Here they are, live from the CeBIT reported by Engadget: the three mysterious Origami / UMPCs from Samsung, ASUS, and Founder that we’ve been seeing in various videos, snaps, spyshots, etc. 

From Engadget

Remember that 8GB Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone from Samsung, the SGH-i310? Oh, it exists alright, and it’s hot. That’s a real live scroll-wheel in the center (unlike other phones we’ve seen), and it actually feels just about right even though it’s mechanical, and not touch sensitive.

From Engadget

The table that follows ranks 100 global brands that have a value greater than $1 billion. The brands were selected according to two criteria. They had to be global in nature, deriving 20% or more of sales from outside their home country. There also had to be publicly available marketing and financial data on which to base the valuation.

Source: Interbrand and BusinessWeek 

2005 Rank

2004 Rank

2003 Rank

2002 Rank

2001 Rank

Brand

Parent

Country

2005 Brand Value ($Mil)

2004 Brand Value ($Mil)

Change in Brand Value (%)

 1  1  1  1  1 Coca-Cola Coca-Cola U.S.  67,525  67,394  0
 
 2  2  2  2  2 Microsoft Microsoft U.S.  59,941  61,372  -2
 
 3  3  3  3  3 IBM International Business Machines Corporation U.S.  53,376  53,791  -1
 
 4  4  4  4  4 GE GE U.S.   46,996  44,111  7
 
 5  5  5  5  6 Intel Intel U.S.  35,588  33,499  6
 
 6  8  6  6  5 Nokia Nokia Finland  26,452  24,041  10
 
 7  6  7  7  7 Disney Walt Disney Company U.S.  26,441  27,113  -2
 
 8  7  8  8  9 McDonald’s McDonald’s Corporation U.S.  26,014  25,001  4
 
 9  9  11  12  14 Toyota Toyota Motor Corporation Japan  24,837  22,673  10
 
 10  10  9  9  11 Marlboro Altria Group U.S.  21,189  22,128  -4
 
 11  11  10  10  12 Mercedes-Benz DaimlerChrysler AG Germany  20,006  21,331  -6
 
 12  13  NR   NR   NR  Citi Citigroup  U.S.  19,967  19,971  0
 
 13  12  12  14  15 Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard U.S.  18,866  20,978  -10
 
 14  14  15  15  17 American Express American Express U.S.  18,559  17,683  5
 
 15  15  16  19  18 Gillette Gillette U.S.  17,534  16,723  5
 
 16  17  19  20  22 BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Germany  17,126  15,886  8
 
 17  16  17  16  NR  Cisco Cisco U.S.  16,592  15,948  4
 
 18  44  45  41  38 Louis Vuitton LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton France  16,077  NA   NA 
 
 19  18  18  18  21 Honda Honda Japan  15,788  14,874  6
 
 20  21  NR   34  42 Samsung Samsung S. Korea  14,956  12,553  19
 
 21  25  29  31  32 Dell Dell U.S.  13,231  11,500  15
 
 22  19  14  11  8 Ford Ford U.S.  13,159  14,475  -9
 
 23  22  23  45  44 Pepsi Pepsi U.S.  12,399  12,066  3
 
 24  23  21  22  23 Nescafé Nestlé Switzerland  12,241  11,891  3
 
 25  26  27  25  19 Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch U.S.  12,018  11,499  5
 
 26  24  22  24  26 Budweiser Anheuser-Busch U.S.  11,878  11,846  0
 
 27  28  24  23  25 Oracle Oracle U.S.  10,887  10,935  0
 
 28  20  20  21  20 Sony Sony Japan  10,754  12,759  -16
 
 29  33  37  NR   NR  HSBC HSBC Britain  10,429  8,671  20
 
 30  31  33  35  34 Nike Nike U.S.  10,114  9,260  9
 
 31  29  28  28  30 Pfizer Pfizer U.S.  9,981  10,635  -6
 
 32  NR   NR   NR   NR  UPS UPS U.S.  9,923  New   New 
 
 33  27  26  26  NR  Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley U.S.  9,777  11,498  -15
 
 34  30  NR   NR   NR  JPMorgan JP Morgan Chase U.S.  9,455  9,781  -3
 
 35  35  39  43  41 Canon Canon Japan  9,044  8,055  12
 
 36  34  35  42  43 SAP SAP Aktiengesellschaft Germany  9,006  8,323  8
 
 37  37  41  39  33 Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs U.S.  8,495  7,954  7
 
