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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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• ViewSonic VEB 625 Book Reader – Formidable Enough To Rival Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader?
• Real Leaked Pictures of New iPhone HD Phone
• Best iPhone 3G/3GS Cases – Carbon Fiber Cases | Stylish iPhone Cases.
• Getting in Sync with My New Motorola Cliq XT [Review]
• Twitter and Amazon URL Shortening Service Can Jeopardize Existing Providers.

ViewSonic VEB 625 Book Reader – Formidable Enough To Rival Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader? I am one for convenience and I like how people spend much effort in finding new ways to make everyday living so much more convenient. Today, another innovation is currently making waves across borders and this is the electronic book or e-book reader. Yes, new age reading has indeed arrived. Avid readers can now bring all of their favorite reading materials without the need for any heavy lifting. The Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader revolutionized the electronic book industry by offering a world of knowledge in a neat little package and now another product attempts to do even more. ViewSonic currently released a line of e-book readers namely the VEB 620 reader and VEB 625 reader both offering 6-inch monochrome screen displays and 2GB internal memory for your digital library. To compensate for the absence of full color displays, which were rather disappointing, ViewSonic designed these readers with touch screen technology. I prefer the Viewsonic VEB 625 model though because it is already Wi-Fi ready. I can easily download e-books to my reader. With the VEB 620, you still need to manually load your e-books may it be via SD card or USB connection. ViewSonic Against Amazon Kindle and Sony reader Also, each ViewSonic reader uses a G-sensor that allows the onscreen display to reorient itself, in vertical or landscape mode, according to how the device is held just like the Apple iPad. This new feature gives ViewSonic readers an advantage over their predecessors. Flipping through pages with the ViewSonic feels as if I was going through the pages of a real book. This is because of the E-INK technology used for these reader screens. E-INK only requires minimal backlighting saving much battery power, not to mention lessens eyestrain from lengthy reading. I was already able to go through a number of different books with thousands of pages and the battery was not even on the halfway mark. You can also adjust the text size to your liking with this device. Just zoom in for a better look or zoom out for more page information. Aside from going through a number of electronic books, I was also able to use my ViewSonic reader to store and view photos and even listen to music files and audio books using the 3.5mm headphone jack. Clearly the ViewSonic readers achieved the standards set by the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader. Who knows? Maybe in a few months we'll get to see yet another innovation that surpasses these models.

Real Leaked Pictures of New iPhone HD Phone The concept photos of the rumored iPhone HD / iPhone 4G are already floating around the web. This upcoming phone – iPhone HD is all set to be announced in the month of June and some sources have found the leaked images of the new iPhone HD. There have been leaked photos of iPhone HD model for over a month now. Some name this as iPhone 4G, the iPhone HD, and iPhone Pro – Whatever it is, the rumors are getting way too frequent, and sometimes boring! The first real iPhone HD phone which resembles this concept image has a aluminum uni-body and looks definitely a little too heavier. There have been rumors of integrated front face camera on the new iPhone HD, and only time will speak for itself if there's any truth. Check out the images.. Another version of the iPhone HD leaked images was spotted by Engadget, although not so beautiful at first glance but its the features that matters the most. No leaks of the exact specification yet! Maybe that are to be rumored once the pictures are confirmed. Here are the set of images found through a Chinese twitter by @TUDream from twitter. You never know this can be the real iPhone HD phone we might be witnessing in the hands of Steve Jobs in June.

Best iPhone 3G/3GS Cases – Carbon Fiber Cases | Stylish iPhone Cases. Whether its the iPhone apps or the iPhone stands, Apple iPhone accessories are very much popular among the iPhone owners. And part of all this also includes protecting your iPhone from scratches and damages, in such cases, using a iPhone case would be the best possible option. Of course, there are plastic iPhone cases available in the market that are inexpensive. However, those cases (most of them) doesn't really stand upto its expectation. Also they are boring. If you are willing to get a custom like cases for your iphone then better check out the Carbon Fiber cases, these are state of the art iPhone cases that provides sporty and stylish look for your iPhone. You can buy such iphone 3G/3GS cases online, or get a similar one from any of the stores for under $100. Here is the compiled list of the awesome, the best iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS cases that has Carbon fiber, stylish and beautiful Apple iPhone cases Moncarbone Carbon Fiber iPhone case Xbox 360 iPhone Case Striscai Series Case for iPhone 3G/ 3GS Playstation iPhone Case Case Mate For iPhone 3G – 3GS Jeans Series Case for iPhone 3G/ 3GS Metal Camera Lens iPhone Case Funkalicious Tee and iPhone 3G/3GS Case DRO Concepts' Carbon Fiber iPhone 3G Case Bookshelf iPhone 3G/3GS Case Last but not the least – The Recession iPhone Case Price: Free

