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By January 14, 2010 Read More →

LG BL20 unboxing video

Back at the beginning of December last year we reviewed the first of a new line of LG Chocolate phones, the LG BL40. It was a pretty unusual form-factor with a 4″ full 21:9 cinematic widescreen display and at just under 11mm thick it invited such comments as ‘It looks like a TV remote’!

LG have taken the same design ideas, such as the smooth glossy black screen and metallic red accents and have applied all of that to a slim slider-styly handset and have come up with the LG BL20 ‘New Chocolate’.

The LG BL20 New Chocolate

The LG BL20 New Chocolate

 

I think, overall, the LG BL20 and the BL40 before it, are attractive looking handsets, the red and black does work well and when the screen is off or in standby the front looks almost totally black. The BL20 isn’t touchscreen though but uses a touch sensitive area below the screen for the majority of system and menu navigation. For input there’s the sliding numeric keypad which is also a stylish red colour.

As always, I’ve taken the time to unbox and tour the handset before it gets the full review treatment. Have a look at the video below for a brief tour of the handset and the OS.

 

LG BL20 unboxing video

 

LG BL20 Specification:

  • GSM Tri-band, HSDPA Dual-band
  • Dimensions: 106.9 x 50.8 x 12.3 mm
  • Weight: 115 g
  • Display: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches, TFT, 262K colors
  • Touch-sensitive hidden navigation keys
  • 60MB internal memory
  • microSD card slot supports up to 16GB
  • Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
  • USB v2.0
  • Camera: 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus, LED flash
  • SMS, EMS, MMS, EMail, Instant Messaging
  • WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML browser
  • FM radio
  • Java MIDP 2.0
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
  • H.264/MP4/WMV player
  • Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh
  • Stand-by: Up to 450 h
  • Talk time: Up to 300 min

 

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By January 12, 2010 Read More →

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast No 55

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It’s that time of the week and Andy and I have yet another podcast for you. This week we will be talking about some of the CES announcements, Google’s Nexus One and the Palm Pre’s performance.

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By January 11, 2010 Read More →

iPhone app revolution – documentary Planet of Apps by CNBC

Yes, iPhone was always a great smartphone, but it was app store that has brought the breakthrough and practically speaking a revolution – some people say that app store revolution is comparable in significance to introduction of personal computer and emergence of World Wide Web…

Here is this massive documentary from CNBC – for your viewing pleasure:

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By January 10, 2010 Read More →

Eye-fi pro card unboxing video

A few days ago we told you about the new range of Eye-fi cards that had just been announced at CES. We thought it was about time we reviewed the Eye-fi cards as they are such a cool idea!

The Eye-fi pro card

The Eye-fi pro card

 

If you’ve never seen them before then concept is relatively simple. Take a normal size SD memory card, fill it with 4GB of memory and then cram in a Wi-Fi adapter that can transfer the content you just recorded over Wi-Fi straight back to your PC/MAC or auto upload to your favourite sharing site for you all without you having to think about it or even remove the card from the camera!

As the Eye-fi card is basically a standard SD/SDHC memory card size it will work with any camera or digital camcorder. As soon as you take your photos they can be automatically transferred as long as you have Wi-Fi coverage. There are plenty of other options available too but I’ll cover it all when I get to the review later this week.

As always I have recorded an unboxing video but this is just a quick one so that I can show you the package and tell you about the various options. Take a look at the video below.

 

Eye-fi pro memory card unboxing video

 

Eye-fi pro Specification:

  • Wi-Fi security: Static WEP 64/128, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
  • Range: 90+ feet (27.4m) outdoors and 45+ feet (13.7m) indoors
  • Storage capacity: 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB
  • Power: Powered through device.
  • Card dimensions: SD standard 32mm x 24mm x 2.1mm
  • Card weight: 2.835 gram (0.1oz.)
  • 802.11b/g/n

 

Currently-supported photo/video services:

  • Adobe Photoshop Express
  • Costco Photo Center
  • dotPhoto
  • Evernote
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Fotki
  • Gallery 2
  • Kodak EasyShare Gallery
  • MobileMe
  • Phanfare
  • Photobucket
  • Picasa Web Albums
  • RitzPix
  • Sharpcast
  • Shutterfly
  • SmugMug
  • Snapfish
  • TypePad
  • Vox
  • Walmart
  • Webshots
  • Windows Live
  • YouTube
  • Zenfolio

 

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By January 8, 2010 Read More →

Nokia N900 Demonstration Video

A few weeks ago Matt brought you the unboxing video of the Nokia N900 and what an unboxing it was, complete with a fox and a cake in the box!

Matt then sent the N900 to me to review but just before its published I thought I would give you a further demonstration with my new video camera!

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Nokia N900

If you have any further questions regarding the Nokia N900 please head over to the forum and get your questions in quick. I may have time to slot them into the review.

