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UNLOCK APPLE IPHONE

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Remove the black part of the iPhone, the three screws, and the aluminum case. Disconnect the wire connecting the iPhone to the case. Also remove the metal cover over the comm. board of the iPhone. This is all the disassembly you have to do. If you feel like being safe, desolder the battery red lead of the iPhone.

The red line is covering the A17 trace. In order to trick the chip into thinking the flash is erased in the correct section, you will need to pull this high of the iPhone. Scrape away at the trace with something like a multimeter probe. Then solder a very thin wire to it. Be very careful. Only scrape away at that solder mask above that one trace. This is the hardest step in the whole process; the rest is cake in the full process to unlock apple iPhone. Also solder a wire to the 1.8v line. Connect to wire coming from the trace and the wire coming from the 1.8v to your unlock switch. Be careful, you only get one chance to do this right.

Time to test what you just soldered in the iPhone. First use the continuity check on a multimeter to make sure the wires aren’t shorting to ground or to each other. Make sure your switch is in the off position of the iPhone. Power up your iPhone. Hopefully it didn’t smoke, Now go into minicom to tty.baseband and send a few commands, AT a few times will do. It should respond OK. Nowflip your switch, the base band should stop responding. Even when you flip it back, the base band still shouldn’t respond. Be sure your switch is off, then open another Ssh and run “bbupdater -v” You can get bbupdater off the ramdisk. This should reset the base band, and minicom should start working again. If it did this, your soldering is most likely good, and you are ready to actually start unlocking your iPhone!!!

If it passed the checks in step 4, congratulate yourself. You are a pro soldered. Go eat lunch. If not, don’t worry yet. I must’ve thought I bricked my iPhone 100 times. First of all, to power up your iPhone you don’t need to reconnect the case with the power button. Just connect it with USB, it’ll power itself up. Secondly, don’t waste time compiling minicom.

This tool uploads a small program, “testcode.bb”, to the base band using the boot rom exploit. This program needs to be in neither a dir with â€œnorâ€�, the file you obtained. You need to have the switch on when running this program. This will download and run the code in “testcode.bb” Then the program will stop and ask to turn off the switch of the iPhone. Do so. You type any character then hit enter. The nor download starts right away. When the counter reaches 0×2E4000, it is done. Run “bbupdater -v”. Hopefully it will return the xgendata. If is does, the nor upload was successful.

If you already used up your attempt counter, the iPhone should already be unlocked. If not just run ‘AT+CLCK=”PN”, 0,”00000000″. That will unlock the iPhone for sure. Run ‘AT+CLCK=”PN”, 2. It should finally return 0!!!Your iPhone is now unlocked. Exit minicom and copy the CommCenter plist back to its place. Reboot. IAsign. And enjoy your unlocked iPhone.

Worlds Smallest Radio - Ear Piece (AM/FM)

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:51:00 +0000

Now you can get the Worlds smallest AM/FM Ear Piece for just a couple of dollars. You can get the latest am news, movie, sport or leisure program and use it while walking, running, driving, watching or simply relaxing. The weight of the Ear Piece is just 10 grams which includes the batteries and has no external wires nor any Aeriel or clips comes with a small soft cushion which will stay inside the ear.

The Battery cover can be easily opened with a paper clip and the radio is totally powered with the battery, which gives you a long last full clarity radio experience. Normally the working life of the battery is 48 hours without charging it and can last for weeks if its used frequently.

The market price of this product ranges from 4$ to 8$ depending on the sellers.

Gmail Tasks for iPhone, mobile Post-it notes

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:11:00 +0000

Google has conducted some interesting research relating to post-it notes and paper scribbles. Their studies found that despite having quad-core PCs and 30″ monitors, many people still preferred pen and paper for note taking. The reasons offered were easy editing, works offline, mobile and instant boot up. Google examined these needs and has created an iPhone application called Gmail Tasks.

Google prepared this YouTube video which explains how it works:

The iPhone can now be used to add new tasks, update old tasks, manage lists, and even brings Gmail Tasks to the iPhone’s home screen with just a few clicks. Updates are automatically synched, all compliments of Google Gmail.

Visit gmail.com/tasks, and also check out a gadget version of Tasks.

