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iriver wave

iriver wave Specifications
Display: 3″ (76.2mm) Touch TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 480 x 272
Number of Colors: 260,000
Storage: 4GB Flash
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11b/g), USB 2.0
Audio Support: MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, WMA, OGG
Video Support: WMA9, MPEG4 (SP, H.264)
Other: Flash Lite 2.0.2, JPEG, TXT
Dimensions: 110.5 x 52.5 x 15.5mm

iriver is getting into the “smartphone” market. The company’s ‘wave’ looks fantastic. The [...]

TAG Heuer Meridiist: Swiss Engineered Mobile Phone

TAG Heuer’s Meridiist is the “first Swiss engineered communication instrument” according to a Tourneau catalog that I recently received. TAG Heuer makes very nice timepieces and the Meridiist, as far as I know, is the very first mobile phone (smartphone?) that the company has made. The body is made of corrosion-resistant stainless steal and the [...]

Sharp AQUOS Fulltouch 931SH: 3.8″ Touch LCD with 1024 x 480

Sharp’s AQUOS Fulltouch 931SH is getting really close to a perfect display on a mobile phone. The Fulltouch 931SH, available from SoftBank, sports a 3.8″ LCD with touch capability and an incredibly packed pixel format of 1024 x 480. Just imagine full-sized Internet surfing on a mobile phone! In addition the Fulltouch 931SH features a [...]

Japanese iPhone 3G Customers Get 1-Seg WiFi Tuner from SoftBank

Japanese iPhone 3G customers will get a treat: a little gadget that receives the 1-Seg mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service and sends it out in WiFi signals. The 1-Seg gadget also works as a battery extender when connected via the iPhone 3G’s dock connector. Very nice. Mobile TV is quite popular in [...]

Casio Exilim W63CA: Cameraphone with 3.1″ OLED

Casio W63CA Specifications
Display: 3.1″ Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED)
Pixel Format: 800 x 480 (landscape)
Camera: 8.1MP with Auto Focus, Face Detection, Anti Shake
Video: 640 x 480 at 30fps (YouTube Mode)
Dimensions: 110 x 50 x 17.4 - 22mm
Availability: November 2008 in Japan

According to OLED-Info the 3.1″ AMOLED on the Casio Exilim W63CA is manufactured by Samsung. The 3.1″ [...]

Motorola Aura: Circular Display with 62-carat Sapphire Crystal Lens

Update 2008.10.27 10:53AM PST If you want an exhaustive review of the MOTOAURA, hop on over to mobile-review where you will find all the pictures you’d ever want of the high-end couture mobile phone. Check out the screensavers especially the ones that make it a clock (like the picture above). Very nicely done Motorola!
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Nokia N85: 2.6″ AMOLED Mobile Phone

Nokia N85 Specifications
Display: 2.6″ Wide Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED)
Camera: 5MP with dual LED flash
Storage: microSDHC (up to 8GB)
Connectivity: 3G, GPS, WiFi
Battery: 28-hour music playback

Nokia’s N85 replaces the N81. In the process, the built-in camera is upgraded from 2MP to 5MP. Whether that will result in better pictures is anyone’s guess before reviews can be conducted, [...]

Samsung Holiday in August SF Event

I had the pleasure of attending Samsung’s Holiday in August SF Event. It was held at Terra Studios in SF and even had a Christmas tree with lights and decorations. Quite interesting, but but more interesting were some of the technology and products that were showcased there. I met up with Scott Birnbaum, VP, LCD [...]

Seiko Epson Direct-View 3D Display for Mobile Phones

Seiko Epson Direct-View 3D Display Specifications
Display: 2.57″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Pixel Format: 1024 x 768
3D: Lenticular
Availability: 2010

Seiko Epson has developed a 3D display for mobile phone applications. The 3D display does not require 3D goggles and is based on lenticular lenses that are placed on the pixels so that your left eye sees a slightly [...]

Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications (CH-Mobile) W61H: Design Enabled by E Ink

Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications (CH-Mobile) W61H Specifications
Display: 2.7″ E Ink (External)
Viewing Angle: 180

Not much is known about CH-Mobile’s W61H other specifications, but maybe that is the case because there is something more exciting than most other features. E Ink’s Vizplex Imaging Film boasts extreme power consumption: zero, when the image doesn’t change. So when used [...]