Vodafone Compass Squares up to be Next 360 Phone

by Jay Garrett on February 8, 2010

Mobile-Review seems to have a bit of a scoop – this, they say, is the new Vodafone 360 phone.

Dubbed the Vodafone Compass (which may confuse people as Vodafone Compass is also the name of a GPS app), it could well be the third Vodafone 360 social networking phone.

What makes this interesting, apart from the shape, is that the previous phones have been Samsung touchscreen numbers but here we have a square thing rocking a QWERTY board a-la Nokia 7705 Twist.

Vodafone 360 gives you a bunch of social networking niceness such as the geographic coordinates of friends, the address book yanks in Facebook updates and all sorts of contact options like IM and email.

Apparently some of the functions on the Compass 2010 will be gesture controlled using that centralised button on the back.

It should be able to cope with music playing and internet browsing.

So – is it hip to be square?

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Separate Keitai – Literally Two Phones in One

by Jay Garrett on February 6, 2010

I tend to get quite blasé these days when I read about another new Japanese mobile phone.

Well, I expect large OLED screens, 12MP cameras minimum, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, double digital TV tuners, 3D holographic displays – you know, the usual ;)

Let’s face it though – until you read the spec-sheet they all look the same – generally clamshell phones.

This is why the Fujitsu’s F-04B is noteworthy. It’s the first to feature a two-module body.

That’s right my gadgety friends. The ‘Separate Keitai’ (Keitai means handset in Japanese) has the ability to split into 2 parts which can be used independently (a keyboard section and a display slate).

One part features a 3.4 inch touchscreen with a 12.2MP camera (there’s also an inner camera), acceleration sensor, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, e-wallet function, etc.

Whilst the section has a full numeric/QWERTY keyboard with a geomagnetic as well as an acceleration sensor.

The two bits are joined by a magnet and connected via Bluetooth.

Fujitsu says that this cleverness is designed as to allow users to send or receive mails while talking on the phone.

During video calls, users can keep the keyboard section to their ear while holding the display slate at a distance – neat huh?

When horizontally attached, the touchscreen will switch to character entry mode or display a “virtual” game pad so that users can write emails or play games – yup, the keyboard can be used as a game controller, too.

I love this bit. I know that there’s those of you that have to stand in a certain area of your home to get a decent signal – well with the Seperate Keitai you can leave the display section in the bit that gets a good signal and, as long as you’re no further than 10m away, talk via the keyboard part from the comfort of your sofa.

Fujitsu says that you should get around 2,000 hours of standby and 500 minutes of continuous talk! That’s three-times as much as the Japanese are currently used to from their hi-tech mobiles.

There’s already Bluetooth accessories being dreamed up for the device – for example a mini projector that could be remote-controlled with the keyboard section.

The Seperate Keitai will appear in NTT Docomo’s winter line-up and appear on shop shelves in Japan around March/April time.

The best bit – it’ll only cost £380! That’s for two phones really when you think about it :)

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Brave Arms Social Shooter – 3D First Person Shooter Coming to Facebook

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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Do you need more than Mafia, Vampire and Farming games?
If you have a Facebook account you may have noticed that these ‘casual games’ are becoming increasingly (annoyingly) popular.
Personally I welcome ‘Brave Arms’ with open….err… arms as it becomes Facebook’s first ever 3D first person shooter.
Some may stand-up and say that FPS games cannot be [...]

iTablet – Like an iPad but runs Windows, has USB ports, Flash, HDMI…..

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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Whether you’re wowed by the iPad or not you can’t deny that it will sell – loads.
UK company, X2, can obviously see the potential as well as hearing what a lot of comments have cited as the iPad’s short-comings. They’ve even named it the iTablet!
In its own words “hot on the heels of Apple’s [...]

Touchscreen Dual SIM Phone That also Lights Your Cigarettes – The Machismo

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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Whilst the UK and other countries are trying to kill off smokers via hypothermia or poverty it takes a place like China to even the score.
Yes, the boldly named “The Machismo!” is billed as being “the world’s hottest cigarette lighter mobile phone.”
Personally I can’t argue the latter statement as I am complete unaware of [...]

Gadgety Girls Must Have 3D Stiletto Police Heels!

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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Ok Gadgety girls!
Some of you no doubt like to dress up and perhaps a future-cop may be part of your repertoire.
If that happens to be true then you’ll be hoping these neat heels become reality – almost as much as us guys
The 3D Stiletto Police have been designed by Tim Cooper and whether [...]

Ikonshop A-Cam3D for HD 3D Home Flicks

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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If you want to get onto the 3D film bandwagon but would rather be behind the camera than stuck in a pub watching footie then check this out.
Ikonshop have developed a new camera that is is capable of shooting 3D video in Full HD at 1080p.
The Ikonshop A-Cam3D captures two separate video streams at once, [...]

Samsung Might Actually Make Transparent AMOLED Screened Laptop

February 4, 2010 Click to read more →
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Remember that see-through lap top that was spotted at CES at the start of this year?
Well, it seems that those hi-tech sci-fi films and scenes in the likes of CSI, could well be coming to a laptop near you!
Of course, the Samsung transparent screen concept is incredibly cool but honestly; when tapping away at your [...]

