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Philips has official announced the touchscreen based X800 (pictured above) and Xenium X-Connect (pictured below) handsets. The X-Connect aims a little more at the high end of the spectrum, while the X800 seems to have a nicer look than feature set.

The X800 will feature a 2.9-inch display with a 240 x 400 resolution, 2-megapixel camera, microSD card slot and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. Sadly even with the nice look and touchscreen, the X800 is lacking some important connectivity, namely EDGE or Wi-Fi, instead it gives just 2G GSM for all your data needs. The X800 will allow you send or receive both SMS and MMS messages but the mobile web browsing is limited, not only by the previously mentioned 2G coverage, but the WAP 2.0 browsing experience.

The Xenium X-Connect on the other hand seems to be a welcomed handset. The X-Connect will feature a slightly larger 3-inch touchscreen display and have much more as far as connectivity. The X-Connect will include support for GPRS, UMTS and HSDPA, but is still lacking the Wi-Fi. In addition it will also have Bluetooth, USB, a microSD card slot, integrated GPS and is running Windows Mobile 6.

Still unclear for both the X800 and Xenium X-Connect are pricing and availability dates.

Via [Just Another mobile phone Blog] Via [GSM Arena]

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Ad Notam’s Ultimate Rotation line of mirror TVs bring you 270 degrees of rotation, slick glass surfaces on both the front and back panels as well as Ad Notam LCD Active Matrix technology. Don’t worry about keeping the house spick and span since this TV is not only dirt-proof but water proof as well, allowing you to mount it in the bathroom with no adverse effect. The wood and chrome base unit comes in a wide range of finishes and sizes - in particular 37″ and 46″ models.

I can’t wait until we find ourselves a new power source that will make us all less dependent on oil. I also can’t wait for battery and/or fuel cell technology to get better  so that we can have longer-lasting mobile devices. One product that would benefit from a better fuel cell is your vacuum.

Sure, that’s not the first thing that comes to my mind either, but if this concept were brought to life, it would make sweeping the carpet a much easier task. It always seems like they make the power cords way to short, which means you’re always running around trying to find the most efficient power outlets in house so you  need only plug it in a few times. This BakVac would certainly eliminate that particular issue.

Source: UberGizmo

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Visionware has released its powered HDMI cord known as Hi-Wirez HDMI cable. This cable claims to minimize signal, and boasts the following :-

It has a proprietary silicone core technology enhancing fidelity between source and display. Each connector has a patent pending embedded data chip that ensures lossless video and audio data transfer (video from 480i to1080p and higher) limiting distortion and pixilation. An ultra-slim industrial design for applications that need to fit connectors very close together and a CE rating for in-wall installations and applications. Most importantly, the cable is powered (from either end), allowing for a much thinner and lightweight design that can run over much longer distances than other analog HDMI cables.

Sounds good in theory, but as most people will tell you, $369 for 5m of cable doesn’t make much sense at all. Unless you’re an oil tycoon, that is. I’ll pass on this.

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted May 13th 2008 at 2:55PM

Why is this child so happy? It’s because he’s taking RINGBO the riding robot by the horns! See his glee as he cruises around for an entire hour at a blazing 2MPH? Hey, it only took six hours to charge up. RINGBO is controlled by those horn-like joysticks, and we can only hope that front panel contains an IR receiver — one that might give parents hours of pleasure as they override their kids’ intended direction. RINGBO will be shown by Airrobot at this week’s Koreannovation Trade Show in NYC, so we’ll be sure to bring our offspring, as it’s meant for children aged 2-3 and up to 66lbs. We just want to know two things: how much, and can we cheat the 66lb weight limit? Maybe just a little? C’mon. Want to have your mind totally blown? Please watch the video after the break. Please.

[Via OhGizmo!]

And for those of you as into the song as we are, we took the time to transcribe the lyrics:

We are down we’re crazy fools
Every day at school
Teachers here, teachers there
Books and books they’re everywhere!
Come on boys we need to dance
We have got a good chance
Lay your problems on the floor
Clap your hands and sing once more!

Everybody let’s go to the game
We can dance there
Dance and eat ice cream!
Everybody dancing all night long
Try to do it
Sing a happy song!

Music dancing in the night
We can get so high
For no reason, no don’t stop
Now’s the time to take it to the top
It’s a sweet and happy song
Sing all night long
Lay your problems on the floor
Clap your hands and sing once more

Everybody let’s go to the game
We can dance there
Dance and eat ice cream!
Everybody dancing all night long
Try to do it
Sing a happy song!

Time to dance it’s time to sing
Sing a happy song (laugh)
A happy song!
Yo yo yo!

Let’s go!
Let’s go boys!
Come with me and sing!
(A happy song)

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The Gizmondo must surely be one of the most problematic handheld consoles ever to be made, missing their original May launch date only to provide everyone with a late 2008 launch instead. I suppose the extra time has something to do with the introduction of improvements such as a separate graphics card from NVidia as well as Windows CE 6.0 as the operating system of choice. Despite seemingly superior hardware, I think the entire console will just tank when released - this should go the way of the Phantom as it would be better for everyone.

Still doubt that the 3G iphone is coming soon?

This settings screen with a 3G toggle switch (see image below) was found in the latest beta release of the iPhone’s 2.0 firmware.

Why would you want to turn off 3G? Because 3G drains cell phone batteries very quickly. In this screenshot, Apple has included a toggle setting to turn 3G off, and use AT&T’s slower but more battery friendly EDGE network instead. Probably a very useful feature if you are almost out of juice.

When can we expect to see a 3G iPhone and how much will it cost?

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The LG Vu offers a 2 megapixel camera as well as the following features:

* HSDPA
* microSD expansion
* support access to the full host of Rogers’ media services

Via Engadget.

by Joshua Topolsky, posted May 13th 2008 at 2:04PM

If you felt like your Western Digital My Book hard drive went too far — or didn’t go too far enough — in looking like an actual tome, Sarotech is here to turn it up a notch. When you absolutely, positively must have a drive that looks like a fake book, you can do no better than the Wizplat W-31 (yes, really). The SATA-drive-sporting, USB 2.0 device features an internal power supply, ample vents for keeping your drive cool, and a slick, sexy exterior that says, “Hey, I’m a book.” All this luxury can be yours for the low, price of ₩121,000 (about $120) for a 320GB version, up to ₩315,000 ($312) for the 1TB model. Too bad this only appears to be available in Korea right now.

[Via Everything USB]

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