Tipster Matt Sparks informs us of a new patent that…well here read:

“Sticking to an exercise regime is always easier if there’s some sort of reward or punishment involved. Well, Sony Ericsson reckons that a phone or PDA could provide just the right incentive.

A wireless device could have a pedometer that set to a target – say 10,000 steps

in a week. If the owner hits the target the device then downloads a ring tone, a music track or video clip by way of reward. Or, if the owner slacks off and misses the target, the device malevolently deletes a file from its memory.”

Hmmm…Sony’s new logo could be the carrot and stick. Information from source: http://www.pdatoday.com/index.php/weblog/comments/electronic_treats_from_a_mobile_phone/ ]]> http://www.cheap-phone-news.com/electronic-treats-from-a-mobile-phone.html/feed 0 http://www.cheap-phone-news.com/mustek-launches-dv700tz-multi-functional-digital.html http://www.cheap-phone-news.com/mustek-launches-dv700tz-multi-functional-digital.html#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:56:00 +0000 Nikol Continue reading →]]>

The new DV700TZ has a 3X optical and 8X digital zoom along with a 7.0 megapixel CCD sensor, a 2.5-inch swivel LCD screen, and a maximum resolution of 720 x 480 at broadcast-quality 30 frames-per-second.  Video can be stored on the camera’s internal 64MB memory drive, or on a removable SD memory card.

The DV700TZ also works as a digital still camera for JPEG images up to 3680 x 2448 resolution usung its fixed focus lens (f=8.22, F2.8 to F4.7). Also it has user-selectable normal and macro focus range, five-mode white balance settings, variable shutter speeds (1/2000 to 2 sec), and a built-in IGBT type flash system with four modes. Toss in a a built-in MP3 music player with speaker and earphones, a WAV-format digital voice recorder, and a webcam for on-line video chat you end up with a almost the kitchen sink.

The DV700TZ comes with software for editing video and photos. Also included are the ussual suspects like a recharg

We just got back from the PepCom Digital Media Experience event…Pirates was the theme this year…ARRR!!.  Seriously they had pirates and pirate booty with all the trimmings. PepCom puts on one great party.

The new OQO is very sleek and sexy. It features a 1.5GHz VIA C7M processor with 1GB DDR2 ram

and packs a 60GB hard drive. Naturally it’s packing Microsoft Vista and a bevy of wireless options like 3G EV-DO, WiFi A/B/G and Bluetooth. Oh, and it has an HDMI digital port…mmmm yummy.

The unit was fast and responsive and the slide mechanism has been redesigned giving it is positive secure feeling. The screen is gorgeous and very easy to read. We will have a full review of a unit in the coming weeks, stay tuned.

Here are some pics:

Information from source: http://www.pdatoday.com/index.php/weblog/comments/oqo_model_02_ultra_mobile_pc/ ]]> http://www.cheap-phone-news.com/oqo-model-02-ultra-mobile-pc.html/feed 0 http://www.cheap-phone-news.com/htc-s710-smartphone.html http://www.cheap-phone-news.com/htc-s710-smartphone.html#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:13:00 +0000 Brian Fox Continue reading →]]>

Microsoft Corp. unveiled Windows Mobile 6, the newest version of its mobile software platform. Improving usability and adding support for Microsoft Office features previously available only on PCs. Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 looks to meet the needs of work and life while on the go, all with a single

device. Yeah; But I was getting that already with my Windows Moble 5 device I thought. This looks a lot better.

However they do claim Better-looking e-mail, Ease of viewing and editing of Office system documents, E-mail management and setup with fewer clicks, Synchronization with Windows Vista, Smart calendar bar,
Web search, e-mail, instant messaging (IM) and blogging all together, and Contacts with context.

The newest version of the platform offers the most genuine Microsoft Office system experience in the mobile versions of Office Outlook, Office Word, Office Excel and Office PowerPoint by bringing capabilities once available only on the PC versions of these products to the small screen. This allows users to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting, without affecting tables, images or text, and to view PowerPoint presentations on their device.

All Windows Mobile 6 powered devices include Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. Windows Mobile 6 also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, helping ensure that confidential information remains that way.

Here are a few more details:

Users view e-mail the way it was intended with its original pictures, tables and formatting, whether from a corporate e-mail server such as Exchange Server 2007, Web-based accounts such as Windows Live Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail, or a wide range of other service providers.

The new Office Mobile suite, built for all Windows Mobile powered devices, gives users a truly familiar and powerful experience with rich viewing and editing capabilities, without having to worry about the deletion of critical formatting and images.

Nine new one-click options have been added, including Reply All, setting a flag, moving a message to a subfolder, and, of course, Delete. Users can set an automatic out-of-office reply while on the road when using a Windows Mobile 6 powered device and Exchange Server 2007.

Windows Vista and the Windows Mobile Device Center take the guesswork out of managing a device and swapping music, pictures, movies and Outlook information between PC and the device.

This innovative new feature gives users the ability to understand at a glance the day or week ahead and quickly determine open time on their schedules. With Exchange Server 2007, they can see who is attending a meeting and forward or reply to meeting requests.

Windows Live for Windows Mobile will provide customers with a rich set of services including Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Live Search and Windows Live Spaces, uniquely designed to work with Windows Mobile software. Users can also find all their contacts in one unified list and see presence information on their Windows Live Messenger contacts.

Call history is now placed where it belongs, in each individual contact card, so people spend less time searching and more time communicating.

The platform offers a variety of security options, giving IT departments ways to help secure a device, including new Exchange Server policies and certificate options, storage card encryption, and continued support for remote and local device wipe.

Organizations using Information Rights Management (IRM) technology to help control the viewing, storing and printing of confidential information on PCs can now extend those capabilities to Windows Mobile 6 powered devices, a feature not available on any other mobile phone platform.

Powerful, new mobile versions of the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework and Microsoft SQL Server are built into Windows Mobile 6, making it even easier to create and access sales tools, inventory tracking and many other applications from a Windows Mobile 6 powered smartphone.

A new built-in application makes using a Windows Mobile 6 powered smartphone as a laptop’s high-speed modem “one-click easy” with either a Bluetooth wireless or cable connection.

Windows Mobile 6 makes it easier for operators and device-makers to integrate a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) solution into devices they are building. Bri

The BlackBerry 8800 is the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet and is equipped with a full, highly tactile QWERTY keyboard and RIM’s user-friendly trackball navigation system, it also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), multimedia features and a microSD expandable memory slot.

With

the large, bright, high resolution (320 x 240) landscape display, images appear vivid and crisp for viewing emails, attachments, pictures, videos, web pages, business applications and games. Built-in light sensing technology automatically adjusts the screen, keyboard and trackball brightness for optimized visibility in various lighting environments.

The BlackBerry 8800 also comes with a media player and stereo headset jack. Its expandable memory capability allows users to store their favorite music and videos on a microSD card to

3GSM World Congress – The HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger is the first of what is expected to be a number of Windows Mobile 6 smartphones to be announced at 3GSM. The small (for an iPAQ) device looks more like a phone than past smartphones from HP.

Features of the HP iPAQ 500 include:

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band GSM plus EDGEWiFi (802.11b/g) with support for VoIPBluetooth64MB user available memory plus microSD memory card slot176×220 pixel screenExtensive voice support for hands free use107mm x 48.6mm x 16.3mmTalk time of 6.5 hours

The iPAQ 500 Voice Messenger will be available this Spring in the US. International availability will follow shortly. Pricing for the device was not announced.