The Nokia N900 – Is It A Mobile Phone, Digital Camera, GPS, Or A Notebook?

The Nokia N Series mobile phones have spawned a new era in mobile phone technology. Their all new features and designs always seem to amaze and defy imagination. If you thought the previous N Series mobile phones were awe inspiring, think again. Prepare yourself for the new Nokia N900.

Innovative Design

At first glance, you might not even think that the N900 is a mobile phone. In fact, you may not have a clue as to what the device is. You may ask yourself, “Is it a GPS; is it a digital camera, or is it a notebook?” Well, it’s all of that packed into one design. Its sleek lines, edgeless angles, and black polished finish were thought only possible in films set in the distant future.

Maemo Features

First of all, what is Maemo? Technically, it is a Linux-based software that ingeniously integrates the internet, interface, and high speed processing into mobile technology. Simply put, it is the combination of mobile phones and computers all into one device.

Here are those innovative features:

1. Panorama Desktop

Feel free to create and personalize a multitude of desktops. You can create a desktop for your music and videos; you can create one dedicated for surfing the web; you can have one for various applications, or you can have one for your friends, family, and other contacts. Through the power of the touch-screen display, you jump from one desktop to another in any panoramic order.

2. Dashboard

Did you ever think multitasking was possible with mobile phones? With the Nokia N900, it is possible. Feel free to run your favorite mobile applications, browse the web with multiple browsers, and talk to friends all at once.

3. Full Browsing Capability

With the power of Flash and full-screen browsing, mobile browsing will never be the same again. It’s just like browsing the internet with your regular desktop computer.

4. Phone And Multiple Chats

Using the Nokia N900 as a mobile phone is not the only way to communicate with other people. Just like your desktop computer, laptop, or notebook, feel free to open multiple IMs, and chat with a number of friends.

5. Slide-in QWERT Keyboard

This is convenience, functionality, and portability all in one. With the feel of a keyboard, typing was never this easy. With this slide-in QWERTY keyboard, you can text, email, or enter a new contact’s name with ease.

6. Camera And Multimedia

The built-in camera is like no other. You can capture your most precious moments with the Nokia N900’s 5 megapixel camera; equipped with Carl Zeiss Optics, zoom, and dual flash.

When it comes to recording videos, the device allows you to record videos and view them in a wide screen. You can watch videos, listen to stored music, or turn on the built-in internet radio.

7. Ovi Maps

GPS will never be the same. Plan your route or discover new places all in 3D.

If you are in need of a mobile phone, digital camera, GPS, and a notebook, look no further. With the Nokia N900, you get all of these in the palm of your hand.

 

The HTC Hero – The Hero Of Mobile Phones

When mobile phones are concerned, there is no other phone that has been put in high esteem like the HTC Hero. In fact, this phone was so well designed; it was the recipient of numerous awards. Namely, The Stuff Awards 2009 “Gadget Of The Year”, Mobile Choice “Phone Of The Year 2009”, and The T3 Gadget Awards 2009 “Gadget Of The Year”.

Simplicity Of Design

Looking at the HTC Hero for the first time, the first word that comes to mind is “simple”. All you see is a wide tall touch-screen on a mat silver casing. However, it is the simplicity in its design that has won this mobile phone numerous awards. Its sleek and slim feel is all you will ever need in a mobile phone.

A Closer Look At The HTC Hero’s Features

The design features of the phone revolve around 3 concepts. These concepts are “Make It Mine”, “Stay Close”, and “Discover The Unexpected”.

Make It Mine

Prepare to personalize like never before. Instead of the normal menus on conventional phones, you can personalize a variety of widgets.

For work, you can select a more serious theme that has quick access to your calendar, schedule, colleagues, and work applications. This allows you to focus on work, and not get distracted in other things.

If you’re relaxing on a weekend, you can switch your phone to a more relaxed mode. You can have easy access to your favorite tunes, the camera, videos, and friends.

If traveling on business or leisure, the phone gives you ready access to maps, local time, and weather reports. Have access to a local guide anywhere you are at any time.

Stay Close

Staying Close or in touch with friends and family has never been this easy. Any phone will allow you to call them at any time, but the HTC Hero takes it to a whole new level. Not only can you call friends and family with a simple touch, you get to see updates from them on Facebook or Twitter, or you get to see alerts of new emails from them. With this phone, losing touch will never be possible.

