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Woof…Third generation IPhone for Rs. 8400/......Its All Rumours..

2008-06-28T02:27:00.000-07:00

Now this is really unexpected ! The next Generation 3G enabled Iphone is going to cost you…hold your breath…$199 or mere INR 8400/- . Now is That a real news?????

The story that has been floating around for a month now has finally been confirmed. Vodafone will launch the iPhone in India and other countries such as Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey (reports Business Standard)

The price of the iPhone has been unconfirmed. Earlier it had been reported that phone would cost anywhere between Rs. 27, 200 – Rs. 28, 000. That price makes it relatively unattractive when compared with the price that the grey market offers the phone at (around 20k for the 8GB). Incidentally the 3G iPhone (which is going to be launched in August) will probably be launched in India as well.

The Economic Times reports that Apple was in talks with both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar for bringing iPhone into India. “However, Vodafone has larger number of subscribers in metros and ‘A’ circles who are more likely to use the luxury phone. These subscribers are high data users. So, Vodafone is ready with a pool of customers who can use this device,” said a telecom expert.

Talking about the price, Vodafone has said that it would be “competitive”. So one can expect the price to be at 16k (the current price for the base model in the US) + 5% for custom duties on Cell Phones + a minimal premium = Rs. 18, 000. That’s my guess. Reliance recently launched iStores carrying Apple products which are very competitively priced. The standard MacBook is about as expensive as one in the US. So keeping that in mind, I don’t think they would want to keep the iPhone at a price that is completely out of reach (such as the one speculated initially).

Also they are getting fantastic PR :) - I doubt they’d spend truckloads on advertising (which should make the price more competitive). Anyone who probably ever wanted an iPhone possibly knows about its launch already.

The move is also perfectly timed. With number portability around the corner, you can expect consumers to flock to Vodafone outlets and switch to Vodafone’s network just to use the iPhone (and be locked in by horrendous schemes). Vodafone’s customer care incidentally is quite crappy. The dog doesn’t fool me.

A laptop with 3 screens

2008-05-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

Here’s a pretty neat laptop setup from Acme. It’s a big machine, but for the extra weight you will get two additional screens, which turns this ordinary laptop into a three-screened laptop. I wish they had spent some more resources on designing the system though…

Futuristic Laptop Concept

2008-04-26T11:01:00.000-07:00

Compenion is a futuristic laptop concept that boasts two OLED touchscreen displays and a modular design. No word yet on if this concept will go into production. More pictures after the break.

You can tap away by hand or use the “senstylus” pen to control it, and through a series of docking stations the Compenion will adapt to the environment where you’re using it. For example, the home dock might have a projector for viewing video, while the office might include ergonomic stuff like an external keyboard

5 Future Cell Phone Technologies

2008-03-26T11:15:00.000-07:00

Future cell phone technologies could replace computers, PDAs, and even UMPCs — they include the GoForce 5500 graphics chipset, augmented reality, and more. View them all after the break.

NVIDIA GoForce 5500 Mobile

NVIDIA demonstrated its amazing GoForce 5500 mobile platform at 3GSM, and ShinyShiny was there to give us a first look. This chipset is capable of 3D games and high-definition video playback.

Somewhat ironically, NVIDIA seems to have decided to show it all off on the biggest monitor they could get their hands on. Although that may have ultimately been for the best

Augmented Reality

Tired of the games on your cell phone? Then check out “Arcade Reality”. It’s basically software that uses your phone’s camera to bring ordinary objects such as the ground to life.

Aiming your phone at bad guys that appear in the space around you, it kind of combines the active nature of a Wiimote with a light gun like the one that came with the original NES

Poppin’ Joystick

The Poppin’ Joystick concept looks to make cell phone games a lot easier to play — incorporating a pop-out analog joystick.

..if stopping substantially short of making it full-out game comfortable. Will we see this design on phones in the future? Who knows, but it certainly looks better than most phone’s game controls out there now

NTT DoCoMo’s Solar Powered Cell Phone

According to TheRawFeed, NTT DoCoMo has developed the world’s first solar-powered cell phone, complete with a GameBoy Advance-inspired design. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

This phone actually includes the solar cells on the external side of the clamshell—therefore not needing any other devices to use the sun’s rays to charge. On a side note: this would be great for those of us that constantly forget their cellphone chargers regularly

PicoP Laser Projector

Alexander Tokman of Microvision has developed a “miniature laser based projector display, called PicoP.” This projector is small enough to fit inside your cell phone and “can display a laptop-sized quality image on surfaces just half a meter away”. More information here. Video after the jump

Balance Concept Phone

2008-03-26T11:14:00.000-07:00

If/when released, the Balance Phone could be one of the most expensive handsets ever. Featuring dual touchscreen displays, 5.1-megapixel camera, 512MB of internal memory, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a microSD card slot. Hit the jump for a video.

