Citizen unveils (Unlocking Mobile) Bluetooth-enabled i:Virt watches
Citizen unveils Bluetooth-enabled i:Virt watches
Filed under: Cellphones, Wearables Truthfully, we’ve no idea whether Citizen really did replace its VIRT design team or if they all just had an epiphany, but whatever the case, the outfit’s latest lineup of Bluetooth-enabled wristwatches actually look… marginally wearable. The i:Virt collection, which comes in four colors along with a metal-banded sibling, is capable of playing nice with your Bluetooth mobile, and moreover, they all boast a battery life of up to five days with BT turned on. Furthermore, the units are water-resistant and feature a color LCD, phone battery meter, caller ID, signal display, call history list and email viewer. Unfortunately, it seems as though the watches all sport the elusive “open price” for now, but feel free to take a closer look at the gang after the jump.[Via WristWatch]Continue reading Citizen unveils Bluetooth-enabled i:Virt watches Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Hands-on with Sprint’s LG Rumor handset
Filed under: Cellphones Sprint’s low-cost QWERTY-enabled slider was on display for all to see this eve and we dodged crowds and brutal lighting conditions to bring you some pics. As a refresher, the LG Rumor is a Sprint foray into feature packed-ish handset for little or no money down, in this case $79 doesn’t get you EV-DO, but does get QWERTY, Bluetooth, Sprint Navigation, and a 1.3 megapixel shooter thrown in for good measure. Sure, we agree that it lacking EV-DO may be a deal breaker for some, we’re pretty confident that this is likely gonna be a winner for those just looking for a useful small handset. Hit the read link to check out Engadget Mobile’s gallery Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Nokia and Reuters develop an N95-based “Mobile Journalism Toolkit”
Filed under: Cellphones The rise of the cameraphone has certainly changed the face of journalism, and old-guard wire service Reuters isn’t about to get passed by — the company has entered into a long-term partnership with Nokia to develop new mobile reporting technologies, and the two companies have recently completed trials of an N95-based “Mobile Journalism Tookit” that takes moblogging to a whole new level. Reporters were given a hardware bundle that consisted of an N95, a Nokia SU-8W portable keyboard, a Sony condenser mic with special N95 adapter, a tripod, and two Power Monkey power stations, including the solar-capable Explorer, all of which linked into a custom mobile CMS that allows stories to be posted almost instantly. Reuters also partnered with Comvu for GPS-linked video streaming, and the N95 also provides a host of other metadata about each piece of content as it’s filed. Although the trial is now over, both Reuters and Nokia plan on using the kits to teach journalism students and to promote the cause of citizen journalism. Let’s hope that means they start teaching people how to take non-blurry cameraphone spy shots, eh?Read — Mobile Journalism Toolkit press releaseRead — Posts from the Reuters mobile journalism trialRead — Toolkit contents Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Samsung’s 5 megapixel G800 gets launched, available next month
Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras Is it a phone, or is it a camera? Until recently, cameraphones were unquestionably still just phones with chintzy cams tacked on, but it looks like we’re finally getting to the point where the lines are truly blurred. Samsung’s new G800 slider is now official, packing a 5 megapixel autofocus camera in a rather attractive metallic form; that in itself isn’t terribly notable, considering we already have a handful of 5 megapixel handsets on the market. What is notable, though, is the added bonus of a xenon flash and 3x optical (yes, optical) zoom. Heck, from the back, you can barely tell it’s a phone at all. Add in the usual goodies like Bluetooth, HSDPA, and a generously sized QVGA display, and Samsung has a winner on its hands — or at least it would have a winner if only it’d launch stateside. Our far luckier European brethren, meanwhile, can lay their hands on this sucker starting in November for a to-be-determined price.[Via Unwired View] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Hands-on with the i-mate 8502 and 9502
Filed under: Cellphones We saw these fellas announced this morning so thought it only reasonable to get down to i-mate’s booth here at CTIA and get some shots of the 8502 and 9502. First thing we noticed about these handsets was the top shelf build quality and high-end heft factor — if you’re not feeling it both of these look and feel like a million bucks. The booth was positively swarming with curious onlookers peeking at the video out demonstration that these two were putting on and to their credit, both handsets looked grand on big plasma screens. Check the gallery for some more i-mate candy.%Gallery-8997% Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Parrot’s DF7700 MMS photo frame — go ahead, share your creepiness
Filed under: Cellphones, Displays Man, if you thought drunk dialing and texting was embarrassing, just wait until Parrot releases the world’s first MMS photo frame. Due before the holidays are through, the 7-inch, DF7700 display features a SIM card with dedicated call number built directly into the frame. It also touts USB and SD slots for quick image transfer as well as position and light sensors to keep photos upright and looking their best regardless of your own tragic state of disrepair. Sorry, no price or product images (that’s their DF7220 up there), but we think we’ve captured the typical holiday break-up scenario for you above, eh? Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Palm Treo 800w revealed?
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Are we staring at the new Treo 800w? We obviously know what’s up with the Centro and the 500 (namely the 500v), so the only missing ID in that lineup is the 800, successor to the 700-series flagship throne. Well, if this thing is the 800w we do kind of hope Palm tosses that fish back. Rearranging the WinMo buttons and giving the phone a more industrial, geeky look does not a greater Treo make, so unless this thing is like half as thin as current-gen devices (which it won’t be, Palm seems pretty dogmatic about keeping its devices thick), it’ll just be more of the same. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Samsung BlackJack2 gets ready to launch on AT&T
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Don’t get too excited — you can’t order it just yet — but AT&T’s at least ready to admit that the Samsung BlackJack2 exists. It seems the carrier’s pulling the same stunt it did with the Q9 Global, taking email addresses for notification of availability without giving any indication as to when it might be available. Compared to the original, the keyboard and d-pad both look considerably hotter, Windows Mobile 6 comes installed (just imagine the horror if it wasn’t!), “faster 3G speeds” are being touted, and perhaps most importantly, GPS capability is integrated. Oh yeah, there’s some Video Share action in there too, but we’re not too sure we’d call that a “feature.” When it’s launched, look for it in “wine red” and black.[Thanks, Chris P.] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Toshiba’s round displays make the display rounds
Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Portable Audio, Portable Video Remember Toshiba’s round LCD displays? Good, ’cause they’ve got a whole range of prototypes on display at FPD to demonstrate several possible usage scenarios. As an example, how does this cellphone powder your fancy? It’s all future-looking stuff so prepare yourself for a cotton-candy filled tip-toe through Tomorrowland, mkay, and head on over to Engadget Japanese for the goods. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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iPhone Elite team releases “revirginizer” for unlocked iPhones
Filed under: CellphonesThe estimated 250,000 of you out there with unlocked iPhones stuck at firmware 1.0.2 can finally get your 1.1.1 on, as the iPhone Elite crew has released their “revirginizer” tool, which will restore your phone to pristine condition and allow the 1.1.1 update to proceed smoothly before you unlock that bad boy once again. As always, it’s probably best to wait a few days and see how well things are working, but the brave amongst you can snag what you need at the read link.[Via TUAW] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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