Press Releases

Logitech Introduces Multi-Touch Lapdesk

So you can browse comfortably – right from your lap – today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled the Logitech® Touch Lapdesk N600, featuring a large touchpad that makes it easier than ever to point, scroll and swipe your way through the Web.

“We’ve seen people using everything from pillows to pets to shield their laps from the heat their laptops generate, ” said Denis Pavillard, vice president of product marketing for laptop accessories. “Our lapdesks are much more effective and, with the addition of a multi-touch touchpad, you’ll get the added capability to more easily move through your favorite content without attaching additional peripherals.” 

The Logitech Touch Lapdesk N600 features a 5-inch, retractable touchpad with multi-touch navigation. You can move the pointer with one finger, scroll using two, and swipe through pages or pictures with three.

The multi-layer, heat-shielding design of the lapdesk protects you from laptop heat so you can browse in cool comfort, and the anti-slip surface helps keep your laptop in place. To get started, you just plug the tiny Logitech Unifying receiver into the USB port and start navigating. For your convenience, Logitech’s newest lapdesk offers up to six months of battery life.

Pricing and Availability

The Logitech Touch Lapdesk N600 is expected to be available in Europe in June, for a suggested retail price of £ 69.99. For more information please visit Logitech.com.

Posted by: James

Motorola announce the Motorola WILDER

 Motorola Mobility has today announced the new Motorola WILDER, expected to be in Carphone Warehouse stores from July for £49.95.

The Motorola WILDER is the perfect social touch screen phone for users-on-the-go, integrating their social networking accounts including Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and YouTube, so you can connect with friends and stay on top of the latest news all day long. Motorola WILDER also features a secondary notification screen, highlighting important information that matters to users most, like incoming messages from friends and family, as well as information on the music track they’re playing.

There’s a great new sizzle reel on YouTube showing everything that you need to know about the  Motorola WILDER here, and high-res images of the handset can be found at the bottom of this email. You can also find further information on the handset at www.motorola.com/uk.

Full press release below:

Sony introduces α35 (SLT-A35) with Full-time Continuous AF powered by Translucent Mirror Technology

Light, compact camera with 16.2 effective megapixels and new in-camera ‘Picture Effect’

• 16.2 effective megapixels ExmorT APS HD CMOS sensor
• Exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology by Sony for high- speed, full-time continuous AF with stills and AVCHD movies
• Up to 7fps in Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting mode with approximately 1.4x magnification
• Ultra-high quality, low noise images with up to ISO 12800
• In-camera ‘Picture Effect‘ enhances stills or HD video

Acer presents the new Aspire Ethos

Acer’s new Aspire Ethos series is set to leave the mark, giving a new meaning to the concept of home entertainment. They are the dream of even the most demanding multimedia and entertainment enthusiasts. Starting from the cool new look down to the eye-popping visual experience, the enhanced sound system, the powerful processors and the superior ergonomics. Nothing was left to chance; everything down to the smallest detail was painstakingly designed to summon the ultimate user experience in terms of entertainment and performance.
Sleek frameless CineCrystal Full HD and HD displays and are equipped with outstanding HD discrete graphics solutions to provide a stunning multimedia experience, while full DirectX® 11 support accounts for an incredible gaming performance and superior image quality with realistic effects and crisp, life-like imagery for a more immersive and detailed experience.

The Vodafone SMART launches

Vodafone’s most affordable smartphone ever has launched today, bringing the Android experience to first time users for just £60 on Pay as you go, when purchased online.

Powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo), the Vodafone SMART offers access to more than 150,000 apps on Android Market, helps you to navigate your way around with Google Maps, and keeps you in touch with friends and family over email, instant messaging and social networks. It’s also pre-loaded with a host of useful features like Vodafone’s ‘Prepay Manager’ for quick and easy top-ups.

With a 2 megapixel zoom camera and a 2.9 inch capacitive touchscreen, Vodafone SMART users can capture and share their experiences on the move on Vodafone’s reliable network, as well as stay connected on WiFi and Bluetooth.

The Vodafone SMART launches in black or white and you can choose to personalise your phone by picking one of a range of beautifully designed back covers.  You can make your SMART even more individual by uploading a picture of your choice and having it made into a custom back cover for your handset.  All of the designer covers are available exclusively online, so click my design for more information.

