Archives for May 2007
VGA display on compact handheld
John Chan | May 10, 2007
VGA displays on PDA-phones have mostly been reserved for those who don't mind huge devices. Handhelds like the Dopod U1000 tip the scales at 375g, hardly something you'd want to put into a pants pocket.
E-Ten has just announced the glofiish X500+, an update of its X500 PDA-phone. Like the older model, the improved X500+ is a quadband GSM phone device with built-in GPS. The big difference is that its 2.8-inch display has a resolution of 640 x 480, up from the current 320 x 240 on the X500. Its 15.5mm thickness and weight of 146g will make it one of the smallest and lightest PDA-phones to sport a VGA display.
Both the X500+ and X500 will come with Windows Mobile 6 Professional. The X500+ will have it out of the box, while X500 users will receive an upgrade to the newer OS from E-Ten.
Also new in the X500+ is the macro-capable 2-megapixel camera. This will be useful for its bundled Namecard Manager application which will save contacts onto the handheld based on just photos taken of name cards.
E-Ten had earlier announced another VGA device, the glofiish X800, which features 3.5G technology and also a GPS chip. Even then, the X500+ is expected to be available earlier than the X800, which will be launched in Q3 for the Asia-Pacific region. Unfortunately, at press time, E-Ten's representative was not able to give more specific information regarding the release date and pricing of the X500+.
Mophie Bevy
Juniper Foo | May 10, 2007
The US$64 million dollar question to this is, what in tarnation is a Mophie Bevy? Just to put you out of your suffering, it's really--take a deep breath--a fancy name for an iPod shuffle second-gen case that also doubles as--take another deep breath--a bottle opener and keychain. Seeing as it looks plastic, we're not sure how long the iPod casing will withstand all that rough handling from jaggy caps. Not to mention the inconvenience of having to remove the casing from your shuffle first.
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Via Uncrate
Price: US$15
Availability: You can get it here
Device: iPod shuffle casing 3-in-1
Specs: N.A.
WM6 for E-Ten but not for HP
John Chan | May 09, 2007
Announcements about Windows Mobile 6 upgrades are coming thick and fast. This time, there's both good news and bad news for E-Ten glofiish and HP iPaq users, respectively.
In a press release, E-Ten announced that it will be upgrading its glofiish X500 and M700 devices to WM6. These are both GPS-enabled handhelds and are the two latest commercially available handhelds in E-Ten's line of glofiish products. The upgrade will be made available on the glofiish Web site from May.
HP users, on the other hand, will not get WM6 upgrades for the iPaq hw6900, rw6800, rx4000 and rx5000 series of handhelds. The computer giant cited "the potential for long delays, as well as possible carry-over costs" to its customers as reasons for this decision. These devices will continue to be offered to customers with Windows Mobile 5.0 installed.
HP's future devices will come with the new OS though, starting with the HP iPaq 512 Voice Messenger smart phone which features WM6 Standard.
Pure Gold Card
Juniper Foo | May 09, 2007
Even the Donald Trump doesn't have a gold card quite like this. But just in case you're tempted to trump the Trump, bear in mind that one of these 99.99 percent pure gold cards comes at US$83 per sheet, making this one name card you had better hang onto. That aside, this makes a great retirement gift for your (favorite) outgoing boss or as a little indulgence upon your promotion to VP perhaps.
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Via Crisscross
Price:10,000 yen (US$83.45
Availability: At Mitsubishi Material
Device: Name card
Basic specs: 14-micrometer thin, 1g
Pre-order your Epson EMP-TW1000 now! 
Philip Wong | May 08, 2007
Let the countdown begin! Epson has just soft-launched its flagship Dreamio LCD home theater projector here in Singapore. For those clueless HD wannabes, the EMP-TW1000 is one of the latest 1080p beamers in town offering a high 12,000:1 dynamic contrast and bright 1,200 lumens light output. Best of all, it is going for an all-time low pricing of S$5,699 (US$3,749.34), with street prices closer to the lower 5K range.
| Editors' note:
The Dreamio is Epson's first foray into 1080p HD projectors and is currently available for retail in the following Asian countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Hong Kong and Japan.
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So, it doesn't come with DVI input or the motorized lens shift and zoom functions of the S$6,599 (US$4,341.45) Mitsubishi HC5000. But, if you are sourcing for a cheap ticket to the full-HD experience, this is obviously the one to check out, taking into consideration its short 100-inch 3m throw distance which is perfect for confined spaces in urban dwellings.
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