The Storm and the new Curve made decent headway for RIM’s cameras by getting the bump up to 3.2 megapixels, but considering we’re looking at handsets with 12 megapixel-cameras, putting a giant telescoping zoom lens on a BlackBerry just seems hilarious – even moreso for the Bold which clocks in at a meagre 2 megapixels.…
Want an LG GD910 Touch Watch Phone? Got a grand?
Oh, what price we pay to be on the cutting edge, nay, the bleeding edge of technology. The 3G-capable LG Touch Watch Phone that LG showed off so proudly at CES Las Vegas 2009 has just been priced for all to envy. Apparently, it’ll cost you a cool grand (£1,000) to put an LG GD910…
Better Energy Systems unveils solar-powered handsfree car kit at MWC
Better Energy Systems is the company we’ve already covered in the past and during the recently ended Mobile World Congress, they’ve unveiled their latest baby. It’s called Solio Communicator and it’s a handsfree car kit, designed to be mounted on the visor. As expected, the device connects to a mobile phone via Bluetooth and is…
Diamond-Encrusted Plantronics Bluetooth Headset is Mad Pimpin’
Around the end of October, Bluetooth manufacturer Plantronics had announced a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted version of their popular Discovery 925 headset to auction off for charity. They brought it along to Mobile World Congress to show off at Mobile Focus on Monday, boasting it should fetch upwards of $50,000 for the Elle charity. As you can…
Kingston unveils its 16GB microSDHC memory card
Following SanDisk, Kingston announced that it is joining the “16GB microSDHC club” with its own memory card. Naturally, these are designed to work with mobile phones providing just enough space to store up to 3,000 songs, over 9,000 images from a 5 megapixel cameraphone, or up to 16 hours of video. The new Kingston microSDHC…
Novatel’s GSM MiFi Mobile HotSpot hits Telefonica Spain first!
In the mobile game, it’s all about getting to market – even better if you can get to market before your competitors. Novatel has just announced that Telefonica Spain will be the first wireless carrier in the world to bring the highly-acclaimed Novatel MiFi Intelligent Mobile HotSpot to its GSM market. The Novatel MiFi 2352…
iSkin Shows Off Bluetooth iPhone Dock Adapter at MWC
iSkin, the guys who put out those iPhone cases a few weeks ago, were showing off a very cool Bluetooth adapter for iPod and iPhone docks at Mobile World Congress. This allows Stereo Bluetooth-capable handsets to stream music to iPhone docks – not entirely dissimilar to the BlackBerry Bluetooth Stereo Gateway. Pricetag for the iSkin…
Mophie announces Juice Pack air, world’s thinnest external battery for the iPhone 3G
After successfully launching its external batteries for the original and iPhone 3G, Mophie is going one step further. Again, they’re focusing on the iPhone 3G, but this time their twist is in the battery size. The company’s new product is touted as the world’s thinnest Apple certified “Works With iPhone” external battery in the world,…
Sexy peripherals #147: SanDisk USB 2.0 ImageMate ALL-IN-ONE Card Reader
Picstop.co.uk, that quality online purveyor on memory, accessories, and other Mobile shenanigans, has emailed me to let me know about the SanDisk ImageMate Card Reader – check out it’s fine lines, and then bow to it’s superior performance – up to 34MB/s with the right (fast) memory cards! Checka-de-specs: The Sandisk All-in-One Reader works with…
iPhone USB flash drive looks cute; Real fans will want it
Here’s something only real iPhone fans will care about, and we know there are a bunch of such folks out there. You don’t have to raise your hand, please. I’m talking about the iPhone USB Flash Drive, which as you can see from the image above looks kinda cute. And while we’re not sure the…