Cellphone projector by TI  

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At Pepcom event in New York Texas Instruments has introduced a proto of a cellphone projector. The device uses lasers as the light source, and an LED-based model is currently in the lab. Definitely such a module will be an extremely useful feature to any phone or a smartphone, as it eventually solves the small display problem.
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au Design Project x Yamaha merges music with mobile in new ways  

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The au Design Project x Yamaha from KDDI show a series of phones that double as musical instruments. Designed by a foreign and Japanese team of young innovators, these handsets are original, creative, and (the best part) actually able to make music, writes Trends in Japan.In My Pocket, above, is unique in that it comes with multiple accessories to create different instruments from the harmonica to the trumpet. Sounds are “hummed” into the handset (much like with Yamaha’s EZ TP Trumpet) with the rest controlled by the fingers.

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US cellphone sales down 13% in spring  

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A report today from The NPD Group reveals that 2008’s spring quarter saw cellular phone sales in the US drop to 28 million units, or 13 percent less than the same time period in 2007. Revenue from the sales for the same time period, at below $2.4 billion, represented a two percent decrease, the NPD report concluded. Accounting for the discrepancy between these numbers is the fact consumers are spending 14 percent more in the spring quarter of 2008, $84 on average, on phones that have more features, with sales of QWERTY keyboard-equipped handsets jumping by a record of 28 percent, while handsets with Bluetooth jumped 12 percent.Motorola lost the most of handset sales, though is still the market leader, with 21 percent of the share in the second quarter. Its 11 percent loss in the spring was others’ gain, as LG, RIM Blackberry and Samsung gained the market share. Both Samsung and LG are a close second, at roughly 20 percent of the market, with Nokia holding nine percent and RIM’s BlackBerry lineup at seven.
On the provider end, 63 percent of all phones during the second quarter of the year were sold via carrier network stores, well ahead of the 8 percent sold by mass merchandisers and 6 percent in electronics specialist stores. Of the carriers, AT&T sits at the top with 29 percent of sales, Verizon Wireless is second at 26 percent, and both T-Mobile and Sprint sharing an 11 point slice.
The NPD did not publish data for the iPhone, which encountered a premature shortage ahead of the iPhone 3G introduction and netted just 700,000 sales before supplies ran out. Device creator Apple is likely to return to the top five after its high-profile summer reappearance.
Source: latest-mobile.com

Mobiado comes out with Luminoso Lucido for 200 rich geeks  

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Looking for yet another way to show people just how rich you are? Keeping the price tag on every expensive item that you buy won’t help, but the newly announced Mobiado Lucido would.
The Mobiado Lucido takes cues from the oh-so-exclusive Mobiado Luminoso, and is fashioned-just like every other Mobiado phone we’ve seen so far-with a combination of some sapphire crystal, stainless steel, and aircraft aluminum. Only 200 pieces of it will ever be produced. Making it a little something you could call “limited edition.”

It’s a phone that puts form first, but function isn’t that too left behind either. Of course it’ll be unlocked and will work fine with any GSM operator (as long as you’re within cell range). And not only can you take it on cross-country trips, but also across continents as it has triband GSM and WCDMA 2100 network coverage.
The Mobiado Lucido also supports MP3, MP4, eAAC+ and AAC multimedia file formats, which you can play on its built-in music player. A 2 megapixel camera takes care of snaps, and memory shouldn’t be a problem since you can feed this baby with up to 2GB, give or take a few MBs.
Source: latest-mobile.com

T-Mobile Adds BlackBerry with Wi-Fi, GPS to Stable  

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The BlackBerry 8820 is now available from T-Mobile. Aside from the addition of Wi-Fi and GPS, it is unchanged from previous versions of the 8800 series.
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Blackberry 8800 Includes GPS  

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Research In Motion today announced a new full-sized Blackberry. The 8800 series will launch as a quad-band GSM/EDGE device with a full QWERTY keyboard and many features from the Pearl including trackball navigation and a media player. Although it mimcs many of the Pearl’s features, it is not as thin. The 8800 is also the first GSM Blackberry with GPS. Additionally, it includes a QVGA display, Bluetooth, Micro SD slot and stereo headset jack. The 8800 will be available on AT&T (Cingular) on February 21 for $300 with a 2 year contract.

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Nokia announces 8800 Carbon Arte edition  

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Nokia’s luxury 8800 range has seen a new edition to the range today - the 8800 Carbon Arte edition. As the name would imply, the handset is made of carbon fibre, stainless steel, and titanium. To no-ones surprise, the handset, with its premium materials, much like its predecessors, will not come cheap. Before taxes, and operator subsidies, it’ll set you back a wallet-busting €1,100/$1,600. Fingerprints have been an issue on previous editions of the8800, but, fear not, as, for the Carbon Arte, they have decked it out in anti-fingerprint casing. It’s set to start shipping by the end of this quarter, that means the very end of September, at the very latest.
Technical specs are as follows:
  • Connectivity: Tri-band GSM
  • Display: 2.0″, QVGA resolution, OLED, showing up to sixteen million colours
  • Camera: 3.2 MP, with autofocus, video recording: VGA @ 15 FPS
  • Memory: 4GB internal, no card slot
  • Extras: Bluetooth 2.0, Micro USB connector
  • Battery: 1000 mAh
  • In-box accessories: Bluetooth headset, desk stand, and leather carrying case
  • Dimensions: 109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm,
  • Weight: 150 grams
  • Form factor: Slider

Source: latest-mobile.com

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