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.

The BENQ MID Aries2 is a follow-up to the former BENQ MID announced nearly a year ago and officially launched in February this year and I must say it’s looking quite good. Although the photo looks like it’s been Photoshoped at least a bit because of the 3D feel it still looks amazing - I’d be satisfied if it looked 70% this good in the stores. The Aries2 features a 4.8″ display and has been announced to launch in Europe this quarter and unfortunately the price hasn’t been announced yet. According to some official sources, the Aries2 has won the IDEA 2008 award IDEA 2008 award for “offering end-consumers a most intuitive mobile Internet surfing experience.”

Source : Pocketables.

Well, at least now we know why they call them “essential” - these TravelDrives come packed only with the bare necessities, meaning : 2.5″ HDD that can come in 160GB, 250GB or 320GB size, a USB 2.0 port and a standard flashing LED. The TravelDrive comes in several colors like : Spring Blossom, Tropic Green, Caribbean Blue or Cool Silver and is priced at around $89.99 - which sounds like a pretty good deal considering the specs.

You can read more about it here : PRnewswire.

It always happens to us, and surely it happened to you: new games launched, no family around, and you hit the keys, for hours and hours without stopping. Most certainly, you will end up falling asleep. But, instead of quitting your session and hitting the sack, we have a better idea. The all new Anti Sleep Driving Alarm.

Even though it was originally designed for long distance truck drivers, we think it will work just as fine for your cause too. It works by detecting when the head tilts more than 30 degrees and emits a very annoying high-pitched alarm. This puts you right back to work, though we strongly suggest you not to abuse this gadget - it might hurt your ears or your nerves.

Well it was about to happen one day - Mint Wireless, an Australian company, just announced their latest product - the Mint V10 projector - the smallest and toughest of them all. According to official sources, the projector is revolutionary amongst it’s predecessors - there’s no need to warm it up before starting the presentation, it literally fits in your jeans pocket, can project a 50″ image from 1.8 metres away and the LED lamp is supposed to be good for 20,000 hours of projection. The Taiwanese company Aiptek also said that this little gizmo can be partnered with almost anything, from a DVD player to a PS3.