Cool new gadgets and gizmos

Samsung Omnia II akin to official phone for Winter Olympics

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:04:29 PST

Yeah, it’s true. A Windows Mobile phone is the official phone of the 2010 Winter Olympics and not any phone, the Samsung Omnia II with its 800MHz processor and AMOLED screen. All the trimmings with Windows Mobile 6.5.

Not bad,what do you say.

Nintendo DSi with larger screens coming this year for Japan?

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:18:41 PDT

The Nintendo DSi in its current form is just about to round its first Japanese birthday on coming November 1st, and if Nikkei has anything to say about it, the two-screener's all set for an oncoming growth spurt.

According to a report from the publication, who has a good track record on Nintendo reports thus far, a new DSi with 4-inch screens (versus 3.25 currently) is coming to the land of the rising sun sometime before this year's out.

No other spec differences, the report claims this was in response to older gamers having trouble seeing the action. It'll replace the current model and retail for the same price i.e. ¥18,900 (US $205.50).

AT&T Pure at $149 and Tilt 2 for $299

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:15:20 PDT

AT&T has officially announced the HTC Pure, which actually hit stores Sunday. Also announced, the Tilt 2, the Touch Pro 2 follow up to the Fuze or the original Tilt, depending on how you want to look at it. Both of the phones have (or will have, for the Tilt 2) Windows Mobile 6.5 on board from the get-go.

The Pure is available for $149.99 after contract and rebate. The Tilt Pro 2 "will be available in the coming weeks" but as per the rumours it'll be around $299.99.

Powered by the nation's fastest 3G network and the Windows phone platform, the HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE deliver an enhanced TouchFLO® 3D interface on a large vibrant touch screen that makes navigation intuitive and rich while enabling smooth access to desktop like web browsing. Both devices embody HTC's approach to put people at the center of the communications experience by providing full access to voice, text, or email in a single contact view, regardless of whether voice, text or email was used. This view can be accessed from the contact card or in the in-call screen during a phone conversation, ensuring the latest conversations are always at hand.

"As one of the first carriers to support Windows Mobile 6.5 in the U.S. and the largest distributor of Windows phones worldwide, AT&T has a long history of leadership in smartphones and Windows Mobile," said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Twice as many smartphone users choose AT&T over any other carrier and the HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE will lead our Windows phone lineup into 2010."

AT&T will support Windows Marketplace for Mobile in 2009 for access to a variety of applications on new AT&T devices, including the HTC PURE and HTC Tilt 2. Additionally, AT&T customers' purchases from Windows Marketplace can be added to their monthly statements. After Microsoft delivers Windows Marketplace later this year for other versions of Windows Mobile, AT&T will make it available to customers using those versions.

Windows Mobile 6.5 received several upgrades that enhance ease-of-use, such as a touch-friendly user interface and improved browser with Flash support. Content and applications are just a fingertip away on the redesigned Start Menu and Internet Explorer Mobile will support the rich experiences that many Web pages offer for desktop computers.

"AT&T and HTC have a long history of innovation with Windows phones," said Andy Lees, senior vice president of Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business. "AT&T, by bringing out the both the HTC Pure with its touch slate, and the HTC Tilt 2 with its keyboard, gives people the ability to choose a Windows phone that matches their preference."

HTC Tilt 2:
Designed for the business professional, the HTC Tilt 2 is designed with distinct style and strength while delivering the most powerful productivity experience available on a mobile phone. The HTC Tilt 2 features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen WVGA display which can be easily tilted for an expanded viewing area and a large QWERTY keyboard, which is optimized for heavy email use. A quality speakerphone experience is enabled by dual speakers and dual microphones with advanced noise cancellation, and HTC's Straight Talk™ which allows for simplified conference calling and activation of the speakerphone by simply turning over the device. The HTC Tilt 2 also features a 3.2 megapixel camera.

