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Sony Ericsson Vivaz HD Recording Camera Phone Release Date Outed

by Jay Garrett on February 9, 2010

More phone news – well, the Mobile Word Congress aint far off is it? ;)

It appears that Sony Ericsson’s latest lovely, the Vivaz, has cropped up on Vodafone’s website with a UK launch date.

The new 8.1MP camera phone will be available on Vodafone from March with prices still under wraps but you can register for updates if you’re keen to get it on with the shiny Symbian touchscreen blower.

So what do you get other than the scaled down (well, compared to the Satio) 8.1 megapixel autofocus snapper? How’s about HSDPA and Wi-Fi for fast surfing, and GPS as well as HD video recording?

Other appealing goodies include FM radio, TV-out at VGA resolution.

The Vivaz will also be sold in four colour pallets astronomically named: Moon Silver, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blur and Venus Ruby.

The Satio is now showing as being sold out – so are you going to be signing up for a Vivaz?

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iPhone and iPod Touch to Get FM Radio – iTunes In

by Jay Garrett on October 14, 2009

iphonefmradioRadio…….Live transmission…

Well; radio may be coming to iPhone’s and iPod Touches if the word on the street is to be believed.

Apple is apparently developing an FM radio app for the pokable handhelds.

They’re already fitted with FM radio chips it’s just that Apple hasn’t switched them on yet.

9to5Mac, which has a reliable track record for being spot-on with leaks, has been tipped with the news.

Apparently the reason it has taken Apple so long to sort this out was because they wanted to build in a feature that lets people buy songs that they hear on the radio.

So – if the iPhone can identify which song was playing, it could let users immediately click to buy and download that song from iTunes.

Ahhhhhhhh……….. now we see.

iPod radio is a fairly recent thing– the latest nanos were the first to get the reception.

Up til now the FM chips have only been used with the Nike + fitness kit and iTrip.

The new nano also lets you pause live radio for up to 15 minutes so I’m guessing that this will be the same for iPhone or iPod touch applications.

Are you excited about this?

Let me know :)

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LG BL20 Coming to UK – Funsized Chocolate Mobile Phone

September 28, 2009 Click to read more →
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Exactly a week a go I shared some video footage of the widescreened BL40’s smaller sibling – the LG BL20.
As I said before it’s a scaled-down version of the premium 21:9 handset and may only have GPRS connectivity, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, an FM radio and a 2.4 inch QVGA screen it manages to stay [...]

Pure Sensia – The Classic Bond Villains Choice of Media Streamer

September 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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Pure Digital – those makers of rather good DAB and WiFi radio’s have gone live with a new product portal for its upcoming Sensia.
I’m a huge fan of retro-looking tech when done properly but when you go retro-futurist – now you have my attention!
The Sensia wouldn’t look out of place in the Jetsons, Tomorrow’s World [...]

Apple iPod Nano 5G Gets a Video Camera – Hassles Flip Cams

September 10, 2009 Click to read more →
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You’re probably aware that there was a little shin-dig where some new iPods were unleashed yesterday evening.
Out of the new line-up the one, for me, that deserves most attention is the Nano 5G.
Form wise it doesn’t seem that different from the Nano 4G – the screen seems slightly larger and the rainbow colour choice of [...]

Sony Ericsson Jalou – A Gem of a Fashion Phone

August 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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Sony Ericsson has unveiled its latest fashion phone.
The angular clamshell has been named Jalou.
Looking not too disimilar to the Bao concept I spotted on the interwebs a few days ago the Jalou is just 73mm long (or “shorter than your favourite lipstick” as SE puts it).
The body looks like a precious gem that will certainly [...]

Sony Walkman S-Series Specs and Prices Revealed

August 10, 2009 Click to read more →
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We all shared the leaked pictures of Sony’s S-Series Walkman and could only guess as to what the all important specs could be.
Well – guess no more!
Thanks to French retailer Material the actual specs have been outed.
So, as well as those stereo speakers on the front the new Walkman has a 2.4-inch (QVGA) screen [...]