 38  NR   NR   NR   NR  Google Google U.S.  8,461  New   New 
 
 39  36  38  40  39 Kellogg’s Kellogg’s U.S.  8,306  8,029  3
 
 40  38  36  36  31 Gap Gap U.S.  8,195  7,873  4
 
 41  43  50  50  49 Apple Apple U.S.  7,985  6,871  16
 
 42  40  43  44  46 Ikea Ikea Sweden  7,817  7,182  9
 
 43  NR   NR   NR   NR  Novartis Novartis Switzerland  7,746  New   New 
 
 44  45  NR   NR   NR  UBS UBS Switzerland  7,565  6,526  16
 
 45  39  NR   NR   98 Siemens Siemens Germany  7,507  7,470  1
 
 46  41  44  NR   NR  Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson U.S.  7,346  7,057  4
 
 47  42  40  37  37 Heinz H. J. Heinz Company U.S.  6,932  7,026  -1
 
 48  47  46  47  40 MTV Viacom U.S.  6,647  6,456  3
 
 49  59  53  52  50 Gucci Gucci Group N.V. Italy  6,619  NA   NA 
 
 50  46  32  32  29 Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd. Japan  6,470  6,479  0
 
 51  50  52  53  NR  Accenture Accenture Ltd. U.S.  6,142  5,772  6
 
 52  49  47  54  NR  L’Oreal L’Oréal SA France  6,005  5,902  2
 
 53  65  59  60  55 Philips Philips Netherlands  5,901  NA   NA 
 
 54  51  48  51  45 Xerox Xerox Corporation U.S.  5,705  5,696  0
 
 55  60  NR   NR   NR  eBay eBay Inc. U.S.  5,701  4,700  21
 
 56  48  42  38  35 Volkswagen Volkswagen Germany  5,617  6,410  -12
 
 57  52  55  57  57 Wrigley’s Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company U.S.  5,543  5,424  2
 
 58  61  65  67  59 Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. U.S.  5,256  4,545  16
 
 59  58  57  62  60 Avon Avon Products, Inc. U.S.  5,213  4,849  8
 
 60  56  56  59  56 Colgate Colgate-Palmolive Company U.S.  5,186  4,929  5
 
 61  54  49  49  51 KFC YUM! Brands, Inc. U.S.  5,112  5,118  0
 
 62  53  34  30  27 Kodak Eastman Kodak Company U.S.  4,979  5,231  -5
 
 63  55  51  48  47 Pizza Hut YUM! Brands, Inc. U.S.  4,963  5,050  -2
 
 64  57  54  55  54 Kleenex Kimberly-Clark Corporation U.S.  4,922  4,881  1
 
 65  64  61  64  61 Chanel Chanel S.A. France  4,778  4,416  8
 
 66  62  60  61  NR  Nestlé Nestlé S.A. Switzerland  4,744  4,529  5
 
 67  63  62  66  NR  Danone Groupe Danone France  4,513  4,488  1
 
 68  66  74  80  76 Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. U.S.  4,248  4,156  2
 
 69  67  63  65  65 Kraft Kraft Foods Inc. U.S.  4,238  4,112  3
 
 70  68  75  79  NR  Caterpillar Caterpillar Inc. U.S.  4,085  3,801  7
 
 71  69  67  68  70 adidas adidas-Salomon AG Germany  4,033  3,740  8
 
 72  70  68  69  69 Rolex Montres Rolex S.A. Switzerland  3,906  3,720  5
 
 73  76  81  74  66 Motorola Motorola, Inc. U.S.  3,877  3,483  11
 
 74  71  76  58  52 Reuters Reuters Group PLC Britain  3,866  3,691  5
 
 75  72  69  76  74 BP BP p.l.c. Britain  3,802  3,662  4
 
 76  74  NR   NR   NR  Porsche Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche AG Germany  3,777  3,646  4
 
 77  NR   NR   NR   NR  Zara Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. Spain  3,730  New   New 
 
 78  77  79  81  72 Panasonic Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Japan  3,714  3,480  7
 
 79  81  NR   NR   NR  Audi Volkswagen AG Germany  3,686  3,288  12
 
 80  80  71  75  62 Duracell The Gillette Company U.S.  3,679  3,362  9
 
 81  75  NR   72  NR  Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. U.S.  3,618  3,637  -1
 
 82  79  73  NR   NR  Hermes Hermes International France  3,540  3,376  5
 
 83  78  78  77  71 Hertz Ford Motor Company U.S.  3,521  3,411  3
 
 84  NR   NR   NR   NR  Hyundai Hyundai Corporation S. Korea  3,480  New   New 
 
 85  90  89  NR   NR  Nissan Nissan Motor Co., Litd. Japan  3,203  2,833  13
 
 86  83  82  NR   NR  Hennessy LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton France  3,201  3,084  4
 
