Sexy Gadgets, Cool Gadgets and Concept Gadgets

Pocket projectors don’t come more compact than the Acer C20. It’s small enough to fit in a jacket pocket and weighs a mere 168g. The features list is impressive, too, with mini-HDMI and D-SUB inputs, a microSD slot and a rechargeable l.410mAh lithium-ion battery. The problem fortheC20 is that it isn’t very practical. The brightness rating for this DLP-based projector is just 20 lumens, which means under standard office lighting you’ll only be able to project its 854 x 480 picture at a screen size of 24in before brightness tails off. In addition, the picture distorts noticeably in the top-right corner and focus is soft at the extremities of the image. If the price were lower, it might make a decent smartphone or netbook companion, but as it stands it’s far too expensive.

Sagem my750x is a 2G and 3G network GSM mobile which was announced on February 2008. Sagem my750x is a good 3G mobile for video calls and for online gaming. Sagem my750x’s 3G speed is 3.6 Mbps.

Sagem my750x has special applications and features such as WAP browser, internet browser, USB, 3G and 2G service, Video player, audio player, MIDP Java, predictive text input, organizer and instant messaging. Its 3G service is good for video calls. Sagem my750x has standard Li-Lon battery which gives stand by up to 300 hours and gives talk time up to 4 hours 30 minutes.

We’ve seen laptops capable of rendering 3D before, but Sony’s luxurious Vaio is the best so far. It’s a heavy brute at 3.1kg, with striking high-gloss black plastic on its lid and top deck. The latter is offset by a raised rubbery platform, which forms an extended wrist rest and incorporates the trackpad into its length. The pad has a patterned texture to help keep fingers on track.

The display is a great example of what a modern screen should be -irrespective of its high-refresh-rate 3D credentials. But by God, it’s thick. At 13mm deep, the lid alone is about as thick as a MacBook Air. Read the rest of this entry »

Since its launch, the iPhone 4 has generated heated debate over its merits and perceived problems. Antenna gate, which ended with Apple admitting the phone’s reception problem, seriously damaged the reputation of the brand. Yet the phone continues to sell in its millions, and the reason is simple: it’s very good. The physical design is the first sign that this is something special. With luxurious scratch- and smudge-resistant Gorilla Glass on the front and rear, and an aluminum band wrapping sensuously around the edge, the iPhone 4 is simply in a class of its own. Read the rest of this entry »

For its third foray into the handset market, Google has finally moved away from HTC. Samsung is the search giant’s new best buddy, and the resulting Nexus S is the first handset to sport Android 2.3 -the only phone in these Labs, and on the market for that matter, to do so.
Before you get too excited, however, the changes aren’t dramatic. For starters, performance is largely similar to phones equipped with 2.2. We timed the Nexus S at eight seconds to load the desktop BBC homepage and six seconds to complete the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark. That’s quick, but the phone didn’t feel quite as responsive as the latest HTC phones, with web page zooms occasionally juddering very slightly. Read the rest of this entry »

Alcatel OT-303 is a 2G network GSM mobile which was announced on March 2009. Alcatel OT-303 has good mobile connectivity. It is a good mobile for messaging and for calling. Alcatel OT-303 has some applications and features such as GPRS connectivity, mini USB, FM radio, Games, WAP browser, VGA Camera and many colors in its panels.

Alcatel OT-303 allows 800 phonebook entries; it has 2MB internal memory and it has VGA primary camera which captures clear pictures and it records good quality videos too. It has standard Li-Lon battery which gives 300 hours back up and it gives 9 hours talk time back up.

In smartphone terms, the HTC Desire is positively geriatric. We first reviewed it in April 2010, and since then a whole army of pretenders to its throne has emerged, including the all-conquering Apple iPhone 4.
The passage of time has been kind to this former champion, however. It’s been upgraded to Android 2.2 on all networks apart from 3, and this gives it a new lease of life. It completed the SunSpider benchmark in seven seconds, and loaded the BBC homepage in the same time, contributing to a browsing experience even slicker than before. It’s ultra-responsive, too. Build quality is pretty good; the 3.7in 480 x 800 screen is scratch-resistant and the finish reasonably hardy. Read the rest of this entry »

Alcatel Roadsign is a 2G network and it is a flip mobile which was announced on August 2009. Display of the mobile Alcatel Roadsign is TFT 65k colors and size of the display is 128×160 pixels. Alcatel Roadsign has some special mobile features and applications that are v2.0 Bluetooth, USB, GPRS, messaging, Email, games, colors in its panels, MIDP 2.0 Java and WAP.

Alcatel Roadsign is a stylish mobile, it has video player, audio player and its external memory can be expanded up to 2GB. Alcatel Roadsign has primary VGA 640×480 pixels. Alcatel Roadsign’s battery stand by is up to 300 hours and talk time is 7 hours.

T-Mobiles have always stood best and are really fascinating models. One such handset with exclusively trendy features is T-Mobile Vibe E200. Having dimensions of 109x53x15 mm and size of 240×400 pixels, 2.8 inches, it comes with a handy QWERTY keyboard and also a TFT resistive touchscreen, 256 K that is totally astounding.

T-Mobile Vibe E200 weighs about 90 grams and supports vibration, MP3 and WAV ring tones and also loudspeaker option. T-Mobile Vibe E200 comes finely packed with a card slot- microSD, 2GB included, extendable memory/buy memory. T-Mobile Vibe E200 features a 2 mega pixel camera, 1600×1200 pixels and supports video.

