Everything about Nexus One
The fuzz has started, Google’s first phone named Nexus One.
Here are the latest news about Nexus One full specifications :
- HTC phone
- Android OS 2.1
- Proximity sensor Capella CM3602
- ambient light sensor
- magnetic compass AK8973 3-axis Magnetic field sensor/AK8973
- accelerometer BMA150 3-axis
- WIFI 802.11n
- Stereo FM
- noise cancelation chipset : Audience A1026 Noise Canceling Chip
- OpenGL ES 2.0
- digital camera 5Mp with LED flash and autofocus
- 1Ghz CPU
- 3.7″ inch WVGA resolution AMOLED touchscreen
Disclaimer the specs might also be rumors.
The rumors also say that Nexus One will be in a head-to-head battle with iPhone. I personally think that is bull$hit.
iPhone is at its 3rd generation and millions and millions of handsets sold. Nexus one isn’t a real phone, just a concept.
The rumors also say the Google Nexus one will be available as early as june 2010.
Sony Ericsson Kurara leak
Looks like Sony Ericsson has big plans for our future. One of the plans include world domination the other Kurara a 3.5″ inch AMOLED touch sensitive screen, 8.1 Mp digital camera with 720p HD VIDEO RECORDING.
It looks like in 2010 the main battle will be on HD video recording, OS (not UI), and lots and lots of megapixels (which doesn’t mean quality, only bigger resolutions).
Nokia N920 rumor
Even if N900 is on the market, we might get an info about its successor : Nokia N920. The rumors say that Nokia N920 should have a 4.1″ inch capacitive touchscreen display and tons of connectivity :).
DOCOMO Develops Mobile Phone Prototype Using Surplus Wood
docomo touch wood
PRESS RELEASE
NTT DOCOMO announced today it has developed the mobile phone prototype made with the surplus wood of trees culled during thinning operations to maintain healthy forests. The prototype was created in collaboration with Sharp Corporation, Olympus Corporation and “more trees,” a reforestation project founded by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and others.
The authentic cypress wood body of the prototype, which is named TOUCH WOOD, features excellent durability and resistance to water, insects and mildew thanks to special three-dimensional compression molding developed by Olympus Corporation. Conventional natural wood is not suitable for use as mobile phone bodies because they tend to wear out quickly.
Each TOUCH WOOD handset features its own distinctive grain patterns and natural coloring. No artificial colors or paints are used, so the cypress retains its original natural appearance and aroma. The wood also has an attractive shine that is created during the compression process.
The TOUCH WOOD is made from the surplus wood of trees culled during forest-thinning operations. This new commercial use for thinned wood, which traditionally has only limited applications, helps to preserve other wood resources while strengthening the health of overgrown forests. So far, TOUCH WOOD production has used wood culled from the Shimanto forest in Japan’s Kochi Prefecture. The forest is managed by the more trees project.
The prototype phone’s graphical user interface (GUI) is based on the photographic art of Mikiya Takimoto, a more trees advocate.
A mockup of the TOUCH WOOD handset will be exhibited at ITU Telecom World 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland from October 5 to 9 and CEATEC JAPAN 2009 atMakuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, Japan from October 6 to 10.
docomo touch wood
NOTE : yeah, the first model looks like a bean , a wood bean - ewww !
xpPhone the superman cellphone
Look in the sky (pre-order) - it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a MID-computer-PC-cellphone.
This gadget is an entire netbook squeezed in a cellphone.
Just take a peek at the xpPhone configuration :
- CPU: AMD Super Mobile CPU
- Memory: 512M/1G
- SSD: 8G/16G/32G/64G
- HDD: 30G/60G/80G/120G
- LCD: 4.8′ TFT Touch-screen LCD 800*480
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
- Network: GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA (HSDPA/HSUPA)
- CDMA/CDMA2000 1X/CDMA1X EVDO,TD-SCDMA?TD-HSDPA
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g,WiMax(optional),Buletooth,Stand-alone GPS
- Camera Specifications:CMOS, 300k/1.3 Million
- Ports: 1 x earphone jack, 1 x microphone jack,Docking Connector (includes VGA output signal ), 1 x USB 2.0, SIM Slot
- Battery: Removable Lithium-ion
- Talk time: about 5 hours,Stand by time: about 5 days
- Real life: about 7 hours(Standard), about 12 hours(Large)
- Talk time: Standby time?Operation time may vary depending different usage.
- Weight: 400g (include battery)
Oh yes, this super-phone looks great on paper, the only problem is that technology costs, I wonder how much this will be.
Nokia Erdos concept
We haven’t seen any 8xxx luxury series from Nokia for a while now. Finnaly some rumors and maybe a concept : Nokia Erdos.
Here is everything we know yet about Nokia ERDOS:
- stainless steel casing
- 2.4 inch OLED display with 320 x 240 pixels and 16 million colors
- Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
- dual-band WCDMA connectivity
- Symbian S60 OS
- Wi-Fi
- A-GPS support
- Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP and AVRCP
- 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with autofocus, dual LED flash and video recording
- 8GB of internal memory (no memory card, not like you need one)
- 116.9 x 50.3 x 15 mm
- Docking stand with wireless headset
VIDEO : “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Nokia Corporation . ”
Hmm looks like the truth is out there !
Also the rumors say that Nokia is going to start selling Erdos in october.
No word on price yet, but if we remember Nokia 8800, is going to be expensive.