eK-gadgets info

Nokia is getting its hands dirty in the music business. If yesterday’s announcement of the Nokia Music Store in Australia was not enough, the Finnish giant today unveiled the new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic mobile phone, with 3G capabilities and social entertainment - apart from the usual suspects like web 2.0 support. The phone has a new voice-controlled Say and Play feature where you can simply say the name of an artist or song to automatically play it.

The XpressMusic 5320 phone offers a 3.5mm audio jack, 8GB memory card support, hi-speed USB and even an audio chip specially for improving audio quality. Nokia claims up to 24 hours of playback time. There are also dedicated keys for N-Gage gaming, as well as landscape view for a wider game experience.

Expect the phone to hit the markets in Q3 2008. Priced at €220 before taxes and subsidies.

Panasonic introduced a wireless-enabled version of their Lumix DMC-TZ5 camera, known as the DMC-TZ50. The TZ50 can send your pictures to Google’s Picasa photo sharing service wirelessly, using your own home network or one of 8000 T-Mobile Hotspots around the country (a free 12-month subscription is included). The privledge will cost you an extra $150 over the regular TZ5, so you really have to want this feature!

Lumix DMC-TZ50

• 9.1 effective Megapixel CCD
• F3.3-4.9, 10X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28 - 280 mm
• Optical image stabilization
• Compact body (by ultra zoom standards)
• 3-inch LCD display with 460,000 pixels
• Built-in Wi-Fi lets you upload photos to Picasa (and then manage them)
• Point-and-shoot operation with auto scene selection
• New Intelligent Exposure mode brightens over and underexposed areas of photos automatically
• Digital Redeye Correction removes redeye while photos are taken
• Can record movies at 1280 x 720 / 30 fps (720p) with sound
• 50MB onboard memory + SD/SDHC/MMC card slot
• Uses proprietary li-ion battery; 300 shots per charge (probably with Wi-Fi off)
• Component video output & USB 2.0 High Speed ports
• Shipping in May for $450

One more Sony Ericsson leak for the day, the daftly codenamed “beibei.” It looks like the guys over at Yesky were able to get their hands on an actual device, based on the quality of the pictures available. There isn’t much detail available on the device, unlike the P5 and G502 we reported on earlier but what is known is that beibei belongs to the Walkman series from SE and will run on Symbian OS 9.3 with the new UIQ 3.3 user interface (with Demand Paging support). The device has a display smaller than the usual touchscreen phones and curiously more buttons than is the norm for a touchscreen smartphone. Also, from one of the pictures, we can see that the phone does have WiFi connectivity. That’s about it as far as the details go about this mysterious device.

Of course, nothing can be confirmed until the official announcement by Sony Ericsson in the future, and we will be sure to let you know when they do. Meanwhile, take a look at some more pictures of “beibei” after the break.

Some leaked information on Sony G502 and P5 Phones has appeared. The credit goes to Trent. Let us have a look at the features of both the phones individually:

Bearing a candy bar design like K530, this cell phone exhibits elegance. It also reminds one of Sony Ericsson K660 phone. The G502 comes equipped with a 2-inch TFT display of QVGA resolution. Supporting the HSPDA function the cell phone offers Exchange Activesync and lets the users access built-in Google Maps for Mobile.

Quick Facts:

• 2 mega pixel fixed focus camera
• 4x digital zoom and video recording
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• USB 2.0 support
• Dimensions 109 x 46 x 13.5 millimetres
• Weigh 83.5 grams
• 32 MB internal memory with expandable slot

Sony Ericsson G502 cell Phone is a tri-band GSM phone with EDGE support. It is expected to be available in the second quarter in two color options Brilliant Hazel & Champagne Black.

Sony Ericsson P5 Phone

Sony Ericsson’s second phone P5 is indeed a smartphone. It is expected to run on the latest UIQ 3.3 UI for Symbian. Boasting a 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, built-in GPS receiver, and HSDPA connectivity, this cell phone has become a much awaited device.

Over the weekend Samsung announced the Samsung SGH-U900 Soul Phone for European countries Germany, France and England. The Samsung Soul features, Bluetooth 2.0, 5 Megapixel Camera, 2inch Screen, 4x Digital Zoom , Power Led Light, Face Detection, Mp3 and WMA Music Players and 12.9mm form factor. Soul will be available soon for 400 Euros and be available in three different colors Platinum Silver, Soul Gray, and Sterling Steel. The U900 also features Magic touch which allows touchpad navigation. Samsung are betting alot on this phone as they have made it their flagship phone for Europe, lets hope its a huge success.