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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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AT&T announces Sharp FX quick messaging phone
Motorola i1 is new Nextel Direct Connect Smartphone
Chatimals keeps the resident chatterbox quiet
Raytheon pain gun gets set to Afghanistan, then sent back
iHome iB969 charging station covers plenty of ground
Guitar Wall Light
Little Black Book iPhone Case
Creative Labs Wireless Outdoor Rock Speaker
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AT&T announces Sharp FX quick messaging phone

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:36 PM PDT

Hmmm, looks like the Sidekick is not quite dead yet with AT&T announcing the availability of the Sharp FX quick messaging phone this coming July 25th. This will be the first quick messaging handset from Sharp on the AT&T network, while making it the latest AT&T Mobile TV-capable device that is lined up to rock and roll in the US market. What you get here would be a whole full touchscreen for your fingers to slide all over, not to mention a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which will definitely make life a whole lot easier if you are one who wants to send out text messages and emails in a flurry while not having gotten used to a virtual keyboard just yet. Of course, instant messaging and social networking also comes into the picture with the Sharp FX to make sure you will never be left behind at all times, while an MP3 player, a 2-megapixel digital camera with camcorder capability and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity rounds off the list of features.

Among the other features that can be found in the Sharp FX include :-

AT&T Address Book, which syncs contacts to an online address book so customers can access and manage their mobile contacts from their handset – or their PC. Synchronization occurs automatically when any change is made, so contact information is always backed up.
The att.net mobile browser that supports full HTML surfing and also makes it easy for customers to customize their home page, navigate quickly to popular content and find local information.
AT&T Navigator, which provides turn-by-turn directions, traffic alerts with one-touch rerouting, 3D moving maps, integrated speech recognition and more.
AT&T Social Net, which lets customers access multiple social networking sites from one application
The ability to send photos and videos captured on their mobile phone to an Online Locker where customers can easily store, manage and share all their media.

As for AT&T Mobile TV subscribers, they are able to enjoy around-the-clock access to full-length live and time-shifted programming ranging from FLO TV to content from ABC Mobile, Adult Swim Mobile, CBS Mobile, CNBC, CNN Mobile, COMEDY CENTRAL, Disney Channel, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, msnbc, MTV, NBC 2Go, Nickelodeon and the movie channel Crackle. Of course, all of the mentioned isn’t free since you will need to fork out $9.99 monthly for the service, although new subscribers will receive the first seven days of their subscription for free.

Press Release via Engadget

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Motorola i1 is new Nextel Direct Connect Smartphone

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:23 PM PDT

Fancy an Android-powered Nextel Direct Connect Smartphone? Well, you can get your digs with the Motorola i1, a spanking new Android-powered smartphone which won’t cost you more than $150, albeit coming with a 2-year contract. This is a world's first just in case you were wondering, where it will hit the market in the US this coming July 25th. The Motorola i1 is no pushover when it comes to smartphones in terms of ruggedness, as you can tell by its solid body construction that adheres to military specifications when it comes to protection against dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain, making the Motorola i1 an ideal smartphone for folks who work and play hard. There is one downside to all of this though – the Motorola i1 runs on Android 1.5 which frankly, is old hat and won’t even support most of the more modern apps available these days, making us wonder just what Sprint is up to.

Of course, not all is doom and gloom even with Android 1.5 running on it (although we would have liked to have an assurance of an update coming our way in the near future), as the Motorola i1 will come with a range of robust business and entertainment applications that can be downloaded off the Android Market thanks to its integrated Wi-Fi capability. You will be able to reorganize your life better thanks to applications such as Scan2PDF Mobile 2.0, Unit Converter – ConvertPad and RealCalc Scientific Calculator and Facebook or Twitter support. Not only that, there are Sprint partner applications that is available for businesses on the Motorola i1 which include the Xora mobile workforce management solution which enables businesses to have real-time visibility into field operations, while helping to automate payroll and job workflow processes.

Apart from that, you can also access your Microsoft Office files on the go thanks to Microsoft Document Viewer, with a 5-megapixel camera to capture beautiful moments when you do not have a dedicated digital camera handy. A 3.1″ HVGA screen, microSD memory card slot and Flash 8 support are part of the other specifications. You up for a new rugged phone? We admit, for a rugged handset, it is quite the looker.