Getting in Sync with My New Motorola Cliq XT [Review] I just bought a Motorola Cliq XT and after trying it out for a few days I can honestly say that the XT is alright but it could be better. Pocket-able Design The phone was lightweight and compact but it only comes in one color scheme, gray with chrome accents, and uses the typical numerical grid keyboard. Running on 320 by 480 pixels, the colors were acceptable considering that this was no Droid. My problems started when the time came for me to test how responsive the unit was. Basically, it was unpredictable, for every tap, you are not sure if it would respond immediately or if you need to tap the icon again. The screen also stuttered when you scroll down a long list of selections. "Good luck checking for contacts or media files on this thing." The Motorola Cliq XT has a Web function and the touchpad navigation keys allowed for easy surfing on the Internet. It was easy to manipulate. Moving from one page to another was a breeze. "I was impressed with this feature." It was responsive and easy to use with one hand. It took me a while to get the hang of the Swype function for the touch screen keyboard but with practice I was able to type faster and easier than usual. This is definitely another plus for the Motorola Cliq XT. XT Pros has an Average Performance As a Wi-Fi ready 3G phone, the Motorola Cliq XT is capable of superior browsing speeds loading media-heavy pages almost instantly. Motorola Cliq XT Pros Compact and lightweight unit Full multimedia function with navigational touch pad Motorola Cliq XT Cons Average screen display Numerical grid keyboard The Motorola Cliq XT applies MotoBlur technology; this makes it easier for you to manage you social networking pages not to mention your email account with much convenience especially since it comes with Flash. The Motorola Cliq XT is connected to the Google network giving you access to a multitude of Google applications like Gmail and YouTube but you can easily sync your phone to the Yahoo network too. The Connected Music feature is incredible! You can access countless videos, mp3 tunes, and lyrics from a wide library when connected to the Internet. The built in speakers provided a good sound but the external speaker can use some tweaking. Bottom Line The Motorola Cliq XT is not the best performer out of the Moto line but it works perfectly for all your multimedia needs.

Twitter and Amazon URL Shortening Service Can Jeopardize Existing Providers. Heard of the new internet service called 'URL shortening'? Well, in case you haven't, then visit some favorite sites for shopping and social networking to find out. Amazon and Twitter, respectively are two of the newest joiners of the club which now provides shortening of URL just like TinyURL and Is.gd. As it seems, Twitter and Amazon may have made a good move for their business, since people are looking for short-cuts that are dependable enough in terms of service provided. For Amazon, the alleged shortened URL will be amzn.to/xxxxxx. The x's are letters and numbers combination for the giant shopping site. This service shall be provided and powered for Amazon by a third party service, Bitly.pro. Twitter on the other hand, is just rumored to be launching its own shortened URL but no words yet on whatever it is or if ever a third party will host it for Twitter. This report was somehow denied by the chief exec of Twitter, Evan Williams and said that users may not possibly have this shortening alternative from a third party . Size does matter Should Twitter be using its own service for URL shortening, this would be an impact for the entire URL-shortening industry. How and Why? When URL-shortening services like is.gd, tinyurl and bit.ly would halt from its operation, the links that go and are associated with them will also become invalid. So far no major damages have yet unfolded but from last year's unfolding of events, tr.im had discontinued its venture for accepting new URLs with the exception of interfaces for programming. In addition, if Twitter would power its own shortened URL, its own servers shall handle the redirection and may be a point for reliability issues. However, this would add stability to links for a long duration of time for Twitter. As long as Twitter exist, so will your links associated with Twitter. Really, there should be no raucous disagreement about this. Why worry too much for the welfare of companies powering shortened URLs when giant companies like The New York Times, Amazon and Huffington Post are obtaining this service from bit.ly. Surely, the shortened URL service providers will have to stay for a while. The main problem might fall on the fact that if Twitter pursue its own-powered URL shortening, it's possible that the site may even crash and can even be in disarray.

