New Gadgets

2010 was a great year for mobile phones. We saw some of the world’s heavyweights release new handsets with Apple bringing out their latest offering, the iPhone 4, Samsung introducing the popular Galaxy S and even Nokia, thought of by some as the forgotten men of the smart phone world, released the decent Nokia N8 (with Nokia N9 deals to follow this year) which showed that mobile phones can have REALLY good cameras.
The thing is though, 2010 is over and now we have a new year to get excited about and it seems that we shall not be disappointed this New Year. Here is a taste of what is to come…

Apple iPhone 5

As usual, everyone is waiting for the latest Apple release. The American company completely dominate the smart phone market and their iPhones have become the must have accessory of the new decade. Although the iPhone 4 had its problems, it represented a large shift technologically and aesthetically from the 3GS. It seems that Apple will be trying more to iron out the issues with the iPhone 4, namely the signal and the dreaded “iPhone death grip” that occurs due to the antennae being in a ring around the phone.
This is not to say that there won’t be a few surprises and updates, there always is. One thing that has been suggested is that the phone will have NFC technology and support for LTE and if this is the case we are looking forward to a 4G iPhone in 2011.

Windows Phone

It seems as if we have been waiting forever for a good Windows phone. If a company can so comprehensively dominate the Personal Computer scene how can they not even develop a decent mobile phone? Well, the Windows Phone 7 was good but tricky to use. We should expect to see plenty of phones in the next year utilising Windows and hopefully they can get their legions of workers to make sure that the updates produce what we have been waiting for! Click here to see both phones in more detail at phones4u, the leading phone retailler on the high street and online

The HTC Wildfire is really a Desire Lite or as some may well say, it’s a slimmed down version of the Desire handset. The handset is getting on a bit now to say the least, like the Desire is as well and the depressing thing is, there won’t be any updates to the Wildfire device where as the HTC desire has seen many an upgrade together with the likes of the HTC desire Z and the HTC desire HD, but with the Wildfire being somewhat a budget phone we probably won’t be seeing a Wildfire HD or a Wildfire Z, as it just won’t be worth putting all of these hi-Tec pieces in a handset which had been intended to certainly be a inexpensive phone.

This handset may be budget, but it is definitely up-to-date, operating the popular Android 2.1 and with HTC’s Sense software packages installed, you are able to safely assume that it has all the mod cons to be a top mobile, only one thing, yes something lets it down. That thing would be the low quality display; you can confidently claim that it really does the device zero favours whatsoever with the pixelated resolution.

Most of you will question the making of a cheap handset and also question the reason why HTC would release one, well the main reason they did is the fact they are running low on inexpensive devices and to keep the customers happy, well as the saying goes, “you’ve gotta do, what you’ve gotta do.” So, customer’s happy, check. Budget phone, check. Well what is there to do now? HTC most likely had, had enough of low cost devices after launching the Wildfire so they made a decision to immediately supersede their own flagship device with a couple of new models of it, the desire HD and Desire Z.

The good thing about the Wildfire is that it doesn’t have a challenging operating system and it really is very easy and simple to work with so if its ease of use that you’re after then this may possibly be a affordable device for yourself.

If you do quite like the sound of this handset then why not have a very good search around the marketplace to see what HTC Wildfire deals are available for you and see what you can not only pay for but what is perfect for you, as you don’t want to be spending loads and loads on it!

Contract phones may not always sound like the best idea, but they do have some benefits over prepaid options. For instance, not all phones are made without a contract option and only come with the service provider that they are designed to work with. For example, the various options that are found with certain service providers will stay exclusive to them for a period of time before offered without a contract which is far into the trend of that particular phone. This is where the great part comes into play as several of these phones are quite expensive and they can be received at a reduced price or even for free through a contract option. This makes the phone a valuable asset that only costs the length of the contract.

Several different people can take advantage of these contract phones by also having a safety net. As some of these phones are quite fragile, a few bangs and drops could cause them to seriously malfunction. Under some contracts, you will be entitled for free phone replacement, repairs or upgrades depending on the type of damage. If you get a replacement then great, but an upgrade to a better phone is even better. These contract phone plans with replacement options are some of the best tools that those with active lifestyles could use. These options are also great for teenagers that will tend to lose or damage their phones easily due to carelessness and their awkwardness.

Many of the people that have been interested in the recent phones that have been released have seen the Nokia N900. This little gem has several strong points available with it as it has a new OS called Maemo and several great hardware specs. The on board 256 MB of memory as well as the 768 MB of virtual memory make this phone a variable powerhouse when dealing with applications and memory intensive functions of the phone. The built in camera on the back is capable of taking photos in up to 5 megapixels which is generous enough for anyone. The front built in camera has a limit of 0.3 megapixels which are very small but functional for several different reasons.

