eK-gadgets info

Just in case there weren’t enough HTC manufactured Android phones out there, the company has come forth today to show us another device; the Wildfire, pictured above. This phone is marketered more toiwards the budget concious crowd with an expected somewhat low price.

Of course, with a low price comes somewhat lower specs including a 528MHz processor (no Snapdragon, unfortunately) and 512MB/384MB RAM and ROM. Additionally, the Wildfire features a 3.2-inch touchscreen, Android 2.1, a 5 megapixel camera with both autofocus and flash, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, 7.2mbps HSPA, and a microSD slot.

While all of this is pretty normal, what makes the Wildfire different from the rest is the “app sharing widget” that will allow you to tell your friends which apps you think they should get via email, SMS and social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter.

HTC myTouch 3G Slide is the latest addition to the T-Mobile catalog, the smartphone will become available for purchase in June 2010 and sports the Android 2.1 OS.

One of the best features of the myTouch 3G Slide is the “Genius Button” which works via voice and makes it easy to write a message, search for a contact, or make a call. In terms of technical specifications it has a 3.4-inch HVGA touchscreen an an optical trackpad, it supports microSD memory cards and is a quad-band cellphone with GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA, WiFi, bluetooth, and GPS.

The one thing you’ll never see on a stock Nexus One is a skinned interface like Sense or TouchWiz — they’re just not Google enough for a phone commissioned and sold directly by Mountain View. Thing is, Sense on Android has plenty of fans, and the mere thought of running it on something with as much oomph as a 1GHz Snapdragon brings tears to our eyes. The solution? The Desire, of course, featuring virtually all of the original Nexus One’s mojo with a little less direct Google support, a little more Sense, and a trackpad in place of the old trackball. The 3.7-inch AMOLED display carries over, but things get interesting on the software side: not only do you get HTC’s freshly-updated Sense with Friend Stream, you also get Flash 10.1 compatibility, which means you need every clock cycle of that 1GHz more than you ever thought you would. Unfortunately, North Americans, you’re getting screwed on this one for the time being — HTC is only announcing that it’ll be “broadly available” throughout Europe and Asia in the early part of the second quarter, while it’ll come to Australia via Telstra. Supersonic, care to save us?

• Operating System: Google Android (Cupcake)
• Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528MHz
• Internal Memory: 512MB ROM / 288MB RAM
• Display: 3.2-inch 320 x 480 HVGA Resolution Capacitive Touch Screen
• Technology CDMA: Dual-band 800/1900MHz, CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO rev. A
• Email: Support for Office Outlook Mobile® and Microsoft Exchange® with Direct Push
• Dimensions: 4.45” (L) x 2.19” (W) x .51” (T)
• Weight: 4.23 ounces
• Battery: 1300 mAh Li-on
• Talk time: 300 min
• Standby: 420 hrs
• Speakerphone
• Mono (15*11*3.5 mm)
• Built-in Camera
• 5.0 MP w/ Auto Focus
• Audio: MIDI, M4A, QCP, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, WMA, MP3, EVRC-B
• Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
• I/O Interface: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets, WiFi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
• Expansion: microSD™ memory card slot
• Device Navigation: Ultra slim bar type phone with capacitive touch display, end/power button, send, home, menu, back/clear button, search, volume keys, TrackBall
• Internal antenna
• In-Box Content: Phone, 8GB SD Card, Standard Battery (1300mAh), A/C Charger, USB Cable, Quick Start Guide (link to UM), Safety Brochure, Warranty Card

Dell made quite a splash at CES 2010 with the Mini 3 tablet, also officially titled the Streak.

There is very little known about the 5-inch tablet, and we don’t even have a name, official or otherwise. However, here is a hands-on shot of the keyboard from my source if you are interested. As you can see, it has a number pad on, and it does run off of Android 1.6. Something tells me Dell will take its sweet time developing this 5-inch tablet, so let them.