Jesus Phone Says, “Trust iPhone’s Virtual Keyboard”

The iPhone “keyboard only appears when you need it.” Hm, if this doesn’t sound Jesus-like then I don’t know Jesus. Some pundits, especially Dvorak have pointed out the iPhone’s keyboard as the one feature that can make or break the iPhone. Texting has become an acquired skill to most people, especially the younger generation [...]

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Korea’s iNavi G1 is a GPS, PMP, Karaoke, etc.

Korea’s iNavi G1 has the kind of specs that would make you shake your head thinking you can never afford this device for your car, and you might be right. The iNavi G1 has a GPS with 3D rendering, which is cool enough if you’ve seen one, but when you find out that this one [...]

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iPhone Killers: What I want to See From a Future Convergence Device

The judgment has been nearly universal: the iPhone is a breakthrough device, matches all the hype, it’s a flawed but an exceedingly beautiful machine. Yes, it’s the supermodel of gadgets. But a world entirely made up of iPhone is not exactly something everyone is looking forward to. The other guys, I mean the Nokias, the [...]

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Kojinsha SH6KB04A With New A100 Intel CPU, 1 SEG Tuner

  This new UMPC from Kojinsha benefits faster performances from its new A100 Intel CPU> The basic componenets of this UMPC are as follows: WSVGA touch screen, 512/1GB RAM, 40/100GB HDD and VISTA. Onboard is a 1 SEG TV tuner and a 1.3 mepagipexl camera. Quite a fine machine for a UMPC, especially if you get [...]

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Caveat Emptor: iPhone Has no MMS, Flash, IM, Song Ringtones, A2DP, Video Recording

Gizmodo has confirmed it, the iPhone won’t support flash player, instant messaging, voice dialing, heck it won’t even have stereo Bluetooth. We already know it doesn’t have 3G, a removable battery and extendable storage. But the lack of MMS? You can’t buy song direct from iTunes and the headset jack is proprietary. So why are [...]

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80GB Zune Player Scorpio Arriving Soon

If you can’t match the form factor, maybe you can beat ‘em with storage capacity. According to Zune Scene, a bigger-capacity Zune will follow the flash-based Zune. Codenamed Scorpio, mass production begins next month and will be ready for the Christmas season, along with the flash Zune. There’s a lot to this rumor, especially when [...]

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Venus JXD951 PMP Gets Specs and Price

The Venus JXD951, which we noticed being displayed on a Chinese website a month ago and we just couldn’t resist the choice of promotional materiel (with amo included). The JXD951 boasts a 4-inch 720 × 480-pixel TFT screen with 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. It is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera, microSD extension and [...]

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Specs for Onda VX858

Remember the Onda iPhone/LG Prada clone we showed to you last month? Well, it was the VX858 and it’s now got some specs to go with its widescreen looks. The VX858 has a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 TFT touchscreen. This PMP has an FM tuner, a mic, 8 equalizer settings, microSD slot, USB 2.0/UMS and [...]

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Announced: AT&T iPhone Plans and iTunes Activation

The iPhone will come with surprisingly affordable service plans. Each of the three packages come with “unlimited data, Visual Voicemail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling.” The plans: $59.99 for 450 minutes $79.99 for 900 minutes $99.99 for 1,350 minutes $199.99 for 2000 minutes $169.99 for 4000 minutes $299.99 for 6000 minutes Family plans are also available. [...]

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Forbes Report Foreshadows End to MP3 Players

There will always be music players, but standalone music devices may soon be coming to an end, as consumers will likely be going for video and multi-media functionality. According to Forbes magazine, sales of MP3 players have reached saturation point and has recently suffered a slowdown in growth. Although 20% growth in 2007 [...]

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