W905 Features 480 x 800 Display, 16GB Internal Memory

29/05/2009 14:52 par slaytane

Although Sony Ericsson has just launched the W705 handset, we’re more interested in the W905 handset that has just hit our virtual world of concepts, courtesy of J. Havrlant. And what a music phone this is… 480 x 800 pixels display, Walkman v4.0, 16GB internal memory, A300 platform and tons of other specs you’ll find out after the break.
Sony Ericsson W905 supports Wi-Fi b/g, GPS, HSDPA, HSUPA, Bluetooth 2.1 and incorporates loud stereo speakers, a 3.5mm jack and TV out for those of you telly addicts. The 5 megapixel camera with autofocus is the least we’d expect from SE right now, but know that it also comes with an LED flash and VGA video recording. I guess that this would be the XpressMusic series killer, if it were real…

“Less is More” Concept is an MP3 Player/Keychain, Maybe Phone

29/05/2009 14:48 par slaytane

Although this is a concept phone more than everything else, it tends to act like an MP3 player rather than a handset. Notice the minimalist looks of this Sony Less is More design, but maybe you’ve got the point by reading its name… There’s a hole at the bottom of the device, which can be used for system navigation or as a simple keychain.
The features of the Less is More concept are quite basic: voice recording, microphone, memory card slot, OLED display, a decent speaker and IRDA support. I still can’t quite figure out where the display is…

S 5050

29/05/2009 14:42 par slaytane

Nokia 6730 classic puts GPS on the table

29/05/2009 14:34 par slaytane

Today Nokia announced their latest smartphone handset, running as usually on the S60 OS. Providing decent mid-range functionality, the Nokia 6730 classic will be an exclusive offering for Vodafone customers around the world.

The most notable features of the Nokia 6730 classic are its Symbian S60 3rd edition UI and the built-in GPS with A-GPS support. There is also a 3.2 megapixel autofocus snapper onboard as well as FM radio, Bluetooth and USB. A microSD card slot takes care of extending the 48 MB of internal memory.

The quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE Nokia 6730 classic comes with a 2.2" 16M color display of QVGA resolution. The high-speed network connectivity is also taken care of with dual-band UMTS with both HSDPA and HSUPA support onboard. Unfrotunately, Wi-Fi is not available.

Nokia 6730 will start shipping across Vodafone world-wide starting from June. Its retail price however is yet to be disclosed.

Satio, Former Idou, Hotter Than Ever

29/05/2009 02:08 par slaytane

It’s all Sony Ericsson these days, since aside from a couple of cool concepts, we’ve also seen real handsets announced by SE itself. After checking out Aino and the remade Aino, it’s time to have a look at Satio, formerly known as Idou, the first 12.1 megapixel cameraphone.

This is a high end smartphone, part of the Entertainment Unlimited series and it comes with a large 3.5 inch TFT touchscreen display with a 360 x 640 pixels resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. Sony Ericsson Satio’s camera uses Xenon Flash and intuitive touch focus, as for the OS, the smartphone is based on Symbian S60 5th edition.

It’ll hit the market in October bundled with an 8GB Sandisk card. Is there any difference between the Idou prototype shown at MWC this year and Satio? What could exceed our expectations? Maybe 20 megapixels and a huge internal memory…

Promotional video of the handset after the break.

Aino

29/05/2009 02:03 par slaytane

Sadly, the Sony Aino mobile phone isn't the fabled PSPhone, but it does support one feature from the handheld device. Using the phone, you will be able to access your PS3 via Remote Play and, because the device is 3G enabled, you won't have to rely on Wi-Fi access. Once connected, you'll be able to stream movies, images and music from your hard disk drive.

Europeans will also be able to access PlayTV, allowing them to view, pause and rewind live television, as well as setting programs to record from afar. There's no indication of whether the phone will have access to the PlayStation Network store or the friends list, but that would be the icing on an already tasty cake. Having this feature on a cell phone makes perfect sense -- hopefully this is something that will become a lot more prevalent in the future. Who knows, one day we might see a Remote Play iPhone app. We'd love that.

8.1 MP,

Yari

29/05/2009 01:59 par slaytane

Au-delà de ses points forts dans le jeu, le Yari présente d’autres atouts. Pour ce qui doit rester un téléphone, le contraire serait malheureux. Disponible à la fin de cette année, ce nouvel appareil quadribande sait se connecter aux réseaux HSUPA. Malgré la présence d’un capteur A-GPS, d’une carte mémoire d’un gigaoctet qui sied parfaitement l’objectif photo de 5 mégapixels, on soulignera l’absence de Wi-Fi.

Néanmoins, une nouveauté amusante apparaît et, si notre mémoire ne nous fait pas défaut, il s’agit d’une première: la possibilité de faire entendre un morceau à son correspondant. En pleine conversation, l’utilisateur peut agrémenter la discussion d’une chanson présente dans son téléphone. Autre légère innovation: l’envoi de sa position géographique par SMS.

Le tout pèse 115 grammes pour un boîtier de 100 x 48 x 15.7mm. Surprise de taille: le format de la carte mémoire est microSD.

Thresher

25/05/2009 17:08 par slaytane

Nokia have been holding out - they have four new devices headed to the US and they are not rebrandings of old devices. This is certainly uncommon, the US getting a GSM Nokia phone before Europe does. Well, we've seen stranger things happen in the past, so why not.

The all four spanking new Nokia phones are headed to AT&T and have quad-band GSM support with three-band HSDPA (except one, which is just dual-band HSDPA). They all have a QVGA display of 2 inches or more, GPS, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and microSD. And they're all named after fish.

First up is Nokia Thresher (threshers are some weird looking sharks if you must know). It's an S40 slider with a 2.4" display and a 3.15MP camera. It has a certain N-series feel to it, especially with the optical joystick. And if you squint, while looking at it, it does look a bit like a Nokia N85.

Snapper

25/05/2009 17:03 par slaytane

The other two phones - the Snapper and the Grouper - are both named after big fish and are music-optimized flips. "Music-optimized" is perhaps a bit undeserved, as they have 2.5mm jacks, same as the others, which are rated in the leaked marketing materials only as "music-capable" despite having the same jacks and A2DP support as these fishes. What sets the two last handsets apart are the dedicated music keys, which doesn't say much about their audio reproduction quality.

Grouper

25/05/2009 17:01 par slaytane