Motorola RAZR V3x

Be seen and heard with the Motorola RAZR V3x – the supremely svelte, sophisticated mobile accessory for discerning fashion and tech enthusiasts. The handset’s intuitive multimedia offerings include: real-time 2-way video calling*, still and moving image capture and editing, and large color display. Additionally, the Motorola RAZR V3x features SCREEN3*, an innovative technology solution from Motorola that gives you zero-click access to news, sports, entertainment, and other premium content directly from your mobile device home screen* – no buttons to push, no browsers to launch. Motorola's SCREEN3 puts fresh content at your fingertips. A 2 mega-pixel camera, Bluetooth® wireless technology* and removable memory add to this lengthy feature set. Strutting a sleek, slim design and premium functionality, the Motorola RAZR V3x exudes multimedia perfection.

Creative Liberty
Two cameras are better than one. Open up a world of mobile visual imagery with a 2 mega-pixel camera to capture still and moving images combined with a VGA camera for 2-way video calling*. Extend your mobile artistry further with editing capabilities, allowing you to manipulate images and then share via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) *.

Patience Not Required
Choose to rely on the Motorola RAZR V3x to streamline your information and make life easier. Enjoy non-stop access to current events, news and celebrity gossip via Motorola’s dynamic idle solution. And, Bluetooth* connectivity furthers convenience by allowing the ability to talk hands-free using compatible Bluetooth* enabled accessories.

Get Blown Away
With progressive downloading, you can download media files and view them almost instantaneously, or store them and view at your convenience*. Still not impressed? 3D graphics energize your gaming entertainment, making each twist, turn and supersonic blast seem real. And with up to 512 megabytes (MB) of optional removable memory, you can download* and store music, games and videos from dusk till dawn.
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Sony Ericsson's new 3G mobile hits the shelves

The sleek, eye catching mobile phone includes high quality video telephony, a 1.3 Mega Pixel camera and a fast download of compelling mobile content. Whether you're hopeless with technology, an absolute whiz kid or just looking for something to compliment your fashion sense this mobile phone caters for everyone's needs.

The K600i has sleek good looks, an aluminum finish, and is easy to use and navigate around. Sony Ericsson's intuitive dual front camera/phone design makes the handset vertical when it's a phone, and horizontal when it's a camera and the fully featured 1.3 MegaPixel camera includes an active lens cover for swift activation and extra protection.

The 3G device is the same size and weight as existing 2G handsets, whilst still delivering the full performance and possibilities of 3G networks. Sony Ericsson has moved the boundaries of phone design, the K600i is multifaceted but still so much easier to use and navigate around.

'The age of the bulky 3G handsets is over, we are predicting the K600i to be iconic, it has such a wide appeal that we fully expect it to be a trendsetter it is destined to become a modern classic and a phone that is highly desirable. It is a peerless combination of stunning design and up to the minute of performance, enabling consumers to get the best out of the new 3G services and applications,' said Gabriel B. Sjogren, Head of Marketing, Sony Ericsson Middle East and Africa.

The K600i proves to be fully featured with a suite of business applications to handle personal information management and PC-synchronization via USB, making it the ideal executive worktool, providing business efficiency with high speed access.

The world of application that the phone delivers - from exciting mobile content to video calling and personal creativity - are featured in crisp, clear images on a large, 1.8 inch TFT colour screen.

For mobile phone users trying to get to grips with video telephony, handling video calls is done in just a few clicks with the use of the direct video telephony button.

The K600i hosts a fully featured suite of business applications to personal information management and PC synchronization via USB, making it the ultimate executive work tool providing business efficiency with high speed access. It also offers the latest 3D games, colour animations and gives consumers a taste of the level of quality delivered, Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005 in 3D from Gameloft* is preloaded in the phone. In the true- to-life golf game, players take on the role of a famous golfer, and play on the most spectacular 18 hole golf courses around the world. Further levels of this game and a host of others are available for download from operator portals or Sony Ericsson's Fun and Downloads portal directly to the phone.

High quality audio coupled with an FM radio and the ability to import full track music downloads to the phone makes the K600i a quality music player and ideal companion for traveling, the gym or simply relaxing. And for those keen to personalize their phone and show their creative flair, a host of personal creativity tools allow them to personalize ring tones, wallpaper, still shots and video footage in new, inspiring ways.

With its steadily growing iconic status and wide appeal and that's before even reaching the shops the K600i is becoming the ultimate must-have in mobile phone technology.

AMOI A660 Mobile Cell Phone with DV Camcorder

Cell phones these days have everything from digital cameras, mp3 players to FM radios, so why stop there? Chinese manufacturer AMOI, has released their model A660 mobile phone with flip out display and DV camcorder functionality. Being a DV camcorder is no amazing feat, but the display’s flipping mechanism allows the user to control the camera as if they were using a standard DV camcorder (since the lens is mounted on the side of the phone, rather then the back side).

