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Google Updating Bicycling Directions to Google Maps

Brad — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:38:08 +0000

As we all know that Google has already added directions to Google Maps for motorists and pedestrians. Now they are also adding bicycling directions to Google Maps. The biking direction will be only available for USA for now and riders will be able to find bicycling tracks in more than 150 cities.

Apple’s First iPad Commercial

Brad — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:26 +0000

Apple’s First iPad Commercial Shown During 2010 Oscars

e-book Reader from ASUS

Brad — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:16:42 +0000

ASUS released their new DR-900 e-book reader at CeBIT 2010. The device is having 9 inches of e-ink display and it is integrated with WiFi and an optional 3G connectivity. With a single charging, it will work for 10,000 pages. Price yet to be announced.

Puma Phone by Sagem Wireless

Brad — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:21:38 +0000

Sagem’s new Puma Phone is featured with a built in solar charger so you will not need to worry about it’s charging. It is also featured with 2.8 inch touch screen and the resolution is 240×320 , 3.2 mega-pixel camera with 6x zoom + led flash and a GPS tracker. A front-facing VGA camera can be used for video calling. Some additional features includes a FM radio, music player and stopwatch. The Puma Phone is going to be launched in April with European networks.

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series

Brad — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:13:16 +0000

Microsoft launched a new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 Series(Similar to WebOS, iPhone OS). The new OS is integrated with Xbox LIVE games and Zune music and videos. Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series will be available in the market on the holiday 201o shopping season.

Microsoft launched a new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 Series(Similar to WebOS, iPhone OS). The new OS is integrated with Xbox LIVE games and Zune music and videos.

LG Cookie Plus

Brad — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:55:17 +0000

After the grand success of LG Cookie, LG has decided to launch their new LG Cookie Plus aka LG GS500. Cookie Plus is a full touchscreen phone but with better graphical interface and social networking connectivity. LG Cookie Plus features 3.0 inches display, 3.2 megapixel camera, accelerometer sensor, microSD that support up to 16GB. It comes in black, silver and purple color. LG Cookie Plus will be released in the next month(March 2010) for the price of $230(excluding taxes).

LG Mini

Brad — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:26:09 +0000

LG released their new phone called LG Mini. It is featured with 3.2-inch 16:9 touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with face detection, Wi-Fi, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, built-in FM radio, microSD for music and video storage, social networking applications and much more. Price yet to be declare.

Apple iPad Accessories

Brad — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:01:58 +0000

Apple is going to release some accessories for iPad protection. The iPad Keyboard Dock is having a 30-pin connector and audio output. While using the Keyboard Dock, iPad needs to be kept vertical. It will cost $69. it also have a traditional dock, and will cost around $29.

One of my favorite accessory is iPad Case because it protects the iPad and also serves as a support for watching videos, view photos and enter text. The design is very simple, pleasing and very functional. It will cost $39.

The kit for connecting camera is the option to move pictures and videos and the SD card reader is something that should be already integrated into the iPad, as well as a USB port. You can also buy a cable of 1.8 m.

Sony Ericsson Aspen

Brad — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:31:39 +0000

Sony Ericsson released their new smartphone Aspen. It runs on windows mobile 6.5.3 and comes with 2.4 inches of QVGA TFT touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom. It also includes built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, A-GPS. It is one of an eco-friendly phone with power saving mode, eco mate application and its charger is moade from recycled materials. It will be available in the market for purchase in couple of next monts. Sony Ericsson Aspen will be available in black and silver. Pricing and release date is yet to be announced.

Apple iPad

Brad — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:38:17 +0000

“Apple iPad” is been officially launched by Apple on 28th Jan. 2010. It is designed for web browsing, email, video, music, photos, games and eBooks. Apple iPad can also run most of the iPhone applications because it is using iPhone OS 3.2. It features 9.7-inch Multi touch screen, on screen keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, 16-64GBs of storage and 10 hours of battery life. It is also featured with the new application called iBook.

Kodak Playsport

Brad — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:35:49 +0000

If you always wanted to create your full HD video above and below the water, then you can do it with Kodak Playsport which will be available in market from April 2010 for the price of $150. Kodak Playsport is basically designed for adventurous users. It offeres 1080p video capture at 30 fps, 720p capture at up to 60fps,electronic image stabilization, HDMI output, the ability to capture five megapixel, 16:9 stills, a two-inch LCD display for playback, a Li-ion rechargeable battery with in-camera charging, SDHC storage, and waterproofing up to 10 feet.

