Section: Communications, Accessories, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Mobile
LG and Verizon try to show us that there’s more than one way to make a product portable, and they’re doing so with the new VX8610. What with a very compact sliding form factor, and its very own Bluetooth headset built-in to the body, users will have a very hard time losing another accessory. Though there’s no way to confirm just how well the combination of a handset and headset would work, I gather that LG would at least prepare an effort for this, because after all, this would be the first of its kind. The integrated headset is said to be rechargeable via a dock when not in use, which is pretty neat, and another portability feature because it eliminates the need for a separate headset charger. Continue reading for another shot of the upcoming LG VX8610 with the integrated headset and dock.
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Well it had to happen, someone had to be the first, after all we have seen other social service accounts hit the open market, but Andrew Baron of Rocketboom fame has put his Twitter account up for sale.
Andrew was kind enough to offer up an explanation to his loyal followers:
I really love my Twitter account but I feel like I haven’t been using it the way I want to. Quite honestly, I feel sorry for all of my followers because they wind up with my tweets in their timelines and I haven’t been able to utilize the medium the way I want to. I also participate in another Twitter account over on Rocketboom so I’m thinking I’ll post more over there and start up a new account to do what I want to do next.
Andrew Baron has around 1,500 followers and as of this writing (4/13/2008 at 9:15 am) the auction currently sits at $510 after 26 bids. My question is, who thinks this will be worth that kind of money? Twitter accounts, especially when based from someone’s name seem, well kind of personal, I wonder just how many subscribers will remain after the new owner begins to post. Just in case you want to follow the action, you can check out the auction over at eBay.
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Motorola, Inc. a global leader in wireless communications, today announced the addition of the H710 Bluetooth headset to its extensive portfolio of Bluetooth Companion Products in Australia.
The H710 is designed to help multi-taskers remain ultra-connected while juggling their busy lifestyles.
Featuring a unique multipoint function, H710 allows consumers to connect two Bluetooth®-enabled devices simultaneously, such as a personal phone, work phone or PDA, so you never miss those important calls again.
H710 comes complete with Motorola's RapidConnect™ flip design, enabling users to just flip open the boom microphone to answer the call and then close to save battery, meaning increased talk time.
"The stylish H710 headset offers today's discerning consumers' convenient dual connectivity to the devices they need most," John Demezieres, Business Manager, Companion Products, Motorola Australia. "When life demands a quick response, the H710 delivers with its signature boom flip and one-touch call answer. It's the perfect headset for people juggling today's busy schedules."
As well as improved noise and echo reduction which lets you have clear conversations in noisy environments, the H710 includes extra productivity features such as a battery check function for on-the-go convenience and Motorola's Easypair™, allowing your Bluetooth®-enabled devices to automatically pair with the headset whenever it is switched on after the initial connection is established.
Delivering long-lasting comfort and a secure fit which is adjustable for either ear, the H710 Bluetooth® Headset also features new design details and updated colour schemes improving its classic design, so style, comfort and productivity can all go hand-in-hand.
Availability
The Motorola H710 Bluetooth® headset will be available through leading retailers, RRP $129.95.
For more information, visit the website www.motorola.com/bluetooth
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Gateway, a leading manufacturer of notebooks and laptops, has just introduced several new models. One of these notebook PC's is the Gateway C-142XL Convertible
Notebook PC which is built specifically for busy professionals and students who are always on the go.
The
Gateway C-142XL's main selling point is its digital pen capabilities with the full performance of a mainstream notebook PC. This is an ideal feature that is very helpful for students or proffesionals who are always taking down notes, drawing diagrams or jotting down vital information. This feature utilizes the Wacom stylus pen and allows customers to write accurately and comfortably.
The Gateway C-142XL notebook includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
processor, ATI Radeon X2300 HD graphics, a 250GB hard drive and 3072MB of memory. It is available direct from Gateway for $1,299.99 beginning in May.
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This was a long week with no major events occurring, but there were some pretty big announcements. For starters we have a new BitTorrent Set Top Box from Myka, no more will you have to waste power by leaving your entire computer running all night just to get the latest screener from FXG or aXXo, and this little set top box will do it for you and then play it right from its hard drive for added ease. Then there were rumors abound of Blockbuster potentially putting out a new Set Top Box to push their movies, TV Shows, and other content out to.