Press Release

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Chatimals keeps the resident chatterbox quiet

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Chatimals could very well be the next best thing your household could have if your little one seems to be the chatterbox in the family. You will be able to choose from a dinky looking hamster or a meerkat friend depending on your taste, where it is smart enough to retain whatever you say to it, repeating incessantly in a slightly patronizing voice. Want them to speak up? Just give their tiny paws a gentle squeeze and you’re good to go, where anything they hear will be spoken back to you. Of course, it might just keep your toddler who is now learning to speak quiet, but that remains to be seen as he/she might just get frustrated at the Chatimal in question, ripping out an arm or a leg in desperation to be the resident top dog where the chatterbox category is concerned. You can choose from either grey, beige or ginger shades for the hamster, while the meerkat has only one color – brown. At £19.99 each, they’re certainly worth checking out if you want to purchase a toy for your little one.

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Raytheon pain gun gets set to Afghanistan, then sent back

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 04:56 PM PDT

It has been a while since we have reported on the Raytheon’s pain inducing gun.

The military has been working on this device for years for “a more broad application for crowd control and interdiction which is known as the Active Denial System. Capable of inflicting limitless, unbearable pain, the ADS can unleash a wave of agony upon a force or crowd from a distance of over 250 meters.”

This device was taken over to Afghanistan, but my source has just said with an update that it has been returned to the United States without ever being used.

My source also says that the unit was “plagued by technical and safety issues for years, not to mention political concerns”. Gee, you really think so? After all, it is a device that can induce pain, on a massive scale! This is like a weapon of mass agonization. By the way, agonization is not a word, but I can’t really think of a word of bringing pain to another, unless it is torture.

Yeah, I’m guessing a weapon to make pain for torture is going to create some problems. I can see why it was returned unused.

I wonder what it would be like to be on the end of this pain gun. Maybe I don’t want to know.

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iHome iB969 charging station covers plenty of ground

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 04:50 PM PDT

The iHome iB969 charging station might seem more of the same old to you, but it is different in one aspect – this charging station not only charges your iPod and iPhone, it also caters to the recently released iPad alongside BlackBerry devices as well as e-book readers, now how about that? The iPad charges via a unique built-in stand that you can see above, while dual universal docks allows you to charge and synchronize to iTunes simultaneously, with a second dock offering a quick charge for another iPhone or iPod. Nice to know that an expandable, rubberized rest area accommodates Blackberry, and most e-book readers that are available in the market currently. Each purchase will ship with dock inserts for the iPhone, a 36″ sync cable to sync with iTunes, a 12″ USB to mini USB cable for charging devices, a 12″ USB to AC adapter plug for charging Sony Reader, a couple of mini USB to micro USB adapters and an Universal Voltage AC adaptor with folding pins.

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Guitar Wall Light

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 02:40 PM PDT

Thanks to someone with a creative mind you can show the world that you definitely bow down to the guitar gods of the world. These black and white guitars will make your room glow only showing the attractive silhouette of an electric guitar. Should you really prefer to see your own guitar glowing on the wall, that’s also entirely possible through the same seller.

One is a stand that dangles from the wall and will hold your guitar very securely. Behind that stand is a light that will glow on your wall. The silhouettes work in the same way, they just have a guitar shape instead of doubling as a guitar stand. The guitar stand could be an interesting way to store your guitars without them cluttering up anymore floor space. The stand can be purchased for $59 and the silhouette for $99 through PB Teen.

Source: HolyCool

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Little Black Book iPhone Case

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 01:18 PM PDT

As small gadgets get more and more popular as well as convenient, tiny notebooks filled with paper get used less and less. Thankfully you can still appear to be one of the few committed to clinging to using real paper and a pen with this little accessory. It looks like nothing more than a simple little black book, but on the inside is actually your iPhone.

The case still allows for you to have access to all of the necessary ports. Then when it’s not in use, you just close the book and wrap the band around it. It’ll fit the iPhone 4, 3G and 3Gs. Although it’s not just a one size fits all type, the creator just happens to create cases for each of those sizes. The bright red bookmark that’s attached to the notebook allows for you to easily pop out the iPhone when you need it. You can also pick up an iPad case if you are interested in that instead. The iPad case is $54.99 and the iPhone is $39.99 through Etsy.

Source: GeekyGadgets

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Creative Labs Wireless Outdoor Rock Speaker

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Ordinary speakers sitting out in the yard won’t exactly blend in with the scenery. If you don’t like technology standing out in your garden, you might pick up this Creative speaker. It won’t exactly fool people into thinking it’s a real rock, especially if they bump into it. However, it will keep your patio from looking like it’s cluttered with technology.

The speaker has one side that reveals that it’s definitely a speaker and not a rock. Being a speaker made for the outdoors, it’ll work just fine no matter if it’s bright and sunny or a dreary rainy day. It’ll also be perfectly safe out in the snow. It has a 6.5 inch stereo speaker with dual tweeters. Out in the open air it’ll offer contoured sound. It also has a rechargeable battery that will run for 6 hours. You can purchase it for $199.99 through Amazon.

Source: Gearlog

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