Garmin-Asus G60 delayed
Added on 2009-05-11 09:18:00
by Marianne Schultz
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 Garmin has announced that their G60 Nuviphone, which we previewed at Mobile World Congress in February, will be delayed.
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Power your devices without wires (sort of)
Added on 2007-06-13 16:21:00
by Randall Bennett
 The last hurdle over making wireless phones truly wireless would be cutting the charging cord. WildCharge is making progress toward a wire-free future with their inductive charging solution, but since this isn't contactless charging, you're still stuck lugging around an inductive charging mat. The WildCharger sits on your desk, waiting to power your favorite mobile devices using custom mounts that plug directly into your mobile phone, portable media player and ideally any other mobile device you've got lying around.
The good part? Devices should charge just as they would if you plugged them into the wall without any ill electromagnetic side effects (read: your data is safe.) The bad part? The mounts look to pack on the (relative) pounds and give them a bit more hefty look. Take a look at the iPod Nano in the picture and notice it's basically double the size of the original Nano. No fun for the truly slim, but luckily the phone mounts don't look as hefty in the picture, but more along the lines of a traditional belt clip.
The WildCharger launches on July 7th but doesn't have any pricing information as of yet, except the company says it'll be competitive with other charging solutions. Interesting? Sure, but we'll reserve judgment till after we see more of the mounts.
[Via ohgizmo]
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UpStage red pulls back the curtain June 18th
Added on 2007-06-13 12:35:00
by Randall Bennett
 Samsung rolled out a colorful update to the UpStage today, the red version. The $99 candybar phone sports a more traditional phone on one side, while the other is a media player with a larger screen. Expect it at Sprint stores by June 18th.
We ran the phone through it's paces a few months ago and weren't too impressed with the media playback, but people buying the upstage are likely buying it for the innovative design, so a red compliment to the potential "fashion phone" status probably will help push products.
Oh, and Samsung, next time you release one of these devices, put some gyroscopes in there so we don't have to push that lame button when switching from one side to the other. It's 2007, gyroscopes are so 2004 or earlier, so get to it already.
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Willcom recalling over 100k batteries
Added on 2007-06-13 09:31:00
by Randall Bennett
 It's no laptop battery recall (see a video demonstration for some time-wasting entertainment) but Willcom, an overseas carrier, says they're recalling about 134,000 batteries. The company says they're not at risk for exploding, but they could heat up or become swollen after a physical shock. No word on exactly how much physical shock it'd take, although we'd assume it's more than just a simple drop. The company says five customers have contacted the company about the problematic batteries, but there aren't any consumer injuries reported. Willcom also says the batteries won't catch fire nor explode because of some built-in safety devices.
Scary stuff when it's in your lap, but we find it a little more frightening when it's in your pocket. Oh, and this time it isn't Sony's faulty batteries, it's actually NEC's problem.
[Via Cellular-News]
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Sony Ericsson's announcing 3 bluetooth watches tomorrow?
Added on 2007-06-13 08:43:00
by Randall Bennett
 
We've been hearing a bunch of rumors circulate about Sony Ericsson's June 14th event (tomorrow) , but today's batch of rumors make us feel a little nauseated. Some folks are speculating that instead of (but we're hoping along with) seeing the Shinobu and Sofia, we'll see three Bluetooth watches. The folks at Esato are the source of the rumor and say that we'll see two leather band watches and a metal watch, all with music playback control, and one will be Walkman branded.
The rumor actually gets some cred after looking at Sony's teaser site. The subdirectory is "TimeMasters3," which would fall in line with some Bluetooth watches, but if they only announce watches, we'll be a bit disappointed.
[via JAMP]
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BenQ T80 Slider Phone
Added on 2007-06-13 08:14:00
by Tanya Palta
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Nokia To Fund kyte.tv
Added on 2007-06-13 05:21:00
by Tanya Palta
 Nokia in a press release announced its plans to invest into kyte.tv's mobile TV initiative. Kyte.tv is a path-breaking service which lets one create mobile interactive TV channels. These channels then can be broadcasted to websites, blog, social network, and mobile phones.
"An investment in kyte.tv is a logical step in driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. kyte.tv is a great manifestation of this vision to bring together social networking, user-generated content, and mobile services," said Rob Trice of Nokia Growth Partners. "We are pleased to be working with such an innovative company and look forward to helping kyte.tv grow its audience globally.
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Sony Denies PSP Phone
Added on 2007-06-13 05:04:00
by Tanya Palta
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HTC Touch photos
Added on 2007-06-13 03:18:00
by Emily Price
 The HTC Touch is expected to be available in Taiwan this month. The smartphone will allow users to get current weather conditions are forecasts for places around the world as well as give one-touch access to the usual suspects like email, text messages, calender appointments, and contacts. HTC threw a launch party for the phone and Slashphone has some photos of the event up for your viewing pleasure.
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