SMART users can choose from a range of great value Vodafone Freebee Pay as you go price plans, including Vodafone TopUp and Get Text and Web which offers 300 texts and 500MB of data for just £10.

To order the Smart head on over to the Vodafone site.

Posted by: James

Sony Ericsson and Gameloft partner to launch Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard exclusively on Xperia PLAY and over 20 games to be showcased at E3

Sony Ericsson is again teaming up with Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, to deliver an exclusive experience for its flagship gaming smartphone – Xperia PLAY – with exclusive access to the all-action spy thriller shooter game Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard, adapted from the famous Ubisoft video game franchise. Taking full advantage of the smartphone’s outstanding graphical capabilities and game-changing control pad, Xperia PLAY brings the high-octane international action adventure to the Android operating system for the first time. The Android version of the game, which will be launched on Friday 3rd June, will be available only to Xperia PLAY customers in Western Europe throughout June and July.

Adapted from the famous Ubisoft’s video game franchise, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six is one of the most popular video game brands. It’s a high-energy tactical first-person shooter game based on a fictional international counter-terrorist unit called “Rainbow.”  Focusing more on stealth and tactics than firepower alone, weapons (including assault rifles and high-caliber handguns), uniforms and equipment are chosen to suit each operative’s skills and the mission.

Acer refreshes the Liquidmini smartphone

Acer liquidmini has refreshed its look and is now available in new vibrant and trendy colors: a bouquet that encompasses all the colors of your summer.

Cherry, lagoon, pearl and steel: these are the four new colors that evoke summer, vacation and the longing for relax and have fun with friends. You can pick and choose since there’s something for everyone with liquidmini! But there’s much more to it than meets the eye:

Orange launch the Glastonbury App

Orange and Glastonbury Festival have announced the launch of the only and official mobile application for this year’s event, Glastonbury 2011. The app is available to download for free* across leading Smartphone platforms from 1200hrs Thursday 26 May 2011. Orange has focused on the functionality that will help festival goers make the most of the event, whilst keeping up to date with all the latest news and information. The app will be available on the iPhone and Android platforms at launch, with the Nokia version due to launch in the coming days.

Features include:

• Schedule and programmable ‘My Planner’ in association with the Guardian Guide
• Interactive map with one click ‘now and next’ listings for stages and ‘mood map’
• News section featuring content from Glastonbury Festival and The Guardian including direct updates from the festival over the weekend
• Ability to share line-ups via Facebook before and during the festival

You can see further details below as well as a video from Conor from Orange.

SwiftKey X beta launches today

If you are an Android user you may well be interested to know that TouchTypes latest version of SwiftKey is now available in the Android Market.

Androids most popular keyboard app took a major leap forward Friday, as its successor SwiftKey X launched in public beta.The world’s first ‘Social AI’ keyboard can analyze your Facebook, Twitter and Gmail sent messages in the cloud and use these insights to offer smart, personal and instant phrase prediction from first use.It builds on the success of developer TouchType’s first AI keyboard, SwiftKey. The technology company was named among Google’s ‘Top 150 Developers’ on Android earlier this month, with its award-winning app consistently among the most-downloaded, highest-rated on the platform.

Below you can see the full press release and also a video.

Unilever launches The Lynx Stream mobile app for iOS and Android

Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, has created the first mobile app to capture the real-time social elements of Facebook, Twitter and mobile phone activity to produce a record of unforgettable nights out.

The Lynx Stream, developed for deodorant brand Lynx / AXE, collects every video, picture, text, tweet, check-in and status update a group of friends makes to produce an automatic Stream of the night and highlight video, which can be watched online and shared through social networks. 

The mobile app,­ available to download for free from the iTunes Store and Android Market,­ has been created with the intention to drive brand loyalty and engagement by providing an essential social tool for young people.

The Lynx Stream will also act as a media channel in future brand and product campaigns where content can be published directly to Lynx followers.

Josh Dean, Lynx Global Brand Manager, comments:

“When we design Lynx products we ask ourselves how will it fit into young guys’ lives and how will it make them more confident and attractive in the mating game.  The Lynx Stream has been developed with the same thought process.  Our guys are living on their mobile phones so it makes sense to build an app that adds significant value to their lives by enabling them to capture unforgettable nights out.  And if Lynx is helping to facilitate great memories ­ and is part of the memory ­ then it stands to reason that people will save some affection for the brand itself.”