Off late Pantech are launching some great new handsets. This time its their homeland, Korea who gets the masterpiece in the form of IM-U160. The slider phone has a 2.6″ QVGA LCD screen which features an aspect ratio of 15:9 compared to other phones which generally offer 4:3. The phone has a touch sensor […]
Archives for December 2006
iRiver S7 DAP
iRiver has decided to give some competition to Apple’s iPod Shuffle. They have unveiled a screenless audio player called as the S7. Limited only in Korea, this player boasts a navigation controller known as D-Click which has controls on the four sides and a thumb pad in the front. Unlike Shuffle, you can spruce […]
Flash memory killer coming soon
Samsung showed us its development on the successor of flash memory. It was 30x faster and more reliable than flash memory. But now a consortium of companies namely IBM, Macronix and Qimonda are developing a storage device which will make the flash memory a thing of the past. The prototype device will be exhibited at […]
Samsung targets ladies in Russia
After the success of SGH-E530, Samsung comes out with another phone targeted at women. The Aqua Slim SGH-E570 will be more slimmer than E530 and will be first available in Russia. The phone features a 1.3 megapixel camera, calorie meter and we reckon that there are other options like Fragrance type, Pink Schedule, Buying […]
Win a PS3 & hearts of homeless people too
This one’s totally for our UK readers. UK based Dixons is running a contest to raise funds for homeless people. The winner gets a PS3 after it is released in UK (guesstimated March 2007). To win the competition, a contestant has to bid the lowest unique figure so as to be eligible for the […]
Video: Drilling through the laptop LCD
I wouldn’t do this to my laptop screen but these guys got an inane idea to see what the LCD screen looks like after drilling it while the LCD was on. A lovely effect while drilling but a totally fu*ked up screen. Please don’t try this at home (not in your office too). [Via […]
LG Chocolate KC1
Chocolate series from LG has won many accolades for them. Tt the recent ITU communication expo in Hong Kong, LG Electronics showcased a new Chocolate phone aka KC1 powered by Windows Mobile OS. The technical specs look convincing too with a large 2.8″ QVGA touch sensitive display, microSD card support, 2 megapixel camera and […]
Nintendo Wii on a 1.5″ TV
Maybe scared of flying wiimote, this Japanese guy hooked up his Wii on a 1.5″ TV. I must say, that’s insane. Need a magnifying glass to read the text though. [Via Gizmodo]
Cell phones won’t cause cancer
Did you read that. Hurray!!! I won’t be diagnosed with cancer in the near future. A recent study carried out by the Danish scientists found out that the radiations emitted by the cell phones won’t cause you cancer. This research was conducted on 420,000 cell phone users out of which 52,000 people were using […]
Stylish Dog Tag? No. Its a DAP
BenQ has got a dog tag-esque music player for China. Dubbed as the MusiQ, it can be doubled up as a fashion accessory. The player will come in two flavors – Steel Wing for guys and Magic Bean for gals which will be shipped with a necklace. On the technical front, the player has […]