Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 - An N95 killer ??

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is one of the most exciting Windows Mobile phones and navigation phone since the Blackjack 2 and the i-mate 9502. With a 800×480 pixel display, it is probably going to be the new reference in terms of productivity and entertainment. Users can control it the way they want: Touch screen, joystick or via the elegant Arc slider QWERTY keyboard. Finally, it has WiFi, 3.5G and assisted-GPS – features that will make a big difference, given that web browsing and location based are important application these days.

With Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional installed, the highest data transfer rate (HSDPA/HSUPA) and WiFi support, you can enjoy your favourite entertainment and work efficiently on the move. The aGPS is a great added feature that gives the Nokia N series a run for its money.

Here is the cool Sony Ericsson XPERIA TV ad

Sony Ericsson Mobiles - Now with Thumb Drives

Sony Ericsson Plays Nice With Thumb Drives

You know, industrial designers seem to love conceptualizing what future Sony Ericsson mobiles will look like. Designer Vincent Palicki is just one of many but his design actually looks like it could be made today and fit right in with the SE family. It’s a slim candy bar style phone complete with a big screen, standard SE key layout but touched up with stainless steel buttons. This SE gadget will do music, movies, text, email, etc. Then the innovation here is ?
It would be the full size USB port, perfect for any thumb drive. Of course it doesn't mean that it will have a thumb sticking out at all times, but it’s a way to transfer files like music, videos, and pictures to and from without the need of a computer.

Dual Music Player That Plays Your MP3 Collection & Your CD

Dual Music Player That Plays Your MP3 Collection & Your CD
Designer: Yong-Seong Kim

You want to enjoy your audio CDs while traveling but you also have a huge MP3 collection at home that you want to take with you. The ideal solution? DMP, a portable music player that supports CD and MP3 files. Use the MP3 player as you normally would, hang it around your neck, clip it on your jeans or place it in your pocket. Otherwise open both sides and insert your favorite CD and you got yourself a CD player my friend. Now that’s music to my ears.

Source : yankodesign

Introducing iPhone, iPhone Nano & iPhone Shuffle

iPhone: A geek’s dream, an interface miracle. But over-the-top for Uncle Fritz.
iPhone Nano: A cell phone like the ones we have here in Japan, just easier to use. SMS killer.
iPhone Shuffle: Write emails and enter numbers via speech recognition. Use side buttons to go through your library.

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LCD TV - just 1 cm thick

Samsung’s New LCD TV goes on a diet - just 1cm thick -
Samsung has taken the wraps off an anorexic 40in LCD TV with a 1cm thin waistline at this week’s FPD International show Japan. Just weeks after Sony kicked launched its first skinny OLED-based TV – just 3mm thin - Samsung is out to prove that existing LCD technology can be placed on an extreme diet too. This 10mm panel uses an LED backlight to provide what Samsung claims is 92% of the NTSC standard for colour saturation - almost as good as a CRT TV – but with a low power consumption of under 90W.

Unlike the Sony OLED panel, which is restricted to just 11in and is not HD-ready, Samsung’s super model is a HDTV, capable of displaying Full HD (1080p) video. When we will actually see them in shops is anyone's guess.
Reference : gadgettastic.com

Samsung SGH-i450 with Bang and Olufsen Speakers Hands on

The Samsung SGH-i450 is an impressive dual slider phone. The sensitive touch wheel music navigation reminds me of my old Sony mobile phones that had a jog dial on its side. Its also a smartphone running the Symbian S60 3rd Edition operating system, that provides multitasking features, with HSDPA connectivity for fast web browsing. When it slides down, the phone activates as a music player with touch wheel navigation, which enables the users to control the multimedia menus easily. Moreover, multiple pin hole metallic speakers supporting ICEpower® amplifier developed by Bang & Olufsen® offer superb sound quality to music phone users.

More Samsung video and pictures here

Samsung SGH-i450 Specifications
HSDPA 3.6 mbps/ UMTS/ EDGE (900 / 1800 / 1900/2100)
Display 2.4” GVGA TFT (262K Colors)
2 Megapixel Camera + VGA Camera
Symbian v9.2 / S60 v3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
Ice power audio technology (Bang & Olufsen®)
Music Player (MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / e-AAC+ / WMA )
Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), USB 2.0 HS
OMA DRM v 2.0 / MTP , FM radio, 3.5 mm ear jack
Touch wheel navigation
Connectivity Bluetooth v2.0 EDR (A2DP/AVRCP) / USB 2.0
Memory 35 MB internal memory + micro SD
Size 101 x 52 x 17.8 mm

Ultrathin Apple MacBook Air

Ultrathin Apple MacBook Air -

Amazingly thin. Amazingly full-size. The thinness of MacBook Air is stirring. But perhaps more impressive, there’s a full-size notebook encased in the 0.16 to 0.76 inch of sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum. And at just 3.0 pounds,1 MacBook Air is more than portable — it’s with you everywhere you go.

A no-compromise display.The glossy 13.3-inch, widescreen LED backlit MacBook Air display is the same viewable size as the screen on MacBook. The 1280-by-800 resolution gives you vibrant images and rich colors at full brightness the moment you open MacBook Air. So you get full-screen performance with all the benefits of a slim design.

Full-size, full-feature keyboard.The keyboard is full-size with crisp keys just like the ones on MacBook. But MacBook Air goes further by adding backlit key illumination, making it easy to work in low-light settings such as airplanes and conference halls. A built-in ambient light sensor automatically adjusts keyboard and display brightness for optimal visibility. And with the oversize multi-touch trackpad, it just keeps getting better for fingers. (apple)

P-Per Mobile Phone - A challenge for iPhone

P-Per Mobile Phone Could Challenge iPhone -

Those sweet lads over at the Chocolate Agency have come up with yet another delectable concept dubbed P-Per; a concept mobile phone that would satisfy both environmentalists and tech nerds. The design consists of just 4 layers, a printed circuit board, extruded polycarbonate, recycled titanium, and a wrap around flexible haptic LED touchscreen. By minimizing materials, the design is highly sustainable.

The wrap around screen allows for endless user interface possibilities not to mention bezeless picture/movie taking and watching. If that weren’t enough to challenge the iPhone, how about a 7mm wafer thin form factor, 3 megapixel camera, and a 2 minute recharge time. (source: via mail)