HTC PURE:
Leveraging HTC's TouchFLO 3D experience, the all touch screen HTC PURE offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for one-hand use, which further evolves the compact smartphone design. Incorporating a large, brilliant 3.2-inch WVGA touch screen, the HTC PURE is crafted to fit perfectly into the hand and accentuates one's sense of style. With a crisp advanced five megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture, expandable memory, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor, the HTC PURE brings many of the most sophisticated features to a broad consumer audience looking for the professional benefits of a smartphone, without sacrificing size, looks or functionality.

"The HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE are not only powerhouse devices, they also provide a natural simplicity in the way we communicate with the people in our lives whether through voice, text or email," said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of HTC America. "Our desire is to put people at the center of every mobile experience, and we are pleased to work with AT&T, who shares this common vision."

Pricing and Availability:
The HTC PURE is available at AT&T retail stores nationwide and online at www.wireless.att.com for $149.99. The HTC Tilt 2, will be available in the following weeks for $299.99. (For the HTC PURE, pay $199.99 and receive $50 mail-in-rebate, for the HTC Tilt 2, pay $349.99 and receive a $50 mail-in-rebate. Two-year agreement on a minimum $69.99 plan required.)

Facebook Poll Asking to Kill Obama

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:08:30 PDT

The US Secret Service is trying to identify the people who launched an online poll at Facebook asking whether US President Barack Obama should be assassinated.

Facebook on Monday shut down the user-generated poll, which was titled "Should Obama be killed?" and offered answer choices of yes, no, maybe, and "If he cuts my health care."

"Once we found out about it, we worked with Facebook to have it removed," Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley told.

"We are certainly investigating; just like we would with any threat case."

More than 750 Facebook users had reportedly cast votes by the time the poll was extract from the wildly popular online social networking community.

"This is sick and sad," a Facebook user with the screen name Cocoa Fly said in a posting as the poll fueled passionate online exchanges at the website.

This poll was created over the weekend using a third-party application that lets users conduct their own surveys, according to Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt.

Facebook had to shut down the program to get rid of the Obama poll since surveys using the software were controlled by the outside developer.

The application will remain disabled until the developer assures Facebook that the controversial survey has been removed and there are policies and procedures for handling such concerns in the future, according to Schnitt.

Nintendo Wii Price will be $199 this Sunday

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:37:54 PDT

Rumours that the Wii will drop $50 on 27 Sep'09 are looking confirmed. An internal memo from an anonymous Best Buy tipster backs-up the claim, and says Nintendo will make things official this Friday.

When you think about, it's amazing that the Wii has motored along for three years at $250. But it's clear that Nintendo has to do something. The 120GB PS3 Slim is $300, the 120GB Xbox 360 Elite is $250 with rebates, and 250GB bundles for both are strongly rumored to be around the corner. Check out the confirmation.

I hope many of you now thinking of buying the cheap Wii game, don't you?

Apple sold 50 Million iPhones/iPod Touch Devices

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:28:43 PDT

Apple’s Steve Jobs appeared on stage today to say that the company has sold 30 million iPhones to date. Later in the presentation, SVP of product marketing Philip Schiller confirmed that they have sold 20 million iPod Touches. That’s a total of 50 million devices that have access to the iTunes App Store, which has more than 75,000 applications. In all, users have downloaded 1.8 billion applications from Apple.

Schiller took the opportunity to knock the competition when it comes to gaming and entertainment titles on the iPhone OS compared to the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. Schiller said the PSP has 607 titles, the Nintendo DS has 3,680 titles and the iPhone has an overwhelming 21,178.

The number of iPhone and iPod device users are still a fraction of Apple’s overall iTunes users. Today, Job said iTunes is now in 23 countries and that there’s 100 million accounts that are connected to credit cards.