Nokia N900 Demonstration Video

Here is a reminder of the Nokia N900 specifications:

 

  • Dimensions: 110.9 x 59.8 x 19.55 millimetres
  • Mass: 181 grams (battery included)
  • 600 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 CPU
  • 256MB RAM / 768MB ROM
  • 32GB internal storage
  • 3.5″ colour transflective TFT 800 x 480 pixels
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP
  • WiFi – 802.11b/g
  • Infrared Gate
  • Nokia Internet Tablet OS Maemo 5.0
  • Video output
  • 3.5mm headphone connector
  • Quad-band GSM and Tri-band HSDPA/3G
  • FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS
  • Built in GPS and Nokia Maps
  • 5 Megapixel auto-focus camera and dual-LED flash
  • 0.3MP forward-facing camera for video calling
  • 1320 mAh battery

 

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By January 6, 2010 Read More →

Register with Devicewire.com for a Nexus One and check out the new video

Devicewire.com have just let us know they have created a page on their site where you can register your interest for the Google Nexus One.

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Google Nexus One

By clicking the link here you can enter your details and devicewire.com will inform you as soon as the Nexus One is available for pre-order.

 

In addition I have just found a great “hands on” video of Noah from phonedog.com with the Nexus One.

Its a great insight into the device and Noah compares it to the Motorola Droid and Droid Eris. Well worth watching.

 

Nexus One video

 

 

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By January 4, 2010 Read More →

Mobile Broadband Signal Poor, get a Saucepan

We all know how frustrating it can be when your out and about and have to get online and the expensive mobile broadband contract you have connects at GPRS speeds and that big attachment you need to get your hands on takes three hours to download.

Well all you need is a big saucepan, thats right, pop your MiFi or Dongle into a saucepan (No need to add water or bring to the boil, that would be just silly) and watch your signal strength increase. Don’t believe us, take a look at the video above.

via ISPreview

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By January 3, 2010 Read More →

Nokia X6 unboxing video

The Nokia X6 was announced a few months ago and released right at the end of 2009. We managed to get our hands on one for review just a few days ago.

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The Nokia X6

 

To me the Nokia X6 looks kinda similar to the Nokia 5800 and I’m assuming that Nokia are going to pitch the X6 as the higher-end version/replacement for the ageing 5800. It’s good to see that Nokia have decided to go for a capacitive touchscreen, I always felt it strange that the 5800 was capacitive. The X6 does have a nice looking screen though, bright and clear but it is very shiny which leads to a bit of a glare problem in bright light conditions.

We’ll be reviewing the Nokia X6 over the next few weeks and our review will be online soon. For now though, have a look at the unboxing video below where I’ll take you around the hardware and briefly show you the user interface.

 

Nokia X6 unboxing video

 

Nokia X6 Specification:

  • Symbian OS v9.4, series 60
  • Arm 11 434MHz CPU
  • 128MB RAM
  • 32GB storage
  • 3.2″ capacitive touchscreen, 360×640 pixels
  • GSM Quad-Band
  • 3G/HSDPA Tri-Band
  • FM radio with RDS
  • Built in A-GPS and Nokia Maps
  • WiFi 802.11b/g
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
  • 5MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash/video light
  • 3.5mm headphone/av connector
  • Dimensions: 111 x 51 x 13.8mm
  • Weight: 122 grams
  • Stand-by: Up to 401 h (2G) / 420 h (3G)
  • Talk time: Up to 8 h 30 min (2G) / 6 h (3G)
  • Music play: Up to 35 h

 

A World Of Entertainment
Connect to the future of mobile entertainment and enjoy more of your favourite music, photos, movies, games and add-on applications.
Responsive To Your Touch
Fast and clear browsing of the web and your media with the large, full touch screen.
Connect And Share Instantly
Your social media centre in your pocket for one touch access to your closest friends. Share your media when and where you want to.

 

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By January 2, 2010 Read More →

Hardware-Accelerated DOOM on the Pre

doom_card_webosI’m guessing that there is nothing in this world that exists with a screen that does not run Doom. The Palm Pre is no exception, check out this video courtesy of Prethinking showing Doom running on the Pre. Aside from the little keyboard controls I can see no faults with this. Excellent stuff:

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By January 2, 2010 Read More →

Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet unboxing video

Archos media player products have been around for years but the Archos 5 is the first model that we’ve had the opportunity to review here on tracyandmatt. There is a little confusion around the Archos 5 name and branding as there are actually two distinct models that are called Archos 5, the one we have here is the one with the proprietary Archos operating system and user interface but there is also another model which features Android OS.

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The Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet

 

The Archos 5 is pitched as being more than just a media player, as the name suggests, the Archos 5 is also a well spec’d and featured internet tablet too. It has Opera web browser pre-installed and is Flash capable so can play back YouTube videos for example. There’s also email support with automatic setup for Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo mail but if you have any other email service this can be manually configured using POP3 or IMAP. Sadly no Exchange support though.

