Battery-free, the appBlaster relies on a pair of manual pads that flip up when you pull the trigger and push against the display, mimicking the touch of your fingers. Reloading the gun is done by physically cocking it, thanks to the smartphone’s motion sensors.

As for the game itself, Alien Attack uses augmented reality to overlay shootable aliens around whatever room you’re currently in. The appBlaster is available to pre-order in the UK now, priced at £19.99 ($32), with deliveries expected from July 6. More details in the video below.

For the full coverage, you’ll have to hit up PhoneMag, but we’ll be doing a daily recap of the latest and greatest at the end of each day here on SlashGear. Vincent is headed to Spain tomorrow morning, and I feel for him, that long of a flight in coach would make me want to kill myself, but he does it for you, the readers.

So, stay tuned for the latest and greatest coverage, and if you were considering buying a new mobile phone, this would definitely be the week to hold off on that thought. The show doesn’t technically start until the 11th, but as with CES, there is a lot of Pre-Show press events to cover, PhoneMag is at this link, and their Mobile World Congress 2008 coverage can be found here, and the pre-show coverage has already started so go ahead and check that out.

The price they have listed is $800 which is pretty hefty considering what an 8GB iPhone goes for. But if you prefer the S60 mobile OS or you just like the other features of the Nokia, then by all means, spend twice the cost of an iPhone on one device, the upside is that you don’t have to sign a contract with the Nokia device, its all yours from the beginning.

Stefan over at IntoMobile highly recommends you just pick up the current version of the N95 and throw an 8GB microSD card into it instead of buying the new model. But the new model will probably sell like hotcakes (maybe not like hotcakes, their like a dollar or something like that, these are like 800 times more expensive).

Nokia N95 8GB North American Edition to be announced at 3GSM? [via intomobile]

Noduled-keyboard aside, the q60 is a 3G HSDPA, Windows Mobile 6-toting chunk of mobile media.  A 2-megapixel, auto-focus camera, 2.5-inch screen, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 round out the features, and it’s powered by an Intel PXA270 520 MHz processor.

The q60 will apparently be available with optional Mobile TV and GPS attachments.

Gigabyte [via iTechNews]

They just introduced the Quark smartphone concept, and so far, it looks great. It has a sleek 3-inch touchscreen, which doesn’t leave room for a lot of buttons. Which is good, because it only has a power/hold switch. It seems to be capable of plenty;videos, music, even a digital photo album and a 3MP camera.

Curiously, if you look closely at the pictures, it would appear that it is running windows. From the start bar at the bottom, I’m going to just guess that’s not Windows Mobile 6 either.

This of course is powered by their GoForce 6100 chip which is a hybrid CPU/GPU. We’re not sure if this will ever make it to production, or if this is just a way to show of the capabilities of their 6100 chip. With that much horsepower able to be tucked away in a cell phone, just imagine what you could do. I think it’s safe to say that the phone revolution is here.

Quark Smartphone: Nvidia’s iPhone Crusher [via gizmodo]

Turns out, he reckons it’s easier than the original Q to type on.  Now I loved the look of the Q’s tic-tac keys and clean layout, but after a while they got a bit tiring on the fingertips; this new keyboard doesn’t look so cute, but if you can peck out emails without having domed impressions bruised into your digits then it’s an improvement in my book.

As Arne spots, however, where’s the front-mounted camera for video calls?  Not that many people actually make video calls, but it’d be nice to see all the same.

Hands-on with the Motorola MOTO Q q9 [the::unwired]

The highlights include HSDPA connectivity, allowing for download speeds of up to 1.8Mbps. They put that speed to good use by allowing high-quality streaming TV. They’ve also got mp3 support if you’re not big on TV on the small screen.

Over all, it looks like another stylish phone from LG. It is a slider phone, so that they can maximize the screen size. Personally, I’ve always liked slider phones. Makes more room for the screen, and my fat fingers tend to have issues dialing on a touchscreen.

Their new F510 has quite a few new features over their old F500. One of the biggest new features is it’s ability to play DivX files. This will make it the first phone to have such capabilities. You can also swivel the phone around so that it can stand freely, allowing you to watch your video without holding on to it.

I’m on the road a lot, and I can view some media content on my phone, but I just can’t get myself excited about watching media on such a small screen. Although, with a 2.4” screen, the Samsung F510 might be worth looking at.

The phone will support GSM Tri Band and UMTS under WCDMA network. Sporting 1.76” LCD with 176X220 resolutions, 3G Video Telephony, Dual Camera (1.3Megapixel + VGA), Easy Internet Access up to 386kbps, Audio codecs such as MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA, Micro SD Slot, and speaker phone.

“LG is very excited about collaborating with the GSMA to lead the ongoing evolution and deployment of 3G technology worldwide,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Through this partnership, we will bring all people closer to new mobile capabilities and they will benefit from higher-quality wireless multimedia 3G services. LG will provide them with attractive and feature-rich 3G devices while at the same time breaking price barriers for subscribers in the global market.”

LG Press Release [Photos via SlashPhone]

“Wouldn’t it be easier to have a constantly updated cellphone relying on the processing power of your laptop together with the convenience of something most people carry round all the time?”

Well it looks like the good people at i-mate have been listening, or at the very least that we’re thinking on the same wavelength (I’ll expect my consultancy fee cheque to be in the post, guys), because their Ultimate line of WM6 smartphones (which thankfully won’t just come in the JayLenoChinphone guise but as a range of different handsets) will come with software that not only enables just that, SideShow functionality using the cellphone as wireless display, but also remote Windows Media Centre control and media-previewing. 

