iPhone 3g

Steve Jobs just finished the keynote at the WWDC 08 and the iPhone 3G details are now available.

The iPhone 3G will sell for $199 (8GB) starting July 11th and comes in white and black for the 16GB version ($299). The 8GB iPhone 3G is only available in black.

Features of the iPhone 3G include 3.5 inch touch-screen, HSDPA, Wifi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, new Apple App Store, Maps, up to 5 hours talktime on 3G, up to 10 hours on 2G and 300 hours stand-by.

The measurements of the iPhone 3G are 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches (115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm) and the weight is 4.7 ounces (133 grams).

iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US, on July 11th.

More info at: http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Sony Ericsson Paris

A very short video to demonstrate the up comming Sony Ericsson Paris device.

The video shows the handset for very common use, and does not go into advanced features of the device. The demo is very short, and seems as if it is destined to be a commercial clip.

Samsung Soul promo

To promote the new Samsung 'Soul' mobile phone they have created this promo video of a guy running around showing as many optical illusions as he can.

Concept egg phone

Designer Roman Tubl thinks oval shapes are the way forward for mobile phones, so he has designed a concept EGG mobile phone.

Details of the phone are that the body is surrounded by an illuminated red stripe while the surface of the phone consists of a flexi true color display for tactile touchscreen feedback.

Standard data ports like bluetooth, USB, and Wifi in addition to a 3.2 megapixel camera and up to 4 GB of memory.

First Blackberry Clamshell flip phone unveiled

It was bound to happen at some point but Blackberry have just unveiled that they have a clam shell flip phone in the works.

Code named, 'Kickstart' it will feature the SureType keyboard, has an external LCD, and a decent looking internal LCD. It also uses the TrackBall for navigation and has a camera to take snaps with.

More info at: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/30/blackberry-launching-clamshell-model-this-year/

The Scroll

The "Scroll" is a concept mobile/computer which is created by 13 Tech Design.

It is said to feature a touchscreen based cellphone, a 10 megapixel camera and 1080p camcorder, along with various media-playing features, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, and a full-fledged computer that runs on Vista or XP.

KDDI au - Spring Collection 2008

KDDI au, is a mobile phone in Japan that is marketed by KDDI, A Japanese telecommunication operator.

According to KDDI, 'au' comes from a few words that the letters 'a' and 'u' stand for. 'a' meaning 'access, always and amenity' and 'u' standing for 'unique, universal and user'.

They released their Spring Collection 2008 in January, featuring 14 phones from many big Japanese brand names such as, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Sharp.

It is safe to say that we will never see these types of amazing designed and styled phones over in the west...well not until 50 years time, which seems to be the technology gap between Japan and the rest of the world.

Casio


Panasonic


Sony Ericsson

Sanyo


Sharp


Toshiba


Hitachi

Kyocera

Pantech

Nokia N96

After the success of the N95, Nokia are now trying to improve and build upon its success, in the shape of the Nokia N96.

With 16gb internal memory , a large 2.8" inch screen and being able to play high quality videos in a wide range of formats, the N96 is going to be one high end mobile phone when release in the 3rd Quarter of 2008.

A new feature in selected markets is the integrated DVB-H receiver, which offers live broadcast TV. For added convenience, the Nokia N96 also features a 'kickstand' on the back cover of the phone to allow users hands-free viewing.

Camera wise it will feature a 5 Megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss optics lens and have flash and video light. At 30 frames per second it will allow DVD-like quality video capture.

Jawbone - Bluetooth headset - Sexy Limited Edition

Sweet talk

Aliph's Jawbone product line is about to 'heat up' by including 3 new 'limited edition' headsets, aptly named 'Sweet Talk'(Gold) , 'Dirty Talk'(Black) and 'Trash Talk'(White).

'Sweet Talk' is etched with a Lion design while 'Dirty Talk' has a silhouette of a sexy lady. Finally 'Trash Talk' is engraved with the characters ' @#*&!!'

Yves Behar, founder of 'Fuseproject' is the man who is behind the designs.

Nokia - Morph Nanotechnology Concept

Nokia Morph

Nokia Morph is a concept demo of how mobile devices can be used in the future. Nokia's Research center have teamed up with the University of Cambridge to give you an insight of how the latest nanotechnology can be used.

Nokia's demonstration shows how versatile, flexible and stretchable a possible future mobile device could be, even to the point of changing the device into a whole new shape.

Ultimately the demo was to show the functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of, as well as the use of flexible surface materials and electronics which cannot be seen.

The future is still bright, however its not really orange no more, but more of a light green.