Next up, a new guy and/or company landed on the scene, the name, Van Der Led. So far we’ve heard about the new Asus Eee look alike from the company called Jisus, and then later this past week we wrote about a new cell phone watch from the same name, it’s all kind of fishy, but we’ll see. Speaking of Asus Eee-like computers, we first saw some reviews of the new HP Mini-Note coming from various sites, then later this past week we discovered that they’d gone on sale on HP’s site with an advertised ship date of April 15th. Lastly, in line with budget PC’s, Everex pushed out a new one, their MyMiniPC small form factor desktop PC that had a new version of gOS Space with the whole package being customized for MySpace users the world over.
Still on the topic of Notebooks, Toshiba released several new models including the A300, M300, P300, and U400 series’ of notebooks and extended the X205 SLI line by two new models. Toshiba also pushed out some new REGZA television sets ranging from 52-32-inches in size with most of them packing hard drives and built in DVRs as well as a ton of ports including 3 Ethernet NICs making these TV’s more connected than my computer. In other TV news Mitsubishi announced the name of its line of upcoming laser TV’s, thusly dubbed LaserVue.
In other news, Buffalo expanded their LinkStation line to include one of the first remotely portable models, it uses two 500GB laptop hard drives, a quite, small, fan-less case design, it offers up all of the lovable features of their LS line including the 1TB of storage space in a package small enough to fit in your hand. RedPost has upgraded their product lineup from the RedPost/Kit to the new RedPost SignBeta. Also, the BBC’s newest iPlayer has been expanded from the computer, to the iPhone/iPod Touch, and now to the Wii and is causing considerable network strain over in the UK leaving Internet providers looking to the BBC to cough up all or part of the estimated 831 million pounds needed to upgrade the network.
In Mobile news, we got an invite to go to an event being hosted by HTC in London on May 6th where we believe they’ll be unveiling their first Android Phone, rumored to be called the HTC Dream. Speaking of Android, we spotted a Nokia N810 that was running Android, and I must say it looked pretty amazing; hopefully they finish up the coding on the project so more N810 users can adopt the new Android OS.
Lastly in gaming news, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed got a release date of September 17th, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King has entered alpha testing. Microsoft is rumored to be working on a Wiimote-like controller for their Xbox 360 system which would be great for games much like the upcoming Star Wars title. There was also lots of news regarding Grand Theft Auto IV; the most interesting is that a shortage of the game is expected in the UK, who would have thought they’d enjoy frolicking around killing anyone and everyone in some random city.
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Spring has arrived in the Eastern United States, and rumors are in the air. One of which is that Blockbuster is working on a Vudu like set top box to get movies out to consumers, without having them leave their homes. As the story goes, Blockbuster will be working with Movielink, a company that Blockbuster purchased a while back, to provide the service. Movielink already has a similar service in place.
A spokesperson, for the brick and mortar grandpa of the movie game, stated that the company wants to push out movies through, “mail, through kiosks, through downloading, and through portable content-enabled devices.” With the last bit in mind, it seems Blockbuster is attempting to compete with the Apple TV and Vudu. My fanboy status aside, I find it hard to believe that a company which focuses on entertainment, can put out a quality hardware rivaling that of a computer consumer electronics company like Apple. Stay tuned to Gadgetell for more as it develops.
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This already-shrunk-down version of the All Spark from the Transformers movie has a few less powers than its likeness in the movie and probably won’t turn your gadgets into small Autobots and Decepticons. It does however have the ability to expand your USB ports by 3 as its main purpose is a 4-port USB hub. As if that’s not quite enough for Transformer fans, the hub will also spout out All Spark phrases from the Transformer movie. I don’t think I remember the All Spark doing a lot of talking during the movie but I suppose that was the next best thing to having the device auto-expand into the full-size All Spark.
The USB hub retails for £17.99, but can only be pre-ordered at this time and isn’t expected to be available until the end of August.
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It may have been a bit slow to come out, but Sony’s one-of-a-kind Mylo 2 portable communicator has received its very first software update, with version 1.100 now available for download from Sony’s eSupport web site. The update adds “system stability” improvements, as well as support for WMV files, quicker access to installed Flash games thanks to a Game item in the home menu, and something new—compatibility with a new SHOUTcast widget.
MyloForums users also note that there are several other improvements, including:
- Faster launch/load of camera
- Improved memory management
- Smoother YouTube playback
- Ability to view YouTube videos in full-screen mode
Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to confirm these claims, but Jenn Lee over at Pocketables.com says she can vouch for them, although she has so far failed in making that last feature work—full screen Youtube video viewing.
If you own a Mylo 2 unit yourself, why don’t you just download and install the update to see how it goes? Instructions are included here in the Version 1.100 Official Download Link, and you can find the new SHOUTcast widget here.
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