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The upcoming Samsung’s Galaxy 2 Android phone has been leaked out around the net. Samsung hasn’t commented about Galaxy 2 but the phone is seen as the successor to Galaxy.The phone is reported to comes with SnapDragon 1GHz processor, a 3.7-inch MOLED touchscreen, Android 2.1 OS, a 32GB internal memory, a microSD card slot, a 5 Megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi connectivity and a 3.mm jack.
HP has rolled out a touchscreen all-in-one desktop PC – the TouchSmart 600 Quad series which will feature a 23″ multitouch-enabled display that boasts a Full HD 1920×1080 resolution complete with the following :-
Chances are the folks residing in the UK will give an arm and a leg to purchase the Garmin nuvi 1860 GPS navigation, where the device features a 4.8-inch 480×272 touchscreen display, pre-loaded City Navigator NT for Europe, Voice prompts via built-in speakers, Lane assist, 3-D building view, and Bluetooth for hands-free calling. What makes this GPS devices more special is that it has WiFi and web browser, and a camera with geotagging capability. Other features include ecoRoute function and up to four hours of battery usage. The Garmin nuvi 1860 retails for £499.
Measuring 6.2 x 3.1 x 3.1 inches and weighs 11.2 ounces, the UltraHD camcorder is small enough to be easily carried in your pocket and has the ability to record 1280×720 HD video at 30 frames per second (fps) progressive scan in H.264 compressed, and encoded as MPEG-4. This model comes with a set of AA-size NiMH rechargeable batteries you can charge in the unit by simply connecting the camcorder (via its trademark flip-out USB connector) to the USB port on your computer. Alternatively, you can swap in a pair of standard AA alkaline batteries if you don’t have time to charge. The UltraHD also has a 2 inch LCD display and lets you connect it to your HDTV using HDMI connection (but no bundled cable). Furthermore it features a built-in 8 GB of built-in memory (no tapes or additional memory cards required), enables you to capture high definition movie up to 120 minutes, even has Pre-installed FlipShare software lets you easily email videos, edit individual clips, make custom movies, capture still photos from video, and even upload video to sharing sites like YouTube and MySpace. It is priced at $149.99.
Sony Ericsson recently announced the Aspen a.k.a Faith, the company’s first smartphone that run under Microsoft’s newest Windows Mobile 6.5.3 OS and has become the latest members of their GreenHeart portfolio. On the specs department, the candy-bar style phone comes with human curvature design, and features a QWERTY keyboard, a 2.4-inch 240×320 LCD display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, Bluetooth, A-GPS with Google Maps, and WiFi connectivity. Other features include a microSD card slot, a 3.5mm jack, HPM-60J GreenHeart Stereo portable handsfree, and supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE as well as Tri-band UMTS/HSPA networks. Users will also appreciate easy access to social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. The Aspen also have SPB Mobile Shell 3.0, provides a nice looking app launcher, task manager, contact photo management, small applets they call widgets, and, as you can see above, and interesting 3D Carousel to view its various screen interfaces. No idea on pricing, the Aspen will be available in the second quarter of 2010 in Iconic Black and White Silver colors.
Folks who are residing in Japan have a chances to purchase the STYLE series SH-05B BY Sharp Seventeen special edition phone designed by top models of Seventeen magazine via NTT Docomo (yay perhaps for Valentine’s day!). The clamshell phone features a 3-inch 480×854 ASV LCD display, an external OLED display, a 5 Megapixel main camera and a 0.4 Megapixel secondary camera, and choice of three colors — otokomae pink, yurukawa pink or yancha pink. No idea on the internal memory capacity, but the SH-05B should supports microSD/SDHC memory card.
NEC presented the PA241W, a 24-inch widescreen monitor for its MultiSync LCD Monitor series line-up, featuring 1920 x 1200 native resolution, 360 cd/m2 brightness, 1,000:1 static contrast ratio and has DVI-D, HDCP, Component Video, Composite Video and DisplayPort connectors. The MultiSync PA241W, the first model in this series, focuses on both workflow productivity and color accuracy, with the aim to improve upon the success of the MultiSync 90 Series. The display also has adopts 10-bit IPS LCD panel with 14-bit lookup table, which increases color depth to more than one billion possible colors. The MultiSync PA241W is priced at $1,079.
Moneual, a company that’s all about technology and quality craftsmentship based in South Korea have came up with its MiNEW V220 all-in-one desktop PC, featuring a 22-inch LCD screen, Nvidia’s GeForce 9300 chipset, a DVD super-multi burner, HDMI output, DVI out and an eSATA port. Currently, the computer are available in three models; the V220-D with Core 2 Quad Q8300 processor, 4GB RAM and 1TB hard drive — the V220-O with Core 2 Duo E8400, 4GB RAM and 640GB HDD, while the V220-S that gets Pentium E5300, 2GB RAM and 640GB storage.
Chances are the folks residing in China will give an arm and a leg to purchase the Lenovo IdeaPad G455A-M320 notebook PC, where it will features an AMD’s Athlon II M320 2.1GHz dual core processor, a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 dedicated graphics card, a 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and a DVD super-multi burner. Other features include a 14-inch LED-backlit display at 1366×768-pixel resolution, a 0.3MP webcam, a 5-in-1card reader, Wi-Fi, and a built-in 2Wx2 speakers. The IdeaPad G455A-M320 will be priced at 3999 Chinese Yuan or about US$586 after conversion.
Sharp is getting ready to launch the SOLAR HYBRID SH6230C clamshell solar-powered phone in China starting from this February, while the price will be announced later on. Not much information on the handset specifications at the moment, apart from a 2.9 inch internal display, a 5MP camera with autofocus, and Sharp’s proprietary solar cell module. In addition, the SOLAR HYBRID SH6230C will be the first solar-powered mobile phone by Sharp for the overseas markets as the Company’s has already released the SOLAR HYBRID (or SH-08A) in Japan last year. Just for your information, Sharp also plan to released other two phones in China: the SH6220C and SH6228C models, where both will feature Memory LCD, a low-power-consuming display with high visibility under the daylight.