It’s a pretty neat design for sure, but whether it will work in the real world where phones are dropped and slammed all over the place is anyone’s guess

Nokia 6555

2008-03-26T11:13:00.001-07:00

Nokia 6555 is a new slick 3G phone that Nokia unveiled earlier today. It’s basically a standard clam shell phone with one cool little detail - it has an analog timepiece on the cover. Photos and info inside.

Press information from Nokia

The new Nokia 6555 features a smooth-back fold design and original analog timepiece

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced a new 3G mobile phone that pairs original design and quality workmanship with outstanding features. The Nokia 6555 meets the desire for aesthetic appeal with an external analog clock echoing the timeless elegance of high-end luxury. The Nokia 6555 is the first WCDMA phone with a smooth-back fold design with recessed hinge creating a seamless line when open. The phone’s gentle curve ensures a smooth and ergonomic user experience. The Nokia 6555 is an accessible option for discerning consumers. The Nokia 6555 will be available within the next month at an estimated retail price of approximately €200 before subsidies or taxes.

Adding to its attraction, the Nokia 6555 features a QVGA 16 million color internal display - twice as many colors as the human eye can see - for a brilliant, crisp resolution on a large 240×320 screen, making it perfect for viewing photos and videos. The camera featuring a 6x zoom gives even greater versatility and full screen portrait viewfinder so you can be sure you get the right picture every time. The self-portrait function on the camera and video sharing ability ensures that special moments are easily shared with family and friends.

“Mobile-savvy consumers expect superior quality and design. We understood that need, and so created the the Nokia 6555. The Nokia 6555 is a sophisticated accessory delivering the outstanding features that you expect from Nokia,” said Markku Suomi, Product Group Director, Mobile Phones, Nokia.

From the thin, narrow form factor with smooth lines to the 30MB user memory (with capacity for microSD expandable memory) and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, the Nokia 6555 sets the standard in its class.

Key features:
- Original smooth-back design
- Elegant external analog timepiece display
- Brilliant 16 million color display
- Video sharing
- WCDMA and quadband GSM functionality

LG rolls out another iPhone clone

2008-03-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

Instead of waiting for SIM-lock free iPhones to arrive at their kiosks, it appears that the Koreans instead on getting their own “iPhone” out there before Apple arrives. This latest clone is called the U990 or “Viewty” and, as usual, it’s design is almost identical to the iPhone’s, but it has a bit better specifications so Apple haters can say something about the referred device.

First off, the phone sports a 5-megapixel, with Image Stabilizer, AF, camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics, a 120fps video camera, 3G HSDPA, 170MB internal memory, a 240 x 400 touchscreen and the obligatory music player.

This phone will be hitting the shelves in UK this fall, possibly to try to steal a bit of the iPhone’s thunder. Although the specifications are nice, I wouldn’t put my money in a product that was only rushed out to the market due to the demand for such a device.

Google Phone Confirmed By HTC Insider

2008-03-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

JB over at Crunchgear has the exclusive on the "upcoming" Google Phone, supposedly set to launch in Q1 2008. His source is someone inside HTC, the company that Google's working with to pick one of 20 models to finalize their design.

On the software side, they're going to build a special version of Google Maps (complete with GPS), as well as have Gmail and Calendar compatibility. It's most likely going to have Google Docs compatibility too, but that wasn't specified. What's even cooler is that Google Talk, their free VoIP app, will be part of the suite. The OS could be Windows Mobile 6, or it could be a Linux-based OS, which would be even more interesting.

Transformer Phone

2008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:00

The latest buzz in the gadget weblog community is that someone actually created a fully functional transformer out of a Motorola MOTOROKR E6 cellular phone. Fully functional as in it can transform, but I don't think you can make calls on it. It kind of reminds of me of those Transformer toys that would change into robot radios, but the radios would never play. However, the tech is probably there, I think someone really needs to create a cell phone for younger users that transforms. Why not?

