LG announced that its pico projector-equipped eXpo (GW 820) was honored with 2010 International CES Innovations Award. By now you probably already know everything about LG’s Windows Mobile-powered smartphone, which key feature is the support for an optional integrated Pico projector that snaps onto the back of the device. In that sense, CES’ decision to…
Thumbplay Launches BlackBerry Music Store
Yet another player is entering the growingly-crowded mobile music market: Thumbplay. Traditionally, Thumbplay has stuck with ringtones from licensed artists, but they’re moving into full MP3 downloads. Essentially, the app for BlackBerry will sync up with your browser-based Thumbplay account to track favourites, playlists, and purchases, and allow you to either stream tunes over Wi-Fi…
Motorola launches Motorola Backflip (Motus) at CES Las Vegas
CES 2010 hasn’t even officially gotten underway and we’re already getting hit with product launches. Motorola took the time during their pre-CES shin-dig at the Revolution Lounge in The Mirage to introduce the world to the quirky-yet-innovative Motorola Backflip, previously known by its “Motus” codename. Rather than flip out sideways to reveal a QWERTY keyboard…
LG Announces Rumor Touch and Lotus Elite
LG’s presence at CES was largely overshadowed by their TV announcements, but there were a few bones thrown to us mobile fans. First up is the Lotus Elite (top), available in red and black, which builds on the original Lotus in a couple of ways. The external screen is now touch-sensitive. It’s still only a…
ZAGGbox Promises Mobile Media Access Through Home Entertainment Hub
Back in October zagg announced a new project called zaggbox, which would store recorded video, pictures, and music on its 1 terabyte hard drive, and allow you to access the media on your home entertainment system as well as on your mobile device. As impressive as that is for a company that started off selling…
CES 2010: Tandem Series Case for the Palm Pre Coming Soon from OtterBox
OtterBox, makers of some of the best ruggedized casing available on the market today, have announced a new case line to join the existing Defender, Commuter and Impact Series. The new series is dubbed ‘Tandem’, and features a new, overmolded design. The case features both silicone and polycarbonite for top-notch protection. At the moment, the…
Poynt’s Local Business, People, Movie and Restaurant Search Ready for iPhone
An exceedingly popular location-based app for BlackBerry called Poynt is on the way to iPhone, allowing folks to execute localized searches for people, businesses, movies, and restaurants. The latest BlackBerry version still has a bit of a leg-up with gas prices, but the real cool gimmick with Poynt on iPhone is how they use the…
HTC Announces Smart, First Brew Handset with Sense
Although perhaps just a teeny tiny bit overshadowed by their recent release of the Nexus One, HTC has announced their first Brew handset, called the Smart. Complete with the Sense user interface found on Android and Windows Mobile, a 3 megapixel camera, 2.8” QVGA display, and 3.5mm headphone jack, the Smart is a modest package,…
Live From CES 2010: Palm Announces Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus
Palm came to CES 2010 Las Vegas to show off their latest and greatest achievements in the mobile space. Jon Rubinstein was on hand to let everyone know that Palm has seen 85,000 SDK downloads in 108 countries. He went on to say that connecting you to what’s most important on the web is the…
Vuzix to Introduce Augmented Reality Wrap 920AR Video Eyewear at CES
Vuzix Corporation will debut the Wrap 920AR eyewear at CES 2010, complete with a stereo camera pair that “looks” into the world, bringing mixed and augmented reality content to life. With the new Wrap 920AR, users can view the real-world environment and computer-generated imagery seamlessly mixed together! The stereo camera pair delivers a single 1504…