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Live image, details of the Motorola Alexander

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Motorola Alexander

A new live image showing off the upcoming Motorola Alexander has surfaced, which, personally I am not really sure what to think of it. At first glance it looks as if it will be a nice, comfortable feeling handset with the slider closed, however it looks slightly awkward with the keyboard out. On a positive note, the keyboard does look rather user friendly.

Other than the overall look, the handset is expected to have a decent set of specs. First off it will be running Windows Mobile 6.1. In addition it will also have an NVIDIA chip that will be able to handle 3D graphics, aGPS, and a camera that is rumored to be somewhere in the 5-8 megapixel range.

Otherwise, the details are still a little on the light side, not to mention we are going to have to hold back a final judgment on the overall design until we can either get our hand on one, or at least see some more images, preferably some with other popular handsets side by side for comparison. The Motorola Alexander is expected to be available in Q4 2008, no mention yet of any pricing.

Via [BGR]

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Written by Robert Nelson on August 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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AT&T announces a blue, pink Samsung BlackJack II

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Samsung BlackJack II Ocean Blue

AT&T is giving some love to all Samsung BlackJack II fans with the announcement of two new colors of the already popular handset. Aside from its previously released black and red colors, the BlackJack II will soon be donning the new Ocean Blue and Romantic Pink colors. Aside from these seemingly attractive colors, the BlackJack’s face will be white while its back portion will have various decorative designs.

Hot on the heels of the increase in sales of the Palm Centro with its new two-tone colors and white face, AT&T and Samsung are hoping to achieve the same with the Samsung BlackJack II. Along with these two new colors, the mobile handset will also get an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 hopefully during the later part of the year.

The Ocean Blue and Romantic Pink BlackJack II will be available soon and will set you back $99, which comes after mail-in-rebates and along with a 2-year AT&T contract.

Via [IntoMobile]

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Written by Arnold Zafra on July 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Verizon announces the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in (you guessed it) red

Verizon Wireless BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in Red

Verizon becomes the latest with another red offering, this time its the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition. The newly colored BlackBerry will carry the standard features of the 8830 and include EV-DO/GPRS, GSM/GPRS, auto-selection of CDMA/GSM mode, VZ Navigator support, Bluetooth, voice recognition, voice dialing, a media player and microSD/SDHC card slot.

The 8830 World Edition (in red) will retail for $299.99 after a $100 rebate along with a 2-year agreement, which in no surprise is the same price as the standard color. With about two weeks still left till Valentines Day it makes me wonder which device will be next.

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Written by Robert Nelson on February 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Cowon at CES 2008

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Cowon had a small booth located along the side wall of the South Hall of the LVCC. The following are pictures as well as descriptions of the portable media players that they had on display there. Quite honestly - nothing really stood out at Cowon but enjoy the pics anyhow!

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First up is the Premium PMP Cowon Q5W. This high end portable media player has the following specs:

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Here is the Extreme PMP Cowon A3 media player. The specs are as follows:

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This is the Premium MP3 Cowon D2 media player. The specs are as follows:

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Above is the Cowon Extreme MP3 iAudio 7 portable media player. Specs are as follows:

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Here is the Cowon Optimal Slim iAudio U5 portable media player. Specs are as follows:

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Written by flung on January 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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Aiptek shows off new HD digital camcorders at CES 2008

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We dropped by the Aiptek CES 2008 booth on Monday and checked out some of their newest 2008 products which included two new 1080p capable HD digital camcorders and a new 8 inch Bluetooth enabled digital picture frame. The exciting products were clearly the HD camcorders (Aiptek uses HD a bit loosely here since the camcorders actually record at 1440 x 1080 and not 1920 x 1080) since they’re fairly inexpensive. The high end camcorder is priced under $300 dollars while the lower end one without optical zoom is under $200 dollars.

