Short overview of the cellphone

With Samsung’s Omnia success, it seems like everyone’s taking shots at it - including Asus. According to some well rumored sources, this might be Samsung’s biggest challenger, featuring a 5MP camera and a 3.5″ touchscreen display that can render anything at a 800×480 resolution.

From what I could tell from some leaked photos, the cellphone seemed to have a front camera as well, leaving me with the thought it might also feature 3G connectivity.

The design part is pretty impressive, featuring an outer-casing made out of stainless steel and a monochromatic minimalist design. Regarding the tech specs, the word is that the cellphone is going to have a 4GB internal memory - with expansion possibility via a microSD card - and all the wireless connectivity you can think of ( WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS ), all incorporated into a 13,8mm thick cellphone.

Oh, did I mention it also includes an Accelerometer ? I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of Apple’s iPhone functionality amongst it’s features.

Technical specifications

• GSM Connectivity : GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HAUPA
• GSM Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100
• Screen: 3.5 “WVGA 800X480 / 65K Color TFT
• System: Microsoft WM 6.1 Professional
• UI: Glide 1.5
• Camera: 5MP (2592×1944px) from autofocus
• Video: MPEG4, H.264 encoding & decoding
• Communications: Bluetooth 2.0, Wifi, USB
• aGPS
• Audio: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, EVRC, QCELP, AAC + + EAAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM, WAV
• Working time:
• Standby : 200 hours
• Talk time: 4 hours
• Memory: 4GB flash
• Expansion: microSD
• Dimensions: 115×59×13.8mm
• Tracking ball
• Accelerometer
• Construction: stainless steel

The official launch will probably be in late October.

It was about time Nokia started getting involved in the eco-friendly business. Although still a concept, the Interzone cellphone looks rather simplistic featuring a black casing that comes branded and a turn-off button - at least that’s what we’re seeing.

According to Tuvie, the cellphone comes packed with an air quality sensor. Some researchers over at Nokia’s Research Center have come up with the great idea of implementing such a feature into a cellphone. The project comes under the name of Sensor Planet, and it is said to be able to combine the physical and practical worlds through new methods of sensing.

Getting tired of living in a polluted city ? Get your Interzone phone and find the best quality and low ( to none ) polluted air.

Since the launch of the oh so popular iPhone we have also witnessed how along the time, many companies have tried to replicate the iPhone - more or less successful, but still no one has beaten or will the popularity of the iPhone - and still they try. This time, it looks like the iPhone has a serious competitor - the new Plica phone. A phone that doesn’t have just one touchscreen it has two of them. Apparently this idea belonged to designer James Piatt and although the phone is just a concept idea for now it seems like they’re going for it.

There’s not too much we can say about this phone at the time being considering it’s only a concept for now, except that it looks like a wallet ( or small-sized purse ) when it’s closed. It features two touchscreen displays which are really cool in a way because you can use one as your “touchboard” and use the other to view things.

You can view more pictures of it here : Tuvie.

Iomega, a pretty famous external drive manufacturer, has just announced the release of its eGo Helium external HDD.

From the pictures or from the title you wouldn’t say there’s anything special to this HDD, except for the fact it’s very very thin - more precisely 0.63 inches thick ( that’s 1.575 centimers thick ) and weights only 7 ounces - and it’s a tough little one as well, as it’s designed to resist falls from up to 1.3 meteres.

With those sizes you wouldn’t expect for it to pack too much storing space, would you ? Well, you’re wrong about that as it packs a 320GB 2.5″ HDD. Oh, and it also has a USB 2.0 port.

Other than the geeky tech specs, it’s designed to be used with the MacBook Air - both being very thin and having a similar look. Although that might not be the most convincing motive, you’ll probably want to know that this one comes formatted with Apple’s HFS+ file system.

It’s coming in every country starting next month, and it’s priced at $149.99.

After talking about the  AiGuru SV1 yesterday ( the first Skype compatible videophone ), it looks like the people over at Gizmodo and at Engadget have got their hands on it and offer a few more screenshots than currently available anywhere else. There’s not much else left to be said, so head on over and take a closer look at the photos and enjoy the reviews.

Asus AiGuru SV1 Gizmodo review

Asus AiGuru SV1 Engadget review

Enjoy.