With scale rapidly making the iPhone and iPod Touch one of developers’ favorite platforms to build applications for, the next conundrum is merchandising. With the new iPhone and iPod Touch 3.1 software upgrade, Apple has made that even better. Now in addition to such App Store categories as “New” and “What’s hot,” there’s a new category called “Genius.” It uses the same technology that delivers song recommendations to people in iTunes, but it gives app recommendations based on what you have previously downloaded. For instance, if you liked a golf app, then maybe EA’s Madden would also appeals to you.

PS3 new 3D mode coming in 2010 to all existing games

ankukohli@gmail.com (Ankush Kohli) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:45:47 PDT

A video of Wipeout HD being played in 3D, with some schmuck wearing 3D glasses and babbling on about how much fun he's having. Especially for something like Wipeout HD, whose neon-infused tracks make for an almost too convenient example of rapidly approaching vanishing points, we'd say 3D could really be a quasi-"killer app" for consoles going forward -- especially if those fancy new motion controllers don't catch on for Microsoft and Sony.

In many ways, 3D just seems to make more sense in a video game than for a movie, and the whole problem of finding content to deliver in the format has already been solved: a software update for the PS3 sometime in 2010 will enable it to provide a 3D viewing experience to "all" existing games on the system. We're sure there will be some exceptions, but it sounds very promising. The console itself pumps out a quite regular signal over HDMI, which the TV syncs up with your 3D glasses. A 200Hz TV, for instance, alternates 1080p frames, with 100Hz for each eye.

Retro Stereo iPhone/iPod speakers

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:31:00 PDT

Presenting fascinating speakers for your iPods and iPhones music gadget. It is called Retro Stereo iPod speaker as the design resembles an old fashioned cassette player. Most iPod does not have speakers and thus this one is an apt accessory to accompany the iPod/iPhones gadget. With a light weight body and a suave design this one would arouse that olden day’s feel in you. With no battery requisite the iPod speakers get energised by the iPhone/iPod.

The gadget has a docking mechanism with the dock connector onboard and caters stereo audio result. Costing $32 this one is homogenously compatible with many iPod and iPhone models like 1st and 2nd generations of iPod Touch, 6G iPod Classic, 1st to 4th Generation of iPod Nano, and iPod mini, iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS.

Having 62mm W x 15mm D x 30mm H dimensions and weighing a meagre 19 Gms, this one is truly handy. Enrobing the black colour it looks presentable and retro form stylish.

Huawei 8220 Android Phone with T-Mobile Pulse

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:13:00 PDT

Huawei is planning Android mobile gadget for Q3 launch. In addition to the U8230, we have seen before it looks like another Huawei Android-based smartphone is coming in October to T-Mobile Europe. The device is known as the T-Mobile Pulse or Huawei 8220. It comes with:

Android 1.5
3.5-inch 320×480 LCD touchscreen
3.2 Megapixel camera
GPS receiver
WiFi
Bluetooth
microSD card slot
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

This gadget is available near by this October.

Nokia's Booklet 3G New Netbook Mini Laptop PC

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:18:56 PDT

Nokia has obviously noticed the surge in Netbook popularity in the past year and the company has developed its own model called the Nokia Booklet 3G. The Windows based Booklet 3G mini laptop PC has a:

10-inch glass HD ready display
Weighs 1.25 kilograms
Measures about two centimeters thin
Intel Atom processor
Impressive 12 hours of battery life
3G/ HSPA
Wi-Fi
HDMI port for HD video out
Front facing camera for video calling
Bluetooth
SD card reader
Easily access the Nokia Music Store
Nokia's Ovi Maps
A-GPS

Nokia will release more detailed specifications market availability and pricing for the Booklet 3G at Nokia World on September 2.

