sticks with the 8.3-inch display and adds a composite video input that Celio are calling the “REDFLY Media Port”. That mainly allows them to use a proprietary cable and charge you $20 for the privilege of hooking up your iPod, digital camera or other composite-spitting media source. It ships with VGA output for $299 read more…
Want to dump the boring chocolate bar shaped phone you have? Well, now there is a new Motorola’s handset namely Motorolla VE66 with round sliders. The VE66 brings its 5 megapixel camera to the cell phone party, alongside an LED flash and autofocus. A dedicated camera button makes photography a snap, and built-in digital image stabilization and red-eye reduction should provide for great photos.
The Motorola VE66 also features Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology, which filters out background noise for superior call quality. It is also the first widgets integration on a Motorola mobile device, which means you receive easier, more seamless access to what matters most - whether you crave sports scores, stock tickers or RSS feeds from your favorite blogs. MOTO VE66 is expected to be available Q4 2008
LG officially launched the Prada II smartphone today. A big surprise, it’s brought along a friend in the shape of a Bluetooth watch, the Prada Link. As we’ve already seen, the Prada II itself is a 3G HSDPA (900/2100MHz) device with WiFi, a 3-inch capacitive WQVGA touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
The brand new Prada Phone by LG has also a new user interface, built around LG’s “active flash” menu system.There’s improved haptic feedback, so the phone vibrates when the screen is touched, as well as 3G with HSDPA and a 5 megapixel camera. There’s also Wi-Fi inside, a second camera for video calls and DivX playback abilities. read more…