Looking more at the of the A660, I found that it supports a “T Card”, this could mean T-Flash, but that has been discontinued and is now the MicroSD. But there is definitely support for expandable memory, the 12MB available internal memory would hardly be enough for video recording. Which is done recorded at 25FPS at 352x288, encoding is with 3GP. The still camera uses a 1.3 megapixel imaging sensor, battery life is in and around 3-5 hours of talk time and 120 hours standby.

The AMOI A660 measures 106x47.5x19mm and weighs 98.7g including the “T Card”. Connectivity is through GSM, Dual band support which means it will most likely be for Asia and Europe, but our sources indicate that a tri-band model has been developed, which is very good news. The price of the A660, a mere ￥ 2580 (US $320).

O2 confirms 3G, Wi-Fi smart phone

O2 UK has formally announced the O2 XDA Exec, the network's own-brand version of HTC's Universal 3G clamshell smart phone

The device, which is based on Windows Mobile 5.0 and incorporates 802.11b Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2 and GPRS connectivity in addition to 3G, was spotted in an O2 brochure earlier this month, though at time time O2 remained silent on the matter.

Not now. Today, it touted the device's 520MHz Intel XScale PXA272 processor; 64MB of RAM; 128MB of Flash ROM; 3.6in, 65,536-colour, 640 x 480 display; SDIO slot for expansion; and its 1.2 megapixel camera with flash, alongside a second video-call camera.

O2 said the Exec's 1620mAh removable battery provides sufficient charge for four hours' 3G talk time, eight hours' tri-band GSM talk time, 15 hours' usage as a PDA and 250 hours' stand-by time.

Orange is expected to release its version of the Universal, which it's calling the SPV M5000, shortly. i-mate's version, the Jasjar, is already on sale, as is T-Mobile Germany's version, the MDA Pro.

O2 has also announced the XDA SP, a tri-band candy-bar smart phone based on Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone Edition Second Edition. Essentially, it's the HTC Hurricane, better known as the Orange SPV C550. The 102g handset sports a 2.2in, 65,536-colour display and contains 64MB of ROM and 32MB of RAM. There's a Mini SD slot for memory expansion, and it's got Bluetooth 1.1 on board. There's also a 1.3 megapixel digicam with 4x digital zoom.

The O2 XDA Exec will retail at £400, depending on the monthly contract and tariff selected. O2 did not provide a price for the XDA SP. ®

CELLPHONE FOR IPOD PEOPLE

September 8, 2005 -- Apple Computers yesterday unleashed the world's first iTunes-equipped cellphone — instantly establishing the elec- tronic gadget as the new must-have of the season.

In Apple's typical over-the-top fashion, CEO Steve Jobs announced the new phone at an elaborately staged media event featuring Madonna and Kanye West — sparking near-hysteria among Apple's hard-core fan base, which had been speculating for weeks after photos of the new phone were leaked on the Internet.

The new toy sent Apple fanatics swooning.

"Apple amazes . . . again," wrote one breathless blogger. ...

New cellphone has iTunes built in

he first cellphone to double-up as an iPod music player went on sale in the US on Wednesday. It was unveiled by Apple at a last-minute, invitation-only press conference in San Francisco.

The ROKR, pronounced “rocker”, looks like a normal silver cellphone, weighs just over 1 gram and stores 100 songs and audio-files on a minuscule, removable flash memory card. Files stored using the iTunes music software can be downloaded from a PC by plugging the phone into its USB port.

The idea, a joint venture between phone maker Motorola, Apple and US phone service provider Cingular Wireless, is to merge two popular portable devices – the cellphone and the iPod – into one, while adding the capability to listen to music while texting, instant messaging, playing games or web surfing.

“Fusing iTunes with your always-with-you mobile phone, the ROKR represents the ultimate convergence of mobile communications and music,” says Ed Zander, chairman and CEO of Motorola.

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Well-rounded

I've never cared much for camera phones. Those grainy, murky low-res photos just didn't do it for me.

The K750i has changed my view. It's a 2-megapixel camera phone, more accurately described as a mobile phone wrapped around a very capable 2-megapixel digital camera.

Not only are the pictures surprisingly clear for a phone with a fixed lens, it also shoots video clips with sound, has a bright built-in flash and removable memory courtesy of a Memory Stick Duo slot.

Slide open the lens cover on the back of the handset and the camera mode is activated. There are three photo resolutions, topping out at 1632 x 1224 pixels. Incredibly, it offers additional shooting aids such as panorama and continuous 4-frame burst. The latter is useful for taking pictures of pets and children, and getting over the problem of the two-second shutter lag. There are also macro and night modes and a 4x digital zoom.
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Its other talent is music playback, supporting MP3, MP4, 3GP and WAV audio formats. It comes with a decent stereo headset that doubles as a hands-free.

The phone has 32MB of memory internally, but a 64MB Duo card is supplied to store extra photos, videos or music. One gripe is that the sliding lens cover adds a bit of bulk. Bluetooth and infra-red are both included. This is as well-rounded a phone as you could possibly hope for and it just grows on you the more you use it