Pyle offers a new portable GPS navigation system that features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display, and powered by a 300MHz processor. Dubbed as the PLND35, it features 64MB ROM and 64MB RAM, an on-screen keyboard, a USB port, an SD/MMC memory card slot, and relying on the Atlas II chipset for GPS navigation. Unfortunately, it doesn’t feature any 3D maps. Map data is provided by Navteq and Tele Atlas Maps. The Pyle PLND35 sells for $290 and is currently available on Amazon.
Some dudes at BenQ-Siemens design HQ unveiled three new cell phone concepts. The first concept is a snake-like phone that can wrap on your arm. It has the media player controls on the outside. The second concept comes “with non-symmetric body and ununiformed key pad.” The last concept phone comes with a full touchscreen display and sliding control bar. See more images after the break to get more details!
Japan-based Catchyoo unveiled their latest ad for the Apple iPhone, which allows users to interact with a virtual iPhone using only their hands and feet.
Catchyoo is a Japanese company that makes interactive projection ads, and this is something they made for the Apple iPhone. It’s pretty crazy how sensitive it is.
Our friends at Akihabaranews show us this first look of Sony VAIO UX-91 UMPC. It features a 1.06 GHz Intel Core Solo U1300 or 1.2-GHz U1400 processor, a 32GB SSD drive, a 4.5-inch WSVGA touchscreen, and a 1.3MP Motion-Eye camera. Hit the jump to watch the video!
JVC has a new navigation system for Europe in the form of the KV-PX70. It comes with a wide 4.3 inch wide touchscreen, an integrated TMC receiver, Bluetooth support for hands-free phone calls, and an SD/MMC slot to bring and play your favorite photos or videos. You can buy this navigation system for $743 after conversion.
The OpenMoko FIC Neo1973 is the world’s first Linux-based open source mobile phone. It looks awesome, it’s open source so it’s easily upgradable with new firmware; and if it catches on, it could give the iPhone a real run for its money! See the video after the jump!
The Neo1973 features a 2.8-inch (480×640) touchscreen display, Samsung s3c2410 SoC, a Global Locate AGPS chip, 128MB SDRAM, 64MB NAND Flash memory, and a microSD card slot.
Still remember the movie, Minority Report, where visual objects can be manipulated by hand? Jeff Han, a research scientist at NYU’s Courant Institute, has developed a similar interface which responds not only to touch and gestures, but also to varying degrees of pressure. On the demonstration, Jeff flips some photos across the screen, zooms in, throws them away, and calls up new ones. You can watch the video to see how the interface works. Hit the link below to watch the video.
Samsung’s newest cell phone, the SCH-W559, is the company’s first handset to use Immersion’s VibeTonz technology on a touchscreen. The phone also boasts a 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, and audio/video playback. Read the description below to get more info on how the vibrating touchscreen works.
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.
“generationtph” at YouTube shows us a hands-on preview of the LG KE850. The phone’s specifications are still unknown, but we are sure that it supports a 240 x 400 touchscreen display. Watch the video after the jump!
Voxtel presented the W740, which is a new bar-type pocket PC phone equipped with 4MP digicam. It offers 2.4-inch QVGA touch screen, Bluetooth connectivity, and push e-mail feature. Sadly, the price tag is still a mystery.