Ricavision Vista remote

Ricavision is about to announce a cool Windows Vista remote control on CES in January. It features a 2.5 inch color screen and a 100 meter(!) operating radius. The remote is called Microsoft Windows Vista SideShow Media Center Remote Control and will hit the streets in April with a street price of $199.

Xbox with a 360 hole

Here’s a neat little PR trick from a company called Waterjets. They have used their water cutting technology to cut a hole in a Xbox 360, and cut a prototype Xbox into an “X”.

Samsung SCH-B600

Samsung is calling "the world's first super camera phone," the Samsung SCH-B600. That's a 10-megapixel digital camera in there, and the lens is long enough to let it zoom 3x optically. A neat trick: the phone is 6mm thinner and 10g lighter than Samsung's 7-megapixel V770 camera phone it introduced last year. It works just like a regular digital camera, too, with autofocus, a 2.2-inch 240x320 LCD display and video at 320x240 and 30fps.

Jays Bluetreamer

Swedish JAYS launches the world’s first Bluetooth 2.0+edr stereo adapter with headset functionality, the JAYS BlueStreamer. It is being sold together with j-JAYS in-ear earphones for only 695 SEK incl. VAT. With the BlueStreamer you can listen to your favorite music in the earphones of your choice – from an mp3-player via cord or wirelessly from a mobile phone – and still answer incoming phone calls in the headset. It can also be used for Skype through a Bluetooth-equipped computer. The BlueStreamer uses a common AAA-battery that can easily be changed by the user – external loading devices are not needed. The BlueStreamer will be available with resellers and at www.jays.se in January.

“There is a clear wireless trend, but people seek better characteristics with regards to sound, battery and price. The potential for low-cost headsets where one can be reached by phone and simultaneously enjoy one’s iPod with any earphones is enormous. In noisy environments most people appreciate a stereo headset with sound isolating earphones. Many will prefer the BlueStreamer over other solutions,” said Jens Nylander, CEO and co-founder of JAYS.



BlueStreamer is made in black rugged rubber that can be attached to your clothes or around your neck, depending on which of the two accompanying attachments is used (clips or a strap). It contains one Bluetooth-receiver, a microphone, a detachable AAA-battery and two 3,5 mm connections (one for earphones and one for mp3-players that do not support Bluetooth).


This all sums up in a BlueStreamer, a music adapter that can receive stereo music wirelessly from the mobile or from an mp3-player via a cord, and simultaneously interrupt the music to answer a phone call. Any earphones with 3,5 mm connection and any mobile phones supporting A2DP, AVRCP, headset and a handsfree-profile can be used. The front has an answer button and on the sides are controls for the volume and song selection.

The BlueStreamer is sold with j-JAYS new in-ear earphones together with a 60 cm cord for only 695 SEK incl. VAT. This is considerably less than the few stereo Bluetooth headsets available today, even though they use the old Bluetooth 1.2-technology. The BlueStreamer is the world’s first music stereo adapter to employ Bluetooth 2.0+edr (enhanced data rate). The new technology allows a prolonged battery time, signal stability, multi-unit connectivity and a better compatibility with the mobile phones of today and tomorrow than the earlier Bluetooth 1.2-standard.

The BlueStreamer is also the first Bluetooth stereo adapter with a detachable AAA-battery. The user can use rechargeable batteries, or simply buy a new battery which makes a separate battery charger unnecessary. The battery time is eight hours while listening to music and ten hours while talking. The BlueStreamer has the dimensions 62 X 26 X 24 mm and weighs only 20 g excluding the battery.

Sony Ericsson Z610

Sony Ericsson announced about the Z610 clamshell, 3G and stylish handset which have glossy mirror finish and hidden OLED.



The Z610 clamshell handset has 128 x 36 pixel display, which you can see whenever you use the cell phone. This phone supports 2.0 megapixel camera and 3G connectivity. The best part of this phone is that it comes with a Picture Blog application, which allows users to share photographs through blogsite.

The Z610 clamshell handset is coming in three colors Luster Black, Rose Pink & Airy Blue. The phone offers a 2-inch, 262k colour TFD, 220 x 176 pixel screen and also supports for Push E-mail and RSS feeds. The Z610 clamshell handset gives you Triband, Bluetooth, USB2.0 connectivity and a 64MB memory facility in one handset.