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Pictured above is the Aiptek PocketDV AHD300 Pro portable HD digital camcorder. Remember - this is not a full HD camcorder because it records video at 1440 x 1080 at up to 30 fps. Specs for the AHD300 Pro include:

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The next camcorder is the top of the line Aiptek PocketDV AHD500 Pro which also captures at 1440 x 1080 resolutions and includes a 3x optical zoom lens. Specs are as follows:

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The last new product from Aiptek is the Bluetooth enabled 8 inch digital photo frame Monet. You can send images to the digital photo frame using Bluetooth wireless technology - simply snap a picture with your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone and then beam it to the display. Other specs include:

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Written by flung on January 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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VIEVU Wearable Personal Video Recorders at CES 2008

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I had the opportunity to drop VIEVU which had a smooth booth at the Sands Expo. This company specializes in creating personal video recording devices and currently has two models - the PVR-PRO which sells direct to consumers for $499.95 and the PVR-LE which is specifically for law enforcement usage.

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VIEVU describes the PVR-PRO as a wearable video recording device and seriously - that’s what it really is. Think of it as a small video camera that you attach to your shirt or front pocket. The device has a tri-clip design which basically allows it to be attached to nearly anything out there. There’s also a small sliding door that hides the camera lens behind it. When you’re ready to shoot some video, simply slide the shutter door down and the camera begins recording video onto it’s internal memory.

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I briefly spoke with Tom Burns (Sales Director at VIEVU) and he explained to me his own thoughts and feelings about the PVR-PRO. First off  - it’s a great tool for law enforcement of course because it allows officers to record basically everything that happens at the scene of a crime. Officers can now fully record what is happening from their point of view so there’s no argument whether someone committed an illegal action or not. 

On the consumer side, it’s all about capturing the emotion of the moment. Who wants to go around holding a camcorder or camera in their hands? If people see you shooting video at them with a camcorder in their hands, they will undoubtedly act just a tad bit differently. With the PVR-PRO clipped to your shirt or pocket, there’s a much better chance that individuals will act more naturally and show their true emotions of the moment. On top of this - you get to fully enjoy the environment around you without worrying about whether your shot is correct or if you’re panning too quickly etc (though you might still pan a bit too fast if you’re body moves all over the place!)

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Above is a photograph of some video footage taken by the folks at VIEVU while using the PVR-PRO as they were walking through the streets of Vegas. It’s definitely a pretty cool device to have on hand if you don’t want to deal with actually carrying a camcorder in your hands etc. Here are the specs:

The MSRP for the PVR-PRO is $499.95 which might be a tad bit high for some consumers - especially since you can get camcorders these days for much cheaper prices. Of course - you do lose the convenience of having something wearable which happens to also operate in complete darkness so it’s a tradeoff.

If there’s one thing I hope VIEVU works on for later iterations of the device - it would be to improve the overall look of the device. While it’s fairly small in size, it’s still somewhat noticeable if it’s clipped on a shirt. If they could further miniaturize it and make it more inconspicuous - that would be AWESOME. Adding a media card slot would also make it even more handy for long usage.

I look at it this way. I would LOVED to have had the PVR-PRO on hand while walking around CES 2008. Why bother snapping up pics, carrying a camcorder etc, when I could simply talk naturally to folks at CES AND be able to record the conversations as they happen.

Oh.. one final note - someone tell the folks at GhostHunters that they need to pick up these devices for their investigations!

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Written by flung on January 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Microsoft releases official Zune diagnostic tool

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Microsoft has released an official diagnostic tool for the Zune. The tool is primarily designed for those having issues with their sync set up and it will be able to check over your troubled Zune and bundle together some data that will be given to tech support. Which should in turn help your problem be solved a little quicker.

Simply download the tool, then run the tool while you attempt to sync your Zune. Of course this is when it will most likely begin working like a charm, but just in case it continues to misbehave you will now have a nice report to help the techs diagnose your trouble.

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Written by Robert Nelson on December 21st, 2007 with no comments.
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AT&T now promising mobile TV in 2008

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AT&T had originally promised the launch of their MediaFLO-based mobile TV before the end of 2007 and have just pushed that back to “as early as possible” in 2008. Hopefully that will mean early as in January but that will have to wait.

According to AT&T the testing has been going “very, very well” which would make you wonder why they have pushed their launch date back. AT&T is claiming that they just wanted to “make sure the user experience is absolutely optimal.” Sounds good but it would have been nice to see it launch as originally planned.

The pricing has not yet been released, but will include content from CBS Mobile, Fox Mobile, NBC2Go, NBC News2Go, ESPN Mobile TV, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.

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Written by Robert Nelson on December 20th, 2007 with no comments.
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