Join Google, Verizon, and Motorola unveil the Droid X
Yesterday, there was a huge kickoff for the Motorola Droid X from Verizon. In attendance was Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Google vice president of engineering Andy Rubin, Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha, and Verizon Wireless executive vice president John Stratton.
But enough name-dropping, how is the phone? The Droid X is a phone that has Android 2.1, but it be upgrading to 2.2 (Froyo) sometime this summer. It has 8GB of onboard storage with expansion of up to 32GB and it actually has a 16GB memory card right in the box.
The screen is a whopping 4.3 inches and it is definitely designed for video as it is capable of 720p video capture and has an HDMI out port. In addition to this, it has an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash. Find out the extra paid feature after the jump.
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Orange Power Wellies
The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is scheduled to take place in June 23-28, and these boots are made for walking during it, apparently.
According to a Press Release, these are the Orange Power Wellies, and they were created in collaboration with renewable energy experts GotWind for “a unique power generating sole” that converts heat from the feet into electricity.
Say what now? You mean that all that sweaty feet can be used to power something like a mobile device? Apparently so. In fact, about 12 hours of stomping around can give enough of a charge a mobile phone for about an hour. You want more power, then you had better get your feet moving. Seriously, the hotter your feet get, the more power you can make.
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iPhone 4: Because we just had to write about it
I’m guessing that most of you already know about Steve Jobs’ keynote at WWDC this morning, and how iPhone version 4 has just been unveiled.
If you missed the keynote, here are the highlights after the jump:
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Bitbop for the BlackBerry
The first time I heard of Bitbop, it was at a party in Vegas for CTIA 2010. I have since had a chance to try out the service on a BlackBerry.
For those of you who don’t know, Bitbop is a mobile application that allows users to watch and download television shows from a mobile device.
The Beta version is available for the BlackBerry, and requires downloading an app to use it. Right now, the selection isn’t as broad as what is on Hulu, and I’m not certain that it is by design. I believe Bitbop is owned by Fox, but they also have content by NBC.
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Sony Nextep Wrist computer of 2020
I remember back in the eighties, when someone wanted to show some concept technology, they would say something like: “By the year 2000, this will be the technology”.
Apparently, 2020 is the new 2000. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen concept technology that has said: “this is the tech of the year 2020″.
This is a bracelet watch/mobile device called the Sony Nextep Computer, which has a pull-out keyboard, as well as an OLED screen.
Now, you’re probably thinking that the white box above the Sony Nextep Computer is the box that the device comes in, but it is, in fact, a hologram. Yes, that’s right, I said hologram. This is one of those technologies that requires holograms in order to be made real. I can’t help but wonder how far away is a holographic society?
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Penthouse Cell Phone Watch
According to the Chinavasion website, the Penthouse is the world’s smallest super cell phone.
Okay. Clearly, super cell phones must be bigger than I thought. I’m assuming that the iPhone isn’t a super cell phone.
But enough about that. So what is on this? How about a 1.5 inch touchscreen, full native quad band functionality, Dual SIM card slots, and it is fully unlocked for use of any network of choice.
Other features include Bluetooth connectivity, and it includes a free Bluetooth earset for handsfree communication. It also comes with a “complete multimedia center” that includes a camera, image viewer, video recorder, video player, audio player, sound recorder, and FM radio. Other features include “PDA tools” like a calculator, calendar, and alarm.
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HOLO 2.0 is your futuristic wrist-computer
Okay, this device is definitely on my “I have got to get me one of these” list.
According to my source, this is a concept design from India, and their marketing department wants its release in 2015.
I suppose by that time we will all be over the whole touchscreen, and we will want holograms. Hence the HOLO 2.0.
As you can see from the illustration, this is a mobile device that you wear around your writs, and then project holograms of whatever operating system that you are using.
Call me stupid, but I don’t know of any mobile device that can do holography, unless you are going for 2D images projected on a solid wall.
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Ventev PowerCELL Charger
We covered the EcoCHARGE from Ventev before, and I had a chance to meet with Ventev at CTIA and got to know more of their products, like the PowerCELL.
The PowerCELL reminds me of Technocel PowerPak, which is a device that can plug into the wall or the USB drive, and it will charge up as a lithium-ion battery.
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