Discover The Unexpected

When it comes to browsing the internet, the HTC Hero is perfect for you. Feel free to bookmark websites, see live updates on Facebook and Twitter, check your mail, or just browse to your heart’s content. Don’t worry about not being able to read the small text. You can easily zoom in and zoom out.

When perusing through your phonebook, all you have to do is type in the name or the initials. This gives you easy access to whoever you want to interact with. Upon choosing a contact, you get to see a lot of information about that contact. Information like emails, updates, and photos.

While traveling, don’t worry about adjusting the time. It automatically adjusts depending on the destination.

Never before has owning a phone been this easy; you don’t have to adjust to the features of the phone; the phone adjusts to you. This is what makes the HTC Hero the hero of mobile phones.

 

Looking Through The Windows Of The Samsung Omnia 2 I8000

Once you see the Samsung Omnia 2 I8000, you immediately notice something different about the phone. When Samsung launched the Instinct in 2008, it was an instant hit. The large screen, purely touch-screen features, and slim design made the phone cutting edge. The Omnia 2 takes these jaw dropping features much further.

Clear And Smooth Look

Upon seeing the Samsung Omnia 2 I8000, you immediately notice its clear and smooth look. So clear in fact that it’s just like having a sheet of tinted glass as a mobile phone. This is what makes this phone in a class and sophistication of its own.

Unique Features

Aside from being a mobile phone, there are a lot of innovations that have been put into the design of the Samsung Omnia 2 I8000. These features are what make the phone uniquely a cut above the rest.

Here are those unique features:

• AMOLED Screen

An AMOLED (Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) makes you enjoy clarity and vivid colors on your phone just like on an LCD HDTV. It is a thousand times faster, compared to the conventional TFT LCD display that other phones are equipped with. The AMOLED screen also allows you to clearly read content in websites and applications. Furthermore, it doesn’t matter if you are right under the sun. Enjoy viewing the contents of your phone without the glare.

• Touch-screen Interface

The phone allows you to choose from either TouchWiz 2.0 or Windows Mobile UI. This means larger, readable, and more accessible icons, a much better 3D design, and user friendly navigation. Aside from these innovations, this allows you a faster and more responsive feel for the drag-and-drop functions. In other words, using the phone will be effortless and a breeze.

• Powerful Multimedia

Never before will you ever see features jam packed into one phone. This includes a faster browser, Wi-Fi, a 5 megapixel camera, video recording in DVD quality, a cutting edge GPS, a staggering 48GB memory capacity, games in 3D, multiple codec for various video formats, and a music player for your listening delight. In addition, enjoy endless enjoyment with a battery life of well over 400 hours.

• Business Features

The Samsung Omnia 2 I8000 is not just a phone; it’s a mobile office. Thanks to the Windows Mobile OS 6.5, you have easy access to Microsoft Windows Office applications, email, Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, and much more. If you are constantly traveling on business, there is no need to worry. With the phones GPS, you’ll never get lost, and you’ll be on time every time.

Never will be phones be known as mediums for making calls and SMS. This phone redefines the concept and fundamentals behind mobile phones. With the Omnia 2, you can virtually do almost anything. Not only can you do almost anything, you do it with style.

Due to the advancements in phone technology, coupled with the power of Windows, looking through the Windows of the Samsung Omnia 2 I8000 takes a whole new meaning.

 

The Sony Ericsson Aino – Putting The Fun In Phones

Around the world, Sony Ericsson has been in the forefront of mobile phone technology. Each and every year they come up with mobile phone innovations and designs that are awe-inspiring. With the Sony Ericsson Aino, they have done it all again.

At A Glance

At a glance, you can clearly see the predominant TFT (Thin Film Transistor) LCD. This simply means that the Sony Ericsson Aino is a touch-screen phone. Its luminous white or obsidian black color schemes will catch any onlooker’s eye. Running your fingers through its contours and lines gives you the feeling of running your fingers through a smooth and clear surface.

Sony Ericsson Aino Features

With the features you are about to see, you will understand why Sony Ericsson is at the forefront of mobile phone technology. By far, the performance of these features puts the Sony Ericsson Aino in a class of its own.

Camera

Equipped with an 8.1 megapixel digital camera, it has one of the most powerful digital cameras in the market. Not only does it have a powerful digital camera, it is also equipped with a photo flash, and zoom capabilities. It does not end there. The phone is equipped to focus on the faces of the people you are taking pictures of. Furthermore, you can utilize an assortment of video and image enhancing applications that give your videos and images more life. The phone is also equipped with a stabilizer that eliminates taking blurred videos.