Intel® Desktop Board DG35EC gives you the New Level of performance

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:19:00 +0000

The Intel Desktop Board DG35EC Classic Series has been optimized to deliver new levels of performance and reliability for home and business users.

The Intel Desktop Board DG35EC has built-in microATX form factor supporting a range of processors including the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, Intel® Core™2 Quad processor, Intel® Pentium® processor, Intel® Celeron® processor and Celeron® processor 400 series (up to 95W TDP). This board can support up to 8GB of dual channel DDR2 800/667 SDRAM memory. It also offers Intel® HD Video experience, Intel® High Definition Audio with support for 5.1 surround sound, integrated 10/100/1000 Network connection and ample USB connectors for all your computer peripherals. This Intel desktop board also offers IEEE 1394a, a new feature that contributes to a great digital entertainment experience.

The Intel Desktop Board DG35EC is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium ready. The Intel® 3 Series Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Microsoft Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

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Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID with full hardware acceleration

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID with full hardware acceleration of HD content playback is your ideal home of entertainment platform. The Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID built in micro-ATX form factor. This board is designed to bring you the next level of quality home entertainment experience with integrated HDMI display output and hardware accelerated decode during high-definition playback. With support of Intel® Core™2 Quad processors and up to 1333 MHz FSB, this desktop board truly brings joy to your living room.

Intel Desktop Board DG45ID supports Dolby Home Theater* and is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium WHQL certified.

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Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB delivers exciting HD Video playback

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:58:00 +0000

Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB delivers exciting HD Video playback experiencebathr and 3D enhancement in the ATX form factor combining great values with quality and reliability. The Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB delivers new levels of performance and enhanced multimedia enjoyment in the ATX form factor supporting Intel® Core™2 Quad and Intel® Core™2 Duo processors.

The board also offers exciting premium features such as Intel® High Definition Audio, integrated 10/100/1000 Network connection, ample USB ports and IEEE 1394a for consumers to enjoy a great digital entertainment experience.

The Intel Desktop Board DG43NB is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready and the Intel® 4 Series Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

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Nokia N97 and iPhone Comparison

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:32:00 +0000

The new Nokia N97 seems to be a promising smartphone not only in terms of its features and functionality but also in terms of its stylish form factor, color and design.

If the slide-out QWERTY keyboard is not enough to beat the on-screen keyboard in the iPhone, I must mention that the N97 has a 5MP camera (with flash) and a video-recording option too. For more of the comparison between N97 and iPhone, take a look at the table below.

	Nokia N97	Apple iPhone

Operating System	Symbian S60 5th edition	iPhone OS
Locked?	No	Yes
SMS forwarding	Yes	No
MMS	Yes	No
Colors	White and Dark Gray	Black and White
Input	Slide-out Keyboard	On-screen Keyboard
File transfer	Yes	No
Camera	5MP with flash	2MP without flash
Video Recording	Yes, DVD quality	No
WiFi and GPS	Yes, with electronic compass	Yes
Removable Battery?	Yes	No
Memory	32GB with microSD	8GB or 16GB only
Price	$600	$700 (unlocked)

The comparison table pretty much sums it all.

Nokia N97 is going to be an amazing device, though we shouldn't get our hopes up until the device is out and available in the market.

However if you were planning to get an iPhone soon, a thorough look at the comparison table again may help you change your mind.

New Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Apple iPhone Comparison

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:54:00 +0000

1) Design: Looks has been one of the strong point for Apple. Right from the Macs to the iPod and lately the iPhone. Apple products are a style statement. Nokia 5800 looks good, but it lacks that killer iPhone looks. This one surely goes to Apple. However the plastic body Nokia makes the 5800 lighter than the iPhone. Also we are sure that the iPhone is much more delicate than the Nokia 5800.

2) Camera: Nokia 5800 wins this round. It is provided with a 3.2Mpix camera with Carl Zeiss Optics and dual flash. The iPhone on the other hand mounts a basic 2Mpix camera, without flash. Though the iPhone camera gives good enough results, the Nokia beats the iPhone easily. Oops.. and did i forgot Video Recording ?? Nokia has it, iPhone doesn’t!