Gaming Mouse by Razer Naga

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:45:00 PDT

Razer introduces the Naga Gaming Mouse gadget which was designed specially for MMO games. The Razer Gaming Mouse is designed to enhance your ability to control your character with 17 MMO optimized buttons so you can programmed different game commands to each button. Aside from the keypad, the Naga looks like a wired version of the Razer Mamba from earlier this year. Like the Mamba, the Naga has all of the speeds and feeds common to high-end gaming mice, including a 5,600 dpi laser sensor and 1,000MHz polling rate. You won't really need those high-precision settings to master the assisted targeting and timed-attack mechanics in a MMO, but it's hard to find a gaming mouse these days without such crazy settings, so you might as well have them.

Razer also boasts in-game configuration add-ons for World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online for the Naga, which will hopefully simplify mapping the various key commands.

Naga is reasonably comfortable and intuitive to use we can see how it might appeal to other gamers, digital media artists, or users of any other hot key-heavy software. Razer lists the Naga for $79.99 on its Web site and says it will be available online "soon".

Cloud Telecomputers Presents Desktop Smartphones for Business

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:16:00 PDT

Cloud Telecomputers a software innovator in business communication applications and IP telephony today introduced Glass, which is an Android-based platform for desktop business smartphones. The Glass is SIP compatible and will offer a highly attractive and intuitive user interface on an eight-inch color touchscreen. This gadget will feature Outlook integration for tap-to-dial, Bluetooth for answering cell calls on your desk phone, voice dialing, HD speakerphone, and interfaces to popular CRM programs.

Cloud Telecomputers is planning to release its Glass-enabled phones during the Q1 of 2010 with a price range of $599 to $699, depending on features and configuration.

Video Glasses By i-3D

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:23:36 PDT

Here is a 3D Glasses gadget that has a futuristic design it is the i-3D Video Glasses that use 3D technology to make you experience your own 3D theater at home. The i-3D Video Glasses weighs 2.4-ounces and displays videos at 920,000 pixels with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The i-3D Video Glasses also comes with built-in earbud-type speakers and delivers a wide 35-degree diagonal viewing angle.

Features of the i-3D Video Glasses includes a remote control, adjustable brightness and contrast, USB charger cable and a 1,000mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery all for a $399 price.

Boombox Portable iPod Speaker System Use it Anywhere

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:29:00 PDT

Fantastic Boombox Portable iPod Speaker System is for all those folks who are crazy about music and practically live with their music system should take a look at this . The compact and handy system docks your iPod and also plays the stereo for a party kind of scenario. The best part of this gadget is that you can carry it with you on outdoor trips as well. Compatible with one and all generations of iPods this speaker system is a small wonder that prompts best musical results. The speakers cater total output of 18 watts and generates non stop 20 hours of music.

Thriving on 8D batteries when outdoors or an AC adapter when indoors this iPod speaker system would be an owner’s delight. Enhancing portability with an in-built handle this one has a companion in terms of a remote control that aids in easy operation. Wearing a greyish accent coupled with white this iPod speaker system looks graceful.

Costing $150 this system is a great musical solution for your iPods.

Bose QuietComfort 15 Bluetooth headphones

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:08:09 PDT

Stylish gadget Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones great looks in black-grey colour combination and innovative comfy ergonomic design. The basic virtue of these headphones is noise cancellation. Enveloping a wider frequency spectrum the Bluetooth headphones provide you with far-ranging music streaming. With microphone on dual sides that is resting under the ear cups and on the outside these ensure proper measurement while enhancing the noise cancellation signals. Crafted out of material that generates passive noise reduction these get the life with one AAA battery that lives for 35 hours. With arresting handsome looks these headphones are a best alternative to your noisy music device.

Released on 20th August'09 these are a sure shot catch for all you music lovers who love to listen to music while on a ride. Get the latest on the block to enhance your listening experience!!

iLuv iAD119 Dual USB Car Charger

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:55:48 PDT

iLuv plans to launch a remarkable different gadget in industry. One of the two called iLuv iAD115 Micro USB Car charger befits your car’s cigarette lighter slot and lights up the blue LED light. It needs a 12-24V DC input supply and generates 5V DC and 500mA output. While the iLuv iAD119 Dual USB Car Charger would give liberty of charging two gadgets simultaneously. It again has blue LED suggesting its charging operation and is accompanied by replaceable fuse. With a rotating head this charging device is easy to fix and thus charge your gadget.