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• Features, Specifications of iPhone 4G/HD
• A Short Video Preview of iPhone HD/4G Phone From Gizmodo
• Recording in High definition With Toshiba Camileo SX900 Camcorder
• MUDownManager – Free Megaupload Download Manager
• What I'd Like In iPhone 4G [Features]

Features, Specifications of iPhone 4G/HD Rumors and confirmations of the upcoming iPhone 4G are making their move on the internet. They're definitely buzzing! And people are in search for exploring the possibilities of what the next iPhone has in store for them! Some part of the Apple has been shaken by the pictures and videos of iPhone 4G leak, the sources are most probably real! What about the specifications of iPhone HD? And what are the new iPhone HD features? Would the next iPhone meet consumer's demand? Lots of questions are on our minds. All of them are to be answered during the WWDC event, for sure. However, the specifications of the next iPhone, although not official, has been presented by Gizmodo, again. Details, Features and Specifications of Apple iPhone 4g/iPhone HD iPhone 4G weighs 140 grams Sleek, flat design Larger battery size Shiny glass/plastic back Higher resolution; therefore the name iPhone HD Battery energy: 5.25 WHr Surrounded with the aluminum border Easy Video chatting thanks to the front end camera Camera Flash support Additional MIC next to the headphone jack Use of Micro Sim Expected resolution to be 960×640 Better battery life Metallic buttons for the power, cute and volume control Obviously, the pricing of iPhone 4G aren't out. But they are supposed to be reasonable (Aren't apple products affordable? ) and it'd be interesting to see if Apple can come up with extra large storage space!

A Short Video Preview of iPhone HD/4G Phone From Gizmodo We've seen some real leaked pictures of iPhone HD/4G and also had a write-up on the upcoming iPhone features we expect from Apple iPhone 4G. Surprisingly these pictures were completely real. The proof of existence of the Apple iPhone HD was confirmed through Gizmodo, a gadget blog, eliminating the misconceptions and spiking up the curiosity by posting a short video of iPhone 4G. So, without further ado, Let's check out these short video's of real iPhone HD (iPhone 4G): The story of Gizmodo getting their hands on iPhone is quite interesting; John Gruber, connected with Apple Inc, has confirmed that one of the upcoming iPhone unit was lost. And as they have posted this video, it could well be the real iPhone from Apple that is to be announced in June. Interestingly, the phone has a front end camera and the most wanting feature: Flash support. Other improvements such as better regular camera, battery life and improved display are included. What are we waiting for? The specifications of next iPhone are out, and the device is almost confirmed to be the next Apple iPhone product. The only thing that we are waiting for is the naming; iPhone 4G or iPhone HD. And, of course for Apple to turn the tables and bring in a new device altogether Wish that could happen!

Recording in High definition With Toshiba Camileo SX900 Camcorder Toshiba already has its family or line of products with Camileo flash, and now has but added two more latest models. No family planning needed here! The two newest members of the family are Toshiba Camileo SX500 and Toshiba Camileo SX900. Both are about to be baptized in UK on July with a price of £200 each. Ever since Toshiba has began its goal in producing flash memory-based devices two years ago, the company has nevertheless been making great leaps in the market of digital camcorders. Toshiba is even manufacturing same memory gadgets for other business-related entities and therefore has been giving its more than fair share to the industry of Flash memory. Nowadays, Toshiba has but created camcorders of high value which consumers have welcomed in open arms. There is not a single member of the Toshiba camcorder family thatconsumers have dubbed as 'black sheep' or 'prodigal son'. Now with the two youngest family members both with 1080 pixels high resolution, the Camileo camcorder models SX900 and SX500 will not replace the X100 camcorder we now have but instead, the two youngsters will even enhance and complement it. The two new camcorder models, SX900 and SX500 have an obvious slimmer bodies compared to the X100. The optics departments of the camcorders are even more worked out. The new camcorder models can shoot an almost minute 3 lux (a level much less that in a twilight) setting with low-light handling. The maximum resolution for a video footage is 1920 by 1080 pixels with 30 frames a second. Moreover, shooting for 60 fps may be a possibility but only as interlaced video footage. The video recordings may then be transferred and stored to a different and separate removable media card. For these two new cams, both can handle a maximum of 64 GB SDHC media cards. Model SX900 possess 9x of optical zooming and model SX500 has a 5x optical zoom, so as their names suggest. Both camera recorders are with 12x supplementary digital zoom enhancements. The Toshiba Camileo may be described as camera recorders of videos but as a camera it can also do some still photo shooting. This is made possible by the 2.7in tilt-adjustable 230K screen for composition. Plus the camcorders are also equipped with image stabilizers, auto focus pointers, face recognition, adjustment tweaks of manual light utilization; plus the Toshiba cams have predominant color functions.

