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Samsung Blue Earth, LG solar-powered phones go Green

15. February 2009

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Taking a more green approach, Samsung and LG have both revealed solar-powered mobile phones for the environmentally conscious individual. Called the Blue Earth, Samsung’s offering does more than just provide an alternative power source. It’s also made of environmentally safe material, and features an interface that promotes environmental conservation. It comes with an Eco [...]

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SOMA PMP Concept

22. January 2009

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The name is short for “somatic sensation,” which doesn’t mean much more than “touch.” The design though brings touch not just to mean the touchscreen but the entire PMP as well. The material is customizable (see image after the break) for this 3.5-inch player. There’s a second analog LCD displaying buttons and and below are [...]

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Nokia Morph could be a Reality soon thanks to Korean Scientists

15. January 2009

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There’s been a major breakthrough in Korea which could pave the way for the Nokia Morph phone to finally become a reality. Scientists have developed a way to manufacture large-scale, nanomaterial films that are perfect for flexible electronic devices such as those proposed by the Nokia concept phone. The process makes use of a conventional [...]

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Sony Walkman Contrast With Flexible Oled at CES

15. January 2009

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Contrast - A Sony Flex OLED Walkman Concept from Sony Insider on Vimeo. The future of the PMP market could be the Sony Walkman, that is, if  Sony could put the Contrast on retail stores soon enough… before Apple, Nokia, LG etc. get hold of the technology. The technology is a flexible OLED screen wrapped around [...]

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Samsung Show Pico Projector Phone

13. January 2009

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Apart from the MBP200 projector PMP, Samsung has another project with a built-in Pico projector. The Samsung Show uses the TouchWIZ with Haptic, and it’s got a5 MP camera and DMB tuner. It has the makings of a great phone, really. Only problem is it’s slated for a Korea-only release so far. The projector has [...]

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Samsung MBP200 Pico Projector PMP and Portable Projector

8. January 2009

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Samsung may have something big with their MBP200, a PMP with a built-in Pico Projector. The MBP200 is sleeker than this other Pico Projector PMP from Sunview, reason enough to expect the MBP200 on the gadget bestseller list. The MBP200 has a 2.2-inch screen QVGA resolution and a projection resolution of HVGA. It plays DivX, Xvid, [...]

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Sony Rolly Available in France

27. October 2008

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Preview du Sony Rolly par generationmp3by gmp3 Our friends at GenerationMp3 got a hold of a test unit f the Sony Rolly. The robotic MP3 player sells for 349 euros, not exactly cheap but it’s the most unique portable music device today. It can do complicated choreography synchronized to the audio playback. It’s Bluetooth enabled so [...]

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Touchscreen S60 UI: Can the Nokia Tube 5800 XpressMusic out-touch the iPhone?

1. September 2008

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Everyone’s probably heard of the Nokia Tube and its spanking brand-new touch interface, but is the Symbian OS up to the task? That’s the question raised by Techradar, and the words of research director Ian Fogg more or less answers that inquiry: “Nokia phones have had step-by-step improvements but no radical breakthroughs for several years. S60 [...]

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Plica Concept Phone - Touch Screen to the Extreme

2. August 2008

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  Touch screen devices are all the rage these days, but Plica is taking it a bit further than anyone else. Literally translated as a folding body part, the Plica concept phone is a foldable mobile phone that features dual touch screen displays that provide users with a wide array of functionality as well as versatility. [...]

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DIY Design PMP is iPhone’s Nightmare

2. July 2008

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The Chuwi DIY Design Competition top placer is  a 4.3-inch screen, a resolution of 960 × 544 pixel player, which won’t take being called a mere MP4 player lightly. It plays RM, RMVB, AVI with additionaly DivX, Xvid support and STR subtitles. The judges like the cool ultra-thin metal body and the integrated Bluetooth and [...]

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