eK-gadgets info

Sony Ericsson fans rejoice! The T303 has just been released to the market. The beautiful slider was supposed to be released on the 14th of July. However, Sony Ericsson changed that date and released the handset last Friday, July 18.

The stylish new handset was designed to promote broader appeal to a wider audience. This compact slider phone has been given the high-end treatment, with a mirrored screen, metal housing and chrome finish.

It’s features include the following:
Music and Entertainment

• TrackID
• FM Radio
• Media player
• Music tones (MP3)
• Java

Camera
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 4x digital zoom

Internet
• WAP 2.0 XHTML

Communication & Messaging
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)

Although that Nokia sits fearlessly at the top of the mobile phone industry, they certainly want to keep up to date to latest trends when it comes to cell phones and smartphones. Currently what Nokia really lacks is a touchscreen handset. We’ve all witnessed Apple’s success at selling their second generation iPhone. Despite it’s their second cell phone, they managed to sell 1 million units in the first weekend. That’s incomparable to the million phones Nokia sells every quarter but still it points out a fact. Toucscreens are popular. Smartphones with touchscreens are popular. Samsung has the Instinct and the Omnia, HTC has a few Touch devices. Even RIM is working on their first one. So Nokia simply has to follow.

Although there’s no name for the future Nokia touchscreen handset, it’s rumored that it will hit the market by the end of the year. It’s also said this first device will be an entry level to mid-range smartphone designated to the masses. Surely they will be developing iPhone like smartphones in the near future, but in the mean time I’d like to test out their first touchscreen phone.

The Gemstone 8920G is a ultra-portable large laptop. I know you got use to reading more and more news about smaller and smaller gadgets and devices. And it must be really weird to imagine a 18.2 inch laptop like the 8920G is when all you hear is Eee this, Eee clone that and so on.

If you like big tools, the Gemstone 8920G from Acer is what you need. You can order it now as Acer is ready to ship it.

What would you get beside the extra large 18.2 inch display? Here are some specs:

• Weight: 9 pounds
• 16:9 image aspect ratio
• 1920 x 1080 screen resolution
• 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor
• 4GB of RAM
• two internal hard drives which total 640GB of storage
• 512MB nVidia 9650M GS graphic card
• Wireless-N WiFi
• HDMI out
• DVD writer with Blu-ray reading capability.

Like what you’ve seen so far from this Acer? I guess so. One of this huge babies will come around $3,000 so order wisely.

Samsung has two new digital cameras coming in September. These are the TL34HD and the L310W. Like what you see in the picture? That’s the TL34HD, a disciple of the NV24HD and it just might be the most advanced point and shoot camera from Samsung.Here’s what it has to offer:

• 14.7 megapixels resolution
• 28mm Schneider lens
• 3.6x optical zoom
• 720p video recording at 30fps
• movie stabilizer when recording video
• successive Recording mode
• Smart Touch 2.0 user interface
• HDMI connectivity

The L310W digital camera which you can see just below, isn’t that bad either. This one has a 13.6 megapixels sensor which will definitely upgrade your photography talent. What else you ask. Here are more specs:

• 3.6x wide optical zoom lens
• intelligent 2.7 inch LCD screen
• Samsung Perfect Portrait System
• Face Detection
• Blink Detection Mode
• Smile Mode
• Beauty Shot mode
• Digital Image Stabilization
• Auto Contrast Balance
• Movie recording at SVGA resolution @ 20 fps in MPEG-4 format

Both cameras will be rolling in September. The TL34HD will sell for $329.95 while the L310W is reported to sell for £199 which is about $398. That would be simply weird. The better version should be more expensive.

Philips Xenium 9@9q is not only a weird named cell phone but a really simple one too. It’s now available in Russia starting from 4499 rubles or about $200 depending on carrier offers and plans.

The Philips Xenium 9@9q is a simple device meant for phone calls and SMS texting. In other words it basically does what a cell phone was expected to do, with just a little extra features on top.

The battery seems promising with up to 1 month standby. When it comes to phone calls it lasts for up to 9 hours of continuous conversation. The main display has 262K colors support, while the external display is a simpler one, only showing notifications of new messages, incoming calls and missed ones and battery status.

I did say there are just a few extra features on top of the basic stuff. You have a camera with recording capabilities, an MP3 player that plays 22 hours of continuous music. There’s EDGE, WAP and Bluetooth and a microSD slot for up to 2GB memory cards.