If Windows Mobile based Smartphones just aren’t your thing, take your pick from the plethora of other phones running on Palm or Linux. ImCoSys, a Swiss company started back in 2005, has come up with one such Linux powered SmartPhone and will be showcasing it at next week’s CeBIT event

(Via Uberphones).

Phone Specifications

• TI OMAP 730 processor
• Quad band GSM support
• GPRS support
• WiFi and USB support
• 64MB Flash, 64MB SDRAM
• SD slot
• 240 x 320 transflective TFT screen
• Touch screen
• GPS module
• Measures 125 x 64 x 18 mm
• 40 polyphonic MIDI sounds
• Uses embedded Linux
• Supports various document formats

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From UberGizmo

iPods aren’t simply music players, they are in fact a lifestyle, sometimes a fashion statement. The time is now and the statement is that pink can be a man’s color. The Pink Commuter Tie for the working man features a pocket on the back to hold an iPod nano. A fabric loop keeps wires safely away, so you don’t snag yourself on your way to meetings, or lunch. Designed by Thomas pink, the tie is made from 100% silk and available in navy and red as well.

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From UberGizmo

DoCoMo has been running tests on 4G network speeds and have announced a 2.5Gbps download speed while traveling at 20kmh speed. Bypassing 3G upgrades such as HSPDA, DoCoMo jumped straight into the development of 4G. Its system uses modified standards proposed by the International Telecom Union (ITU), which improves upon transmission speed. It uses 6 simultaneous transmissions with 6 antennas and an advanced encoding algorithm to achieve this high data rate.

From UberGizmo

Vodafone has rolled out an unusual 3G and GSM cellphone that gets to know you as well as your dog does. It performs this magic trick with an OKI face recognition sensor that does away with the need for entering a pin number. With a swiveling 2.4 inch screen and an 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera, the 904SH also has a motion sensor that lets you play games such as virtual golf with the thing. Using Bluetooth, it’s even suggested that you could play fighting games against an opponent within that 30-foot Bluetooth limit. It’s available in pleasant-looking colors such as black, powder blue and purple. No announcement of price or availability was forthcoming.

Vodafone 904SH, the VGA phone that recognises you
[Akihabara News]

From Gizmodo

 

If you want audiophile sound quality but still want all your music stored on a hard drive instead of shiny little discs, you have a few options. You could pick up an iPod and matching iPod Hi-Fi. (Well, probably not. But Steve did say he was an audiophile, didn’t he?) Or you could spring for an Olive Opus, a $3,000 CD player with a built-in 400GB hard drive, four 24-bit DACs and built-in Ethernet and WiFi for streaming (Olive’s earlier players, the Symphony and Musica, had smaller hard drives). According to Olive, the Opus uses 8X oversampling and a 352.8 kHz sample rate to produce true lossless audio with no noise. The Opus can also burn CDs from your music, and Olive will even rip all of your CDs for you. And, yes, Steve, you can transfer music from the Opus to an iPod.

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From Engadget

 

Engadget Mobile is finally pulling its weight around here: we just posted up a bunch of exclusive hands-on shots of Motorola’s unannounced new ROKR E3 musicphone over there. No iTunes, but if you look closely you’ll notice at least one similarity to a certain well-known digital audio player.

 

From Engadget

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JVC and Sony continue to crank out those mini-HiFi sets capable of downloading music directly off their co-sponsored ANYMUSIC service in Japan. This time it’s Sony, with their new NAS-D5HD which features a 40GB disk for recording directly off internal CD, FM Tuner, or line-in. It also sports an Ethernet port and front-mounted USB port (under the faceplate) for easy MP3 file transfer to any player that acts like a USB mass storage device. And ’cause it’s Sony and they have had you locked in, you get ATRAC support too. Really, there’s little to distinguish this shelf system from Sony’s M7HD which also stuffs in a MiniDisc slot. Gasp! Could this finally signal the end of MD in Japan? Doubtful.
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[Via Akihabara News]