Demonstrated at 3GSM over a WiFi link, but apparently equally at home using 3G, a dock with video out as well as keyboard, monitor and mouse ports will mean the Ultimate range can serve not only as a mobile companion but also a laptop and PMP replacement.  I can see this being really useful for hotel rooms, when there’s nothing on TV.

Expect the Ultimate range to be out by June 2007.

eWeek [via jkontherun]

According to deeply reticent LG reps this is not the final casing for the phone, and when pushed they refused to say whether the handset will be the commercial version of the Prada handset, another variant in the line or a completely different model altogether.

Small, with a joystick and two discrete buttons on the front, the cellphone’s crowning glory is HSDPA.

My iPhone Exclusive: LG Prada running Windows Mobile 6! [My iPhone]

I’m not sure that they’ll find a large market for these. The biggest thing about cell phones is that they need to be easily carried around. No one wants to carry around a separate laptop bag just for their cell phone.

Possio GRETA Combination Printer, Scanner, Fax and Cellphone [via gizmodo]

The big news about this phone is it’s uncanny ability to download webpages in their original layout, in about 7-9 seconds per page. If this is true, I think I’ve found a new way to keep connected.

Of course the usual questions will of course be asked again. Only this time they’ll include “What happened to the first one?”

DataWind Unveils World’s Fastest Handheld Device, “PocketSurfer™ 2″, Before Live Audience at 3GSM [via prweb]

More after the jump.

It looks to be a good size to hold in your hand, and the keyboard layout is simple. We did manage to snag a shot of the specs for you to enjoy. Highlights include Windows Mobile 6, a 200MHz TI processor, and up to 6.5 hours of talk time.

I can’t wait to get my hands on one to try out the voice command and see if it will stand up to they hype. I can definitely see an advantage in dictating emails on the road

The new colourful SPL range, above, smacks a little of Motorola-style brand-broadening desperation.  Full specs are here (let’s just say they’ve not changed much other than the colour), but highlights remain the 12mm profile, 2-megapixel camera and quad-band GSM.

Check out the rest of them after the cut…

Next up is the so-called Ultimate (or, as I said above, the i-mate JayLenoChinphone), a monstrous slab of gold-coloured vulgarity.  Seriously, the specs could be fantastic but why why why?

Finally, the one phone out of the bunch that I might consider giving pocket room to, the JAQ 4.  Full specs can be found here, with highlights being WM6, quad-band GSM with EDGE, WiFi in b and g flavours, A2DP stereo Bluetooth, a full QWERTY keyboard and 2-megapixel camera with autofocus.

The photo above is not in fact a gold-lamé wearing whale creeping up on the JAQ 4, but actually a size-comparison between it and the Ultimate.  I’m shuddering as I type.

i-mate’s Latest Phones [Gear Diary]

First off, the Q gsm (left) is an upgrade and re-casing of the previous model, bringing it up to date OS-wise courtesy of Windows Mobile 6 as well as quad-band GSM and EDGE data support.  The Q q9 (right) keeps the old case but throws the lovely HSDPA into the mix, as well as that all-important quad-band GSM and EDGE.  More details after the cut.

The Q q9 is PlaysForSure compatible, either streaming it over the air thanks to that high-speed data connection, from on-board memory (all 256MB of it) or via the microSD expansion slot.  USB 2.0 makes transferring tracks easy, and there’s A2DP Bluetooth for wireless stereo headphones.

Motorola’s new Qs [Engadget]

With one fell swoop, then, Motorola should silence a whole lot of their critics who bemoan the (admittedly dire) OS previous phones have been saddled with.  The 2.2-inch QVGA screen and A2DP stereo Bluetooth support should ice that metaphorical kidney too.

The Z8 comes with 90MB of internal memory, boosted by a microSD slot, and is a mere 0.6-inches thick.  A typical 2-megapixel camera and 5hr talk-time are par for the course.

Should be available first-half of 2007; look for it in the hands of fashionistas, hookers and pontiffs.

Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 [MobileBurn]

Seriously, guys & gals of ASUS, you’d made sexy tech in the past – what’s going on now?  Check out the dreary line-up after the cut…

P735:

P526:

Aries:

ASUS’s Latest WM6 Phones [Gear Diary]

Fitting a five-inch monochrome screen into svelte chassis takes some doing, and it’s been a three year labour of love for the Eindhoven-based company.  Now they’re ramping up production at a new UK plant, using Thin Film Transistor equipment which gives the high-contrast, high-reflectivity display an e-book friendly 16-levels of grey.  Currently screen refreshes take 1-2 seconds, meaning it’s not really suitable for video, but the super-clear text and the fact that it only consumes power when changing the display, not for maintaining an image, makes it ideal for a dynamically updated text-news source.

It might look science-fiction, but Italians will be able to enjoy the READIUS sometime this year – Polymer Vision have cut a deal with Telecom Italia to market the device along with the network’s personalised news services.  A built-in SIM card slot means it can be constantly connected to an EDGE/UMTS network as well as DVB-H IP data-casting, and take advantage of e-mail, news, location sensitive maps and ebooks, as well as user-loaded information on the 4GB of internal storage transferred via mini-USB.

Audio is also catered for, with podcast and music downloads supported.  Future models should be able to display colour and live video.  Navigation is carried out through a touch-sensitive LED array, designed to be used single-handedly, and battery life should be an astounding ten days on average. 

Telecom Italia will be sole providers in Italy, while Polymer Vision themselves will market it elsewhere in the world. 

Polymer Vision READIUS

Two gadgets on the run with matte casings – and looking all the better for it!  I love the look of this phone.