2008 July 25 | high tech blogger

Jul 25 2008

ModeLabs serves up the Dior Mini to the FCC, too

Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech

Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM

Not satisfied merely dropping one five-figure mess of circuitry on the FCC’s table this week, ModeLabs went ahead and dropped a second — the Dior Mini from (who else?) Christian Dior. Thing is, it looks like a free-on-contract flip (with a feature set to match), and as far as we can tell, the only things taking the price into the stratosphere are the marque and the criss-cross of stones up top. Hey, whatever, the FCC doesn’t care — if they did, the contracting labs wouldn’t be putting the gear against this fashion faux-pas of a backdrop. And inversely, we guess the prospective buyers won’t care that there’s no HSDPA 850 / 1900 to be found. C’est la vie.

Jul 25 2008

My IPod Touch

Posted by: admin in Video

My iPod Touch in video

Jul 25 2008

Samsung Omnia gets previewed in final form

Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Arne over at the::unwired has his hands all up on the production version of Samsung’s touchtastic Omnia i900, and yeah, it’s pretty much official: the Touch Diamond has a solid competitor on its hands. The skinning Sammy’s managed to perform here atop Windows Mobile’s ancient UI might not be quite on part with the magic that is TouchFLO 3D, but it looks pretty close — it’s still better by leaps and bounds by the default, the transitions are kinda cool, and you’re certainly going to want to use it if you’re using this phone. Like the GSM version of the Touch Diamond, the Omnia sadly lacks any whiff of North American 3G (for the moment, anyhow), so this video is the closest many otherwise-interested yanks and canucks are going to get.

Jul 25 2008

Samsung i740: all smartphone, no frills

Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

The rumored i740 slider from Samsung has now been announced, and as expected, it’s a 3G-free beast. That’s actually pretty cool since it’ll do its part toward keeping the sticker shock to an absolute minimum — around €300 ($469) when it launches in October — though it’s a tougher pill to swallow when you take into account that it also lacks WiFi. In other words, buyers should anticipate to use this Windows Mobile 6.1 bad boy as a slave to ActiveSync with the occasional jaunt over EDGE for email (text only, of course) or World wide web Explorer Mobile if you’re trying to instruct yourself some sort of sick lesson. On the flipside, it’ll do GPS and feature a decent 3.2 megapixel cam plus an FM radio. You know, the kind of radio people used before they’d 3G to stream it over the ‘net.

Jul 25 2008

ASUS preparing Xda Zest for O2

Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech

Filed under: Handsets, ASUS, Windows Mobile, GSM, UMTS

What could possibly constitute a “zesty” smartphone? We’re not sure, but if O2’s latest Xda device intends to live up to its name, we’re going to find out. An ASUS-sourced handset bearing the “GM5 / Crystal / Xda Zest” name just garnered approval from the Global Certification Forum, and as we all know, anything starting with “Xda” is pretty much a lock to see duty on O2 as a Windows Mobile smartphone. Nothing is known about the thing at this point beyond what the GCF tells us, which ain’t much: triband GSM, 2100MHz WCDMA with video calling, and — you’ll never believe it — it supports “browsing.” Hot dog!

[Via the::unwired]

Jul 25 2008

Video: Gary Oldman aka Lt. Jim Gordon outs “The Dark Knight” video game

Posted by: admin in Oline Networking News

This superior not suck.

This better not suck.

Via [crunchgear]

Jul 25 2008

Periodic table table

Posted by: admin in Oline Networking News

If you’re an aspiring scientist who happens to be looking for a coffee table, look no further. The periodic table, uh table, is exactly what it sounds like. Made by British Craftsmen in burred oak, the periodic table is constructed by individual blocks for each of the elements. Not only are the elements represented they […]

If you’re an aspiring scientist who happens to be looking for a coffee table, look no further. The periodic table, uh table, is exactly what it sounds like. Made by British Craftsmen in burred oak, the periodic table is constructed by individual blocks for each of the elements. Not only are the elements represented they’re included.

If you’ve any safety issues, perhaps it’s best to hear what the manufacturer has to say:

By embedding all element samples in clear acrylic, they are beautifully presented and also protected from tarnishing. This format also helps to addresses health and safety issues, as all potentially toxic or corrosive substances are permanently encased in a thick layer of robust resin.

With an $8500 price tag, I originally was going to end this with something along the lines of ‘No way. That’s so costly! I’ll build my own.’ But considering the fact I’ve no idea where to actually get Molybdenum, or plutonium for that matter, I’ll just have to state nice table.

via Bornrich

Via [crunchgear]

Jul 25 2008

What’s the ideal iPhone 3G alternative?

Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech

Filed under: Handsets, Others, Studies, Apple

Hey, Mobile readers — Engadget Classic has an “Ask Engadget” that’ll surely get your motor running this week. Eager to give some advice on what the best iPhone / iPhone 3G substitute is? Then head on over and deposit your two cents, will ya?

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Via Engadgetmobile

Jul 25 2008

What’s the best iPhone 3G substitute?

Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech

Filed under: Handsets, RIM, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Look, we know how it is. Waiting, twiddling those thumbs for John Mayer’s moment to become one that you too can experience. Thankfully, the Boy Genius has caved to requests to show off what exactly the Bold’s browser can do, a point of interest for many, we’re certain. There are even a few comparison shots to Mobile Safari just for reference. Overall, things don’t look too bad from photographs alone, but hit up the read link to form your own view.

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Via Engadgetmobile