Showing posts with label nokia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nokia. Show all posts

2007-06-24

Is That a Projector in Your Pocket or a…Cell Phone?

The small screen on our portable device can sometimes prove frustrating and eye numbing. If Texas Instruments has their way, we’ll all be ‘gorilla projection artists’ and no longer will be all attempt to huddle around small handheld device in hopes of catching a glimpse of ‘Sasquatch’ in the wild. Now, we’ve reported on this before, but at the time there wasn’t a working prototype. Apparently at this year’s CTIA Wireless 2007 show, Texas Instruments showed off its mini DLP projector, called the Pico; small enough to fit in a cell phone – they had it inside a replica device. According to TI the projector will display in DVD quality (course it depends on the source) and is composed of a DLP, 3 lasers, and a power supply. No word when this thing will hit the street, but I’d expect the ‘power supply’ issue to be their last major hurdle




2007-06-20

Nokia 8600: Another Sexy Luxury Phone From Nokia

Check out this sleek successor of the Nokia 8800! Nokia has yet to announce this phone, but this official-looking picture here, and various in-the-wild shots are already circulating the internet like wildfire.

The phone will have Series 40, a 2-megapixel camera, quad-band GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, and a QVGA display.

Also, the phone’s already been approved by the FCC. It might not be long before Nokia announces it.

Now I’m torn between iPhone and this…




2007-06-16

Nokia N82 ~ the Most Rumored Candy Bar

Find the Nokia N95 bulky? Well, then I’m sure you’ll like the rumored Nokia N82 pictured here (left, white).

The Nokia N82 is a candybar phone that features:

  • Quad-band GSM
  • HSDPA
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
  • Wi-Fi
  • GPS
  • TV-out
  • FM radio
  • microSD
  • Front VGA camera
  • 5-megapixel back camera with Carl Zeiss lens and auto focus
  • Series 60 3rd edition

If sliders are what you like, there is also the Nokia N81 (pictured black).

Features:

  • 8GB of flash memory
  • N-Gage gaming
  • 2-megapixel camera
  • Quad-band EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
  • Series 60 3rd Edition

Both phones will supposedly launch in Q4 this year, probably at a not-so-wallet-friendly price.