 87  88  NR   NR   NR  ING ING Groep N.V. Netherlands  3,177  2,864  11
 
 88  86  85  84  78 Smirnoff Diageo plc Britain  3,097  2,975  4
 
 89  91  NR   NR   NR  Cartier Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA France  3,050  2,749  11
 
 90  84  83  83  77 Shell Royal Dutch Petroleum Company Brit./Neth.  3,048  2,985  2
 
 91  87  86  85  NR  Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson U.S.  3,040  2,952  3
 
 92  89  88  87  79 Moët & Chandon LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton France  2,991  2,861  5
 
 93  95  87  86  NR  Prada I Pellettieri d’Italia S.p.A.  Italy  2,760  2,568  7
 
 94  NR   NR   NR   NR  Bulgari Bulgari S.p.A. Italy  2,715  New   New 
 
 95  93  NR   100  91 Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Italy  2,677  2,613  2
 
 96  85  77  73  67 Levi’s Levi Srauss & Co. U.S.  2,655  2,979  -11
 
 97  NR   NR   NR   NR  LG LG Electronoics Inc. S. Korea  2,645  New   New 
 
 98  97  92  91  87 Nivea Beiersdorf AG Germany  2,576  2,409  7
 
 99  98  93  93  88 Starbucks Starbucks Corporation U.S.  2,576  2,400  7
 
 100  99  90  88  82 Heineken Heineken N.V. Netherlands  2,357  2,380  -1

Ever hold a ten megapixel cameraphone? Naw, neither had we, not until today anyway. This is Samsung SCH-B600 with an integrated 10 megapixel shooter.

From Engadget

Garmin has unveiled three new GPS devices at CeBIT, all intended for in-car use, and two of which sport Bluetooth for interacting with your cellphone. The c510/530 (Europe/North America) and c550 (pictured) are the latest generation of the company’s well-received c-series, and both new models feature 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen displays, a “high-sensitivity” GPS receiver (which we’re assuming refers to a SiRF Star III), configurable vehicle icons (focus groups must have been hating on that little triangle), some amount of preloaded content  (expandable via SD), and an anti-theft system with either PIN or — get this — location-based codes, where the unit will only turn on if you drive it to a predetermined spot. The c550 adds Bluetooth and a speaker/mic into the mix, allowing it to do double- triple-duty as your in-car hands-free setup with bonus MP3 playback, as well as a traffic receiver integrated into the power cord (also available as part of the c510D/530D deluxe package) and more maps for the Europeans. Even more exciting (from a gadgety perspective, at least) is the upcoming Mobile 20 Bluetooth GPS cradle for Nokia, WinMo, and Treo smartphones (pictured after the break), which performs nav and hands-free duties, as you’d expect, plus some extra fun like SMS integration for texting your coordinates to pals and Garmin Online, which provides a mix of free and pay traffic, weather, and webcam services. (On the down side, it lthough it seems to be BYOMCS: Bring Your Own Memory Card Slot). We know release dates on all three models — Q2 for the new c’s and July for the 20 — but only the price of the c550, which will set you back exactly $857.13.

Read- c510/530 [Via GPS Gazette]
Read- c550 [Via GPS Gazette]
Read- Mobile 20 [Via GPS Gazette]

From Engadget

 

Malaysia’s Advance Tech Communications is set to make a big splash in the Windows Mobile smartphone market with the MAGIC (Mobile Advanced Global Integrated Communicator), a 10.5 ounce behemoth that has specs to make even the most devoted HTC fanboy jealous. The quad-band GSM phone includes an 8GB hard drive, 512MB RAM, dual QVGA displays, dual 2 megapixel cameras, QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Bluetooth, EDGE, WiFi, VGA output, and a microSD slot. Not surprisingly, Advance Tech is positioning this as an ultra-premium device; the company doesn’t even call it a smartphone, billing it instead as a “laptop computer miniaturized to the size of a handheld device.” One thing that hasn’t been miniaturized is the price: Advance Tech envisions selling the MAGIC for $1,000 when it rolls out next quarter. That price will likely drop through service provider subsidies, but we don’t expect to see this baby in the bargain bin anytime soon.

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From Engadget.com

News.com has these pictures of two interesting laptop/tablet design concepts by Intel, shown at IDF 2006, nestled in one of their photo galleries. They don’t really do anything that the current twist-and-fold screens can’t do, but they’re pretty slick all the same.

Montevallo 1 Concept [News.com]
Montevallo 2 Concept [News.com]

From Gizmodo