Touch Screen Gadget

Nokia 7700 was just the first stab

Posted by sawaru | Category: Mobile Phone, Trend Watch & News

Today, however, Nokia is trying to play catch-up with the likes of Samsung and more notably, Apple with its iPhone. Both have touchscreen products in the marketplace while Nokia’s version could be released by the end of the year.

The Finnish company’s first stab at the touchscreen format was in 2003 with the Nokia 7700 series which was later discontinued. Local pricing and availability would be revealed closer to launch date in the first quarter next year, a company spokesperson said.

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Rumored Atila from Motorola

Posted by sawaru | Category: Mobile Phone

Motorola’s latest  much-rumored smartphone, currently named "Atila," has had images of it supposedly leaked to the public. Designed as a device to compete directly with the iPhone, it features a touchscreen, 3G support and will run Windows Mobile.

The device reportedly will feature quad-band GSM/EDGE along with tri-band UMTS/HSPA, making it ideally suited for use overseas or on AT&T and Rogers in North America. The device will not support T-Mobile USA’s 3G rollout, only the carrier’s existing 2.5G network.

Atila will supposedly run on a Qualcomm 7201A processor, speed unknown but likely in the 400 MHz range.

Its 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen will be its only means of input, lacking a hardware keyboard or numeric keypad. This is a big part of what separates it from the Motorola Alexander, a similar model that was recently leaked.

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Nintendo DS Lite double touch face

Posted by sawaru | Category: Games & Console

The current Nintendo DS Lite only has a touchscreen on the bottom half of the handheld and the top display is just a regular screen. By expanding the touchy-feel experience to the second display, Nintendo may be able to better create Brain Age-like titles and other interactive adventures. The other rumor is that both screens will get a little bigger too.

Don’t get your hopes up too far just yet, though, because there’s no way we’re seeing a new DS before the holiday season. Even the optimistic among us are looking at an "early next year" launch window.

via Mobilemag

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Qantas launches iPhone-optimized site

Posted by sawaru | Category: Software, Trend Watch & News

iPhone users are now able to check flight schedules and fares using the iPhone’s touchscreen.

Qantas has launched a new web service designed to take advantage of the iPhone’s touchscreen functionality. IPhone users can use the site to check flight schedules and fare prices.

According to Qantas representatives the airline has become the third in the world and the first in the southern hemisphere to launch such a service.

By the end of the year, Qantas intends to launch a similar site optimized for blackberries, and will steadily introduce new functions to these mobile-optimized sites.

Qantas intends to offer customers using the sites the ability to access seat selection, complete flight bookings and opt to be notified by SMS if a flight is delayed.

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Casio photo printer complete with keyboard and 7 inch touchscreen

Posted by sawaru | Category: Printer

Casio announced the PCP-1200 [JP], a photo printer tailor-made for printing personalized post cards. It will be available in Japan on September 12th for $500. The device is Nippon-only at this point.

The printer comes with two unusual features: a 7-inch touchscreen (480×234 resolution/32,768 colors) and a full keyboard. Text can be added to post cards (or photos similar in size, maximum 2,400×1200dpi resolution) by using either a Stylus pen or the keyboard.

The PCP-1200 is compatible with CF, Memory Stick/PRO/Duo/PRO Duo, xD-Picture cards and SDHC/SD memory cards. An extra adaper is needed for support of  miniSDHC/SD/microSDHC/SD memory cards.

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Archos 5 and Archos 7 introduced

Posted by sawaru | Category: Portable Media Player & Storage

Archos did hinting on its new Internet Media Tables.Three new models have been introduced, the Archos 5 and Archos 7, which both include high-resolution touchscreens, WiFi, up to 320GB storage and slender casings, and the Archos 5g which adds 3G HSDPA cellular broadband.

The Archos 5 is available in 60GB, 120GB and 250GB capacities, with a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and 0.5-inch thickness, while somewhat curiously the Archos 5g only comes in one 30GB variety.  The bigger Archos 7, meanwhile, has a 7-inch touchscreen (still at 800 x 480), either 160GB or 320GB capacity and is 0.63-inches thick.

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Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade from Motorola

Posted by sawaru | Category: Smartphone, Software

Motorola released a downloadable Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard upgrade for its AT&T-branded Moto Q9h and Q9h Global phones. The upgrade reportedly provides slightly faster speeds, along with new operating system features like a task manager, sliding panels on the home screen, plus cut and paste.
Motorola’s Q9h and Q9h Global originally shipped with Windows Mobile 6.0. Neither device has a touchscreen, making the upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 potentially significant. That release brought non-touchscreen devices functionality that was previously available only on touchscreen smartphones, such as text select, cut, copy, and paste.

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Red G900 Touchscreen Phone for UK

Posted by sawaru | Category: Mobile Phone

Sony Ericsson recently launched a red version of its latest mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson G900, in the U.K. The red G900 phone is equipped with the same technology used in the G900 series and the original model. It also has the same design and comes with the same features; the only difference is that Sony has outfitted the phone in a red casing.

Currently, the Sony Ericsson G900 is only available on the O2 U.K. network, but is soon to be released on other networks.

The new red G900 was launched after the phone manufacturer observed that red colored devices tend to sell well.

The G900 allows users to listen to music, make calls, send messages, and surf the Web. It features a touch screen and a 5-megapixel camera.

via TMCnet

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Treo Pro sales pitch

Posted by sawaru | Category: Mobile Phone, Smartphone

It looks Palm set to announce the Treo Pro today. Not mentioning details specifications , but the email did confirm that the device "features a one-touch Wi-Fi button, GPS, Windows Mobile 6.1 and a high-resolution flush color touchscreen".

 

After googling , some specifications on the new Treo.

New details on the Treo Pro

• The battery is pretty much confirmed to be a near-unbelievable-for-this-size 1500 mAh.
• The WiFi switch is over on the side and works exactly as you’d like it to
• There is a decidedly non-Treo-esque power button up on the top, which brings the Treo more in line with traditional Windows Mobile devices.

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HTC Shift X9500 fit for mobile workers

Posted by sawaru | Category: Laptop & Notebook, Tablet PC & UMPC

HTC Shift X9500 is the latest entrant into the ultraportable notebook market.

The HTC Shift is made by a phone company but for calls you need to use a headset or go hands-free, with its sleek shape and on-the-run connectivity features, the Shift should prove useful for road warriors, although some poor software choices and sluggish specs may annoy power users.

The Shift’s best feature is undoubtedly its compact shape.Displaying its crisp 7in, 800 by 480 resolution touchscreen and weighing a mere 800g, the Shift is an ideal size for mobile workers.

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