3) Screen and Touch: Touch functionality of the iPhone is UNIQUE. Both the 5800 and the iPhone offer a accelerometer but the Nokia still relies on offers the Stylus! This according to them will offer handwriting recognition similar to the palm computers and appeals better to global audience (specially in Asia). The new Nokia also has a plectrum. The iPhone screen is a little bigger at 3.5″ compared to Nokia’s 3.2″. In these case both of them having both advantages and disadvantages alternatively.

4) Music: Apple has a huge advantage in their established iTunes website. iPod fans love the iPhone for the iTunes! But there is more, Nokia now has its own music download service and when you buy your Nokia 5800 you will get free music for a year, which of course is very generous and that competes with iTunes. Although it seems like Nokia is working very hard in this area with their music shop and the increased battery hours while listening to music. Both devices offer a 3.5mm headset jack.

5) The display: The Nokia 5800 has a smaller display than the iPhone, 3.2 inch against the 3.5 inch for the iPhone. However the resolution is better on the Nokia 5800 with 640*360 pixels against 480*320 pixels for the iPhone.

6) Features: Apple is restrictive and the iPhone is not all that open. Standard functions like Copy and Paste, Sms Forwarding etc are still missing. You can delete a single SMS and getting those 3rd part apps is a pain! Nokia offers a mass storage mode and has a Mini USB connectivity, symbian has loads of softwares already, its a Nokia - so all the basics are right! Its made for the masses. Although Nokia lacks a few things that the iPhone has, for example it doesn’t support multi touch which many people like about the iPhone. Also Nokia 5800 has AD2P Bluetooth support and matches the iPhone with WiFi and GPS. Nokia claims much better battery life, and we believe thats a fact.
7) Memory: iPhone comes in 8GB and 16GB version. While the 5800 comes with a 8GB MicroSDHC card free, you can add a 16GB as well. Nokia has a 81MB internal memory (and not to forget the Usb Mass Storage mode it offers).

8) Pricing: The Nokia is CHEAPER!! It sells unlocked phones and gives no trouble. Apple iPhone sells for approx 800-900$ unlocked, and the contract with AT&T is too expensive. Globally the Nokia 5800 will reach you much easily, open, unlocked and would be cheaper at below $400. Sure we don’t know how apple will react. Maybe they will lower their prices as well. But for now it’s a big advantage for Nokia.

Energizer - Zinc-air prismatic battery

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Energizer's new disposable Zinc-air prismatic battery which holds three times the energy of alkaline or lithium batteries.
"The battery itself has holes so that it can use oxygen from the air as one of the active materials, that's what allows us to get such a high energy density - the battery itself only needs to contain one of the active materials (zinc)," explained Jon Eager, marketing director at Energizer.
But gadgets that take the new batteries will not hit the shops until the end of the year, and will sell for up to three times the price of conventional ones.

Powermat - The Future Of Wireless Power

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:07:00 +0000

Devices running out of battery quickly is frustrating, but the latest breed of chargers found at this year's Consumer Electronics Show aim to make life a little easier. One such device is Powermat - this portable mat or tray allows energy to be consumed wirelessly.
Powermat technology brings safe, simple, and efficient wireless electricity to surfaces including walls, tables, floors and desktops. It is designed to replace the need to access multiple electrical sockets with the flexibility and freedom of wireless power for real-time powering and charging of electronic devices of almost any kind in almost any environment. Powermat technology revolutionizes the way energy is consumed in the every day course of interaction with our environment.

It uses magnetic induction to transfer power through dongles or special sleeves that need to be slipped onto gadgets.
Tiny radio transmitters in the sleeves or dongles tell the mat what it is charging.
The power management system on Powermat means a low-powered mobile device and a bigger consumer like a laptop can be recharged from the same plug.
Wireless power has been around for many years but it has traditionally suffered from poor efficiency.

Despite these innovations, battery technology itself has failed to keep pace with rates of development in other tech such as processors, GPS, or touch screens.
Natali del Conte from the technology news and entertainment website CNET said batteries for mobile devices need to improve.

"We see internal memory get larger, the devices get smaller and the displays have higher resolution, but we still have battery life as a problem," said Ms del Conte.

The Powermat is a two part offering that includes:

The mat: the thinly layered mat is designed to be overlaid on any work or home surface. Several mat configurations are available, supporting up to 4 devices simultaneously.
The receiver: the receiver is embedded within any of the form-fitting covers that fit snugly over an array of electronic devices, including: cellular phones, Blackberrys, GPS systems or music players.

