eK-gadgets info

WIBRAIN Korea has announced the launch of its entry-level UMPC — the B1L. The WIBRAIN B1L runs on Ubuntu Linux although it supports the Microsoft Office suite. It has a 1GHz CPU and a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution 4.8-inch LCD display. There are four different models available with different HDD, CPU, and memory specs. Moreover, for those who aren’t accustomed or inclined to using Ubuntu, Windows XP installation is also an option. The WIBRAIN B1L UMPC is available in the Korean market for US$400+ to $500+.

Nintendo has, until this day, refused to grant license to third parties for their gamut of games. One mobile phone company named Fly mobile, however, came out with the MC100 — an entertainment-themed handset which you can use to play SNES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy, and NES games. In short, it might only be able to play old-school titles. Being geared towards gaming, the phone is equipped with gaming keys and a joystick. The Fly Mobile MC100 also features a Yamaha chipset for high-quality audio, built-in ebook and email client functions, 240×320 pixel resolution TFT display, built-in multimedia player, 3.5 mm adaptor, a microSD card, and a two-megapixel camera. If you’re wondering where you can get those Nintendo games; according to the source, the “Games (nes/smc/gb/gbc) can be freele (sic) downloaded frim (sic) Internet” — which makes us all wonder if it’s legal in the first place. The Fly MC100 is now available on the market for US$270.

Nokia Research Center in association with the University of Cambridge has showcased the Nokia Morph, a nanotech concept phone. True to its name, the Nokia Morph is a phone which the developers envisage to be able to morph, depending upon the user’s needs. The Nokia Morph was presented in the “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Nokia Morph aims to use flexible materials, have self-cleaning surfaces, and be a transparent electronic device. Believe it or not, this technology is projected to be available within 7 years’ time initially on high-end phone, although subsequent advances in nanotechnology would find a way to make the technology available to the masses.