Orange SPV M700 to be offered in White AND Black

HTC Cavalier

A while back we told you about the upcoming HTC Cavalier, the slender successor to the Excalibur with HSDA. Well, TheBoyGeniusReport have scored a hands on with the device and have taken a few shots of it being “unboxed”. Obviously, it’s not retail packaging but you get the idea…

Specs for this device are as follows:

M5 for Smartphone (no Crossbow?)
400Mhz Samsung CPU
128MB ROM
64MB RAM
2MP Camera
Tri-Band 3G/HSDPA
802.11g WiFi
Bluetooth 2.0
QVGA landscape screen
microSD

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Samsung SCH-W559 touts vibrating VibeTonz touchscreen

Although Immersion’s VibeTonz technology has been integrated into various Samsung handsets in the past, the shakin’ technology was previously limited to ring tone and gaming enhancements. Today, however, Samsung is launching the keypad-less SCH-W559, which is the self-proclaimed “world’s first” handset to utilize the VibeTonz system as a means of tactile feedback. The unit’s QVGA touchscreen is meant to be a hands-on experience, and whether you use a stylus or the tips of your finger, the phone will provide a vibrating cue, which can be adjusted and customized within the phone’s software, whenever you touch a virtual button. Immersion claims that its technology allows the on-screen buttons to feel more like “mechanical keys” rather than just a sheet of plastic. The device will be launching solely on China Unicom initially, will support both CDMA / GSM networks, and will feature a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, handwriting recognition capability, and audio / video playback functions to boot. Of course, users will be able to pimp out their ringtones with integrated buzzing, and while we’re not sure how much Samsung plans on charging for the rumbler, we can’t wait for it to start shaking things up here on American soil.

ASUS reveals Pegasus Pocket PC phone

There’s not a whole lot of details to go on here, but it looks like the iF Design Awards got the first look at ASUS’s latest Pocket PC phone, with the Unwired View blog spotting these two pics of the candybar-style handset. Dubbed Pegasus (a throwback to the origin of the company’s name), the phone appears to be a slightly slimmed down revision to ASUS’s P525 smartphone, measuring in at a mere 0.6 inches thick while still packing built-in GPS and a camera of unspecified megapixels. Otherwise, about all that’s known about the device is that it’s Windows Mobile-based, has a full numeric keypad and jog dial, and supposedly has a brushed aluminum finish and diamond-cut edges, although it’s tough to discern that from the pics. For the rest of the specs, not to mention details on pricing or availability, it looks like we’ll just to wait for a more official announcement.

LG’s KE850 PRADA official: iPhone says, wha?

Check it Apple, LG just went official with their iPhone look-a-like LG KE850 Prada phone which they proudly tout as the world’s “first completely touch screen mobile phone.” Er, unless you consider the ones from Motorola, HTC, and others. Still, this is more than likely a dig at the iPhone which they can rightly make since the KE850 will hit select mobile shops and PRADA stores in the UK, France, Germany and Italy at the end of February and parts of Asia before March is through. Sadly, the KE850 is a non starter for the US market since this version is limited to tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 with EDGE data. It’s smaller than its fruity peer at just 98.8 x 54 x 12-mm resulting in a more compact, 3.0-inch display presumably with that 240 x 400 resolution we heard about earlier. In case you’re keeping track (and we know you are), the iPhone goes quad-band GSM with EDGE and WiFi in a 115 x 61 x 11.6-mm shell sporting a 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 display. Also, the KE850 seems to lack any significant on-board storage opting instead for microSD to boost capacity. Like the iPhone, it packs a 2 megapixel camera (with Schneider-Kreuznach lens) and LED flash and Bluetooth 2.0. However, there’s no mention of multi-touch capabilities, an on-screen keyboard, or the accelerometer and proximity sensors found on the iPhone. The KE850 PRADA’s UI is Macromedia Flash-based and opts for a minimalist, white-on-black display as opposed to the more, shall we say, OS Xish GUI we’ve already seen floated. Feature-wise, the KE850 comes with a video player supporting MPEG-4, H.264, and oddly, H.263 normally used for video conferencing; a document viewer supporting Microsoft’s PPT, DOC, XLS formats, PDF and TXT; an audio player with support for MP3/ACC/ACC+/WMA/RA formats; and a “music multitasking function for messaging,” whatever that is. How much? €600/$778… that’s how much. Still, a compelling choice for those who can’t wait for the iPhone’s Q4 European introduction or 2008 Asia launch.

Nokia triumphantly enters 21st century, offers USB charging

We kid, we kid; with devices like the N95 kicking around, Nokia came into the 21st century long ago. But only now offering USB charging cables? Really? Better late than never, we suppose. Look for the CA-100 to recharge models with 2 millimeter jacks, while the CA-70 will replenish older 3.5 millimeter handsets. No official word on availability, but these can’t possibly be too hard to produce.

Samsung Releases Q1P UMPC with Solid State Memory

Samsung has introduced its newest UMPC, the Q1P-SSD.
This is the first computer of its kind to use an SSD (solid state flash memory-based) hard drive in place of a conventional rotational media-based hard drive. This means that the Q1P features faster data access and boot time compared to its predecessors.

Samsung believes that the Q1P-SSD is the most powerful UMPC model available. At its heart is 32 GB of SSD (solid-state NAND) flash memory, as opposed to the traditional 1.8″ hard drive found in the earlier Q1 models.

Because of this, this UMPC is able to withstand twice the impact of its hard drive-based predecessor, and its battery life is also improved. This is because it requires less power to run the flash-based SSD hard drive versus a conventional hard drive.

It also sports Wi-Fi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. In addition, this UMPC supports the 3G cellular-wireless standard HSDPA.

S-XGen

Seamless Internet’s S-XGen officially made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week.
This device’s ten-finger keyboard and eight hour battery life make it the first practical UMPC for real all day power computing… at least in its developer’s opinion.
The S-XGen was created for business users who need access to powerful mobile computing capabilities. Its designers were hoping to create a single device that eliminates the need for a laptop, cellular phone, and PDA.

Specifications

The S-XGen runs Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 and comes with the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite.
It also comes standard with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and tri-band cellular wireless technology, as well as Ethernet networking.
This unit has USB and RJ45 input options, a 520 MHz processor, and the base unit includes 256 MB of RAM and a 20 GB hard drive.
It also comes with a 4-inch TFT 470-by-280-pixel touchscreen and a built-in video camera

Proporta Solar-Powered Bluetooth GPS Receiver

This device can turn your PDA or Smartphone into a GPS system. It is completely wireless—powered by solar waves and connecting to your PDA device via Bluetooth. The product page suggests combining this device with the TomTom navi software for voice-guided navigation. At $110, this device seems like a nice addition to any gadget arsenal—watch out for all of those waves, though.