All the owners of Apple iPhone or iPod Touch player know exactly, that the set of even simple texts of on-screen keyboard of the device is connected with certain difficulties.
However, it is possible to turn your iPhone into a good competitor of EEE PC with a compact BTKeyMini wireless keyboard. With this device, the input and editing of the text will never cause you any difficulties.
The gadget has a special stand to set the player or phone, and thanks to its small size you can always carry it with you, as it occupies much less space than the smallest laptop.
Ordering this very useful device can be made on the manufacturer’s website and it costs about $ 90.
Can I record TV shows without a TV tuner card and a computer, and without a VCR? Today I discovered at least one new way of recording (and playing, by the way, too), after learning about a gadget called iRecorder.
iRecorder positioned as a device can record video from TV and transfer it to iPod (iPhone and iPod Touch are not supported). This recording will take one gigabyte memory for 3 hours of video. What is even more interesting, iRecorder can also play recorded video on the TV screen and be connected to almost any device that is able to work with USB and Mpeg4 video format.
Based on the functional gadget, I would rather call it a modern VCR than an adapter for iPod. By the way, iRecorder also has a remote control.
The price of this gadget is about $186.
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.
iPhone is not the cheapest phone on the market. And naturally, carrying it in a jeans pocket is not the best idea. If you want your gadget to serve longer it makes sense to buy a protective cover for your phone.
Company OtterBox has released a version of its popular protective case for iPhone 3G. Currently only black version of this case is available. Soon you’ll have the opportunity to buy white, yellow, black and pink cases.
In such a “wrapping” the phone will be protected from scratches and falls, but it will be fully available for work.
You can buy a protective cover for $49.95.
All those who bought iPhone last year, have survived the winter with it and are certainly aware of the problems encountered when using this device in gloves. When navigating through menus or making calls from the phone book contacts, everything is more or less normal, but adding a new subscriber, let alone writing a text message, causes some difficulties.
Such problems will disappear if the owner of the iPhone wears special winter gloves – Dots Gloves, which have small rubberized lining at the fingertips, so with them you can easily type any text and numbers, without fear of damaging the touch screen of the phone.
The price of per pair of Dots Gloves is 10-15 dollars.
The quality of photographs taken by cameras built-in iPhone, of course, yields images of modern digital cameras, but the latter do not know how to make and, of course, will not let you play Super Monkey Ball.
iPhone Telescope will improve the quality of images and provide additional abilities when shooting with the iPhone. Lens with a 6-fold optical approximation is slip-on the built-in phone camera. Focusing is done by means of rotating ring, as in the good old cameras.
The length of iPhone Telescope is 7 cm, diameter – 3 cm. The set includes a hard case to protect your phone. The price of this device is $18.
Despite the fact that such popular products from Apple, as iPhone or player iPod Touch, has no problems coping with video playback, but sometimes you want to watch interesting videos with friends, so this miniature projector from Honlai Technology will help you.
This gadget is a docking station for Apple phones and players. It also has audio and video inputs, allowing connection of various devices. The projected image size of 15-37 inches (0,5-1,5 m) has a resolution of 640×480 pixels, brightness of 10-15 lumens and contrast ratio of 200:1. The sound is played through the built-in 2 Watt speakers.
This quality is of course difficult to compare with those that provide the home theater, but it is still better than the small screen of mobile devices.
Dimensions of this gadget are 76x102x54 mm.
I will continue to talk about interesting and useful devices from Brando. At this time I’d like to talk about the gadget for charging iPhone. It sometimes happens that the charge goes down, and since there is a USB-cable or the charger from the electricity.
iPhone Power Station is a small charging station, which you can carry with you and charge iPhone as usual. It is suitable for both first-generation iPhone and for iPhone 3G. The device is charged from USB. It is convenient as they can be used anywhere and in any place, even if you do not have computers and electricity.
There is a LED arrow, which flashes when the device is working. iPhone Power Station is available in two colors – black and white. The price of this gadget is $25.
It seems that Samsung does not intend to remain on the sidelines, watching how Apple and HTC share the first place with their iPhone 3G and HTC Touch Diamond. The South Korean company has developed a worthy competitor to them -
Samsung Omnia i900, with the following characteristics:
- 3.2-inch touch screen
- 5-megapixel camera
- GSM (850/900/1800/1900Mhz)
- HSDPA (7.2Mbps)
- GPS
- WiFi
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 8GB or 16GB internal memory
- microSDHC memory card up to 16GB
- FM-radio (with RDS)
The smartphone is based on the Windows Mobile operating system that leaves no doubt as to its functionality and elegant design.
As iPhone 3G is produced at a fairly low price in the near future we can expect its wide dissemination, and consequently, the emergence of typical problems such as the inability to maintain both the functionality of “family” headphones, and using other “ears”. However, now it is not a problem.
SmartTalk is a simple and effective adapter for the iPhone, allowing to keep all the functionality of native headphones while listening to music even in its favorite koss’ah.
The set includes a control unit and the noise-canceling microphone. Button on the control unit enables you to control playback of music, answer incoming calls or forward them to voicemail.
The cost of the gadget is $ 19.99