Canon EOS Integrated Cleaning System "Dust reduction"

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Dust reduction ('EOS Integrated Cleaning System')

The headlines features for the EOS 400D are its ten megapixel sensor, nine-point AF sensor and new 'EOS Integrated Cleaning System'. I'm sure there are many Olympus E-series owners having a chuckle at this moment, through the many years of 'there is no dust problem' emanating from Canon owners to see Canon now admit (but also address) the potential problem.

Dust occurs in the mirror / shutter chamber from many sources, but mostly; fragments released from the moving components inside the camera, dust introduced from the body cap, lens changes and from some of the more 'affordable' lenses which have a more push-pull movement which can draw air in. In the past the only way to clean this dust out of your camera was to use some kind of blower (which sometimes worked), clean it using a swab (dangerous) or take it back to Canon (with a cost). So here's what Canon has done to address this:

* Used materials in the mirror box and shutter chamber which are less likely to generate dust
* Improved the body cap, again to not generate dust
* Used anti-static coating on the sensor surface
* Created a new separated anti-alias filter which vibrates to shake off dust
* Added a Dust Delete Data feature which can map stubborn dust to be removed in software

EOS Integrated Cleaning System video

Canon EOS Digital SLR System

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:47:00 +0000

The Canon EOS system of digital single-lens reflex (SLR) bodies and lenses is the standard choice among professional photographers worldwide. This page makes it easy to shop for Canon digital bodies and EOS lenses. Every component manufactured by Canon is covered, plus a few exceptionally good third-party components.

Canon EOS Bodies

Small sensor bodies are good for telephoto work, such as wildlife photography. A 100mm telephoto lens that would be ideal for portraits on a film or full-frame sensor body gives a 150mm equivalent perspective on a small sensor ("APS-C") body.

The full-frame sensor bodies are good for wide angle photography, low-light photography, and ultimate image quality.

Canon EOS 50 D Review

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:36:00 +0000

Almost exactly a year after the arrival of the EOS 40D, Canon has announced the 50D, which we're assured will be a sister-model, rather than a replacement. Recent history has seen Canon release new models every 18 months-or-so but it's been a busy year with newcomers such as the Nikon D300 getting a lot of attention in the 40D's keen-amateur/professional segment. The 50D is essentially a 40D body wrapped around a newly-developed 15 megapixel sensor that finally rectifies the situation in which Canon's XXD range trailed the company's entry-level line, in pixel terms. Canon is claiming that the new sensor's design (new manufacturing processes, redesigned photo diodes and micro lenses) mean that despite the higher resolution image noise has improved, something we'll be putting to the test later.

The other big change is the inclusion of a new, high-resolution LCD screen. 920,000 dots mean that it can convey 640 x 480 RGB pixels, making it effectively a VGA standard monitor. Three anti-reflection layers built into the screen do their best to keep it useable in bright conditions, too.

EOS 50 D

15.1 Megapixels
3.0" LCD, 9-POINT Cross Auto Focus
6.3fps Shooting Speed
Full Frame Integrated Cleaning System
Line View Shooting With Auto Focus
Digic III Imaging Processor

Canon EOS 300 D

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:03:00 +0000

Canon surprised many people (not least us) when it announced its $899 / €1,099 EOS 300D (Digital Rebel). This digital SLR based on the EOS 10D's superb six megapixel CMOS sensor and image processor in an inexpensive consumer body similar to the film EOS-300. This camera is designed to take the prosumer end of the digital camera market by storm, everyone is fully aware of the image quality of the EOS 10D (considered by many as the benchmark six megapixel digital SLR), and so a consumer priced digital SLR based on the same sensor is irrefutably attractive to anyone who would have previously considered an 'all in one' prosumer digital cameras.

This camera is probably the most fundamentally important step for digital SLR's since the introduction of the Nikon D1. It will place digital SLR's into the hands of consumers (with a moderate budget) and will probably also have a very strong negative effect on the $1,000 prosumer digital camera market. Especially considering that the Kit price which includes the new EF-S 18 - 55 mm (3x) lens costs just $100 / €100 more.

