The past week has fallen to peresmenok - a major exhibition has been completed and even the most lazy journalists have time to take stock of Mobile World Congress 2008, and before another major exhibition remained decent time and Producers saved up announcements of new products, which is scheduled for demonstration at CeBIT 2008. Nevertheless, there was a rather interesting event, worthy of our attention.
Mobile-car racing
Using the most prestigious car brands for consumer electronics phenomena often. One of the most stable co-operations of this kind is Acer and Ferrari, thus produced laptops, media centers and even PDAs. Company ASUSTek couple of years ago started a similar way to work with the auto-concern Lamborghini and has developed a pretty decent line "racing" notebook. Now it is obviously going to go further. French resources Mobinaute reported that at CeBIT 2008 represented the first communicator ASUS brand Lamborghini. Name ASUS-Lamborghini ZX1 is built along the same lines as the marking of laptops - ASUS-Lamborghini VX1, VX2 and VX3. Communicator must be powerful, productive and impressive design. Most likely, the trump card of the communicator will design and content. Since the breakthrough in the field of hardware for Windows Mobile is not happening already quite a while, even the characteristics of top-end models sound pretty mundane and already familiar. In such circumstances, producers have come up with new solutions in design and user interface to seriously stand out and attract attention. Mobinaute lists options such as a processor with a clock frequency of 520 MHz, support for third-generation networks, wireless networks Wi-Fi interface and Bluetooth, and GPS-functions. ASUSTek obviously have to try not to drop the honor of the brand Lamborghini. Of course, will be used symbols and colors of Lamborghini. The source notes that the novelty gets interesting-oriented interface to manage the fingers without the stylus, like a mobile phone iPhone. Appears in selling ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini is expected in the summer and costs about 650 euros, that is closer to a thousand dollars. Get pictures of the communicator to start Mobinaute failed, had to settle for the layout, concocted from another model communicator ASUS and splash in the style of Lamborghini. As you can easily see a lot of nuances remain unknown, Mobinaute able to open only the "tip of the iceberg," and it is possible that at CeBIT is waiting for us a big surprise. One thing is for sure - Notebook ASUS-Lamborghini has original, striking design and attractive features, will be strange if the first communicator Lamborghini will not have the same charisma.
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| Thus, according to the resource Mobinaute, might look like ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini |
General Mobile DSTW1: Communicator Two-in-one
Mobile phones with two SIM-cards gradually cease to be exotic, but among the communicators based on Windows Mobile with similar features there is a clear deficiency. Benefits "dvuhsimochnogo" phone visible, but with the realization of this concept raises a number of difficulties. Nevertheless, last year was presented, several mobile phones designed for two SIM-cards and really easy to use, among which is the Samsung D880 DuoS. This made the idea more popular and other manufacturers. Little-known company General Mobile has prepared a lineup of mobile phones with support for the DST (double SIM technology), among ordinary phones there wormed communicator General Mobile DSTW1. It should become one of the first Windows Mobile devices, allowing to receive calls on two phone numbers simultaneously. If you believe the manufacturer, so it's all the world's first such device. Laurels pioneer can not get General Mobile.For example, in early January at CES 2008, the company demonstrated a model for Haier HG-N99 labeled with such opportunities, but its release date yet to be determined. Perhaps DSTW1 twins appear under other brands as General Mobile does not engage itself develops and manufactures mobile devices. The model created a fairly well-known Chinese manufacturer TechFaith Wireless, and was previously known under the code name Cynthia.
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| General Mobile DSTW1: Simka two in one device |
Aside from supporting two SIM-cards, then the model is the impression of a rather mediocre. All the characteristics indicate that it is simply the workhorse of business-oriented users. It is quite logical, since most begs the purpose of such a device - a corporate and a personal phone in one. Not impressive characteristics allow us to make model of affordable, which adds extra advantages in the eyes of corporate clients. Network support GSM / GPRS / EDGE, no 3G, and other frills, easy-TI OMAP850 processor at 200 MHz and the Dragon Fly to 104 MHz, a standard 2.8-inch touch screen in a diagonal, QVGA (240x320 pixels), 2-megapixel camera work with Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Like many other low-cost solutions, the communicator does not have wireless networking Wi-Fi. Perhaps the only distinctive feature - it is slightly larger than usual amount of internal memory, not 128 MB and 256 MB ROM.
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| General Mobile DSTW1 |
General Mobile DSTW1 a traditional candybar design is not flashy, but nice. Dimensions and weight can not be called small, they reach 117x61x18 mm and 144 grams. Miniaturization has never been a strong point of TechFaith Wireless, but in this case is not the point. The success of the model will depend on prices, which prompts the company, while the recommended value is not defined. Communicator must be on sale very soon, the yield on the European market is scheduled for March.
