Archive for October, 2008:
Cardo S-2 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Review
I’ve been wanting to get into stereo Bluetooth headsets ever since seeing the Motorokr S9s getting launched last year. That was the first time that I could picture myself actually wearing Bluetooth headphones without looking like one of those technophytes on the bus who were too cool for wires, but not cool enough to realize how bulky most stereo Bluetooth headsets looked at the time. I was a little wary of these S-2s initially, since they seemed to fall into that category, but was pleasantly surprised by the sound quality after putting them on - almost enough to ignore the pinching behind my ears.
Softbank’s Sharp Aquos Fulltouch 931SH slider does high-resolution touchscreen in style
These days, a touchscreen smartphone in your pocket (or in your hand) shows the world that you know what’s what in the mobile space and you’re not afraid to sit on the always-moving edge of high-technology. And, if you’re lucky enough to be rocking a smartphone with a VGA or WVGA touchscreen display, you’re probably resting easy knowing that you’re near or at the top of the mobile phone food chain.
That is, unless you live in Japan. Enter Softbank’s Sharp AQUOS FullTouch 931SH touchscreen handset with a 3.8-inch 1024 x 480 display!
Rocketship Apple: flight continues - iPhone deployed!
Rocketship Apple’s flight thus far has been largely without incident (see here and here if you are wondering what on earth I am on about…) - and now phase 2 has been deployed! The iPhone 3G has landed at my “moon base”, and having been set up, is now performing VERY nicely!
There have been thousands (I’m sure) of reviews for the device, so I am not going to spend ages talking about how much I love the device (even though I do), but instead just say that for now I am running the iPhone in parallel with my existing device - which is a Series60 device from a certain Finnish vendor!
Sony Ericsson “Fanwalk” for MTV EMAs 2008…
On the 29th of October, 100 of Europe’s toughest and craziest music fans will embark on the biggest FanWalk in music history, the Sony Ericsson FanWalk to the MTV Europe Music Awards ‘08. Together, they journey the 400 kilometres from London to Liverpool (October 29th to November 6th), to be at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008!
For the biggest FanWalk in music history we searched for the toughest and craziest music fans in Europe. The lucky 100 were selected from 3000 die-hard applicants from all over Europe through a rigorous casting process in search of the most creative, passionate and dedicated music fans.
DVB-H WILL succeed say analysts…
TechRadar is reporting that some analysts have said that DVB-H Mobile TV could actually succeed! Yes, that’s what we like to hear!
DVB-H concept phone rocks the house…
A designer called Jonathan Findlay (you can check his site here) has come up with a DVB-H concept phone called the “Graphite”. Apparently it has/could have a 4-way slider, and runs on Series60. On toppa that, there’s a 3.6 inch AMOLED touchscreen, and also a keypad hidden in there somewhere.It’s pretty neat, and usually I wouldn’t spend time to mention a concept - but this one rocks it enough to perhaps find its way to reality - any takers from the handset vendors out there?
UK: Expansys Friday offers: Toshiba mobile devices!
My fave online retailer, Expansys has some cracking deals on Toshiba Mobile devices this Friday. These deals are available on Friday the 31st of October 2008 between 11am and 4pm, but they are GOOD - saving between £55 and £130!
My preferred choice is their great little 3G-memory-mp3 player-modem, the G450 - and for an offer price of £99.99, who is arguing!
Softbank to offer iPhone 3G users 1-Seg TV tuner / battery-pack add-on
Looking to continue on the success of their iPhone 3G, Softbank has announced that they will be launching a terrestrial TV tuner / battery-pack add-on for the Japanese iPhone 3G market.
The iPhone 3G has been criticized for its lack of the TV-tuner capabilities that much of the Japanese market demands in their handsets. Still, without a TV-tuner, the iPhone 3G has managed to boost Softbank’s profits and net subscriber additions. And, the Japanese carrier is apparently keen on squeezing more profits from the iPhone 3G.
T-Mobile G1 already unlocked for any GSM network
Well that didn’t take long at all. The T-Mobile G1 has barely been officially on market for a week and we’re already seeing some of T-Mobile’s HTC-made G1 being liberated from T-Mobile’s GSM network.
Softbank: iPhone 3G helped boost profits and subscriber growth
Things are looking good for Japan’s iPhone carrier, Softbank. Ever since the Japanese wireless carrier signed on as Apple’s iPhone 3G carrier partner, Softbank has seen their bottom line moving onwards and upwards.