Cheap Thrill Headset

By Ancient1 on Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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Cellphone strap is normally just for decorative purpose. But Brando has released a few cellphone straps here which come with quite useful function. The Brando’s cellphone straps work as a universal 3.5 mm earphone adapter for both Sony Ericsson and Nokia cell phones.

The Brando’s cellphone strap has two versions, which on one side is either the connector to attach to Nokia’s pop-port or the connector for Sony Ericsson’s fast port. And one end is a universal 3.5mm earphone connector that allows you to connect to any standard headset. It’s definitely handy, as long as the strap is attached to your phone, you could make use of it to connect to any standard headset to listen to your favorite tunes or use it as your hands free. How many of you have lost your original headset after a few months of purchasing a new cellphone? The universal adapter handy straps eliminates the hassle of having to pop around many shops to look for one that suits your phone’s port.

The Love Of My Life Philips

By Ancient1 on Sunday, March 2, 2008

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 Have you ever wanted a handphone that does not run out of batteries. No way you are going to get one unless it is solar powered and even so I am not so sure when it will be made available. But here is one that runs on normal AAA batteries. So when your power is low just go to the nearest 7/11 and get yourself that needed power.

Philips’ latest handset - Xenium 9@9j, which they have demoed at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is also another mobile phone that has excellent battery life, which can last more than a month on standby, similar to other Philips cellphones in the 9@9j series. Besides, the long battery life, the cellphone can use standard AAA battery as the alternative power source. This is a great idea, as AAA batteries can be easily obtained from any grocery shops while your phone is running dry of battery during emergency.

Actually, the Philips Xenium 9@9j does not operate on the AAA battery. It uses advanced power management technology that makes use of the standard AAA battery as a backup only to lengthen the life of its Li-Ion battery, which is the battery used for its operation. Once the Li-Ion battery is running out of juice, the standard backup AAA battery will start kicking in and feeding the Li-Ion with power so your phone operation will not be interrupted.

The single AAA battery can boost the talk time and standby time from 2 hours to 8 hours and one week to a month respectively.

Sony Mylo What A Treat

By Ancient1 on Thursday, January 17, 2008

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Sony seems to be getting better and better. Look at its latest Mylo communicator. Isnt it a beauty. I have loved all things Sony but since they are not sponsoring me I cant seem to afford any of their products. I used to be having everything Sony in my house well now it is everything Panasonic or Philips . Sony you guys better buck up and see who are your real supporters :P .. Anyway drool over the image below then read on .

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The Sony COM-2 mylo communicator, as it is being called, comes in black or white body colors and has a backlit, slide out QWERTY keyboard. Like its predecessor it lets you connect to open wireless hotspots to instant message with your buddies. You can also use it to view Web videos, take pictures and post them directly to a variety of sites, use widgets to do various online functions, play games and enjoy various media formats.

SONY’S MYLO PUTS THE FUN OF A PC IN YOUR POCKET ANYTIME OF THE DAY

Portable Communicator Adds AIM, Facebook, YouTube to its Social Network Capabilities

LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #14200), Jan. 6, 2008 –For anyone who lives their life online with multiple social circles and struggles to get enough time on their home computer, Sony’s mylo communicator supports the popular web entertainment applications of a PC, in a pocketable broadband device.

Available in black or white, with a back-lit, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, this wireless broadband device connects to open Wi-Fi networks using 802.11/b and /g standards.

It does not require a monthly service contract, and as an added bonus, the new COM-2 mylo communicator devices will receive free access to participating Wayport® hotspot locations in the U.S. including more than 9,000 McDonald’s™ locations until Dec. 31, 2010.

Enhanced Web Browsing

With Adobe® Flash® Lite 3 software, the mylo communicator gives you full access to many of the odd and outrageous videos posted on YouTube™ and other popular Flash-based Web sites. The device can also upload and download content to and from the Web using the touch screen interface on its 3.5-inch high-resolution display.

Shoot and Share

You can keep Facebook™ photos fresh with the communicator’s 1.3 mega pixel camera and photo editing software. You can resize, write captions or draw on photos and post them from the device directly to most social networking pages or blogs whenever you are connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot.

“With the rise of social networking, people are making more friends and staying closer to the ones they have,” said John Kodera, director of marketing for personal communication devices at Sony Electronics. “And while they’re chatting and posting to their personal web pages, they’re listening to music, playing games or surfing the Web. The new mylo communicator combines these fun parts of your PC in a portable device so you can stay connected when you’re away from your home computer.”

Keeping Up With the Buddies

According to The 2008 TRU Study, almost 50 percent of teenagers in the U.S. use instant messaging clients to send messages to friends and family. With the mylo communicator you can log into existing AIM®, Google Talk™, Yahoo!® Messenger and Skype® accounts to access contact lists, while sending and receiving multiple messages at the same time.

When there is just too much news to type, you can make free Skype-to-Skype voice calls to more than 246 million other people who use Skype. You can use SkypeOut™ to make inexpensive calls to landlines and mobile phone numbers anywhere in the world.

Widgets Do the Work for You

Offering short cuts and the ability to keep tabs on your social networks, the mylo communicator features five specialized programs, known as widgets, to enhance the web experience on the device.

