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Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro Brings the QWERTY at MWC

by Jay Garrett on February 15, 2010

If the only thing holding you back from owning Sony Ericsson’s HD recording Vivaz is your fear of virtual keyboards – have a look-see at the new Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro!

The QWERTY board adds a tiny 2.5mm to the Vivaz’s slimline ‘human curvature’ contours, but you do seem to lose some features.

Instead of an 8.1 MP snapper of the Vivaz, the Vivaz Pro gets a shaved down 5.1 number. You still, however keep the lovely 720p HD video recording and a 3.2-inch screen which is a relief! :)

Wi-Fi, GPS and the 3.5mm headphone jack are as should be as is the microSD card slot.

“Having announced Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ in January we are now adding a sister phone that includes a QWERTY keyboard along with the touch screen for a superior messaging and entertainment experience,” said Daniel Sandblom Marketing Business Manager, Sony Ericsson. “Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro meets the increased consumer demand for QWERTY devices without compromising on any entertainment features.”

Here’s a quick features listlet:

  • Full slide-out keyboard for faster typing
  • Stay in touch through email, Twitter™, Facebook™, blogging and chat
  • View everything on the 3.2” 16:9 wide touchscreen
  • Capture the action in HD resolution – upload to YouTube via Wi-Fi™
  • PlayNow – immediate online access to applications, games and music.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Black and White.

I’m hoping to get a grope of this tomorrow.

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I can imagine plenty of kids rubbing their hands with glee and the thought of getting one of these – as well as some older kids as well. Yes: I’m looking at you!

The Wild Planet Spy Video TRAKR can be remotely controlled and be used to sneak into rooms, underneath changing room doors, into locker-rooms, errrrrrrrrm…..

Anyhow; the TRAKR is equipped with a video camera so that the user can capture covert moving pictures as well as being to eaves-drop on conversations thanks to the inbuilt mic.

Should the controller wish to announce their presence there’s even a built-in speaker on the car and a microphone on the remote control.

The spy-bot can also be tweaked thanks to its own app site.

“With the Spy Video TRAKR, we’re teaching kids how to write their own applications and program their toys to do exactly what they want them to do.”

“Play should not be confined by the concepts and programs toy companies create,” says Daniel Grossman, CEO of Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. “With the Spy Video TRAKR, we’re teaching kids how to write their own applications and program their toys to do exactly what they want them to do.”

The potential voyeurism starts in October at a price of $120

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz HD Recording Camera Phone Release Date Outed

February 9, 2010 Click to read more →
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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 [...]

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, [...]

TC Electronic Impact Twin Firewire Audio Interface – State of the Art Home Studio

January 24, 2010 Click to read more →
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If you cast your mind back to the start of the month you may remember my review of TC Electronic’s RH450 and RS210 bass rig that I bought.
I love my new rig and now understand what all the fuss was about.
I’m now fortunate enough to own TC Electronic’s new state of the art audio interface [...]

Record Video on Your Non-Jailbroken iPhones! iVideoCamera

December 15, 2009 Click to read more →
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That’s right my gadgety iPhone owners!
Whether you have the 2G or 3G Appley handheld you can now do the same as what those iPhone 3GS owners can do and record videos!
The most important feature of iVideoCamera app is that you can export those flicks to the camera roll of the Photo’s app.
This means that after [...]

Pro Tools Essentials – 3 Bargain Bundles For The Digital Home Studio in The Crunch

September 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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Avid may not be a company name that you’re familiar with.
But, if you hang around with musicians, sound recording artists or you are indeed a muso then you’ll know their industry standard ‘Pro Tools‘ music software.
Well, now they’re offering some tasty bargain bundles that combine the company’s software wing with its hardware division – M-Audio.
Each [...]

Panasonic DMC-FZ35 and FZ38 Released – It’s the Same Camera!

July 28, 2009 Click to read more →
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I have a soft spot for Panasonic cameras and now they’ve announced that it is updating its FZ28 model with a new version packing an 18x optical super zoom.
The new snapper was announced on Monday and is named the DMC-FZ35 in the US and the DMC-FZ38 in the UK – slightly confusing for the likes [...]

iPhone Hand-Steadiers For That Non-Shakey Film Moment

July 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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Oh, really!
Come on – I know it’s all rather neat that the Apple iPhone now can take moving pictures, but now this?
There’s actually a top end $300 shoulder mount that made me laugh so hard people though that I had actually won a large sum of cash.
If you think that was silly and too expensive [...]

