Parrot's PARTY- Now in Black and Double battery life

Parrot has announced an update of its portable Bluetooth speakers. Parrot PARTY Black Edition Bluetooth speakers now come in black color and with double battery life capacity – up to 8 hours, which is twice as much compared to the original Party. The device will hit the stores in 3Q 08 with the recommended price of $139.99.

The specs of Parrot PARTY Black Edition:

• Interface - Bluetooth 2.0+EDR with A2DP and AVRCP profiles
• D class amplifier
• 2 speakers 3 Watt each
• Frequency range - 150 Hz - 20 kHz
• 3.5-mm jack
• Compatibility with PC and Mac OS X Leopard
• Power - 110 - 240 V AC/15 V DC
• Dimensions – 228x85x79
• Weight - 650 g

UMPC LimePC on Freescale MPC5121e

China’s Tsinghua Tongfang has unveiled its ultra mobile PC LimePC. It’s a touchscreen device without a hardware keyboard. Powered by Freescale MPC5121e mobileGT processor it is running on Lime OS (based on Debian Linux). As for the connectivity, the LimePC supports USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11g and 10/100 Ethernet.
The Chinese shipments will start in 2008, then the UMPC would come to the US market.

W760 - a new line of slider from Sony Ericsson Walkman.

According to the manufacturer, this is the first musical machine company that supports the range of three third-generation networks (in Russia is, unfortunately, yet irrelevant).

The main characteristics of Sony Ericsson W760:


Support for GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS / HSDPA 850/1900/2100;
2,2-inch display with a resolution of 240 pixels h320;
Camera 3.2 Mp;
Bluetooth and USB Interfaces;
40 MB embedded memory;
Slot Memory Stick Micro (M2);
GPS receiver;
FM tuner;
Technology management SensMe gestures;
Dimensions - 103 h48h15 mm;
Weight - 103 g.

At the time of the sale proceeds W760 in the second quarter of 2008, buyers will be available three color solutions: silver, black and red. The latest price has not been announced yet.

Nokia patents eyes-free touchscreen controls

Nokia has patented an interesting way to use a touchscreen on a mobile device without looking at it. It deals with a lid to be placed above the touchscreen. There is a slot in it, certain spots of which can be felt by the finger giving the user eyes-free control of the interface. According to Nokia the device should support the special UI to recognize the control. Notice that the lid is a rotating one, which reveals the traditional touchscreen display.

Taking into account the plenty of touch-control devices (Apple iPhone, LG Prada, LG Viewty, HTC Touch/Slide, Samsung F700 and so on) Nokia’s idea might come in handy. By the way it might be good with portable players and other touch-sensitive devices. The pictures to the patent show the better way to apply it.

Twins phone: GSM and WCDMA

The Chinese company TechFaith Wireless, the developer of original design for mobile devices, has announced the world first (as it claims) mobile phone, which can hold two GSM cards or one GSM and one WCDMA. The device is called the Twins. It features a 2-megapixel camera, a frontal camera for video calls, a media player, a WCDMA modem and Bluetooth support.

According to the manufacturer, the demand for this solution has become mature and it can become essential, for example, for travelers. The shipments of the Twins are scheduled for November 2007.

HP iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld

For the budget sector Hewlett-Packard prepared its iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld, which is almost equal to the 200-series. It lacks some expansion ports and several control elements, and has a smaller display and less memory onboard. However the device is aimed now at some other users, who are interested in multimedia functionality.

The short technical specs of HP iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld:

• CPU: Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz
• Memory: 64 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, SDHC cards
• Display: widescreen 3.5” touchscreen TFT, 320x240 pixels, 65K colors
• OS: Windows Mobile 6 Classic Edition
• Sound: speaker, mic, 4-pin 3.5-mm audio jack for stereo headphones
• Connectivity: Bluetooth: v2.0 + EDR Class 2, USB (miniUSB connector), 24-pin system connector
• WLAN: IEEE 802.11 b/g
• Slot: SDIO
• Battery: Li-Ion, 1200 mAh
• Dimensions: 116.7x68.9x13.6 mm
• Weight: 114.6 g

HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld

Hewlett-Packard doesn’t forget the traditional handhelds, despite that the market experiences constant shrinking and is being forced out by smartphones and communicators. That is why the handheld makers should offer something special to stand out against competitors. Probably for this reason, Hewlett-Packard introduced the HP iPAQ 200 Enterprise Handheld series featuring advanced functionality and customer-friendly price. The handheld comes with a high-productive processor, a large 4” touchscreen TFT display and built-in Wi-Fi.

The short technical specs of HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld:

• CPU: Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz
• Memory: 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, SDHC cards
• Display: widescreen 4” touch-sensitive TFT, VGA (640x480), 260K colors
• OS: Windows Mobile 6 Classic Edition
• Sound: two speakers, integrated mic, 3.5-mm audio jack for stereo headphones or VoIP headset
• Connectivity: Bluetooth: v2.0 + EDR Class II, USB (miniUSB connector), 24-pin system connector
• WLAN: IEEE 802.11 b/g
• Slot: SDIO, CF
• Dimensions: 126x76x16 mm
• Weight: 192 g

LG to Present its new LG-KS20 Smartphone with ‘ALL TOUCHSCREEN’ Display

LG plans to present the new HSDPA smart phone — “LG-KS20″ at the upcoming IFA Events. There may not be a whole lot to tell you about this 3G smart phone, some notable features, include a 2.8-inch all touchscreen display, 2 mega-pixels camera module, full internet access capability, mp3 playback, Bluetooth 2.0, cursive script recognition and video call, as well as push email service.

In addition, HSDPA offers a sustained download speed of about 3.6Mbps. The LG-KS20 smart phone is expected to hit European market in the fourth quarter 2007.