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Acer DX900 unboxing video

The Acer DX900 is one of the first, if not the first Dual-SIM Windows Mobile handsets to be sold here in the UK. The DX900 will allow you to combine your work and personal mobile numbers in to one handset which means that many will be able to carry one instead of two phones!

This is the first handset to be released by Acer since they acquired E-Ten last year. There is a lot about the DX900 that reminds us of earlier Glofiish products.

The Acer DX900

The Acer DX900 allows you to have uninterrupted access to two separate phone services, for example; one for business and one personal, or one for calls and another for data, in a single device. Frequent business travelers can use local SIM card and home SIM card in the same device at the same time.  International business and cross boarder travelling becomes so much easier with this device from Acer.

The DX900 features support for both high-speed 3.5G (UMTS/HSDPA) and 2G (GSM/EDGE) communications, as well as GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity, a high-resolution VGA display, and a 3-megapixel auto-focus camera.

We’ll be reviewing the DX900 over the next couple of weeks so for now we hope you enjoy the unboxing video:

Acer DX900 Specification:

• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Samsung S3C 6400 533 MHz Processor
• ROM: 256 MB / RAM: 128 MB
• 2.8" VGA (468×640) colour transflective TFT
• HSDPA / UMTS ( 2100 / 1900 / 850 MHz )
• Quad-Band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
• microSD
• Connectivity – USB 2.0
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• WiFi 802.11b, 802.11g
• GPS – Embedded SiRF Star III chipset
• Built-in 3.0 mega pixels Auto-Focus CMOS camera, up to 2048 x 1536 resolution
• 0.3 mega pixels Fixed-Focus CMOS camera for conference call usage
• Built-in microphone and speaker, external stereo headset jack, hands-free mode supported
• Composite TV out support
• Battery – Removable 1530 mAh
• 106(L) x 60.5 (W) x 17(H) millimetres
• 147 grams (battery included)

Posted by: Matt

SanDisk Sansa Express unboxing video

Over the past few years we’ve looked at and reviewed almost all of the media players in the Sansa range from SanDisk from the original e260 onwards. However I noticed one model missing from our review list; the Sansa Express.

The SanDisk Sansa Express

I’ve been extremely impressed with all of the models in the Sansa range and still use the original e260 to this day. They are all simple to use with an intuitive user interface but the one thing that has always made these media players stand out is the phenomenal battery life. I can use my e260 for 2 hours per pay and I dont have to charge it for WEEKS!

The Sansa Express is at the lower end of the model range. It’s pretty small, not much bigger than a regular USB memory key and in fact that’s exactly what it looks like. Because of its diminutive size you wont be able to watch video on this model but there is a decent OLED display on the front so that you can look through your music list and see what’s currently playing etc. There’s even a built in FM radio.

The Express comes in several different capacities, we are reviewing the 1GB model. However the nice thing about the Express is that it had a MicroSD card slot so that you can increase the storage space available and it will support up to 8GB SDHC memory cards.

I’ll be spending the next few weeks using the SanDisk Sansa Express on my commute and will be back with a review soon. Have a look at my brief unboxing video for mode details:

SanDisk Sansa Express specification:

• 1GB internal memory (2GB model available)
• Dimensions (W x D x H) 1 in x 0.7 in x 3.1 in
• microSD slot to expand your capacity and provide portability of music
• Direct USB connector-No cable needed 
• New sleek, compact design      
• With this MP3 player you can enjoy music & FM radio
• Built-in Mic for Voice Recording
• Four-line, bright OLED screen
• Digital FM tuner, with FM recording
• Simple to use controls for fast device interface navigation
• Supports MP3, WMA, protected WMA, WAV, and Audible files
• 15-hour, rechargeable lithium polymer battery life

Posted by: Matt

Panasonic Lumix FX500 unboxing

We’ve looked at several Lumix models in the past and have always been pretty impressed with their performance and value for money.

This time we are looking at the FX500 which is a higher-end Lumix model than the ones we’ve looked at before.

The Panasonic Lumix FX500

The FX500 has some really cool features such as a huge 3" LCD screen to preview/review your images but it’s also a touchscreen that makes menu navigation really very simple. The FX500 also features a 10 megapixel sensor and a decent 25mm wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom while remaining in a fairly compact package.

You’ll also find face and smile detection settings and steady-shot to help improve your images. In fact the list of features goes on and on so we’ll cover more of them when it comes to the review.

For now have a look at the unboxing video to see a little more of the Panasonic Lumix FX500:

Panasonic Lumix FX500 specification:

Sensor:
• 1/2.33" Type CCD
• 10.7 million pixels total
• 10.1 million effective pixels

Image sizes:
• 3648 x 2736
• 3648 x 3432
• 3648 x 2056
• 3072 x 2304
• 3072 x 2048
• 3072 x 1728
• 2560 x 1920
• 2560 x 1712
• 2560 x 1440
• 2048 x 1536
• 2048 x 1360
• 1920 x 1080
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480

Movie clips:
• 640 x 480 (30 fps/10 fps)
• 320 x 240 (30 fps/10 fps)
• 848 x 480 (30 fps/10 fps) 16:9
• 1280 x 720 (30 fps/15 fps) HD

File formats:
• JPEG (Exif 2.21)
• QuickTime (Motion JPEG)

Lens:
• 4.4 – 22.0 mm
• 25 – 125 mm (35mm equivalent)

Image stabilization:
Yes, lens-shift

Digital zoom :
Yes, 4x (Up to 7.12x with ‘Extra Optical Zoom’ cropping)

Focus:
TTL 9-point with Face detection

AF area modes :
• Face detection
• Touch AF
• 9-point
• 3-point high speed
• 1-point high speed
• 1-point
• Spot

Focus distance:
• Normal 50cm – ∞ (W), 100cm – ∞ (T)
• Macro 5cm – ∞ (W), 100cm – ∞ (T)

Metering:
• Intelligent multiple
• Center-weighted
• Spot

ISO sensitivity:
• Auto
• High ISO Auto (1600 – 6400)
• 100
• 200
• 400
• 800
• 16005

Shutter speed:
• 60 – 1/2000 sec

Aperture:
• F2.8 – F5.9

Self timer:
2 sec, 10 sec

Continuous shooting:
• Full-res 2.5 fps for 3 images (fine), 5 images (standard)
• Approx. 2MP, 6 fps in High speed burst mode

Flash:
• Auto / On / Off / Slow Sync / Red-eye reduction
• 60 cm – 6.0 m (W, Auto ISO)
• 1.0 m – 2.8 m (T, Auto ISO)

LCD monitor:
• 3.0 " PureColor LCD II
• 230,000 dots
• 100% coverage

Storage:
• SD/SDHC/MMC card
• 50 MB internal

Weight (with battery)
175 g (6.2 oz)

Dimensions
94.9 x 57.1 x 22.9 mm (3.7 x 2.2 x 0.9 in)

Posted by: Matt