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T-Mobile Launches Limited Edition Tony Hawk Sidekick LX

After being exclusively released to T-Mobile Subscribers, the T-Mobile Sidekick LX Tony Hawk Edition is now available for everyone to purchase. Yes, that includes you, Tony Hawk fans. The Tony Hawk Sidekick LX still has the original features of the T-Mobile Sidekick LX which includes a swivel, 3 inch, 65k color screen, Quadband GMS technology, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, spacious QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, music player, ringtone playback, and a music player.

The new T-Mobile Sidekick LX Tony Hawk Edition features a grip-tape texture, Tony Hawk graphics, some skateboarding related themes, and Bluetooth stereo A2DP support. For those who're thinking of taking their T-Mobile Sidekick LX Tony Hawk Edition with them on their skateboarding activities, you might try to download ringtones with skateboarding theme to get you in the mood and channel your inner Tony Hawk.

Palm Treo 800w

Some Mobile Blog are already abuzz with the release of the Palm Treo 800w, Palm's newest entry into the smart phone market. The Palm Treo 800w is Palm's follow up to their Treo 700w which is also a windows mobile phone. The Palm Treo 800w sports the same design as the Palm Centro though only slightly wider.

Since they already have the iPhone 3G to comepete with, Palm made sure that the Palm Treo 800w is packed with features. Some specifications of the Palm Treo 800w includes: TI ARM1136 333MHz processor, 128MB RAM, 256MB user memory, microSD card slot, EVDO REV A compatible, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, Infrared, 320x320 touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera, MP3 Ringtones playback, GPS, and WiFi.

The Palm Treo 800w will first come to Sprint though there are reports that Verizon will also carry it.

HP Touchsmart PC Now available

HP has announced that their much awaited TouchSmart PC is now available through major consumer electronics retailers nationwide. HP's TouchSmart PC was introduced during HP's Connecting your world even in Berlin last month.

Features on the HP TouchSmart PC include: 22 inch diagonal display, Core 2 Duo Processor, integrated WLAN, wireless keyboard and mouse, and built-in DVD burner.

The HP TouchSmart IQ504 PC will start at $1,299 while the HP TouchSmart IQ506 PC with TV Tuner will start at $1,499.


New JVC HD Everio Line

JVC has unveiled two new HD camcorders: the JVC GZ-HD40 and GZ-HD30. According to JVC, the new models are the world's first MPEG-2 dual-format camcorders. The GZ-HD40 has a 120GB hard disk drive while the GZ-HD30 has an 80GB hdd.

Both devices are capable of 1920 x 1080 full HD recording with CMOS imaging chips. More info for the JVC Everio lines here.




1 Euro for the 3G iPhone

While O2 in UK is offering the 3G iPhone for free with their £45 and £75 tariffs, T-Mobile will be offering their 3G iPhone for 1 Euro with their €69 per month contract rates. Highest price that European customers can expect to pay for the 3G iPhone with a T-Mobile contract is €250 for €29 contract.

So it's a race for the cheapest 3G iPhone. I wonder if we'll ever get to see a really "cheap" 3G iPhone without any fine prints.

New Mio Moov Gadgets

Mio has just announced their newest GPS Line with their Mio Moov 310, Moov 300, Moov 210 and Moov 200. All of their latest GPS are equipped with SiRFInstantFixII GPS receiver for faster signal and comes preloaded with maps of the 50 states and Puerto Rico.

The Selling price for Mio Moov 200, 210, 300 and 310 are $179.95, $199.95, $229.95 and $249.95 respectively.


SPECIFICATIONS:

Mio Moov Series: Moov 310 Moov 300 Moov 210 Moov 200
         
         
GPS Receiver 20-channel 20-channel 20-channel 20-channel
Channels SiRFstarIII SiRFstarIII SiRFstarIII SiRFstarIII
  with with with with
  SiRFInstantFix SiRFInstantFix SiRFInstantFix SiRFInstantFix
  II II II II
         
Display 4.3" TFT Anti- 4.3" TFT Anti- 3.5" TFT Anti- 3.5" TFT Anti-
  Glare Touch Glare Touch Glare Touch Glare Touch
  Screen and 65k Screen and 65k Screen and 65k Screen and 65k
  Colors; 480 x Colors; 480 x Colors; 320 x Colors; 320 x
  272 color LCD 272 color LCD 240 color LCD 240 color LCD
         
Speaker Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in
  speaker speaker speaker speaker
         
TMC Module Built-in Not Available Built-in Not Available
  module   module  
         
USB V2.0 V2.0 V2.0 V2.0
         
Weight 0.4 lbs. 0.4 lbs. 0.3 lbs. 0.3 lbs.
  (181g) (181g) (150g) (150g)
         
Dimensions 5.12" x 3" x 5.12" x 3" x 3.9" x 2.9" x 3.9" x 2.9" x
  0.7" 0.7" 0.8" 0.8"



NEC AtermWR1200H


Why can't all routers be as simple but gorgeous as NEC's AtermWR1200H. This router only weighs 110g and has dimensions of 27x85x110mm. It's small footprint may be attributed to the fact that its antenna is hidden inside its body. Check out the pic.

First Entry

So, I've decided to try out blogging on my own domain. I've been blogging for several months now over at blogger, however, as you can see from the big godaddy banner on top, this is still a free service. I might try going at it for a few months and see how traffic goes and then look for a good web host. Anyways, stay tuned for my other entries.