There’s a rumor going around that there will supposedly be a Nokia phone called the N97 on the market. According to rumors, the N97 will feature a 3-inch display, 5.0-megapixel camera with 20x digital zoom, miniSD slot and 20GB of internal memory. We’ll keep you posted on whether this rumor is true or not, hopefully it is. [2Day via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Check out this cool curved iMac desktop concept by Nuno Teixeira. It has a giant curved screen and a second built in LCD screen on the back. More than likely, this awesome but unique iMac probably will not be made a reality. So all you Mac geeks will be living in a fantasy until then. [Yanko] More »
The iPhone will be getting a cool new drum machine application. It lets users play up to 15 audio samples using multi-touch capabilities so you can play up to five sounds at once. You can also rock out to your own MP3’s as well as the pre-installed sound sets provided. With these kind of applications, I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone started their own iPhone bands. Video after the break. [Technabob via iPod Blog] More »
iRiver will be releasing the E100 portable media player in Europe next week. The E100 features a 2.4″ 262k color display at 320 x 240 resolution, a microSD memory card slot, FM radio with recording, video playback, line-in connectivity,a pair of 1W speakers,support for MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF and FLAC audio formats,support for MPEG-4, WMV9 and XviD video formats and will be available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities. They go for $119, $150, and $195. [Anything]
The Magellan Maestro 5340 is now available for pre-order for about $1,200, which is pretty crazy but the features explain it all. The 5340 comes with a 5″ display, text-to-Speech, bluetooth connectivity, live traffic information, advanced voice command for menus and addresses, 3D landmarks, MP3 and video playback, and OneTouch interface. [Navigadget]
If you’re looking for a super-slim camera, then Minox has it. The DC7411 is 18.5mm-thick and comes with a 7.2 megapixel sensor,3x zoom, and a 3-inch LCD along with electronic image stabilization and face detection. The DC7411 is priceless at the moment, but it shouldn’t be long until this slim and sleek camera is released. [Letsgo via Digital Camera Blog]
Thanks to a USB port, this USB Parrot is able to speak random phrases which are picked up in passing when a phrase is repeated enough along with mechanical wings that add to the reality of it. Now you can feel like a real pirate while making your illegal downloads with this USB parrot as your sidekick.$39
Looks like another eco-friendly phone concept has just surfaced. The new Bamboo phone concept is made of bio-plastic made of recyclable natural resources like corn and Bamboo which are harvested and grow back eventually. The great thing about the phone is if you don’t want it anymore, you can bury the parts in compost so that seeds are released and grow into new plants. The Bamboo also features an energy-efficient monochrome display, and a hand-crack to re-charge the device. Treehuggers everywhere can appreciate this phone as well as those silly pandas. [Mobilewhack via Upcoming Cell Phones] More »
Dos Para, (a Japanese PC reseller), has dropped the Prime Monarch XE, a PC based on the P35 Express chipset and an Intel Xeon E3110. The Prime Monarch is available BTO(built-to-order) and comes with a basic 2GB of ram (Samsung), 500GB of HDD Sata II, and a GeForce 8800GT with 512MB of VRAM for a retail price of $1,147. [Akihabara] More »
Clarion will be releasing a new navigation system called the NAX973HD which is a satellite navigation system. The Nax973HD features a 30GB hard drive,400MHz processor, a RDS-TMC tuner,12-channel GPS receiver, on-board gyrosco, and voice recognition as well as text-to-speech in 6 European languages. Unfortunately you’ll need a great amount of money because the NAX973HD costs around $1,580. [Techdigest]
