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Orb Bluetooth headset redefines the earring

Juniper Foo | Jul 23, 2009

Designer tech bling to crave for. (Credit: Hybra Advance Technology Inc. and AbsolutelyNew Inc.)

Here's the Bluetooth headset that the Jacob Jensen-designed Jabra should have been. Rather than dazzle you with the bling and glitter, the Orb actually redefines designer chic in a Bluetooth headset. Its ingenuity lies in the way it cleverly morphs from a ring you can actually wear, to a earring you do wear over the ear as an innocuous Bluetooth earpiece.

The marriage of tech and style is the brainchild of Hybra Advance Technology Inc. and AbsolutelyNew Inc. The duo even has the Orb in different ring sizes, as well as a limited-edition version that comes implanted with gemstones for those who fancy more flash and shimmer. There's also a Deluxe edition sporting a flexible organic light emitting device (FOLED) screen to display caller ID, calendar reminders, and voice-to-text information for communication so you don't even have to take the headset in its ring form off your digit.
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Samsung claims title for world's slimmest watch-phone

Damian Koh | Jul 23, 2009

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Look, LG, Samsung just totally pwned you with the S9110--supposedly the world's slimmest watch-phone at 11.98mm--by announcing that the wrist watch will be out this month in France for about 450 euros (US$640). The LG GD910 which measures 13.9mm, on the other hand, is due out in the UK only in August. Word from Samsung is that the S9110 won't be available in Asia just yet.

We're sure Samsung don't want us to miss out on the dual-band (900/1800MHz) wrist watch with a 1.76-inch 176 x 220-pixel TFT touchscreen and wireless email syncing capability via Microsoft Outlook. The S9110 also supports Bluetooth 2.1 and will have 40MB of built-in memory, MP3 music player, voice recognition, voice memo, speakerphone, anti-scratch properties, all in a slim profile. To be fair, the slightly thicker LG GD910 comes with 3G video call capabilities and support for 7.2Mbps HSDPA. We have a whole lot of pictures of the Samsung S9110 after the break just to whet your gadget appetite.
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Filming with the iPhone 3GS

David Carnoy | Jul 23, 2009

Right after the new iPhone 3GS launched, I wrote an article about how the impending onslaught of iPhone videos would just lead to more losses for YouTube. Well, the onslaught has begun, and so have the reader emails asking me to promote their YouTube videos.

Andres writes:

"Hi, I think that these two videos that I recorded with my iPhone are really good and could be used for Apple's iPhone advertising. Please let me know if you like them."
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Expansys exposes SE Android phone

John Chan | Jul 22, 2009

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Remember those leaked screenshots of Sony Ericsson's Android interface, rumored to appear on a product codenamed Rachael? Mobile phone retailer Expansys appears to have completely spilled the beans by putting up the said phone for preorder under the name Sony Ericsson Xperia, complete with pictures. As previously speculated, it will come with a 1GHz processor and an 8-megapixel camera. What's also interesting is its 10Mbps HSPA support which is faster than most other smartphones out there. Here's a summary of its specifications:

4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display
Quad-band GSM and dual-band W-CDMA
8-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED
HSPA (10Mbps uplink/2Mbps downlink)
3.5mm audio connector
Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; A-GPS

So far, all Android devices come with HVGA (320 x 480) resolution screens. It will be interesting to see how the Google mobile OS will work with so many more pixels at its disposal. No details on pricing and date of availability were listed, so we'll just have to wait for the company's next move.

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Mobile phone microscope takes pictures of bacteria under fluorescent light

Dong Ngo | Jul 22, 2009

(Credit: David Breslauer/UC Berkeley)

UC Berkeley researchers announced in April a special lens that turns a normal cell phone camera into a portable microscope powerful enough to offer bright field microscopy. They called it CellScope.

Well, the device just got even more powerful. The group announced Tuesday that the CellScope is now capable of taking color images of malaria parasites and even of tuberculosis bacteria labeled with fluorescent markers.

The version of the Cellscope introduced in April works with handhelds and even Netbooks and can be used for bright field microscopy, which uses simple white light--such as from a bulb or sunlight--to illuminate samples. The new version adds fluorescent microscopy to the repertoire. The device can now take pictures of a target--such as a parasite, bacteria, or cell--tagged with a specific fluorescent wavelength emitted by a special dye.
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