Join Samsung Focus S hits AT&T
Are you looking for a new phone, and decided to detach yourself from the iPhone crowd, and yet want something else apart from Android without being tied down to something too business-like such as the BlackBerry range? I guess there really isn’t much choice left, which leaves us with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 operating system. One of AT&T’s latest offering would be the Samsung Focus S, making it one of the rare few devices from the South Korean manufacturer that does not have the cute little green robot running around in the background.
Just what is the Samsung Focus S? I suppose it is something like the Sony Ericsson Arc S – where throwing in a ‘S’ suffix translates to a better smartphone overall, being an improved version of the original that was rolled out sometime last year. Tipping the scales at a rather light 3.9 oz, sporting a 0.33″ waistline. Apart from that, the display size stands at 4.3″, bringing Super AMOLED Plus display goodness to your eyes. The old PenTile display is also no more, since this is a full RGB display.
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LG delivers Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for Optimus 3D smartphone
You know, back in the early days of mobile phones, we did not need to worry about a software update at all. All we looked forward to was a new phone, and back then, giants like Motorola and Nokia rolled out their phones in a rather sparing manner – perhaps a couple of phones each quarter here and there, and there will only be a massive “update” so to speak from time to time, perhaps once a year. I still remember the stir that the Nokia 8250 caused when it was released, asking us to “walk on the blue side” – after that, there were plenty of third party mods for different Nokia handsets that featured colored LEDs inside the display to emulate the blue shade of the Nokia 8250.
Fast forward to today, and you get tons of phones being rolled out on an almost weekly basis, not to mention having to grapple with this issue known as software updates. Yes, LG’s 3D effort with the aptly named Optimus 3D will finally be getting the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, where apart from the goodies that Google has packed into this version of their mobile operating system, so too, will LG include their fair share of changes and enhancements. We will look into those in greater detail after the jump.
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Pico-Projector phone, to use or not to use?
I always try and keep my eye out for the latest in mobile technology. Considering that we communicate through email and texting, technologies that we didn’t even really conceive two decades ago, I can’t help but wonder how we will communicate by the year 2031.
How about cell phones with pico-projectors? They already exist, so why not make it so you can communicate via projected screen?
This comes in handy for when you need to swap photos or drag other files from one place to the next. Of course, you will need the recipient’s permission. Check out the video after the jump for more information.
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AT&T customers to get new 4G LTE tablet
I clearly remember when 3G connectivity was first introduced back home, and the jump in speed over EDGE proved to be mesmerizing – and that was when smartphones really started to explode across the scene, although those were pre-iPhone days. Surfing on a small 2″ display on your handset is not exactly fun, but hey, with 3G connection, I am not complaining. Fast forward some years later, and here we are with 4G LTE networks being introduced left and right across the globe – with Ma Bell leading the way in the US by offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 in all AT&T stores, regardless of whether it is online or through a brick-and-mortar route.
This Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 will be no ordinary model, since it is the second 4G LTE-enabled tablet from AT&T for their customers. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is no pushover at all, and might be the perfect ultra-thin tablet for Android fans who want an optimized Honeycomb experience without having to tote around something that they find to be too large to carry.
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Kyocera DuraCore is tough as nails
Not everyone is very careful with their stuff, and even though you are an extremely careful person, you too, would be able to experience an accident from time to time – a knock here, a drop there, an unexpected scratch. Of course, when you purchase a new smartphone, you would most probably bring home with it a protective case. Still, protective cases do not really do their job that well – or rather, they have their fair share of limitations, which is why rugged phones do have a place in the market simply because there is this percentage of folks with butterfingers no matter how cautious they are. It just happens…
Sprint’s latest offering for the butterfingered crowd comes in the form of the Kyocera DuraCore, where this handset will come in a clamshell form factor, wrapped in a rugged exterior of course. The Kyocera DuraCore will take advantage of the Sprint Direct Connect feature so that both single and group users are able to solve a particular problem using instant communication. With a durable exterior and a non-slip Dura-Grip surface, you can be sure that it will be perfect at construction sites, security beats, and delivery routes.
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HTC Rezound announced
HTC has teamed up with Verizon Wireless yet again for another exclusive in the US market – we’re talking about the HTC Rezound, which is the first smartphone Stateside that will feature Beats Audio integrated into its hardware. This is made possible thanks to the recent understanding that was forged between HTC and Beats, ensuring that the HTC Rezound will not disappoint your ears at all by delivering a powerful entertainment experience without sacrificing on audio and multimedia capabilities, thanks to the 4.3″ true HD 720p display.
The HTC Rezound will fall under the premium smartphone category, where it will also ship with the latest HTC Sense experience as well as boast the ability to take full advantage of the 4G LTE network over at Verizon Wireless. If you are interested in picking one up for yourself, it ought to be out in slightly more than a week’s time – November 14th, to be exact. As for the rest of the system specifications, you can always check out what the HTC Rezound carries in the extended post.
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BubbleShield Reusable Waterproof Sleeves, protection for smartphones and tablets
Some of you might remember when I was willing to test out the Dry Case with my own cellular phone. I put it in the waterproof case, and I was willing to let my phone sink to the bottom of a fish tank.
Similar protection for mobile devices can be found with the BubbleShield Reusable Waterproof Sleeve. It has an enclosure with two zippers that allow the user to block out dirt, sand, grease, oil, fingerprints, and water (of course).
That is the BubbleShield for smartphones, as for the BubbleShield Pro, a Waterproof Bag for Tablets, it has triple zippers to keep out the bad stuff, and it is good for 1 meter depth under 30 minutes.
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Hand Gesture Recognition technology by eyeSight
With the advent of touchscreen phones, the entire notion of a user interface has greatly changed from the nested menus that we were so enamoured with back in the heady days of Nokia’s reign in the world of cellphones. Well, Apple’s foray into the smartphone market certainly changed many things, and you could more or less say that overnight, everyone and their dog decided that touchscreen displays on phones were the way to move forward. Simple taps just won’t do however, as Apple also introduced some ideas such as pinch-and-zoom, flicking your finger to move to the next or previous photo or page, amongst others.
This kind of thinking is further perpetuated by eyeSight, a company that has worked hard to integrate Hand Gesture Recognition Technology into Android-powered smartphones – in particular, the new Pantech Vega LTE device. Expected to arrive in the market later this November, we are rather stoked to know just how gesture recognition on something as small as a phone could very well change the way the world uses mobile devices.
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