The Signal Podcast #29: iPhone 3G S Launch and Augmented Reality

It’s funny what people will line up for these days, isn’t it?

So yeah, there was a lot of noise about the iPhone 3G S this week, but all of the other big names were sure to crowd the day with their own launches to shoulder their way into the spotlight. RIM let loose the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) 9630 Tour, Samsung unloaded five handsets in a remarkable display of confusion, and LG also squeezed out an E71ish device this week. Will and I also go over the rash of augmented reality apps that were popping up and the role of magnetic compasses in the proliferation of similar types of apps. You might have heard that we gave away three iPhone 3G Ses (in gift certificate form) to some lucky readers this week – this go-round we’re catching our breath and giving away some IntoMobile t-shirts to three lucky readers. Drop a comment, and you’re in!

Speaking of a new BlackBerry, this week’s poll is fielding your opinions on the upcoming lineup. There’s a lot of new BlackBerrys on the way – which one tickles your thumbs?

Music by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, as featured on Tap Tap Revenge for the iPhone.

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Headlines

Apple iPhone 3G S – The obligatory unboxing

Mobile 2.0 Europe startup #4: Layar – Browse the world

IBM’s Seer to Bring Augmented Reality to Android

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Unveiled by RIM

Samsung unveils the Samsung Omnia II I8000

Rumors

Haier H7 Android Phone Coming to France in September

Here Comes the T-Mobile Samsung ‘Highlight’

Virgin Mobile Canada Prepping Samsung Vice for Launch

SureType Coming to QWERTY BlackBerrys in OS 5.0?

Ev from Vodafone: Nokia N97 Mini to come out later this year

Sony Ericsson may unveil XPERIA X2 on June 17

T-Mobile BlackBerry Gemini 8520 Spotted

Photo: Is this Dell’s upcoming Android smartphone?

Releases

T-Mobile unveils the T-Mobile Dash 3G

LG Announces Windows Mobile-Packing GW550, Looking E71ish

LG GM730 Due July, Launching with App Store

Huawei U8230 and C8000 Introduced at CommunicAsia 2009

Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 Announced

Samsung Launches Omnia Pro Twin Brother: B7320

Samsung Jet: 800 MHz, 3.1” OLED screen, 5 megapixels and “smarter than a smartphone”

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic unveiled – affordable touchscreen smartphone

Nokia E72 officially announced!

Samsung Louvre B7610 is the Omnia Pro?

Samsung MyShot II lands at Cricket

China’s ZTE to sell its first own branded handset in France – X760

Cellular South adds Samsung Finesse, too