Media playback is what the Archos 5 excels at though, it’s play virtually any video or audio format that you care to upload to it and the 4.8″ screen displays content beautifully while the built-in 120GB hard drive (60, 150 and 250GB versions also available) ensures that you have plenty of space for your media.

On top of the basic media functionality there’s also internet radio and support for flash-based games and a number of pre-installed games.

Check out the unboxing and demo video below for a tour of the Archos 5 and I’ll have the full review for you within the next few weeks.

 

Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet unboxing video

 

 

Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet specification:

Display characteristics: High resolution screen, 800×480 pixels, 4.8” TFT LCD, 16 million colors
User interface: Touch screen, ON/OFF, vol+ and vol- buttons, retractable virtual keyboard
Processor(s): Central Unit:
– Main processor: ARM CortexTM-A8, 32 bit, In-order, dual-issue, superscalar core @ 600 MHz
– Additional processor: 32 bit DSP @ 430 MHz
RAM memory: 128 MB* (Low-Power Double Data Rate SDRAM)
Mass storage memory: Hard drive, capacity according to the product version
– 60 GB* (stores up to 80 Movies, 600,000 photos or 30,000 songs1)
– 120 GB* (stores up to 160 Movies, 1.2 million photos or 60,000 songs1)
– 160 GB* (stores up to 210 Movies, 1.6 million photos or 80,000 songs1)
– 250 GB* (stores up to 300 Movies, 2.5 million photos or 145,000 songs1)
Operating system: Linux
Program language C – requires special developer-edition firmware15
Connectivity: On board WiFi (802.11 b/g), USB 2.0 host with optional accessories
PC accessories: Possible attachment of numerous standard USB PC accessories**** (keyboard, mouse, memory key, memory cards reader, camera and other future computer accessories)
Video playback**: MPEG-42 (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution)
WMV (MP@ML, up to DVD resolution) included WMV protected files
M-JPEG (in QVGA resolution)

With optional software plug-in:
HD support: MPEG-4 (ASP 720p) & WMV HD (MP 720p)
MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution) and AC3 stereo sound (5.1)
H.264 up to DVD resolution with AAC

Audio playback**: Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s CBR & VBR, WMA, Protected WMA, WMA pro 5.1, WAV (PCM/ADPCM).
AC3 stereo audio and 5.1 sound files (via SPDIF output of DVR Station)
Flac and OGG Vorbis audio files

With optional software plug-in:
AAC3 and AAC+ stereo audio files

Photo viewer***: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
PDF viewer: Reads PDF documents (may not implement all PDF features)
Video recording6: Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Snap-on. Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM in MPEG-4 AVI format with stereo sound, VGA resolution (640 x 480) @ 30 or 25 f/s
Audio recording: Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Snap-on: Stereo line-in, WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM) format
Voice recording via the optional FM remote and its built-in microphone in WAV format (IMA ADPCM)
Email client Compatible with Email accounts supporting POP3 and IMAP services Import/export of vCard contacts
Interfaces: USB 2.0 High-Speed Device (compatible USB 1.1 at a lower speed): Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Media Transport Protocol (MTP)
USB 2.0 Host: Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) with optional Mini Dock, Battery Dock and DVR station
Connections: WiFi (802.11 b/g) connection. Free Web Browser (Opera® Web browser with Adobe Flash® 9 video support) upon registration
3.5 mm mini jack for headphones
Accessory connectors to connect to the DVR Station and other ARCHOS accessories
Miscellaneous Built-in speaker
Built-in leg stand
Battery life: Music playback time: up to 22 hours4
Video playback time: up to 7 hours4
Power source: Internal: Lithium Polymer battery
Device charges via computer USB port
External: Power adapter/charger (via optional accessories)
Scalability: Device automatically downloads latest firmware updates when the WiFi connection is activated
Updates can also be downloaded at www.archos.com
Dimensions & weight: Approx 127,5 x 78,3 x 12,9 mm (for 60GB* model) – 250gr
Approx 127 x 78,8 x 19,4 mm (for 120/250GB* models) – 300gr
In a possible use mode, in connection with an external computer through the USB B connector available on some optional accessories:
Minimum system requirements: Microsoft® Windows® Vista, XP, ME, 2000 or higher
MAC OS X and Linux (with Mass Storage Device Support)
USB 2.0 interface
Package includes: ARCHOS 5, headphones, ARCHOS USB cable, DVR Station adapter, screen cleaning cloth, Quick Start Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.

(*) 1GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less.
(**) Certain bitrates, resolutions, and/or file variations may not be compatible.
(***) Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible.
(****) Certain PC accessories may not be compatible.
(1) On average; songs based on 3.5 mins/song & 64 Kbits/s WMA, video based on 1000 Kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality), photos based on JPEG, VGA.
(2) MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without GMC and Quarter.
(3) Does not read AAC protected files.
(4) Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings.
Test run on an ARCHOS 5 60 GB with low backlight.
(15) Firmware available for developers, requiring a sufficient expertise. May not be available immediately.

 

Posted by: Matt

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