Here is good news for those who wait for a new high end smartphone. Nokia has decided to release the Nokia’s N96 high end smartphone in North America in Q4 2008. Priced at around $900, this iPhone 3G competitor offers a 2.8 inch LCD display, 16GB internal memory, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, N-Gage support and 3G connectivity. Unfortunately, the US version does not have an integrated digital TV tuner because the DVB-H standard is unavailable in North America. [DigitalTrends via Upcoming Cell Phone]
Here is the latest high-end GPS device from Navigon that will be released in October 2008. The Navigon 7200T GPS Navigation System is powered by a Centrality Titan 600MHz processor with an updated GPS chip, reality-View with 3D buildings, Bluetooth connectivity, voice recognition, Lane Assistant mode and supports hands-free speakerphone. You should have at least $550 to buy this cool GPS navigation gadget. [CrunchGear]
LG Electronics (LG), recently announced the global launch of its most sophisticated Full HD 1080p LCD TV series, the Scarlet LG70 and LG80. Both now has carefully tuned speakers that automatically slide out of the side when it is turned on, adding the LCD a robotic element. At the heart of the LG80’s sound system lies a 3.1-channel virtual surround sound system, fully incorporated into the TV itself, without adding an external receiver and additional speakers. The LG80 is designed along the same sleek lines as LG’s other Scarlet series TVs. LG70 has 50,000:1, while LG80 has 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Both are also equipped with USB 2.0 support to display videos or MP3 within external memory. Currently price and availability is not revealed. We’ll keep you posted. [LG]
Eunjung Kim, Yangwoo Kim & Junyi Heo have designed a cool fire extinguisher that comes in the form of the Shotgun. Dubbed as the Shooter fire extinguisher, the gun features comes loaded with CO2 cartridges with a laser guidance system to help you hit the target in the fire emergency. There is also an alarm button to alert people around you before you shot the rubber CO2 cartridges. Find out more pictures to get more details. [Yanko] Read more
Sans Digital today launched a new storage system that has a total of 42 bays that supports RAID 6 and can host 42TB of storage. Known as the AccuRAID AR442F4, the storage system is aimed at datacenters. These drives are also hot-swappable and uses a Fibre Channel interface to provide the super fast data transfer rate. Sorry, there is no USB or Firewire ports. The AccuRAID AR442F4 retails for $25,000. [Ubergizmo]
The Udea Expert 300W is touted as the World’s first multimedia electronic dictionary that features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, T-DMB support and an integrated FM radio. The gadget runs on Windows CE 5.0 Professional OS with a 4.3 inch WQVGA touch screen display, 2GB of internal memory, an SD memory card slot, TV Out support, and stereo speakers. This electronic dictionary also supports a wide range of video, music, Flash movie, and picture file formats. Priced at around $385, the Udea Expert 300W offers 82 dictionaries including English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Spanish. More pics after the jump. [pocketables] Read more
Dell has just announced addition to its Artistic Laptop Studio 15 and 17 designed by urban artist Mike Ming. The new designs are namely “Red Swirl,” “Seaweed,” “Sunburst,” in addition to the previously released “Bunch O Surfers” and “Sea Sky.” The new Dell manufacturing technique brings alive every color and brushstroke on the laptop’s cover, giving it “tattoo” and graffiti for an entirely new level of personalization. Beneath its artistic exterior, the laptop features standard built-in webcam, capacitive touch media control buttons, slot load drives, and optional mercury-free LED displays, backlit keyboards and built-in mobile broadband. The Special Art Edition Dell Studio laptops are available for order today, starting at US$799. [Dell VIA Laptop Notebook News]
Canon U.S.A has unveiled the latest PIXMA iP4600 and PIXMA iP3600 printers earlier today. The new Canon Pixma printers feature an enhanced ChromaLife100+ with a minimum one-picoliter droplet size and up to 9600 x 2400 dpi color resolution, to produce beautiful long-lasting photos (up to 300 years, with original ink and paper from canon). You can also print photos directly from a compatible digital camera or camera phone – no computer required! While both print with stunning details of 9600 x 2400 dpi, iP3600 is slightly slower at 21 ppm color (oppose to 26 ppm) and has smaller paper tray for lesser documents than its iP4600 counterpart. The iP4600 will sell at an estimated retail price of $100; the iP3600 for $80. [Canon]
Check out this rather unique yet innovative piece of pen, the Falter 2D pen. This entirely hand-made pen from iron in Italy comes in 2-dimensional kit form, alongside a ruler and pen holder. With the included key, the pen can be assembled in 4 easy steps and turned into a 3-dimensional body for a standard ball point ink cartridge. Available now for just $39. [Ubergizmo]
Canon has added two new compact printers, for printing on the go, to its expanding Selpy range, the Selphy ES3 and ES30. With a more compact design and larger LCD screens of 3.5” in ES3 and 3.0” in ES30, the printers offer Gold and Silver Easy Photo Packs for enhanced printing. The ES3 also comes with 1GB of built-in memory. The ES3 is available from the end of September priced at £189 or €239 while the ES30 is cheaper at £139 or €179. [Fareastgizmos]