It would be retailing in the month of September at a cost of $20.

Pencil USB Drive

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:00:47 PDT

This is a funky pencil USB flash drive from Brando. It’s really an innovative concept something cool like this. It really remembers you of your school days. This drives weighs only 14g, and is USB 2.0 compatible. You can get this cool gadget in different sizes like 8GB, 4GB and 2GB and works well with Linux, windows and Mac OS. So what are you upto wanna have one?

You can get it from Brando at a price of $19, $21 and $30 for 2GB, 4GB and 8GB.

LG XNote Netbook X130

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:47:00 PDT

LG has officially joined the Netbook Market with its XNote X130 Netbook which has been on many lips but with another name the LG X13 Netbook. It is powered by:

10.1-inch Netbook
1024×600 resolution display
Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor
160GB Hard Drive
1GB of RAM.
It gives 12 hours of usage from its 9-cell battery
WiFi
Bluetooth 2.0
EDR Connectivity
Windows XP Home Edition

The LG XNote is available in the colors of Pink, White and Black. The LG Netbook comes with a price tag of 789,000 Korean Won.

Asus's Wireless Router RT-N13U

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:38:00 PDT

Asus presents us with its latest gadget RT-N13U Wireless Router which won’t cause you headaches to configure. The Router measures only 165mm x 125mm x 30mm and weighs only 265g. Once you have made a connection with the Asus RT-N13U then you will experience Asus EZ UI which enables the user to easily setup and manage wireless connections, scanners and printers. The Asus Wireless Router gives the user the option to allocate the bandwidth usage to different activities, monitor your downloads 24/7 even when your PC is off and even helps with the sharing of multimedia content and documents.

The Asus RT-N13U also has an internal antenna which provides wider coverage than an external antenna. There is no information on how much it will cost as yet.

Lenovo's Thin & Light IdeaPad U450p Laptop Series

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:02:04 PDT

Lenovo announced the unveiling of its IdeaPad U450p Thin and Light Laptop. The Lenovo IdeaPad U450p is a 14-inch Notebook which weights 4.6-pounds and is powered by an:

Intel Pentium SU2700 1.30GHz/Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz processor
4500MHD integrated graphics card
320GB hard drive
4GB of DDR3 Ram
14-inch LED backlight LCD display
1366×768 pixel resolution
3 USB Ports
4-in-1 media card reader
HDMI & VGA outputs
WiFi Connectivity
1.3 Megapixel Webcam & microphone

The Lenovo IdeaPad U450p is available with a price tag of $799 at Lenovo.

Samsung Presents Two DualView Cameras: TL225 & TL220

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:28:00 PDT

Samsung announced the Samsung's DualView TL225 and TL220 Digital Cameras gadget. What makes these two new digital cameras stand out is the Dual LCDs one at the front and one at the back. Both cameras features a 1.5-inch LCD display on the front which enables the users to take self-portraits and profile pictures with ease. On the back you will find a 3.5-inch wide touchscreen LCD display on the TL225 and on the TL220 you will find a 3.0-inch touchscreen LCD display. Both Cameras also comes with Schneider-KREUZNACH lens and the option to shoot 720p HD / H.264 videos however the TL225 comes with an optional HDMI Port.

The Samsung DualView TL225 and the DualView TL220 will be available in September at suggested retail prices of $349.99 and $299.99 respectively.

Samsung's CL65 GPS Digital Camera

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:00:01 PDT

Samsung CL65 camera comes with a 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD display, Schneider-KREUZNACH Lens and a 5x Internal Optical Zoom on this 12.2 megapixel camera. The Samsung CL65 will be available as of September for a suggested price $399.99.

