Posts for 'PDAs' Category

Parrot has launched a new portable Bluetooth hands-free kit called MINIKIT SLIM for cell phones, smartphones and PDAs. Looked upon as successor of MINIKIT, this hands-free kit''s sleek design that makes it usable in car, office or even home.

The MINIKIT SLIM incorporates vibrating panel technology. Parrot claims to give crystal-clear voice quality with high-sensitivity microphone used in the audio circuit. The SLIM seamlessly connects to a Bluetooth ready phone and updates the phonebook on SLIM automatically whenever it connects with the phone. The SLIM has capacity to store 2500 contacts. Claims of natural and crisp sounds sound great on paper, but their performance in a real world scenario is what counts. The SLIM will also available in variant MINIKIT Chic version carrying flower patterns. Priced at $120 Parrot will start shipping MINIKIT SLIM and MINIKIT Chic from next month.

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At the beginning of this year, HTC had been busy prepping up for a new model that was showcased at technology fairs like CeBIT. Reading about its specifications, I had a mixed bag of feelings about the model. Now, the HTC P3470 is in our labs. Now that we know of the HTC Diamond, the P3470 could very well be the 2nd most elegant-looking phone we've seen from the HTC stable.

The HTC P3470 can be described as an update to their GPS-enabled P3300 and a younger cousin to the top-of-the-line HTC Touch Cruise. Let's see if this sub-20k PDA phone pulls it off or not.

The package, along with the phone, includes the Battery Charger, USB Data Cable, Headset, and a 1 GB microSD card. Unlike the Asus P527 , there's no car kit bundled with this device. You'll need to purchase it separately if you plan to use its GPS while driving.

The P6500 Sedna PDA phone from HTC has been announced and has its sights on the business/enterprise market. The phone has many features including fingerprint sensor, 2 SDIO expansion slots for more on-board memory or additional accessories, 3.5" anti-glare display, 3 megapixel camera and built-in GPS. It has 1 GB internal memory and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional Edition OS.HTC P6500 Sedna PDA phone is a Quadband GSM (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) with EDGE, WCDMA tri-band (2100 or 850/1900 MHz) and HSDPA connectivity. It also features Qualcomm MSM7200 and 400MHz chipset. It will start shipping in November this year.
    * Quadband GSM (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)/EDGE, WCDMA tri-band (2100 or 850/1900 MHz), HSDPA connectivity

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Internet at Your Finger Tips, Nokia N800 NSeries Internet Tablet.The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet exemplifies the epitome of technology, style and portability. The N800 easily connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or compatible cellular phone. Enjoy the Internet on a portable size tablet with a high-resolution widescreen display in the palm of your hand. Effortlessly make Internet Phone calls, check & send e-mail, instant message and so much more with the Nokia N800. You can also access Internet media at home or on-the-go with the Nokia N800s high quality stereo audio.

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The new Nintendo’s handheld has been generating quite a buzz lately. It is not because of the new gadget’s capabilities but because of its sleek, sophisticated design.  

The new gizmo is sure to attract attention, and many times, envious glares when used in public.  

It features a touch screen, a wireless LAN connection, online play, virtual surround-sound, and it can play Game Boy advance games.  

It also features a unique built-in chatting program called PictoChat, which likes every other chatting software lets the user to chat all the while looking at the graphical image of the other person.   

This advance gizmo costs US $ 129.99.

Are you sick of dropping all those crumbs on your keyboard, which becomes a hassle of cleaning afterwards? Well, that is quite describing my own, everyday dilemma.  

Well, if you like me are really fed up with the dirty keyboard, then there is a solution for lazy fools like us – “Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard”.  

This wonderful device, as the name suggests, is literally virtual. It is projected on a clean, shiny surface, and you can literally, type onto any software, just as you would do by placing your hands on the letter keys.  

The actual device is a small projector, that beams the red laser onto the surface in front you and you can then start typing.  

The ‘projector’ has rechargeable battery that can last up to 2 hours of continuous typing. The device is compatible with Windows 2000/Xp, Windows Smartphone, Palm OS 5, and PocketPC 2003 and most of handheld devices (PDAs, tablet PCs etc.).  

It retails all across the US for US $ 179.99.

Another innovative technology that is catching up to the most advanced of us is ‘Podcasts’. For those of us, who haven’t heard of this new innovation, well, podcast is a digital media file that is distributed over the net for future playback on portable media players and/or personal computers.  

There are various devices available in the market that let the user to convert an audio recording to the form of a podcast.  

One such device is the new Olympus DS series of digital voice recorders. This device allows up to 134 hours of audio recording and coverts it into digital podcasts. For US $ 149.99, you can also have a small microphone - which you can clip it under your shirt - for capturing recording either speeches or discussion while at an important business meeting or a seminar.