MUDownManager – Free Megaupload Download Manager We reviewed the official megaupload download manager and they're pretty descent software for saving Megaupload files. If you're looking for something similar, as an alternative, then check out this yet another free megaupload download manager – MudownManager. Mentioned by Cadin through comments, I quickly downloaded MuDownManager to test its ability to download megaupload files, and it sure does download them! MudownManager is a free download manager for Megaupload files, along with that it also supports downloading of Rapidshare files. Of course, simultaneous megaupload downloads or of Rapidshare files aren't possible. No software does that for free! This download manager queues up the files and automatically downloads the file one-by-one. If you've proxy host and port then input them to download files from different location simultaneously (Again, you need to pay as free proxies go dead in couple of hours). MUdownmanager sticks to the basic needs, and so the interface is real simple. Add your megaupload or rapidshare files using the Add button and queue any number of megaupload files for download. MUdownmanager is spyware free, unlike few spyware download managers, and this app definitely deserves to be in the best download manager list. Download MUdownmanager (Sourceforge)

What I'd Like In iPhone 4G [Features] The iPad hype is finally over, and now Apple fanboy attention turns to June/July, when the annual WWDC — World Wide Developers Conference — is held at the Moscone Centre, San Francisco. This is usually the time when Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage at the developer conference to deliver the opening keynote. More importantly, it's when the fruity company we've all come to love and hate announces the next iPhone. The tentative name for the new Apple phone is the "iPhone 4G", alluding to the continuation from the old "3G" moniker. Whilst it may not actually include 4G network technology, as its predecessor, the 3G did, the 4G tag may identify this phone as the true 4th version of the iPhone. And as we near the WWDC 2010, rumours are abound of suspected pictures of the next iPhone. I used to own an iPhone 3G, but gave it up in favour of a Nokia N79 due to the frustrating limitations of the phone — no multitasking, lack of video recording, high data costs — but my attention is slowly returning to Cupertino's mobile venture as Apple has now included many of those features I once detested the iPhone for lacking. So here's my wishlist of features the next iPhone should have. Note that many of these are very fantastical, and may not even make it to the finished product come WWDC 2010. Slide-out Keyboard Perhaps the one feature that'll never,ever make it to the next iPhone, the slide-out keyboard is a feature that I feel would still be pretty cool on an iPhone. Similar to how Nokia did it with the N97 (except, of course, that the keyboard arrangement should be better thought-out) having a physical keyboard would allow users to type longer text more efficiently on the iPhone. Screen gestures and "tap-to-type" could still be useful for quickly checking mail, responding to messages or searching for a file on the phone. iChat for iPhone Recent rumors say that the next iPhone will have a front-facing camera. If this is true, then it goes without saying that Apple will include a mobile version of its instant messaging application made popular on the Mac, iChat. From this, we can expect interesting things like video calling and access to Gtalk, Jabber, AIM and other IM buddies. However, knowing Apple, the video calling feature might be tied in to a data or voice plan, and incur extra charges when you make this type of call. Accelerometer Lock The iPad has it, so this is a feature that could actually end up in the final product. It gets really annoying to use the iPhone when lying on your side in bed; tilting it sideways changes the orientation of the screen. The iPad fixed this problem with a dedicated key, the "screen lock" key that "freezes" the current screen orientation. It'd be great if Apple included it in the iPhone 4G (or whatever they decide to call it). Informative Standby Screen Currently, the "lock" screen or standby screen isn't that informative. All it displays is the current time and date, and if you have any latest messages or notifications, that'll appear on the screen. With the next iPhone, let's hope that Apple addresses this with adding things like upcoming appointments, to-do list items, etc. Already, the new APIs in the iPhone OS 4.0 point to some interesting things that can be done with the home screen. Let's see what developers can come up with using them This is just a few of my ideas that I hope the next iPhone will have. Of course, none of them may even end up in the finished product, and the only way we'll know this is come WWDC 2010, set to happen in June/July this year.