Retro Style LG Television

Brad — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:21:05 +0000

LG Series 1 comes with dual antennas, removable chrome legs and it also have the buttons to control volume and change channels which is made in old style.

Everything is not old in LG Series 1, it is equipped with digital tuner, composite video input and wireless remote control.

The LG TV Series 1 is also having a button that can make the picture black and white, sepia or color. Retro TV from LG is available in two different colors: orange and brown.

Dell Introduces Tablet, Desktops and Laptops at CES 2010

Brad — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:55:45 +0000

Some days ago, Dell has made some new updates at CES 2010, and demonstrated their SmartPhone Mini 3, which runs on Android system. The highlights were Tablet portable 5 and its new Inspiron desktops, the new Studio notebooks with a choice of Intel Core i3, i5 and i7. The new Studio line of notebooks are designed for those who work on online content and have high definition screens. Desktop XPS Studio 8100 are having beautiful design and specifications are even better with a Core i5 and a THX sound system TruStudio.

Dell has also made an interesting research which shows that 82% of users do not leave home without their smartphones, which sounds pretty interesting.

Tablet

Inspiron Line

Studio Line

LePhone From Lenovo

Brad — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:53:49 +0000

Lenovo announced a new Google Android Smartphone known as LePhone. LePhone is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon and it comes with 3.7-inch 800×480 touchscreen, a camera on both the sides (front and back), A-GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and 3.5mm headphone jack. QWERTY is an optional keyboard accessory with a chamshell-style. Lenovo is going to launch their LePhone in couple of next months.

Cowon W2 MID

Brad — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:16:44 +0000

According to the source, Cowon is going to launch its new mobile internet device called W2 MID. This brushed metal device is powered by 1.33GHz Intel Atom CPU and it will come with a 4.8-inch 1024×600 touchscreen display, bluetooth, WiFi, multiple usb port and it will run on Windows 7 OS. The date of release and pricing is yet to be announced.

NWZ-A845 Sony Walkman MP3 to be launched soon in Europe and Asia Pacific

Brad — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:28:57 +0000

As we all are familiar with the sleek design of NWZ-A840 series, which have 2.8 inch WQVGA OLED screen, weights only 62 grams as well as being the thinnest Walkman ever created only 7.2mm, the NWZ-A 845 is going to be launched both in Europe and the Asia Pacific region in the next month (Feb. 2010) but it will be coming only in black and in 16 GB.

The Paper Version of Google Calendar

Brad — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:15:15 +0000

The 2010 Real Google Calender is created by Google Japan so the events and the logos for each month refers to Japanese events and culture. January is having Tiger Logo, May is showing the traditional koi kites of Children’s day and the September in respect for the Aged Day. It was really very nice to see the calender because while going through every month i got attracted towards the traditions and cultures in Japan. Google should try to do this around the world so every one around the world will have attachments with each and every part of this world.

iPhone with 5MP Camera?

Brad — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:49:38 +0000

A latest buzz in “Apple iPhone ” market is… The 4th generation iPhone will be having a 5MP camera which is going to replace the 3.2MP camera on in the current rendition. There are also some gossips about Apple tablet. It may get available for display this month itself. We will need to wait and watch what is coming our way first as the described gadget is supposed to have a large display screen. So it can be any of the two.

iPhone in UK

Brad — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:04:51 +0000

Some days ago, Vodafone announced that iPhone will be available with their network in UK from 14th January, 2010. The cheapest contract available is £30 a month (for 24 months contract). iPhone 3G 8GB, iPhone 3GS 16GB and iPhone 3GS 32GB are priced at £59, £149 and £239 respectively. With £30 per month tariff you will get 300 minutes, unlimited text messages, unlimited WiFi. Customers will be able to use up to 1GB data on one of the UK’s largest Wi-Fi networks.

Lenovo Multimedia Keyboard in Wireless Remote Control

Brad — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:19:51 +0000

Lenovo will be launching this small wireless multimedia keyboard in January 2010. The 2.4GHZ wireless multimedia keyboard is also a remote control which is compatible with Windows 7. The Lenovo keyboard has a integrated trackball and a USB nano. It is specially created for media centers and works in the range of up to 10 meters. Lenovo Multimedia Remote will be available for the price of $60.