Sony Ericsson today introduced its latest 3G phone, pitching the “seductive” clamshell handset’s tactile qualities. “Run your fingers across the soft and distinct shapes, feel the high-quality surface against your skin,” the company cooed.

The Z610i claim to styling fame is its shiny, mirror-like carapace through which the external 128 x 36 OLED screen shines – an effect exactly like the one Sony’s MP3 players provide. The handset also sports a 2.0-megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom.

Opening the device reveals its 2.0-inch 176 x 220, 262,144-colour main display and a secondary camera for video calling. Sony Ericsson said the Z610i contains 16MB of memory and a Memory Stick Micro – aka M2 – card slot for more.

The handset supports MP3 and AAC ringtones, and ships with the usual music, video and gaming software. It has Bluetooth on board and supports stereo audio across wireless connections. It provides all the expected messaging features plus the ability to download and display RSS newsfeeds.

The 110g handset measures 94.5 x 4.9 x 2cm and packs in a tri-band GSM/GPRS radio in addition to the UMTS 3G transceiver.

Sony Ericsson did not reveal pricing or say when then Z610i will ship. The company did say the handset will ship in “lustre black”, “airy blue” and “rose pink” colour schemes. ®

From Reghardware and techeblog

 

There is a new Pocket PC phone in town – the UBiQUiO 501 from Tech Faith Wireless boasts user-friendly features such as a 2.5″ QVGA touchscreen for easy navigation, Bluetoot 1.2 A2DP, 802.11b/g connectivity, as well as a 2 megapixel camera that takes pretty decent candid pictures. The 64MB of internal storage will definitely be insufficient for today’s needs, hence the presence of a miniSD memory card slot. This handset can also connect to the Internet via GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz networks. Unfortunately, there is no EDGE or GSM 850 MHz support. The UBiQUiO 501 will retail for £319.95.

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Microsoft can’t write operating systems, but they sure as hell can make mice. I love me some M$ft ergos, yes sir. Razer, on the other hand is known for making insanely accurate mice for gamers, with thousands of dots of resolution on their optical sensors. Here’s a mouse they’ve worked on together.The Habu has 2,000 dots of resolution per inch in its digital eye. The 16-bit optical sensor tracks movement up to 45 feet per second, or up to 20Gs of acceleration. also The feet are teflon, which isn’t such a rare thing these days. And the 7 buttons can be programmed with up to 5 game profiles. Side bumpers can be swapped out for smaller and larger ones, to fit any hand. The Always-On mode gives it little latency. We think that means it never goes to sleep, like many gamers we know. And yes, it actually glows all crazy blue like that.– Brian Lam

Microsoft Habu [Thanks Steve]
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Asus is trying to take advantage of Skype’s popularity with the AiGuru S1, a handset that’s compatible with the VoIP service using 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. Once the AiGuru is plugged into a PC, it’s able to tap into Skype, be it checking your contacts or making a call to the pizza guy. Unlike other Skype phones that have been released, this one really isn’t a “set it and forget it” device in that you can’t just connect to any Wi-Fi network and start yapping. Nope, customized software is needed, and a little dongle connected to the USB port of your PC is what provides the wireless signal that the phone connects to.Because of the way the phone works, Asus was able to have it stream music from Windows Media Player, which perhaps isn’t the most useful of features, but it’s a nice addition nonetheless.

Expect to pay around $130 for the AiGuru. – Nicholas Deleon

Asus AiGuru S1 – Wireless Skype and Music [TrustedReviews]
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PhoneScoop shows us how the FasTap keypad works on LG’s AX-490 handset. This phone features a 128 x 160 TFT-LCD display, VGA camera, Bluetooth, and a full-duplex speakerphone.

The FastTap is designed to make text entry faster by adding a key for each letter around the traditional numeric keyboard. We practiced daily and clocked our speed to see if the FasTap is actually… fast

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