Full specs:

12.2 mega-pixels
5x Internal Optical Zoom
3.5 inch wide 1,152,000-pixel touch-screen
Schneider-KREUZNACH
720p HD / H.264 Format (optional HDMI adapter)
Size – 99.8mm x 60.8mm x 18.9mm

Special Features:

Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 2.0 Connectivity (DLNA Supported)
Email / Direct upload to photo sharing Web sites
Smart Gesture UI
Advanced Real Dual Image Stabilization : Optical IS + Digital IS
Smart Touch Auto Focus
Smart Auto
Smart Album
Smart Face Recognition (up to 20 faces)
Perfect Portrait System: Beauty Shot / Face Detection / Self Portrait / Smile Shot / Blink Detection
Photo Style Selector

MSI's C-Series New Notebook PCs

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:55:17 PDT

MSI has launches the hot 5 new Notebook PCs to its C-Series of Notebooks loaded with latest gadgets. The new Notebooks includes the CX600, CR600-013, CR600-017, CR700 and the CX700. The 600 models gets a 16-inch WXGA LCD display with a 1366×768 pixel resolution while the 700 models gets a 17.3-inch WXGA LCD display with a 1600×900 pixel resolution.

All of the Notebooks are powered by a T4200 2GHz processor except for the CR600-017 which is powered by a Pentium Dual Core T4300 2.1GHz Processor they all got a 320GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM and a DVD Burner except for the CR600-017 which seems to be the most powerful which has a Blu-ray Drive. The CX Models has ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics cards while the CR Models has NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G graphics cards.

All the MSI Notebooks PCs comes with WiFi Connectivity a 4-in-1 card reader and a 1.3 Megapixel Webcam.

iHome iP1 Studio Series iPod or iPhone Dock

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:50:00 PDT

iHome is finally ready to ships it iP1 iPhone/iPod dock speaker sound system. It is the company’s first Studio Product to feature the Bongiovi Acoustics’ Digital Power Station (DPS) technology. It Features:

Bongiovi Power Station digital signal processing restores audio lost to compression
Two 4-inch woofers and two 1-inch tweeters
100 watts of biamplified power
Universal dock charges your iPhone or iPod while it plays
Stunning design enriches any room
Infrared remote lets you control volume, EQ and navigate basic iPod and iPhone music functions
AV out jack to play iPhone/iPod videos through your TV
Line in jack to listen to aux audio sources
Removable speaker grilles with alternate speaker bezels

It is a processor that actively scans the recorded material and compensates for any deficiencies across the audio frequency spectrum. The iP1 brings design and sound into the world of high-end audio. The iP1 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone is currently available for purchase at Apple and Best Buy as well as on the iHome website for a retail price of $299.

Asus Presents Disney's Netpal

noreply@blogger.com (AmitD) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:38:01 PDT

Disney Asus Netpal Laptop is now priced and ready for sale. It is based on the Asus 8.9-inch Eee PC and is powered by:

XP Home Genuine Windows XP Home
8.9” LED-backlit WSVGA screen (1024×600)
Intel® ATOM N270
802.11 b/g/n
DDR2 SO-DIMM 1GB
160GB HDD
1 x VGA port (D-sub 15-pin for external monitor)
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x LAN RJ-45
2 x audio jacks: Headphone / Mic-in
Camera: 0.3 M Pixel
MMC and SD (SDHC supported)
Hi-definition audio CODEC, Built-in stereo speakers, Analog Mic
Battery: 4200mAh Polymer, 5hrs
248mm (W) x 173mm (D) x 28.7mm (H)
1.2kg with battery
Casing Colors: Princess Pink, Magic Blue
price tag of $349.99.

Developed with parents and kids in mind, the Disney Netpal has a reinforced mechanical design and, naturally, a Disney user interface. In addition to “more than 40 robust parental control options,” the Netpal sports an 8.9-in. LCD display, Wi-Fi, Windows XP Home and kid-friendly software featuring Disney characters.