The Desire Z seems a bit of an oddball in these Labs. It’s a big touchscreen phone, along the same lines as the Desire, but it also includes a keyboard that emerges from underneath and an optical touchpad for general navigation. That hybridization means it’s a bulky device: it’s the second-thickest phone here and, at 180g, the heaviest too. But where the BlackBerry Torch stumbles in its attempt to combine keyboard and touchscreen, the Desire Z succeeds. Read the rest of this entry »

Alcatel OT-880 One Touch XTRA is a TFT resistive touch screen with QWERTY keyboard mobile which was launched on February 2010. Alcatel OT-880 One Touch XTRA has many applications and features such as GPRS, Bluetooth, USB, 2 mega pixels camera, Video player, Mp3 player, SMS, Email, MMS, IM, Stereo FM radio, Games, MIDP 2.0 Java, internet browser and 3.5mm jack.

Alcatel OT-880 One Touch XTRA’s external memory card can be extended up to 8GB. It is a good mobile to watch videos in Avi and Flv formats. Alcatel OT-880 One Touch XTRA is a good mobile for messaging and for chatting.

HTC has so many smartphones on its books at present that it can be tough to tell the difference, but the Wildfire stands out more than most. That isn’t because of its great looks and stunning specification, but because of what you get for your money. For £12 per month and an initial outlay of £20, you get 300 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 500MB of data on 3. That’s a total of £308 over 24 months, the cheapest to run of any phone in these Labs. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows Phone 7 made its debut a couple of months ago, and it made quite an impression on the PC Pro team. For a mobile OS designed from the ground up in little more than 18 months, it looked slick, was easy to use, and has proven extremely responsive on all the phones we’ve tested so far.
The LG Optimus 7 is no exception. It’s snappy in everyday use and easy to get to grips with, and the hardware is lovely too. A brushed-aluminum panel conceals the battery compartment on the rear, a glossy glass 3.8in screen tops the phone, and below it are the three standard Windows Phone 7 buttons: back, start and search. It all feels very well put together. Read the rest of this entry »

Daft names clearly aren’t the preserve of desktop PC manufacturers, but ignore the Defy moniker and this is a gem of a smartphone. Motorola’s latest model has a lovely 3.7in, 480x 854 capacitive screens – that’s a higher resolution than the giant HTC Desire HD – and a lot more besides. If the screen doesn’t catch your eye, the unusual design certainly will. With its exposed screw heads and grippy plastic chassis, the Defy looks more like a rugged GPS than a modern smartphone, but it isn’t just for looks. Read the rest of this entry »

The Symbian operating system may be on its last legs, but Nokia is continuing to make an effort with it. The N8, its latest flagship phone, is a checklist junkie’s dream, cramming in more features than any other phone in these Labs.
Top of the list is the 12-megapixel camera. It has autofocus, a high-power Xenon flash; face recognition and 720p video recording. Images and video both look outstanding, surpassing even the iPhone 4; it’s the best smartphone camera we’ve come across, bar none. Read the rest of this entry »

The Huawei U8100 is a cool mobile phone, which has all the latest features. The outer appearance of the mobile phone looks very freaky with the black and pink shade. This mobile phone weighs only 104 g and it comes with a TFT touch having 256K colors. The size of the mobile phone is 2.8 inches and it has 240x320pixels. The memory capacity of the mobile phone is excellent, you can store unlimited entries. The Huawei U8100 comes with a card slot which is 32 GB, and it supports GPRS and EDGE technology. This mobile phones come with USB option, which is micro. There is a 315 MP camera, which helps you in taking high definition pictures.

Everyone raved about webOS when it first appeared at the start of 2009, but it hasn’t had a major update until now. The Palm Pre 2 uses webOS 2, and while it isn’t a radical overhaul, it does come with a few rather nifty extras.
First on the list is improved multitasking. Cards from the same application are grouped together in the multitasking view.

If you have five web pages open at the same time, you can see them fanned out like a hand of cards. Likewise, an email composition appears stacked on top of the reading view.
We love the way the Pre 2 takes proper multitasking and makes it easy to manage, and while Android has steadily become more complicated, webOS 2 has resisted the urge to pile option upon option. If ease of use is the order of the day, only iOS can compare. And for sheer speed it matches the fastest phones here, loading the BBC homepage in eight seconds and completing the SunSpider benchmark in six seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to business messaging, RIM has always been king. Its BlackBerry handsets have a huge following among the suited and booted, and with the latest Bold it’s aiming to spread the word to consumers too.
As with its touchscreen sibling, the Torch, the Bold 9780 features BlackBerry OS 6, and this makes it one of the most accessible BlackBerrys yet. The universal search option is the biggest advance, making it easy to find things. All you do is start typing keywords on the home screen and the results appear on the fly. Read the rest of this entry »

This i-mobile TV 536 is different kind of communication set and has dual SIM option in it. Mobile users can use two different communication modes and there will be no problem of block network. Suppose if any one blocks then customer can take the help from other one. This is basically a black color set and light metallic inclusion is there. There is VGA camera of 640×480 pixels and this helps to take clear shots. There is radio option and one can stay tune to local channels. Lots of interesting games are there and this is the best way to engage the user.

The Philips C700 is designed with the advanced technology, which supports 2G and 3G networks. This mobile phone is GSM as well as CDMA phone, and this mobile phone was released in 2009, September. This mobile phone weighs only118g and it has amazing features built in this phone.

This mobile comes with a TFT monitor, which is 240×320 pixels with 256k colors features. The Philips C700 has the features of handwriting recognition, which helps in the security of the mobile phone. The memory of the mobile phone is 2.5MB, which is internally built. Apart from this, this mobile phone supports LWAN, EDGE, USB and Bluetooth.