Internet And Connectivity

Powered by Google Search and Access NetFront Web Browser, browsing the internet was never this fast and easy. Also, enjoy social networks like Twitter and Facebook, for they are readily installed.

When it comes to connectivity, there is no need to worry. The Sony Ericsson Aino comes equipped with “aGPS”, Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi, and a phone-as-a-modem feature.

Organizer

These days a mobile phone will never e complete without an organizer. All in touch-screen manage work, tasks, and your calendar; manage your life. Organizing was never this fun.

Music And Entertainment

The clarity of sound is taken to a whole new level with the Aino. Get ready to play your favorite songs using your media player in clear stereo and clear bass. Using the phone’s Bluetooth device, you can play your tracks in wireless speakers or headsets. Every track will be a rich new experience.

Music is not the only form of entertainment the phone comes with. It is equipped with various media, java, RDS (Radio Data System), a conventional FM Radio, and Video Streaming.

If you’re in the mood for movies, music, games, and other forms of multimedia, look no further. “PlayNow” allows to you to shop where ever you are using your Sony Ericsson Aino.

The most unique form of entertainment is the PlayStation 3 Remote Play. Enjoy a unique gaming experience with this feature.

Never before has using a phone been this entertaining. Be prepared to see a whole new side to mobile phones. The Sony Ericsson Aino truly puts the fun in phones.

 

The Blackberry Bold 9700 – The Epiphany Of Smart Phones

When we talk about smart phones, there is none other like the Blackberry Bold 9700. True, there have been other phones in the past that were impressive, but now a new era has begun. It seems Blackberry has yet another smart phone to carry on the torch.

Specifications

When smart phones come to mind, we think of bulky mobile phones that sometimes get in the way. This is where the Bold 9700 is different.

Here are the phones specifications:

Height - 109 mm (4.29 in)
Width - 60 mm (2.36 in)
Thickness - 14.1 mm (0.56 in)
Weight - 122 g (4.30 oz) (battery included)
90g (3.17 oz) (battery excluded)

As you can see, the phone is surprisingly lightweight and slim for its genre.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Features

Ask any businessman, and he or she will immediately tell you their preference in mobile phones brands. Of course, it is none other than Blackberry. Aside from the sleek and smooth design, their smart phones are specifically designed with useful features for the businessman on the go.

When features are concerned, the Bold 9700 has all the standard features of previous Blackberry phones, and few more upgrades and innovations.

Standard Features:

• Blackberry Maps
• Browser
• Corporate Data Access
• Full QWERTY
• GPS
• Keyboard Backlight
• Light Sensing Screen
• Media Player
• MMS
• Organizer
• Phone
• SMS
• Transmissive TFT LCD
• Video Recording
• Wireless email
• Wireless Modem

Upgrades:

• Audio Formats Supported

- Aside from the standard, there are more professional features, plus 35 hours of playback.

• Bluetooth Technology

- The standard Bluetooth technology version is v2.0
- The Blackberry Bold 9700 comes with v2.1.
- This supports stereo audio and access to your SIM profile.

• Camera

- Most Blackberry phones come with a standard 2.0 megapixel camera.
- The Bold 9700 comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera.

• Memory

- The standard memory is 96 MB.
- The phone’s onboard memory is 256 MB.

• Video Formats Supported

- Unlike its predecessors, the Bold 9700 supports most of the video formats your PC supports. This includes DivX, XviD, Sorenson Spark, and Flash.

• Wireless Network

- Unlike its predecessors that only work in 3 networks (Dual-band 800/1900, CDMA, and Ev-DO), the Blackberry Bold 9700 works in variety of networks and frequencies.
- This means you can bring your phone in an assortment of countries, enjoy roaming, and enjoy its other features.

Innovations:

• Trackpad Navigation

- In place of the trackball, the Bold 9700 is equipped with a Trackpad, for easier access and navigation.

• Wi-Fi

- Who says only laptops can enjoy Wi-Fi hotspots? The Bold 9700 is equipped with Wi-Fi which gives you the ability to enjoy other networks when you can’t get a signal, or if you choose to use another.

The Bold 9700 has come a long way from its predecessors. If you thought your current smart phone had all the features possible, think again. The new Blackberry Bold 9700 is now the epiphany of smart phones.