ContactFlow – The iPhone Address Book for Beautiful Friends

February 3, 2010 Click to read more →
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Do you have a lot of beautiful friends?
Do you love the Cover Flow interface that you get with iTunes?
Perhaps you’ve always dreamed of merging Cover Flow with your contact list so that you can just flick through to the beautiful visage that you want to connect with.
Fafoulon has created an iPhone application that will do [...]

Scottvest Features iPad Pocket

February 3, 2010 Click to read more →
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Once you’ve got your hands on your shiny iPad you’ll need somewhere to put it when it’s not in use.
Former corporate lawyer Scott Jordan owns clothing company SeV, and his Web site features the answer to a question you probably never would ask,
Here is the first and only clothing line with a pocket for the [...]

Cute Google Android Robot Collectables Refuse to Crash

February 3, 2010 Click to read more →
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Remember Twitterific’s Ollie has been brought to ‘life’?
Well, now you will soon be able to hug your own Google Android figure!
Andrew Bell has teamed up with Google so that you don’t have to resort to just stroking your Nexus.
Mr Bell has worked on a series of authorised Android robot figurines, starting with an initial run [...]

Misa Digital Guitar – Future Rock!

February 2, 2010 Click to read more →
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If you’ve been brought up with playing Rock Band and Guitar Hero then you may be surprised to discover most guitars have strings.
Most……?
Well this bad boy uses a large touchscreen to get you shredding.
The Misa Digital Guitar is the work of Sydney-based designer Michael.
It has 24 frets and a large multifunctional touchscreen which hooks-up to [...]

Turn Monitor or any Surface into a Touchscreen – up to 120 inches of Poke!

February 2, 2010 Click to read more →
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Ever feel like your puter could do with the touchscreen treatment?
But why stop there? Perhaps the kitchen cupboard or toilet door could be touchscreen pimped!
Before you say – “Jay, you be crayzeeeee mo fo!” Listen up.
Well……… read on.
A certain Portuguese company by the name of Displax has created a polymer film that can [...]

Great Valentines Idea for the Lady – 22 Carat Pink Vodka for Under £40

February 2, 2010 Click to read more →
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Ok – we’re still in the crunch even though the Government says that we’re not.
Personally – I’m still not rich so buying the girlfriend some swanky jewellery is just not gonna happen. Even on Valentines Day!
I might be able to stretch to this rather swish looking beverage though (remember I’m just a musician!).
This must [...]

Microsoft Zune Phone Incoming – How it Might Taunt iPhone 4G

February 2, 2010 Click to read more →
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It seems that the chances of getting a Zune Phone are getting more likely.
Spanish tech blog, MuyComputer reports that NVIDIA has confirmed it will be joining Microsoft to announce the Zune Phone at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona.
This makes plenty much sense as the Tegra chip is already used in the very capable [...]

Google Tablet Video and Chrome OS Pics

February 2, 2010 Click to read more →
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My Geekahol partner and brother, Chris, and me had a bit of a tablet-based debate this morning via email and this fella cropped up into the conversation.
First spotted was pics showing the Chrome OS that have been posted on the official Chromium site (Chromium is the open source project behind Chrome and ChromeOS).
I think [...]

Sony Ericsson Aspen Announced – GreenHeart Business Phone

February 2, 2010 Click to read more →
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Today sees the announcement of the new Sony Ericsson Aspen.
SE’s latest business blower joins the rest of its eco-friends in the GreenHeart range.
Being aimed at the busy business-person you get a QWERTY-board for firing off emails and a touchscreen to ease the multi-tasking.
You’re able to organise and adapt panels to change during the day and [...]

iPad Emulator for iPhone for Those That Can’t Wait a Few Months

February 1, 2010 Click to read more →
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Hey Apple Fanpeople!
Have you already decided which model iPad you’re going to get?
Made the decision whether or not to add £130 to the price and get it with 3G?
Can’t wait for that shot of new, shiny Geekahol?
Well, you’ve probably got an iPhone right?
If it happens to be a jailbroken handset then you can make your [...]

iDrift to iDrive Your iPad

February 1, 2010 Click to read more →
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It’s not even a week ago since the iPad was officially announced and already little iAdd-ons are appearing.
Michael Greenberg’s iDrift is a simple steering wheel that encases the new Apple tablet
This is a great idea for driving games I guess and a lot more straight-forward to produce when compared to the Wii’s wheel.
What do you [...]

TDK TH-WR700 Headphones Say “Grab my Dongle” to Bluetooth Cans

February 1, 2010 Click to read more →
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I’ve been looking around for a decent set of Bluetooth headphones to hook-up to my iPhone.
I like the look of the Jaybird Sportband but haven’t found anywhere that would let me try before I buy.
Let’s face it – finding a cracking pair of Bluecans aint easy.
TDK blows raspberries at stereo Bluethooth transmission and tells us [...]