The EOS 300D's plastic body is just one of the elements used to reduce the cost of the camera, others include the use of a pentamirror in the viewfinder instead of a pentaprism, a reduction of features (although I feel that much of this is simply firmware crippling) and a shifting of manufacturing from Japan to Taiwan. Additionally Canon say that they have altered the production process of the CMOS sensor to reduce costs.

In addition to this the EOS 300D is the first Canon digital SLR to support a new lens called the EF-S (S = short back focus), this has the same mount and electrical contacts as an EF lens but has a rear element which fits further into the camera allowing it to be closer to the image sensor. The lens elements can also be reduced in size as the imaging circle does not need to be as large, thus EF-S lenses should be smaller and lighter than their 35 mm equivalents. Note that EF-S lenses can only be used on the EOS 300D (so far) as no other EOS camera supports the EF-S mount.

EOS 300D

6.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor
1.8" TFT LCD
2.5 frames per second
High-performance DIGIC processor

Canon EOS 1000 D

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:30:00 +0000

When Canon launched the EOS 300D back in 2003 it was widely regarded as the first affordable digital SLR and secured Canon a seemingly indomitable number-one spot in the market. Since then the 'small' Canon has gone through three further iterations and the current model - the EOS 450D - offers a feature set and image quality that could only have been dreamed about five years ago (and at a price point well below the 300D's). However, the competition haven't been idle spectators and have recently launched a number of de-spec'ed cameras that have redefined the entry level segment and undercut the EOS 450D in the DSLR hierarchy.

Canon has now responded to this mounting pressure by launching a new model one tier below the 450D in its current lineup - the EOS 1000D. It shares bits and pieces with Rebels gone by and, depending from which angle you look at it, the new model is either a stripped down 450D or a 'reheated' 400D. It's a lower specification camera than the 450D, by every measure you might see listed on the shop shelf, but is not the huge step down that its market positioning might lead you to expect.
EOS 1000 D
10.1 Megapixels
2.5" LCD
3fps Shooting Speed
Intregated Cleaning System
Line View Shooting
Digic III Imaging Processor

Canon EOS 400 D

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Almost exactly three years since Canon changed the digital SLR market forever (with the $1,000 EOS 300D) they announced the third generation of their affordable entry level series, the EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi). This new camera follows the design of the EOS 350D, being very compact and relatively lightweight but not compromising on manual controls or in-use performance. The headline changes are another two megapixel step up (to ten megapixels), the nine-point AF sensor from the EOS 30D, a new dust removal system which includes anti-static surface coatings, low-pass filter vibration and software based dust pattern removal. Less important but just as noticeable are the removal of the status LCD, replaced instead by a camera settings screen on the now larger 2.5" LCD monitor and the eye proximity sensor just below the viewfinder to turn this off when composing your shot.
EOS 400 D:
10.1 Megapixels
2.5" LCD
3fps Shooting Speed
Intregrated Cleaning system
Digic II Imaging Processor

Nokia 5800 Xpress Music: The first S60 Touch phone

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:55:00 +0000

She has arrived at last, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the first touchscreen Symbian S60 phone from Nokia—a surprising fact considering how prominent touchscreens have quickly become over the last few years. And instead of rolling out the new touch-specific Nokia S60 Fifth Edition on a flagship N-series phone, Nokia has decided to position the 5800 as a music phone for the kiddies, packaging it with their all-you-can-eat (and keep) Comes With Music service. This choice is probably a brilliant one, because after our quick demo, this thing needs a bit more time in the oven before it can stand with the big guys for a touchscreen-only device.

Design:
The Nokia 5800 shares design characteristics with the iPhone and Samsung touch-screen handsets like the Omnia. The candy bar shape offers clean lines with rounded corners and a black and burgundy color scheme (there's also a thin red stripe). At 4.37 inches tall by 2.04 inches wide by 0.61 inch deep, it is relatively small as touch-screen phones go, though it is a bit thicker than average. Still, at 3.84 ounces it won't weigh you down. The 5800 also offers a sturdy, comfortable feel in the hand.

The touch screen measures 3.2 inches, which makes it almost as big as the iPhone's. It supports 16 million colors (640x360 pixels) and has an aspect ratio of 16:9. With that kind of resolution, colors are bright and vibrant and graphics and photos are sharp. You can change brightness, font size, and backlighting time. During a call, the 5800's display will go dark when you raise the phone to your ear. The brightness will adjust automatically to different lighting environments.