The Eyeborg Film Maker Get’s Bionic Eye – Next Step: Cam-Eye

April 9, 2009 Click to read more →
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The New Scientist reports that Candaian filmmaker, Rob Spence, is getting closer to making his new “eye-to-eye” documentary.
Mr Spence damaged his right eye in a childhood accident and was later given a false one for purely cosmetic reasons – now he wants that eye to become useful as well!
Between Spence and engineer Kosta Grammatis have [...]

iPhone 3.0 Beta 2 Reveals More Homescreens and Video MMS

April 2, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Beta 2 version of the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS is pointing towards great things!
It seems that iPhone and iPod touch users (with some tweaking) will be able to receive video MMS and they’ll see their number of homescreens increased when the iPhone Software 3.0 is released during the summertime.
Those lovely folk from Apple Insider have even posted [...]

Sony Blu-ray Recorders That Send Your Vids To PSPs and Mobiles

March 31, 2009 Click to read more →
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Sony has announced that they’re releasing a couple of Blu-ray Disc recorders.
Yeah? So?
Well, as well as recording your fave tele shows they’ll also have the power to export the video to portable devices such as the PSP or Walkman.
The models in question are the 500GB BDZ-A950 and 320GB BDZ-A750.
As well as the neat exporting trick they can also whip [...]

Flip Mino HD Pocket Networked Video Camera Now Available in UK

March 23, 2009 Click to read more →
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Firebox now has those groovy Flip Mino HD cameras in stock!
These mini marvels were originally up for pre-order with an estimated delivery date of April – the date has now been brought forward so you’ll be able to get your hands on what Flip describes as “the smallest HD camcorder in the world” a bit [...]

Archos TV Snap-On – Mobile Digital Tele and Recording

March 15, 2009 Click to read more →

Archos has launched a TV Snap-on add-on or their already handy Archos 5 portable media player.
The Archos TV Snap-on will enable you to turn that capable PMP into a PVR without any hassle what-so-ever.
All you have to do is plug, or rather snap-on, the Archos TV Snap-on in to your Archos 5, turn on and [...]

Spyball – The Sneaky Networked Sphere Bot

January 7, 2009 Click to read more →

WowWee just loves bots that can spy on folk.
Now there’s a new one and it goes by the unsneaky name of Spyball.
This spherical snooper is designed to roll around before popping out a webcam to beam live pictures over the web (MWAHAhahahahaahh!).
 
Like other offerings from WowWee the Spyball can be controlled from any web connected PC, and [...]

MP4 Video Recording, Picture Snapping, MP3 Playing Watch

December 15, 2008 Click to read more →

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a James Bond type and love the chunkiness featured in 70s digital watches you are going to love Thanko’s MP4 watch.
At first it looks like a typically retro digital time-piece with a decent sized face but when you discover that it’s packing a camera that’s able to shoot video [...]

iTalk – Free (for now) iPhone / iPod Audio Recorder

November 3, 2008 Click to read more →

I downloaded this yesterday while it is still free
iTalk is a new sound recording app for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and 2nd generation iPod touch.
This natty little app allows you to create one-touch, high-quality recordings which can be transferred over to your Mac or PC.
You’ll need to download the iTalk app from the iTunes App [...]

BackTrack Those Killer Riffs and Inspired Moments

September 18, 2008 Click to read more →

Ok fellow string botherers!
Anyone that has jammed, had a moment of brilliance and thought “I’ll remember that and get it down when I get home” only to find that the inspired riff eludes you will realise the importance of recording practically everything.
This little fella is called BackTrack and is the latest from those digital music maestro’s, [...]

GT-R1 The Guitarist and Bassist’s Sketch Pad

August 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Ah, I remember back in the day.
Attempting to work out what Vai, Satriani, Sheehan, Lee, Entwistle, etc were doing invovled a-not-so-cheap bit of kit that reduced the speed of the tape to make the parts a little easier to follow.
After that, those that had the cash, could go and buy small sampling devices that allowed [...]

Belkin iPod Studio – Sound Idea

July 16, 2008 Click to read more →

I’ve been looking around at various things to attach an iPod or iPhone to and found this little beauty.
The Belkin TuneStudio looks to be a neat bit of gear.
Just slot your iPod into the socket and you can start recording your musical ideas or, indeed, your band in CD quality.
It has four inputs, 3 band EQs per channel [...]