The Google™ Search Widget is a short cut application so you can quickly search the web for information on your favorite band or the new kid at school.

The MyContacts Widget compiles all of your instant messenger contact lists and shows you who is online and available to chat.

The YouTube™ Widget keeps you informed of the featured videos on the site. If you subscribe to real simple syndication (RSS) information, the RSS Widget sends you updates about your subscriptions.

The Facebook Notifier keeps track of specific elements of your Facebook page.

Mylo users can also register to become developers with access to the information they need to create their own widgets for the communicator. Developer registration will be available at the end of the month at http://www.sony.com/mylo. Personalized widgets created for the device can be shared on this same site.

While You Were Out

When you are between hotspots, the device will support flash-based games. Sony will be offering such games as Sudoku and Solitaire as free downloads timed to the product’s availability.

The new communicator comes with 1GB of internal memory, with the option of adding up to 8GB of additional storage with Memory Stick Duo™ media. You can use this memory to store additional flash games, digital music files, video files,image files or news summaries downloaded from the Internet, or imported from your computer or digital camera.

The device supports Windows® Media DRM 10, so users can store and play music that has been downloaded or purchased from compatible online stores and subscription music services. It plays MP3, AAC, ATRAC® or WMA (secure and unsecured) files. You can watch MPEG4 simple profile and MPEG4/AVC baseline profile video transferred to the mylo communicator via USB from a PC or downloaded from the Web.

When you’re ready to get back online, but not sure of where to find Wi-Fi, the unit includes a hotspot location database from JiWire™ for the top 20 U.S. cities. You can easily customize and add locations to the database stored on the device by visiting http://www.sony.com/mylo..

The mylo communicator uses a lithium-ion battery that offers up to 20 hours of music playback, six hours of continuous Skype talk time, and up to seven hours of video playback. It comes equipped with a microphone, stereo headphones, USB cable, a stylus and a neoprene case. You can personalize the device with attachable face plates, which are sold in two packs — red with gold or blue with pewter. Each pair will be sold for about $20. There is also an optional charging cradle available for around $30.

The latest mylo communicator will be available this month for about $300 direct at sonystyle.com, at Sony Style® retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail) and at authorized dealers nationwide.

Great News on Philips Again

By Ancient1 on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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About 2 months ago I bought my first LCD TV and I a made sure that it was the best in the line. I wanted the best so I got it. Philips full hd 1080p LCD ambilight. I was so excited that I went overboard and bought the Philips Ambisound Home Theatre system together with it. Well if this was not enough I also bought myself my second PS3 player with about 12 games and about 15 Bluray titles. You think this is enough?? I had to get the Wii as well. Excitement can be too much of a burden for me sometimes.

Although the installation kinda sucked coz I wanted it done fast I had to call the installers back twice to get it right. Anyway 2 months down the road and guess what. My system is now obsolete. Look at what Philips brought to CES 2008.

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Last week at CES 2008 Philips launched the new 7000 FlatTV series line of HDTV LCD’s, boasting a design look that promises to stand out from the sea of LCDs on the market today. The 7000 series comes in sized from 19 to 52 inches and offers some unique features such as rounded edges instead of the usual square corners, four HDMI 1.3a input ports and the absence of a front speaker grill in the bezel.

The 7000 FlatTV line has speakers on the back and pushes the sound through the acrylic frame around the TV to avoid having the speaker grill on the front. This Philips LCD also has the 120Hz ClearLCD technology with a 2ms response time and the HD Digital Motion which will actually estimate motion in some recorded movie content and insert its own “compensation frames” to keep the motion looking smoother. The sets of course also feature the LED Ambilight which produces a light behind the TV.

Believe it or not this is one beauty. Although I feel that my LCD TV is tha bomb with its 52″ long thong :) .

Darn Cool Headset if you ask me

By Ancient1 on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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Have you ever seen a headset this beautiful. Philips announced this baby at the CES and it promises to bring sound quality from your mobile music playing handsets as well as clear calls through a wireless Bluetooth connection. Isnt this cool or not. The SHB9000 Bluetooth headset features 40mm neodymium speakers and native MP3 decoding which according to Philips makes the sound quality the “best-ever”.

Be that as it may, the headphones also have SwitchStream letting you switch between incoming calls and music seamlessly, and also offer a subtle “side-tone” that lets you hear your own voice while talking on the phone as you would normally without wearing headphones. If you’ve ever talked on the phone while wearing over-the-ear headphones like these you’ll appreciate this feature. They also will auto adjust the volume based on surrounding noise and filter out background noises and echoes.

I would suggest this gadget for all us geek freaks that wants the latest in technology. By the way I was also thinking of setting up shop on this blog. What do you guys think. Will you buy stuff from here. The idea is simple I write about the latest gadget or gizmo that I am able to find and then I will be able to let you guys to buy them at very discounted prices that I am able to get. Maybe I would put it up on my other website or maybe in my other blogs I am not sure what to do. Well let me know your opinions by leaving a comment. And if you did not notice the comment is now link loved so go ahead sumit your urls for your backlinks.