Archives for July 2007
Toshiba Portege G900 hitting Asia soon
John Chan | Jul 09, 2007
Back in February at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft showcased the Toshiba Portege G900 Windows Mobile 6 handheld. The device was launched in Europe recently, and CNET Asia has heard from Toshiba Japan that it will be made available in Asia Pacific soon, too.
The first country here to get the G900 will be Malaysia in late July, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan in August. Toshiba is making plans to release this product in Singapore and Thailand as well, but could not be more specific on those plans as its negotiations with partners are still ongoing.
Some of the G900's most notable features are the WVGA (800 x 480) display and a fingerprint sensor for security. It comes with triband GSM and HSDPA cellular connectivity options, aside from the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios installed.
Its price has not been confirmed for Asia. In the UK, the G900 retails for £405 (US$814.54). "Portege" is a brand name used by Toshiba PC for its line of ultraportable notebooks, and now this has been extended to its handheld devices.
Crimson Treo 680
John Chan | Jul 06, 2007
After over half a year since it was first launched in the US, the red version of the Treo 680 is now available in Singapore.
The Treo 680 is Palm's latest GSM PDA-phone to make use of the Palm OS. Though the graphite-colored version has already been on sale in our region, three other colors were offered for sale only in the US--white, orange and red. Unlike the graphite version which was locked in with an operator there, the colorful variants were sold on the Palm US site as unlocked devices.
Having different colors for the Treo 680 outlined Palm's desire to appeal to the masses, and not just the professional crowd, for its line of PDA phones. This was also evidenced by its consumer-friendly price of US$399 in the US.
The Crimson Treo 680 will cost S$728 (US$535.29) in the island-state. Palm has yet to respond at press time as to whether the other colors will be made available and if other countries in the region will be getting the red version. More information to follow as it becomes available.
Mini Cooling Fan Pen
Juniper Foo | Jul 05, 2007
Now is this a fan with a pen attached? Or a pen with a fan attached? Whatever its intentions, it'll be interesting to pass one to an office buddy and watch when he forgets and starts to chew on the butt end. Zaapp!! This should be worth a laugh. Over on our side, our CNET Lab guys would probably end up overclocking this little whirly bird somehow and send several multicolored Fan Pens winging over the top of everyone's head. Not cheap, though, for a piece of stationery. Click for more images here
Via Coolest Gadgets
Price: US$9.46
Availability: Found here
Device: Fan pen
Specs: Powered by an M5 RIP 1.5V battery, 14 x 1 x 1cm
Eubiq power tracks
Juniper Foo | Jul 05, 2007
Eubiq is making tracks. Specifically power tracks. With devices going wireless, this concept may seem grounded, but it's actually a lot more versatile than it appears. The streamlined strip is really a complete electrical power outlet solution that lets you insert separate power point plugs anywhere along it, whenever you need one. And it's all done with an insert-and-twist movement. How cool is that? Best of all, it's child-safe and virtually shock-free. Oh, and did we mention it's a Singapore company…
Click for bigger image here
Via popgadget.net
Price: N.A.
Availability: More info at Eubiq
Device: Plugs
Specs: N.A.
LG partners YouTube, one up on Apple
Damian Koh | Jul 04, 2007
YouTube made headlines recently with the Apple iPhone, but it looks like LG's partnership with the video-sharing site is going to make YouTube-ing on the iPhone stink.
We all know the 2-megapixel camera on the iPhone doesn't record videos. Nor does it have any MMS capabilities, which suck big time. That means you cannot take a video and upload it instantly onto YouTube. LG's partnership with the popular video-sharing site sounds more promising with a one-click feature on its new mobiles for users to upload their pictures or videos onto the Web site.
The first phone to feature YouTube capability is expected in the second half of the year in Europe. Earlier this year LG also said the upcoming KS10 smart phone will come preinstalled with Google Search, Gmail Mobile and Google Maps Mobile applications.
Pictured is the LG KS10
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