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KTF EV-K100

March 22, 2006 by Ben

EV-K100

Another slim phone straight out of Korea, the EV-K100 by KTF, measures in at only 7.9mm thick, and weighs about 60g.

Nevertheless, the KTF has managed to include:

1.3MP camera
MP3 player
165MB internal memory
1.8″ display
EV-DO 3G support

It’s a pity that this model will only be available for purchase in South Korea. However, LG Electronics has expressed an interest in taking over KTF, so there may be some chance that this model, or one similar, will be available throughout the rest of the world.

Via [i4u]

Sony Ericsson Black Diamond

March 17, 2006 by Ben

Warning: viewing this post without reading the disclaimer may cause interminable depression. The image you see below is just a CONCEPT, it is not in production, and therefore not for consumer sale, and hence you CANNOT have one.

Jaren Goh, a Singaporean industrial designer, has created a concept mobile phone for Sony Ericsson, which he has appropriately coined the Black Diamond.

The proposed specifications include a 4mega-pixel camera, encased in a polycarbonate construct with a mirror finish. The screen however, is the most appealing feature, as the OLED illuminates from underneath the polycarbonate casing, hence the screen appears to have no border.

Black Diamond

Visit the designers site

Via [gizmodo] [esato]

Samsung SGH-E900

March 16, 2006 by Ben

Samsung E900

Due to the myriad of new Samsung products being shown of at CeBIT 2006, I have been unable to decide which ones to review and which ones to banish to my basement. However, I have trudged through the multitude of entrants and picked up on a few, one of which is the new SGH-E900.

Based on the D870, the E900 measures in at 93 x 45 x 16.5mm, slightly shorter and thicker than its predecessor, however they both weigh 93g. The E900 is GSM Tri-band efficient, with EDGE and GPRS capabilities.

Equipped with a 2mega-pixel camera, and a 2�? 262k QVGA TFT display to operate it with, the slider phone is able to read WMA/MP3/AAC/MPEG-4/H.263, as well as TV-output, and a Microsoft Office/PDF/JPG/TXT viewer.

Samsung has included 80MB of internal memory, as well as providing extendibility through the microSD slot. The E900 is also capable of Bluetooth and USB data transfer.

via [slashphone]

Logitech MX610

March 15, 2006 by Ben

Logitech MX610

Another CeBIT 2006 culprit, Logitech has launched a few new products at this year’s event, one of which is the MX610 for left-handers; the right-handed model was released in ’05.

I don’t remember the last time I was excited about the release of a new mouse, subsequent to the introduction of the optical mouse, however the MX610 looks so clean and functional, while retaining the element of being ‘cool’ and ‘geeky’.

The features include advanced cordless technology, precision laser tracking system, navigation controls, and email and IM activity lights. Unfortunately the email button only works with Outlook, and the IM button only supports MSN/Yahoo/Windows Messenger. The MX610 goes for about $60.

Via [techdigest]

Awesome review here

Sharp Zaurus SL-C3200

March 10, 2006 by Ben

Sharp Zaurus

The update to the Zaurus, by Sharp, basically means that if you didn’t need the older C3100 version, you won’t need this one either.

The update to the Zaurus is nothing to write home about; furthermore, if you didn’t need the older C3100, you won’t need the newer C3200 model. Having said that, the updated version includes a larger 6GB hard drive, SD memory card slot and a 3.7�? VGA touch screen. It runs a 416MHz Intel PXA270 chip, 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM.

Via [engadget]

Dream Machine

March 10, 2006 by Ben

Dream Machine

On display at CeBIT 2006, is one of the fastest commercially built computers available; the monster is created by Asetek, Kingston and Western Digital, and runs at
5.46 GHz.

The alliance between the three large tech companies, allows for an exciting combination of memory, hard disk, and cooling systems to run seamlessly at such high performance.

Asetek parts include, VapoChill LightSpeed CPU cooling, WaterChill graphics and motherboard chipset cooling; Kingston contributed their HyperX DR2 RAM; and Western Digital provided WD Raptorr X hard drives. The CPU is an overclocked version of the Intel P4 3.8GHz.

Via [thinkcomputers]

VK2000

March 8, 2006 by Ben

VK2000

VK Mobile is a smallish Korean technology company, who are set to make an interesting foray into the mobile phone industry. VK have a few phones already on the market, however the upcoming range look to offer consumers something new (and something borrowed I guess).

The flagship VK2000 model is a mere 8.8mm thick, weighs only 48grams. This model only runs of GSM networks (it is effectively quad band, with two selections available containing three frequencies), and is designed for people who only plan on using voice calls and SMS.

Specification:

65k colors STN display screen (128 x 143)
32MB memory
GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz or, GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS
WAP 2.0
SMS/EMS, T9 – Dictionary
USB connection

Measures 49.9 x 89.9 x 8.8 mm
Weighs 48g

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LG Xnote TX

March 4, 2006 by Ben

The only reason you would want to buy one of these is because it weighs only 1.1kg (2.5 pounds), and is 2.3cm thick (23mm), hence it is actually portable.

Now if you’re still interested, here are some details and pretty pictures:

Pentium M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage)
1.3GHz
1GB DDR2 Dual Channel
60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

LG Xnote TX

External USB Dual-Layer DVD Burner
64MB NVIDIA GeForce GO 7300
12.1�? TFT LCD

Measuring in at 23mm High x 293 Wide x 203 Deep

Wireless 802.11 a/b/g
Ethernet 10/100BaseT
56k Modem
5-in-1 Flash Card Memory
Bluetooth 1.2/2.0

LG Xnote TX

Sony HDPS-L1

March 1, 2006 by Ben

Sony HDPS-L1

This is an electronic photo storage device; very simply put, you transfer photos from a flash media card to the HDPS-L1, where they are stored on the internal hard drive.

Sounds simple enough, comparable to the advent of sliced bread you may say, well it works and it works well. Included is a 80GB hard drive, as well as audio and video lineouts to connect the photo storage device to the home theatre system. Once downloaded, the images are automatically organized by date, as well as having the ability to sort photos by groupings.

The widget measures only 8.5�?x10�?x1.4�?, and supports seven different types of flash cards as well as USB inputs, and as well as being able to download from the cards, you can also upload to the cards.

When viewing the photos, you can utilize the remote control to move through your collection, as well as viewing them in slide show mode.

The Sony HDPS-L1 in detail:

Hard Drive 80GB
Video/Sound output
JPEG and Sony RAW file support
Background Music
WAV (pre-installed)
Handles USB, Memory Stick/Duo, Compact Flash, Micro-drive, SD Card, xD Picture Card, Multi Media Card

Available in May for about $300

via [fosforgadgets]