GPS-smartphone Samsung, work on the bugs
Product Range Symbian-smartphones from Samsung is about to be added a strong novelty. In contrast with the new flagship of the Samsung G810 it will look somewhat pale, but those who seek a middle ground, a smartphone should be like. In autumn last year, Samsung has started to develop the line of smart phones with built-in navigation functions. Model Samsung i550 was one of the first signs of this trend. Model is well balanced and attractive. It is not focused on tehnomanov combines a fairly strict design and classic form factor with good functionality. In one device, there are quite large for Symbian-smartphones display with a diagonal of 2.6 inches, GPS-module, FM-radio, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. But here there is significant from the standpoint of many users lack - lack of support for wireless networking Wi-Fi. Competing products from Nokia in the Finnish equivalent of S60 called the Korean manufacturer to produce and upgrade as soon as possible.
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| Samsung i550w |
This update is really planned to Samsung. It is expected that the upgraded model will receive a regular name Samsung i550w, the major change it will become the new support for Wi-Fi. Additionally, you may be expanded capabilities of mobile communication networks of the third generation and higher. The emergence of Samsung i550w in the European market is expected to close in the second half of the year. The official announcement of new items not yet taken place, may undergo changes not only the communication capabilities Samsung i550.
A prototype of Android: a heartwarming
The first smartphone based on Android platform should appear only in the second half of this year, and now are being developed, creating a vast database software, and so on. At the recent exhibition Mobile World Congress 2008 is widely demonstrated prototypes Android-smartphone with QWERTY-keyboard, but working prototypes of the second model, which is lit up even in a video announcement of Android, equipped with touch screen, showing no. Darren Waters (Darren Waters), a journalist known resource BBC News met with Andy Rubin (Andy Rubin), head of mobile platforms of Google, and took an interview. During the interview, Rubin has corrected the omission, and demonstrated a prototype of Android-smartphone with touch screen. Despite the fact that the software is still in the stage of "pre-beta", the demonstration was quite successful.
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| Android prototype |
Browser responded to management as through touch, and using trackball. Show up scrolling and scaling Web-pages, with a prototype using the third generation. In the Google Maps application was demonstrated by the regime Street View, as well as pictures of real places featured in the video it was clear that the scrolling and zooming map is quite smooth. As noted by Rubin, the device runs on a processor with a clock frequency of 300 MHz, which relates it to the smartphone category average, but in the video smartphone coped with the tasks flawlessly. Interestingly, for displaying 3D-graphics on a smartphone running a demonstration of the game Quake, the test was passed without any problems. In this note, written by Waters, does not explain what processor is used, but in the video is a refinement of that prototype is built on a Qualcomm MSM 7200 chipset.
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Generally, when you look at the prototype and its work unconsciously begs comparison with the mobile phone iPhone. As noted by the creator of Android, the phone from Apple - it's an excellent product version 1.0. As planned by the developers, Android, its open, allowing developers to fully use the features as Web-based applications and traditional programs, leveraging the hardware capacity of mobile devices from 3D-graphics to multimedia functions. As a result, the creators of Android has all the chances to create a revolutionary phone version 2.0.
Nanotechnology, or the dream is not harmful
Hot Finnish guys look boldly into the future of the great Nokia. The exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind at the New York Museum of Modern Art Nokia Research Center and Cambridge University was presented a concept ahead of time for at least 7 years. Concept called Morph will be built using certain nanotechnology, which is Nokia does not specify, but it sounds impressive and fashionable.
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| Concept called Morph will be built using nanotechnology |
Fully in line with the latest design trends with an eye on the distant future, Morph is a flexible, extends the device with a solid touch screen. It is easy to change the form and transformed as a result it can be worn on the arm as a bracelet, as well as use for typing using the onscreen keyboard. Among the additional features mentioned player, connected to a wireless headset and so on. Triumph of nanotechnology will be implemented in Morph features such as flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surface. Frankly, more than an impressive task for researchers and engineers, Nokia.
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| Concept Morph: On-Screen Keyboard |
So far, everything looks fantastic too, but Nokia is planning to see some elements of the concept in a real handheld devices within 7 years. Initially it will be top models, it is not surprising. Hope to reduce the cost and integrated approach to functionality in future implementations Morph give all the same nanotechnology. Called the time of appearance of devices with fully realize the potential Morph Finnish manufacturer has not yet decided.
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| Concept Morph: phone mode |
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| Concept Morph ... transformed into a bracelet |
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