Feature:
Each contact can contain up to 10 different phone numbers, 3 video-calling numbers, 3 e-mail addresses, 3 URLs, a birthday and anniversary, a department and job title, an assistant name and phone number, spouse and child names, and notes. And as usual you can add callers to groups.

Best of all, however, is the integrated Wi-Fi of Nokia 5800 Xpress Music. That is a must for a phone with a full HTML browser so we're very glad to see it here. You'll also find full GPS support with access to Nokia Maps.

The 5800's music player promises to be comparable with most Nokia N-series models. At least for now, the interface is simple and it offers album art. Settings are plentiful. You can adjust the balance, use a bass booster, activate stereo widening, and select one of five equalizer settings. Music quality was satisfying.

The sound was comparable with other Nokia Xpress Music phones. Our tracks had warmth and they didn't sound overly tinny or bass-heavy. The external speakers had a decent output and, unlike on voice calls, the sound wasn't distorted at the highest levels. As with most music phones, a headset will provide the best experience. The included headset does a decent job, but you can use your own headset, thanks to the 3.5mm jack.

The Nokia 5800 offers a full HTML Web browser. The interface on our initial model is pretty straightforward. There is a great set of options beyond the aforementioned Wi-Fi. We could search for keywords on a page, view photos by themselves, access an RSS feed, save bookmarks, and keep open multiple Web pages simultaneously. The Nokia 5800 supports only the 900 and 2100 UMTS 3G bands that are used in Europe. As such, it can't connect with any U.S. 3G networks for maximum data speeds. The browser experience was mostly satisfying. Even with initial software, it was better than some other recent touch-screen phones we've seen; we think Nokia can iron out any kinks. Yet, even at this point, we can't help but rate it against the iPhone's multitouch functionality. Pressing the Z button to zoom in isn't the same as pinching your fingers or tapping the screen.

The 3.2 megapixel camera focuses well and takes great pictures in daylight -- indoors is likely a different story, as with most cameraphones, but there's a rather powerful dual LED flash to help out with that. The 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens that takes pictures in three resolutions. In a nifty twist, the settings menu explains the maximum printing size for each resolution and it tells you how many photos you can take using each choice. The 5800 offers basic photo-editing features. Given the healthy 81MB of internal memory, you have a decent amount of space for storing your work, but you can use microSD cards up to 8GB.

Software:
It’s S60, so if you were hoping for something else you'll be sorely disappointed. Nokia's done "just enough" to turn the traditional interface into a touchable one with version 5.0, sizing up icons, adding finger-friendly buttons in lieu of traditional menu items and so forth. What Nokia hasn't quite figured out is consistency, requiring double taps in some places, single taps in others. Scrolling through most lists requires dragging a scroll bar, pulling down as the list flies up, but the browser has touch and drag scrolling. Nothing's too frustrating or unreasonable, but this is no seamless experience.

For text input you have four options: handwriting, mini QWERTY keyboard, full screen QWERTY and alphanumeric keypad. The first two are stylus-based (that mini QWERTY is truly mini), while the other two are only available in landscape and portrait modes, respectively. Like we said in the hardware end of things, the resistive touch means using the tips of your fingers instead of the pads, which we find a tad frustrating, but the keyboard in landscape mode is truly gargantuan, and after an hour or two of learning we're guessing you could rattle off some pretty lengthily emails or Great American Novels. Luckily, if you're a T9 fan there's nothing stopping you from keeping the phone in portrait mode and rattling off text messages with the touchable alphanumeric keypad, and the phone is frankly too narrow to work well with QWERTY in portrait. The handwriting recognition looks good enough, but we revert to a 2nd grade writing level whenever we pick up a pen, so that stylus is staying firmly in its holster.

Lift Car Concept (Hangable)

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:35:00 +0000

Unlike other vehicles, the "LIFT car concept can adjust itself in the aerial parking without demanding any extra space." Prices are still not mentioned.

The main benefit is: Once you are done with your work, you can just drop it down and simply drive home. There is only one street smart solution to the soaring traffic problems and that is LIFT car concept.

Battery-Powered Rugged Skateboard

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:16:00 +0000

Similar in size to a standard skateboard, the Boom Borda 2 is far from normal. Continue reading to see more.

