T-Mobile G-Slate and G2X dual-core smartphone

T-Mobile G-Slate and G2X dual-core smartphone - T-Mobile G-Slate and G2X dual-core smartphone coming on April 20th?

LG, you big tease! T-Mobile must be feeling a tinge of regret for hooking up with the Korean hardware manufacturer lately, as TmoNews reports both the G-Slate tablet and a new G2X smartphone (believed to be the US moniker for the Optimus 2X) won't be coming Stateside for at least another month. Neither will be exactly late, mind you, since both feature dual-core Tegra 2 chips and the G-Slate runs Google's freshest Honeycomb software, however a launch date of April 20th does put LG a step behind its direct competitors. Motorola has already rolled out its own Xoom and Atrix alternatives, while Samsung is making noise about its new Galaxy devices, which might well beat LG's wares to the market. Rumor is we'll get an official date out of T-Mobile at CTIA next week, so keep your eyes peeled for that one.

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HTC Android CDMA/GSM smartphone tipped for Verizon

An unidentified HTC smartphone with dual CDMA/GSM for the Verizon and Vodafone networks has escape, believed to be on the way for a Verizon launch in early 2011.  The handset – which is currently running Android 2.2 – has a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard and is tip to use a 1.2GHz processor, likely Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon.

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Calculator

Calculator or (even better) a Portable Spreadsheet












I am probably going old school a bit with this suggestion, but it is hard to beat a handy portable calculator when you need to do some numbers. From a small calculator you can find in a checkbook to a scientific version as a standalone device or on a smartphone, it is hard to beat a calculator when dealing with the real world.
Beyond a calculator, a spreadsheet that you can carry in your pocket is my own personal favorite. With just such a device I can stay on top of many things, from financial to physics (and physical) applications, and run what-ifs until I am content with the outcome. Being able to do that makes a simple calculator or pocket spreadsheet a very nice kind of gadget to have. Although, to this day, I cannot understand why no one has brought out the dedicated stand alone spreadsheet device.

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GPS smartphone

GPS

I have been fascinated by GPS devices for quite a while now. I’ve seen them progress from the dashboard and into your pocket. Today’s GPS units can not only take you across country or to grandma’s house… it can also show you all the cookie and fuel spots along the way. And if you get tangled up with the Big Bad Wolf on the journey, most will dynamically re-route you over the river and through the woods.

You can find a GPS in a stand-alone package, such as the Tom Tom or Garmin Nuvi units, and they offer door to door guidance. You can also find smartphones, such as the iPhone and the Android phones, which incorporate a GPS into their design. With the embedded GPS, the smartphones can offer varying GPS device capabilities. The iPhone, for example, will automatically geotag each picture it takes, which then can be viewed on a map when uploaded to iPhoto. The Google Nexus One offers strong default mapping that will show you locations of various traveling resources.

Augmented Reality applications are an extension of GPS technology which overlays a live picture with various location data, and it is quite slick to use. Currently Augmented Reality is stronger on the smartphone devices, but Tom Tom and others are rumored to have dedicated AR units in development.

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Smart Phone blackberry

              If I had to pick one gadget I’d hate to lose… I’d choose a SmartPhone hands down. Not only can they do practically everything on this list, but new software (which is appearing daily on the iTunes AppStore and its competitors) can take the unit in a bold new direction, providing functions that to this point required a dedicated device.

Now, a converged device is definitely not for everyone. And you could argue that a dedicated device will more than likely do a better job since it was designed for that specific task. But in some applications the smartphone can now do a great job, and it allows you to carry only one device to do many jobs.
Smartphones also become a portable research device perfect for any number of applications. From party trivia to replacement part research on the job, an online smartphone with a browser opens up a world of information.
I have taken it even one step further, and kept a recent copy of Wikipedia on the device itself for offline access on a Windows Mobile device. Since then the connections have gotten better to the point where offline access is not such a concern – but I do have a copy just in case. The implementation is not as robust as the TR3 reader version was, but it beats nothing on a camping trip.
A few of our favorite smart phones over the years have included Pocket PCs (now monikered, poorly in my opinion, Windows Mobile), Blackberry devices, various Java based units, and more. But currently we like the app rich iPhone and the new but exciting Google Nexus One (and all Android based smart phones, for that matter).
I can’t wait to see what Windows Mobile 7 is bringing to the table, but for now I can only imagine as Apple and Google grab my attention, along with millions of others.
One thing is certain, regardless of the brand – a modern smartphone is a very powerful device, bringing a lot of growing functionality in a small, mostly easy to use package. In a way, they’re a veritable magic wand of technological capabilities, and something very nice (and handy) to have.

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Acer F900 touchscreen smartphone

Global availability of Acer F900 touchscreen smartphone announced

Acer has finally announced global availability of their top range F900 smartphone. We had to wait for quite a long time since the first day of MWC back in the middle of February 2009 when Acer has officially announced their future smartphone range including DX900, X960, M900 and, of course, the F900. At those times we were thinking of its software features (almost all hardware specifications were announced without delay), pricing and competitors. Now we can comment on mostly everything about it.

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LG Versa Modem Smartphone

LG Versa Modem Smartphone – New Experience

If you are aware of and follow the releases on the electronic market, you will not be surprised to find out that LG and Verizon Wireless joined their efforts and technologies to create a completely new product: LG Versa Smartphone with advanced web browsing, which will appear on March 1st, 2009. However, you will be, for sure, satisfied with its design and options, for, besides of the LG well-known quality and durability, the smartphone features some new specifications.

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ROADS 101 smartphone

ROAD S 101 smartphone

However, I could not find a gadget smartphone that was right for me. One day on my birthday I got a present from my parents.

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vote! HTC exposes Touch HD

HTC exposes Touch HD

Taiwanese company HTC expands its number of Touch series smartphones with the model Touch HD a phone that combines style and design with high-end functionalities. Being a part of a large number of Touch phones, this unit has a touchscreen with WVGA resolution (480 x 800) and a normal HTC interface, TouchFlo3D that offers fast and intuitive access to the phone functionalities.

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hybrid smartphone

Baselworld '09, day 1. Ulysse Nardin Chairman hybrid smartphone

As we hoped, Swiss gentlemen from Ulysse Nardin haven’t allowed a slight doubt to emerge in our minds about their punctuality. Right as they said earlier this month, a very first smartphone with hybrid technologies in it will be unveiled at Baselworld. Today is the first day of the exhibition – and here it is then - Ulysse Nardin Chairman hybrid smartphone. A couple of weeks back Ulysse Nardin shared only a picture of the phone’s main feature – a kinetic charger. At that time it may have looked sketish and one could thing that it wouldn’t be a handy prototype neither it would be any good as a smartphone when they show it. But from now Ulysse Nardin’s should be considered by others as a competitor because along with functionality and style Chairman brings character of a discrete device for grown-ups.

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iphone

iPhone vs. Samsung F700: What is better?

iPhone has been announced a few weeks ago and a lot of people were waiting for it to appear. It is one of the best smart phones in its class. However, there is another smart phone that is on the same level as the iPhone. Samsung F700 was announced later then the iPhone however it beats iPhone in several characteristics.

Samsung phones become better and better every day and the iPhone is almost the best phone in the world. These phones could be called gadgets because they are top leaders in cell phones industry.

It is very hard to compare and choose one of these phones if you want to buy a smart phone of that level. We will try to help you with that.

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