Until then, the only fully functioning cell phone transformers will only appear in Michael Bay films.

Apple’s new iPod line

2008-03-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

If you thought that the iPod line had already expanded enough then think again, as Apple has just announced it’s new lineup, and expands the line with one more product called the iPod Touch.

Most of the designs of these new iPods are exactly as you’d expect them to be, but the new iPod Nano seems to be raising a few eyebrows. In the following paragraphs I’ll take a look at all the new, or refreshed iPods and all of their main features.

iPod Shuffle

The iPod Shuffle was the only player that didn’t receive any relevant modifications. The only thing that changed in the iPod Shuffle was it’s color. It is now available in 4 different colors, one of them being red, from the Product Red campaign.

iPod Nano

For the first time in Apple history, the new “younger brother” of the iPod is bigger than it’s predecessor, but for a good reason. According to Steve, a lot of people wanted to watch videos on their iPod Nanos. So Apple cooked up a new Nano which is wider than before, but crams a very nice and high DPI 2″ screen, and all of the features which were exclusive to the iPod 5.5 before.

A few days before it’s unveiling, a picture started circulating the internet about a possible “Fat iPod Nano”, and it appears that that picture, and all of the claims made before it (”screen occupies 50% of the player”, “it’s wider than before…”) were all true.

Unlike most iPods before it, the new Nano’s design isn’t that attractive at first. I think that it takes a while to grow on you, since you probably associate the image of the Nano as a very slim and thin device.

In terms of storage, the new Nano will be available in 4GB and 8GB models, but the 4GB will only be available in metal gray, while the others will have all of the colors seen above.

The software is a bit more appealing now, and showcases your album artwork while you’re browsing the menus on the right side of the screen. You can also browse your pictures using Coverflow, which looks as great as ever. The only difference is that the iPod’s Coverflow has a white background.

You can also purchase and use the games that you could with your 5th generation iPod. Although that’s not a feature that I find particularly attractive, I guess it’s nice to finally be able to play some different games on the go. The iPod Nano comes with three built-in.

iPod Classic

One of the things that Steve mentioned, is that a lot of people give the iPod it’s own name, and refer to it by it’s generation number. With this iteration of the iPod, they decided to give it a name, so it is now called iPod Classic.

Besides having an all-metal finish, similar to the Nano’s, this new iPod has an incredible storage capacity. The low-end model comes with an 80GB disk, and the high end model, which costs $100 more, comes with a 160GB disk. This means that the high end iPod now comes with as much, if not more storage than all Apple laptops (and with more storage than my own laptop!).

iPod Touch

Grab an iPhone, take out the phone functions and… voilá! iPod Touch.

It comes with Safari, just like with the iPhone, and YouTube also. And you can also purchase music from the brand new iTunes Wifi Music Store. This new feature will also be available on the iPhone at the end of this month. And if you head down to a Starbucks with Wifi, you’ll be able to purchase the song currently being played there or use the iTunes Music Store on your iPod Touch or iPhone for free.

(No matter how many times I look at it, Starbucks seems to be getting the better end of the deal)

The iPod Touch will be available in 8GB and 16GB models.

iPhone

No, the iPhone didn’t get a fresh design. Come on, it’s only been two months since it’s release! It did however receive a surprising price drop to $399 (the 8GB model) and the 4GB has been dropped. If you run to a local Apple or At&t store, you can purchase the 4GB model for $299.

Oh, and I almost forgot. At the end of this month, you will be able to create ringtones via iTunes from any song you have with a simple custom editor. It will cost $.99 (yes, the same price as the whole song).

Word on the street is that the video out function on the new line of iPods is locked if used in conjunction with old video cables and docks from third parties. Apparently, the new iPods will only work with cables featuring Apple's authentication chip (read: official first party products and a handful of third party), leaving long time video iPod owners in a bind if they have iPod video gear lying around.

Intel presents world’s thinnest laptop

2007-07-26T10:58:00.000-07:00

Intel has unveiled a new laptop that is extremely petite. The laptop is in fact only a quarter of an inch thicker than a Motorola RAZR, and we all know how thin that one is. The laptop weighs in at 2.25 pounds. So far so good - what’s the bad news? Well, the bad news is that the laptop isn’t available yet, and it’s uncertain whether it will be in the near future. Possibly late this year or early 2008 - and it will cost you plenty of $…