Samsung WiMax MID

The SWD-M100D is Sammys first jump into the WiMax MID market. Spotted at MWC it has a 4.3in. screen, slide out QWERTY, 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, micro SD, TV out and it is all running on WM 6.1(to bad its not Android). It also sounds like Samsung has some more WiMax devices coming down the road in the near future! Now we just need that WiMax build out to happen right.

Windows Mobile 6.5

For all you WM fans out there you can be pretty excited about the .4 bump to 6.5 and you will be able to stay excited with anticipation because the first sets aren't going to roll out until second half of this year. From the screen shots and videos I have watched it looks like a pretty nice little update. Everything is much more finger friendly and is even pretty pleasing to look at. Even with that companies are still laying their UI over it. Microsoft has also mandated that all devices running 6.5 must have a physical start button. Interesting considering the touchscreen functions have been greatly improved. If you want to check out some videos hit up youtube and I will make sure to post some screen shots.

MWC Monday Snapshot

With so much being announced and revealed at MWC this week I wanted to try and keep you up to date one everything. So here is a list of the good stuff that was revealed/announced today.
-LG says they will have 3 android phones out this year
-Orange will be the first to carry the LG watch phone sometime this year
-Nokia reveals N86 a 8 megapixle camera phone
-LG announces WinMo as primary smartphone OS and will release 50 sets between now and 2012
-Samsung unveils Omnia HD
-HTC dishes out updates to the diamond and pro with the Touch Diamond 2 and Touch Pro2
-GSM Palm Pre for Vodafone
-Sony Ericsson announces 12 megapixel camera phone "Idou"
-Windows Mobile 6.5 announced
Well those are the main points out of Barcelona today. Check back tomorrow to see what else comes to light.

Samsung Bluetooth Flower Speaker

Exactly as the title states these bluetooth speakers take the shape of flowers and can stream your music via bluetooth or plug in to a 3.5mm jack. They also support some basic calling functions to make and end a call with a paired handset. No word on price or availability so stay posted.

Samsung Blue Earth

Sammy just showed off another phone they will be bring to MWC. The Blue Earth is probably the greenest phone you can find. It is made of recycled water bottles, has a eco mode to save power, and it even tells you how well you are doing on saving the environment by walking instead of driving with its built in pedometer. Oh and did I mention the back battery cover is a solar panel to charge this little guy up when you are outside. It also comes with an energy efficient charger and will be out second half of this year. For the other specs like OS and stuff I am sure we will find out in about 3 days!

Amex Digital's SP-7 Digiframe

Now I know there are a million digiframes out there all with pretty much the same specs. The majority have a 7in. screen, multicard reader, USB port, speaker and remote. Well this one is no in different in the fact that it has all those things but it also includes a little printer on the back of the frame and it only cost $199. No word on what size of prints you will get but I am sure more info will leak out shortly.

Plasma TV's take another blow

It's official Pioneer is out of the TV game and considering they made one of the best plasmas, the Kuro, its not looking good for this particular TV tech. Pioneer also announced that they will be laying off 10,000 workers worldwide and be focusing on audio for the future. Another bad hand for plasma comes from Vizio who announced they will be stopping production of their plasmas to focus on LCD tech. So if you wanted to get a plasma from one of these two companies I would move fast.

Garmin-Asus M20

Garmin-Asus announced the second phone they will be bring to MWC under their new partnership. The new phone will be sporting Windows Mobile 6.1, 2.8in. VGA touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth and of coarse GPS. It will also include a new Garming feature called Ciao which sounds a lot like Google Latitude. The M20 will be packing the world friendly GSM radio and come in 4 and 8GB flavors. More to come next week so make sure to check back.

Tesla Model S Sedan

Not much to go on here but Tesla, yes they are still around even with all their problems, has released a teaser shoot of its upcoming all electric sport sedan. The whole thing is planned to be unveiled late March. And since Tesla's CEO has promised to turn a profit this year it is very likely that when this thing comes out us common folk will not be enjoying gas free driving like our rich counterparts!

Dell Wasabi PZ310 ZINK Printer

This is Dells first zink printer. It is ultra portable at just 4.8*2.8*.9in. and only weighs about 7 ounces. It will produce 2*3in. prints in just a minute. Another cool feature is that it has built in bluetooth, so if you have a bluetooth phone you can snap a pic and send it straight to the printer with out any wires. It is on sale now for $99 and comes in black, blue, and pink.