The Nokia N900 is capable of several things with the Maemo OS, as it is based on Linux and will be compatible with several different homebrew applications. This will expand the usefulness of the Nokia N900 by an immeasurable amount, although only those who will be tech savvy will really know how to mess with this option on the phone. Overall, the Nokia N900 is a great phone for anyone to use and it is also affordable. The N900 will be one of the phones to really follow, especially because there is so much that can be done with it and the memory available on it is nearly untapped. Using the phone will also be as fun as playing with it as it has very clear sound transmission.

Owners of laptops that use wireless Internet certainly faced the problem of searching for available Wi-Fi networks in order to determine: whether you are in range of the network or not, they have to constantly open and run the laptop.

There is a solution to this problem in the form of a Wi-Fi Watch; the owner by simply pressing the button will get information about wireless networks within range of 10 meters.
Wi-Fi Watch is quite an ordinary watch with an alarm and stopwatch, shock protected and can operate underwater at depths up to 100 meters (though there hardly can be found a network of Wi-Fi). You can become the owner of this watch paying about 50 U.S. dollars.

T-Mobile together with Google will present the first smartphone based on the Android platform. As usual, we already have the photo and some information about this device.
It is difficult to say that this smartphone has a brilliant design. Nevertheless, the device works on the Android platform and has many useful functions, which are worthy of attention.

According to some reports, T-Mobile G1 has HVGA display with a resolution of 280 x 320 pixels (iPhone has the same resolution) and displaying 65 thousand colors. Despite the fact that this is a touch-screen phone, the device is equipped with a trackball which is located below the screen. As to size, it is only slightly wider and slightly thicker than iPhone.
The smartphone also has a 3-megapixel camera, which, unfortunately, cannot record video. Bluetooth also has some limitations – it communicates only with a headset, but in the near future it will be improved.

Samsung and Giorgio Armani joined forces and produced exquisite phone called Samsung Armani Night Effect. The novelty has stylish design. At night phone looks particularly impressive with the LED patterns on its sides.

With just 12 mm thickness, the new Samsung M7500 Emporio Armani Night Effect is equipped with all kinds of functions that will be appreciated by even the most discerning fans of functionality. It supports GSM and HSDPA, its elegant metallic body is pleasantly harmonized with 2.2-inch OLED-display. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera (without flash but with autofocus), Bluetooth stereo, FM-radio and microSD memory expansion slot.
Features of the Armani brand are traced in every bend of the novelty: from the front panel, along the side of luminous inserts, and up to the back of the device.
In contrast to the previous experience the interaction of these two giants – Samsung P520 Armani – the new Armani M7500 Night Effect is not going under the brand Giorgio Armani. Instead, it has a Emporio Armani logo.

Looking at Philips Pronto TSU9800, you will not immediately say that this is a remote control. Large 6.4 inches touch-screen with VGA-resolution will be associated with a laptop computer of Tablet PC format.
Nevertheless, Pronto TSU9800 can be used to control a wide range of home appliances, and thanks to special fasteners can be installed in any convenient place, such as a wall or a desk.
Moreover, it is possible to connect the gadget to your home wired Ethernet-network or wireless Wi-Fi. Price and date of sales of Philips Pronto TSU9800 has not been reported yet.

If you enjoy modern gadgets and different trends emerging in high-tech community, then surely you know what steam punk is. This is a genre of science fiction, modeling the world, which has mastered the technology of steam engines. In gadgets steam punk is mainly manifested in the form of stylization of modern technologies under Victorian England, or “antique”. Steam punk goes out to the masses.

The world-famous watchmaker Casio has released a new model G8100A-5, inspired by ideas of steam punk.

This watch in bronze color is not actually made of bronze, but aluminum. Like the entire line of G-Shock, watches are shock-resistant and waterproof, capable of displaying time in 29 time zones, equipped with all standard features and come with an accuracy of + / -15 seconds per month.

You may purchase it for $100.

Samsung has announced the communicator Samsung i740. The device operates on the basis of the operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. According to the developers, the phone has an optical joystick instead of the usual touch screen, which allows working with one hand and without a stylus.

This communicator can also a synchronized data with Microsoft Office, working with e-mail and office documents. Thus, it is the best suited for busy customers.

• Estimated price will be about 9790 rubles.
• Network: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
• Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Processor: Monahan LV 624 MHz
• Screen: touchscreen, with a diagonal of 2.8 inches and resolution of 240 × 320 pixels
• Number of colors: 262 thousand
• Camera: 3 megapixels, with autofocus
• Built-in GPS: Yes
• Interface: Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and USB 2.0
• FM-radio: yes
• Memory: 150 MB internal, microSD slot
• Video: MPEG4/H.263/Real Video/WMV/H.264
• Audio: MP3/AAC/AAC + / WMA / RealAudio
• Battery: Lithium-ion 1500 mAh
• Size: 107 × 59×13, 9 mm