Overview

Weighing 50-pounds, the 800w motor-equipped Boom Borda 2 Chainsaw Pro is powered by a 12Ah Lithium battery that's good for 18-miles when fully charged. Other features include: a fully progressive throttle, ABS-style brakes, chrome finish bumpers, digital trigger, and a twin LED night torch lighting system.

Sony Ericsson Xmini Now Available in Japan

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:07:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson have released their Walkman-branded handset named as Xmini in Japan.
It's available in a range of colours, including white, green, and black as you can see from the photograph. As you can associate with a walkman handset there will be shotcut key to access media player, volume up and down and few very basics.
Tech specs are as follows:
Connectivity: CMDA
Display: 1.8", QVGA resolution
Memory: 4 GB internal
Extras: Bluetooth
Weight:75 grams
Dimensions: 75 x 44 x 18 mm

Best LCD TV!!

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:59:00 +0000

Sony LED Bravia KDL-55XBR8 Reviews- Plasma vs. LCD

Cnet has reviewed the 55-inch, plasma-killin' tri-color LED-backlit Bravia XBR8 we saw a couple months ago. Spoiler: Sony's setup didn't lie—it's the best LCD TV ever, falling just short of the best HDTV ever, nearly matching Pioneer's PDP-111FD (Cnet's best flat-panel period) in blacks, color accuracy and bright-room picture quality.

Here's what great: The black levels are near-Kuro deep. In dimly-lit scenes, blacks had "an inky depth in dark areas that lent superb punch and realism to the image, and easily outclassed the rest of the non-Pioneer sets." The only taint is that when bright areas are next to dark ones, it lightens up the bars a bit, so Pioneer wins here. The color accuracy "is nothing short of superb" and after calibration they're as "excellently balanced and still as saturated as on the Pioneer." Its de-juddering mode is also the best they've ever seen."

It's few weak points: Image quality fades when you look at it from an off angle, the previously mentioned blooming with high contrast images, and the dejuddering can produce some artifacts, especially with a standard-def picture. Oh, and it's $7000, the most expensive TV they've ever tested.

Apple iPhone price for 8 & 16GB respectively

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:54:00 +0000

Wired news from cellpassion.mobi that Vodafone iPhone 3G will come for no less than Rs. 31,000 and Rs. 36,100 for th 8GB and 16GB versions i.e. approximately $700 and $825, which probably will be the most expensive iPhone 3Gs on any carrier in the world.

In all probability, the iPhone 3G will be priced the same on Airtel as well. Subscribers who had pre-booked the iPhone 3G on Vodafone can pay an advance of Rs 10,000 either today or tomorrow to break the queues. Let's see how many of Indian people book in advance....

Google mail for Apple iPhone/iPod Touch

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:50:00 +0000

iPhone and iPod Touch owners are getting a new mobile version of Gmail with Ajax. Its stated on Google’s blog that this new version has improved the user interface , include pre-fetchings and auto-complete features. It will also pre-load your most recent images, cutting down waiting time.

There’s a new software update for the iPhone. The next time you sync your iPhone with iTunes, your iPhone will be updated to version 1.1.3 of Apple’s software. It has a nice new feature — the built-in Mail app on the iPhone will now use IMAP to access your Gmail account, rather than POP, like it used to. IMAP is way better.

Microsoft Arc: Wireless Mouse for Laptop Computers

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:47:00 +0000

Jaw dropping design which sets it apart from the rest of the crowd and its key elements include the ambidextrous design, a battery life indicator, scroll wheel, a 2.4GHz transceiver for wireless use withing the 30-feet range, a nice carrying case with magnetic flap, Windows Flip 3D support, and advanced laser tracking system of high precision.

It is even a great wireless mouse for laptop use, thanks to its form factor of just 2.32 x 4.44 inches.

iPhone 2.1 beta hints at new iPod touch

summukhan@gmail.com (Nanda) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:43:00 +0000

Who knows how much this is true, but there's a lot of rumor/chatter flying around today about some text strings in the beta release of iPhone OS 2.1 that make reference to an "iPod2,1." Seeing as the current iPod touch is designated "iPod1,1," that's a pretty strong hint that a new model is coming.

What's more, it's going to be almost exactly the same as the current iPod touch, with maybe the addition of GPS -- it's not like Apple is going to position this thing above the iPhone.