Elektrobit is bringing satellite phones to the masses with its new Satellite/Terrestrial Reference PDA Phone. Gone is the bulky antenna sported by satellite phones of yore, replaced with a sleek, qwerty-keyboard PDA look that’s just a touch thicker than a Blackberry 8800. The concept product runs Windows Mobile 6.1 professional and contains a packed feature set—including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, VoIP, a touch screen, and a 3MP camera.
The phone will run on HSDPA, quad-band GSM/EGPRS and satellite networks. Talk time is 1.3 hours on satellite, 3 hours on Read more… »
Picking up a camera with built-in WiFi not good enough for you? How’s about a point-and-shoot with integrated GPS? DigiTimes has it that Altek, a Taiwanese ODM / OEM maker of digicams, has just unveiled a camera with an 8-megapixel sensor, 3-inch touchscreen and GPS. The latter will enable users to “automatically record the longitude and latitude of where a picture is taken,” giving the geotagging crowd one gigantic reason to take notice. Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Wireless, Mobile phone, Miscellaneous |
16
Apr
One thing I find frustrating is bad quality mobile phone calls, or dropped mobile calls. In areas where cell signals are low the best way is to either change network providers to someone’s who does work, or use one of these mobile phone signal boosters. The device is quite small and measures about the same size as a sandwich box. You simply stick it next to your window and any signal that it can pick up is suddenly boosted to allow more clear conversation.
The signal booster will give you 2500 square feet of prime signal area which is a nice amount Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Wireless, Computers |
10
Apr
Generally speaking, the state of broadband in the United States sucks. Hard. You know what sucks harder than your crappy DSL line? Satellite internet—it’s stupid expensive and super slow. Except in Japan. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency is reporting that their tests of the world’s fastest satellite internet—155Mbps downstream to homes, and 1.2Gbps to businesses with properly endowed antennas—have been successful. Not only to they plan to cover all of Japan, but a fair bit of the Read more… »