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Levi’s Hip New Cell Phone
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Design, Portable Audio / Video,
We love our Levi’s, so much so that we remember when they were referred to as (and carried the tag of) “levi’s.” This phone has to have been made with us in mind. The Paris based ModeLabs Group’s stainless steel phone will feature a standard TFT screen, MP3 player, 2 mp camera, and will come in black, silver, and brown copper, like the rivet, with a detachable chain. ModeLabs will also be offering a “shiny” silver and sand model for, as they put it, “the fashion forward.” Available in Europe this September, you can catch a peek at the hand-assembled patch on the back of The Levi’s Phone on their demo.
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| ModeLabs
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Energize your Handheld With Sun Power
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Cameras, Smartphones, Handhelds, Misc. Tech,
Golden Bridge Eletech has recently unveiled two solar energy products that can power up handhelds such as digital cameras, cell phones, or MP3 Players. Unveiled at Computex 2007, the Regulus and Zubene banks have two parts, a control and solar module. Run by a lithium-polymer battery, it outputs through built-in USB with three LEDs to show the charging status. The solar module is waterproof and features a “triple-junction amorphous” silicon solar cell to absorb differing light wavelengths efficiently. It is also flexible, so that you can carry it backpack-style. The two models only will both become available in September for $129.99 at funGaia.
Read More | Daily Tech
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AT&T to Offer Video Share
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Internet, Portable Audio / Video,
Although videocalling is already available in Europe and Asia, it has only now reached the U.S. by way of AT&T and its Video Share Service. Send streaming clips of your new baby to Grandma, get help when shopping for gifts, or show off where you are when your spouse/partner has to stay home.
The service will take effect late next month in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Atlanta, and will become available in 160 cities by the end of the summer. Unfortunately, both phones must be equipped with the service, you will have to switch from listening to viewing, and the quality is only equal to that of your cell cam. It’s rather pricey too, with $4.99 a month for 25 minutes, $9.99 for 60 minutes, or $.35/minute. We are thinking that groupies of Bon Jovi can now watch a concert without being there if they can afford the premium and envision clever geeks showing up with the resulting footage on YouTube.
Read More | AT&T via Electronista
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Webcams Double as Companions
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Cameras, PC / Laptop,
These GeekPark Webcams look like a cross-bred experiment that combined Lego and Weebles. Their heads, arms, and legs are adjustable and their cameras are incorporated into their tummies. The USB 2.0 connections are underneath and they feature VGA 350K pixel sensors, and 24 bit true color video formats at 30 frames/second with 5cm to infinity lens focus. They support either manual or auto-resolution and Windows XP/2000/ME/98. Choose between Mr. U or G, or Ms. S or B for $22.00 at USB Geek, cable included.
Read More | USB Geek
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Turn Slides Into Digital Images
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Cameras, Misc. Tech,
If you have old 35mm photo slides or negatives from your kids’ entire childhood gathering dust in a closet, Hammacher Schlemmer offers the Slide and Negative Converter. Simply place them in the gadget and everything is done for you. Powered by USB, it features three LEDs, a 5 MP CMOS sensor with 10-bit color for conversion, and automatically controls exposure and color. The converter is only 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.5-inches and can scan up to 1829 dpi. Available for $99.99, it should pay for itself before you force your next door neighbors to watch the endless slideshow of your last summer vacation.
Read More | Hammacher Schlemmer
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GIONNE Phone Resembles Early Nintendo
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Handhelds, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games,
What better way to play a portable game than with something that resembles the early Nintendo game machine? Made in China and released in Taiwan, the GIONEE S20 in red and white is also a slider phone with a numeric keypad. The black V9 features a larger 2.2-inch touchscreen. Both also have a 4-way directional pad, A and B buttons, a 2MP camera, 128 Mb of memory, a micro SD card slot, and can play most multimedia files. There is also a cable to connect to your TV, so watch out, Zelda. We are ready to rescue you via HDTV.
Read More | Sogi (Japanese) via Slash Phone
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iWay iPod SD Adapter: No Computer Required
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Cameras, Misc. Tech, Portable Audio / Video, USB,
So you’re about to go on vacation and you’re taking your trusty digital camera. You might want to pick up an iWay iPod SD Adapter as well. Why? Because the adapter allows you to transfer photos to your iPod straight from your SD card—no computer middle-man required! First, plug the iWay into your Video iPod, then attach your photo-laden SD card to the iWay. Those 83 shots you just took of the Maui sunset will now load onto your iPod, for better viewing and of course, showing off. Plus, the adapter gives the option of erasing the data off the SD card, making room for the 104 shots you’ll take of tomorrow’s Maui sunset. For use with the Video Ipod only, and available for $78 USD.
Read More | Herrington Catalog via The Red Ferret Journal
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Epson Brings Darkroom Out of The Closet
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Cameras, Misc. Tech,
Epson has amassed enough products together to create an entire Digital Darkroom System. It includes their PX-5800 injet printer, a 21-inch EIZO WSXGA capable Coloredge CE210W monitor, a GT-X900 scanner, a P-5000 photo viewer, and Photoshop CS2 running on an Endeavor CM-3100 desktop. How kind of Epsom to take the hassle out of shopping for individual accessories and only charging us ¥600,000 (~$4,900.00) for their efforts, but also to include an actual instructional DVD to learn how to play with the equipment.
Read More | Impress (translated)
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Clairvoyante Adds White to RGB Displays
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Design, Handhelds, PC / Laptop, Portable Audio / Video,
A new display technology is being developed by Clairvoyante. White pixels are added to the already familiar red, blue, and green and made larger by 33%, which allows more light to shine through so that when the backlight is lessened, power is saved. They claim that the technology could help cell phones, digital cameras, and laptop batteries last up to 50% longer.
The company also says that PenTile architecture provides darker blacks, whiter whites, and sharper fonts. The first appearance of the new technology is slated to appear in software later this year and Clairvoyante is hoping that developers will utilize it to create products for early 2008.
Read More | Clairvoyante
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Over on Unboxing, we just posted a new video of us opening up a Nikon D80 Outfit set. The D80 Outfit is the retail box that includes the Nikon D80 digital SLR, along with an 18-55mm lens. It’s fairly pricey at about $1200, but you can find the Nikon D80 Outfit cheaper if you shop around for it. Enjoy the unboxing video for now, and look for a review shortly.
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Read More | Unboxing