Youtube on your game counsel

Hey everybody just a quick tip if you are a youtube fanatic and want it on your TV you are now in luck sort of. If you have a Wii or PS3 point your browser to www.youtube.com/tv. Its in beta but still works pretty well. Essentially its a striped down version of youtube which makes it easier to run on you counsel. I have tried it on the Wii and it works nicely. If anyone tries it one the PS3 let us know what you think.

Archos releasing an Android device

It looks like we might have another company playing nice with Android. Today TI said that Archos will be using its OMAP 3 processor (the same that is in the Pre) for a revved up Archos 5 running Android. It is reported to have a 5in. screen, 500 GBs of storage, flash support and is only .39 inches thick. Supposedly it will be out in the 3rd quarter and will have phone capabilities also. I am sure we will here more about this at MWC next week.

Amazon Kindle 2

It's official the Amazon Kindle 2 is here. The announcement didn't lead to a cheaper Kindle but it did lead to many improvements. The new Kindle is thinner, has a sharper screen, increases storage, and a new joystick for better navigation. Probably the most notable new feature is "read to me" which gives the Kindle the ability to read out loud any content that is on the device. It will still cost $359 and will come with a new Stephen King exclusive. So for all you book readers out there go pick one up and let us know what you think.
UPDATE: One of the new Kindles most notable features has now been made an option. The text to speech feature brought Amazon a lot of trouble. Since they have made it an option for publishers to include or opt out of the feature.

IDrive Portable HDD

If you are in the market for a portable hard drive you might want to check this one out. It is the thinnest and lightest usb drive in its class. It has 320 GB of space and is compatible with PCs and Macs. The really cool thing is that it gives you the ability to store your data in the cloud for even more assurance that you will always have and never lose your data. The only bad part is they are going to charge about $5 a month for the online storage.

LG Arena KM900

MWC is just around the corner but LG is already revealing some of its new products. The Arena is one of LGs new touchscreen phones with an amazing 3D cube interface. Not to many details on the phone right now but that will sure change in a couple weeks. What we do know is the phone has a 3 inch WVGA touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and GPS. As for the rest of the specs stay tuned and I will keep you posted.

Garmin Nuvifone

The Garmin Nuvifone was announced back on January 2008 and still has not found its way to store shelves. Today it is going to get a little closer with some friends to follow shortly after. Garmin and Asus are teaming up today to announce a new relationship they will have building out a line of GPS centric cellphones. This partnership should speed up the process from concept to final product which is something we all can love. We will most likely see the first Nuvifone at MWC this month. The two companies have also said that they will roll out other models this year possibly with Android. The first Nuvi will most likely come to At&t sometime this year in the states. Would you like a phone that is built around GPS? Let us all know in the comments.

Ecamm BT-1

Here is a wireless bluetooth cam for all you Mac users out there. It has a range of up to 30ft. and around 4 hours of battery life. I know a lot of you are thinking my Mac has a camera. But for all of you that want to shoot something other then what is directly in front of your screen the BT-1 is a good option. It will be available in late March for around $150.

New iPhone?

The rumor mill is turning again. The new iPhone is reported to have a second front camera for ichat. Also in the discussions of rumors is the ability to have apps running in the background for true multitasking. Some are even saying that is will be released in June. Of coarse these are all rumors but Apple does like to debut new iPhone/iPod models at the begginging of summer! What are your thoughts?

Superbowl Commercials

Alright I know this is not about new tech but it was a big event and I am curious. So what was your favorite superbowl commercial. Mine was the Doritos snow globe one. Leave your favorite in the comments.

Mobile World Congress

Just wanted to remind everyone Mobile World Congress (MWC) is coming up. It kicks off in Barcelona on Feb. 16th and goes till the 19th. My prediction is there will be a lot of Android. Also Palm is reportedly making another announcement ( gsm pre maybe) don't get your hopes up At&ters and T-Mobilers it will be for consumers on the other side of the pond. I am sure there will be many more great announcements like a 12 megapixle camera phone from Samsung so keep checking back and I will keep updating.