Z610 - Features at a glance:

Imaging & Messaging
Main screen: 2.0″, 262k colour TFD, 220×176 pixel
External screen: OLED, 128×36 pixel
2.0 Megapixel Integrated Camera
2.5 x Digital Zoom for still imaging
Picture Blog
Picture Wallpaper
SVG Tiny 1.1
Video telephony
QCIF Video recording and streaming
VideoDJ™ & PhotoDJ™
Wallpaper animation
SMS, MMS (Photo Messaging)
Predictive text input
Push e-mail
Sound recorder

Music & Entertainment
3D games
Flight mode
Embedded games
Java MIDP 2.0
Music player with support for MP3, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+
MusicDJ™
PlayNow™
Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices)

Connectivity
UMTS 2100
GPRS 900/1800/1900
Bluetooth™
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) support
USB 2.0 mass storage
USB charging
64MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) in kit. Support of up to 1 GB
Fast port connector
Flight mode
HTML full browser with RSS
PC Tools and software

Accessories
CORE ACCESSORIES

Desk Stand CDS-60
Travel Charger CMT-60
Bluetooth Headset HBH-PV705
Bluetooth Headset HBH-GV435
Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB-100

OTHER ACCESSORIES
Bluetooth™ Headset HBH- IV835
Music Desk Stand MDS-60
Portable Speakers MPS-60
Bluetooth™ Car Handsfree HCB-700

Availability
Available: Within Q3 2006

Available colours:
Luster Black
Rose Pink
Airy Blue

Sony DSC-T50

The DSC-T50 is the latest compact digital camera from Sony. It’s a light-weight 7 megapixel with optical image stabilization.

Every time you snap a picture, the DSC-N2 model will store a full-resolution image on the optional media card or in the camera’s 25 MB of internal memory. Additionally, it automatically resizes that same image in VGA resolution and stores it in a portion of the camera’s internal memory dedicated to pocket album. No matter how many pictures are offloaded from the media card, you can choose to protect the images you want to keep and, over time, you have a collection of your favorite shots in the camera.



It is equipped with a seven-megapixel CCD imager, a Carl Zeiss(R) Vario Tessar(R) 3x optical zoom lens, and 56 MB of internal memory. This camera shines with its performance & looks, shipping in bold red, black and silver. With pictures stored on an optional four-gigabyte Memory Stick Duo(TM) or Memory Stick PRO Duo(TM) media cards, the camera can play back more than 1,100 high-resolution images in slide show mode.



The Cyber-shot DSC-T50 camera offers Super SteadyShot(R) optical image stabilization to minimize blur caused by shaky hands.

Nokia Aeon-Concept Phone

Nokia's research and development team have kicked it up a gear with an attractive "aeon" concept phone showing up in the R&D section of the company's website.



The most prominent design feature of aeon is a touchscreen that stretches over the full surface area of the phone, similar to BenQ-Siemens's Black box concept phone we saw recently. Currently mobile technology isn't quite up to realizing this fantasy, but we'll sleep better tonight knowing that at least one of the cellphone industry's biggest names shares the same dream as we do -- BenQ's dream didn't count, unfortunately.Looks kind of cool doesn’t it?

Sony DSC-N2

The elegant DSC-N2 camera debuts in champagne gold and is a ten-megapixel powerhouse with an extending Carl Zeiss(R) Vario Tessar(R) 3x optical zoom lens. With its built-in photo album function, this model can be a photo diary in your pocket, loaded with up to 500 of your favorite images.



Every time you snap a picture, the DSC-N2 model will store a full-resolution image on the optional media card or in the camera’s 25 MB of internal memory. Additionally, it automatically resizes that same image in VGA resolution and stores it in a portion of the camera’s internal memory dedicated to pocket album. No matter how many pictures are offloaded from the media card, you can choose to protect the images you want to keep and, over time, you have a collection of your favorite shots in the camera.

The DSC-N2 model also hits stores in October for about $450. Optional accessories include the MPK-NA marine pack for about $200, NP-FT1 InfoLithium(R) battery for about $50, and LCS-NA leather carrying case for about $50.

Samsung Ultra Video F500

The Samsung Ultra Video F500 is a cool combination of a cellphone and a personal multimedia device. It features a big 2.4″ screen with a resolution of 320×240 (262k colors) and is the first phone to have native support for DivX-movies. The phone has a built-in memory of 400MB and is capable of handling SD cards up to 2GB.



Samsung Ultra Video F500 Specifications :

Standard: UMTS, GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900MHz)
Camera: 2 Megapixel Camera
Display: 262144 Color TFT Screen (2.4”,240×320)
Features: Dual Face & Sweeping Touch UI
Multi-Format Music Support (MP3,AAC,AAC+,e-AAC+,WMA)
Multi-Format Video Support (DivX,MPEG4,H.264,WMV)
Music & Video Download (WMDRM/MTP, DivX DRM, OMA DRM)
Landscape View (Self-Standing Swivel Design)
Bluetooth Stereo Music Profile (A2DP)
Bluetooth v1.2 / USB 2.0
Memory: Internal 400 MB + microSD (up to 2GB)
Size: 116.4 x 50.4 x 10.7mm