Jaiku widget, now on Widsets

In short, Jaiku is a microblogging service which allows users to post thoughts like how one would do so on a blog, but in a much shorter form. Grammer and sentence structure have no place in Jaiku, or Twitter (a similar service) for that matter, as the posts are totally random.

As Caroline McCarthy of News.com described Twitter, "the beauty of Twitter is that, unlike a full-out blog, there's no obligation to be philosophical, thought-provoking or grammatically sound. Because it doesn't require that kind of extra effort, it's great for people like me who want to jump on the social-media bandwagon but don't have the time to set up something elaborate on WordPress".

According to Nokia, there are currently more than 1 million registered users on Widsets and this is compatible on more than 300 mobile devices. Users can now download Jaiku as a widget on Widset.

Hummer Phone

Too bad the Hummer's not a vehicle you'll likely catch on Asia's roads. Otherwise, you can have a matching phone to go with this fuel-guzzling monster rig. Given that Ferrari and Porsche have launched their own handsets, we're none too surprised that another car marque's steering down the same route. But unlike the sleeker Porsche, this one guns for a military-style camoflage finish, plain silver or Lamborghini yellow, and goes low gear with the tech torque. For the price, you get only a 2.2-inch color touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth A2DP, 25MB of memory, microSD slot and GPRS/GSM support. Hummer bummer.

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Via GearFuse

Price: 300 euros (about US$400)
Availability: Europe only
Device: Mobile phone
Specs: N.A.

A closer look at the Porsche phone

Porsche may be synonymous with speed, but it's been a tad late in the mobile phone race until now. Still, better late than never--at least its marketing department has progressed beyond the kitchen, where it's been taking on Lamborghini and other rivals to produce appliances like coffee makers.

The first Porsche Design Mobile Phone was christened earlier this week in Germany as the "P'9521" (not a typo), though no details were available at the time it was unveiled at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen. Today, however, the museum's blog gives up at least some of the goods.

The casing, which is "milled out of a solid aluminum block," has a double-hinged screen that can be rotated 180 degrees when the phone is used as a camera. Even more interesting is the handset's biometric security features, which include a fingerprint reader that can be programmed to correspond with various functions.

Then comes the bad news. It's slated to hit the market in the fall, but not in the US or even Japan or South Korea. Which means we'll just be stuck with the likes of Ferrari and McLaren. If we could afford any of them, that is.

Via CNET Crave
Image credit: Red Dot Museum

A peek at what a PSP phone might look like

Sony's PSP has long been a favorite topic among rumor mongers, the latest nugget coming from the BBC about a British Telecom version that will function as a phone among other new features.

Nothing has been confirmed, but reports are circulating about some patent filings by Sony for just such a device.

According to the schematic diagrams in its proposal, at least one version of a PSP phone would have a rotating screen not unlike other handsets now on the market. Depending on how the display is positioned, MobileWhack says the device can be used as a PSP, phone or possibly a TV.

What we still want to know, however, is where does the pyramid fit in?

Via CNET Crave
Image credit: MobileWhack

Samsung i620: From candy bar to slider

There's no official announcement from the Korean chaebol yet, but Unwired View reports about an i620 QWERTY slider smart phone, presumably the successor to the current i600.

Some of the specs on the article point to a triband (GSM 900/1800/1900MHz) i620 with 3G and HSDPA connectivity. There's also Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, 2-megapixel main camera and front-facing shooter above the QVGA screen.

According to Samsung Asia, the i620 will probably be available regionally only in Singapore, though it wasn't clear to us exactly when.

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