by mobiles-fly — published on September 30th, 2006
LG Electronics developed the world first Reading Phone for visually challenged users, announced the handset maker on Tuesday. The Reading Phone converts texts files from LG Digital Talking Book (DTB) Library into voice.
The specially designed handset gives voice direction for all functions and the embedded voice sensor and text-to-speech converter serve the convenience of print-disabled mobile users, according to the company. To access DTB Library server, users only have to follow the voice guide.
The handset supports Bluetooth headsets and features data transmission with other Bluetooth devices. It also works as a walkie-talkie, exchanging signals among the handsets of the same model within a 100m range. MicroSD, multi-tasking, remote control for TV and the subway map are also important features that the reading phone provides.
Source Telecomskorea
tags: LG, Reading phone
by mobiles-fly — published on September 28th, 2006
London – Sony Ericsson today announced four new phones. Three models, the Z558, and W830 & W958c Walkman phones are optimised for China and South East Asia markets. The Z550a is optimised for the Americas.
The W830 Walkman phone is a specially adapted EDGE version of the recently introduced W850 Walkman phone. Available in Precious Black & Golden White, the W830 features 1GB memory stick PRO Duo, FM radio.
The W958c Walkman phone is a GSM/GPRS variant of the ultra stylish W950, and has been developed specifically for Chinese market.
The Z550a is a Quad Band GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 clamshell phone, developed specifically for the Americas market. It features a 1.3 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and bright 262k colour display. With 25MB of onboard memory, expandable to 1GB with Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support.
tags: Sony Ericsson, W830, W958c, Walkman, Z550a, Z558
by mobiles-fly — published on September 28th, 2006
If you are a world traveler, you might want to take a look at this Sprint IP-830w CDMA/GSM world phone, a sliding Samsung smartphone with a 320×240 touchscreen, an SD memory card slot, and a 520MHz Intel PXA 272 CPU.
Source Gizmodo
tags: Samsung IP-830w, Sprint
by mobiles-fly — published on September 28th, 2006
Nokia XpressMusic shares key features that ensure the best mobile music experience, including dedicated music key(s), music pause/resume on incoming calls, support for 3.5 mm connectors and extended battery life for easy and convenient music listening. The announcement coincides with the introduction of the Nokia 3250, Nokias second music optimized device, featuring dedicated music keys, over-the-air music downloading and up to 1GB of expandable memory.
Source Nokia
tags: Nokia 3250, Nokia 5200, Nokia 5300, XpressMusic
by mobiles-fly — published on September 27th, 2006
Tomorrow is the day - Motorola KRZR K1m launches on Verizon Wireless! Finally the infamous ultra-narrow MOTOKRZR will be on sale in the US in its CDMA version. First it will be an internet-only campaign but starting from the 5th of October it will show up in VZW stores across the States.
tags: krzr verizon cdma motokrzr launch motorola moto us vzw
by mobiles-fly — published on September 26th, 2006
Nokia today introduced the Nokia N75, its smallest multimedia computer, offering digital music playback, quality photography, telephony and rich internet communication.
It has 2-megapixel (1600 x 1200 pixels) camera, 16x digital zoom, 2.4 inch screen with up to 16 million colors, up to 40 MB of internal memory, music player.
tags: Nokia N75, smallest
by mobiles-fly — published on September 26th, 2006
Special black editions of Nokia N70, Nokia N73 and Nokia N91 8GB offer ultimate mobile music experiences
Nokia Open Studio 2006, New York, US - Today, Nokia unveiled music editions of three Nokia Nseries multimedia computers, the Nokia N70 Music Edition, Nokia N73 Music Edition and Nokia N91 8GB. The Nokia Nseries Music Range combines sleek black design with heightened mobile music experiences appealing to the music enthusiast in everyone. Key benefits include dedicated music access keys, Nokia PC Suite and new software for easy synchronization and music management, and additional storage capacity - with an 8GB hard drive, the Nokia N91 8GB is a fully-loaded music machine!
SourceNokia
tags: Nokia music edition, nokia n70, nokia n73, nokia n91
by mobiles-fly — published on September 25th, 2006
Paragon Wireless announced the worlds first SIP-based Windows Mobile 5.0® VoWLAN/GSM dual-mode handset -the hipi-2200. It features built in 2.0M pixel camera, the MP3/MP4 player, 1.9 inch 176 x 220 TFT LCD.
tags: Paragon, hipi-2200
by mobiles-fly — published on September 22nd, 2006
Samsung E570 is a triple-band clamshell has a 1.3 megapixel camera and a 1.8 inch 262.000 coulours TFT display. The device is equipped with Bluetooth and the memory can be expanded with MicroSD memory card.
tags: Samsung E570
by mobiles-fly — published on September 20th, 2006
Kyocera Wireless announced the bar-style Kyocera K122 and clamshell-style Kyocera K132 entry-tier mobile phones for CDMA carriers around the world. The Kyocera K122 is an ultra-low-tier single-mode 800 MHz phone that allows carriers to offer a stylish, full-featured CDMA handset priced to compete against low-cost phones from GSM operators.
The Kyocera K132 is a dualmode phone with 65K color display, speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, vibrate alert, predictive text entry, WAP 2.0.
tags: Kyocera K122, Kyocera K132
LG Electronics developed the world first Reading Phone for visually challenged users, announced the handset maker on Tuesday. The Reading Phone converts texts files from LG Digital Talking Book (DTB) Library into voice.
