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Emblaze First ELSE struts new UI in video demo

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 25th 2009 1 Comment

emblaze first else 540x405 Still curious about the First ELSE smartphone and its nifty user-interface? Various videos of the handset in action have emerged, including a five minute UI demo from the ELSE’s launch in London this week. The handset is based on the Access Linux Platform 3.0, onto the open-source underpinnings of which designers Emblaze Mobile built the sPlay menu system, which is intended to be navigated via the right-hand thumb.

Rather than digging through numerous menus and pop-up boxes, sPlay aims to keep a consistent UI throughout the ELSE handset. We touched upon its more headline-grabbing functionality yesterday – the phone will record voice calls and store them along with records of when the call was made, and there are GPS-linked contextual reminders which flag up alerts whenever you’re near a preset position, for instance a shopping list while you’re near a supermarket – but Emblaze are planning an app store and building up to an SDK release for more functionality.

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Blobo squeezy wireless controller passes FCC [Video]

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 25th 2009 No Comments

We’re not entirely sure that the PC gaming world has been crying out for a squeezable controller that looks like the scooped-out eyeball of some sort of lizard, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a company looking to fill that unidentified niche. The Blobo hooks up via Bluetooth and then responds to squeezing, moving and general fondling; the lucky guys at the FCC have already been playing with it.

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Nokia N97 mini review

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 24th 2009 3 Comments

We’ve had two QWERTY Nokia smartphones on the SlashGear test-bench this past week, and the surprising thing is how differently the respective user experience is. Our Nokia E72 review went live earlier today; now we turn to the Nokia N97 mini, viewed by many – for better or for worse – as the Finnish company’s second attempt at the N97. Second-time lucky or still well short? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Nokia E72 review

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 24th 2009 No Comments

There’s always a risk when a high-interest product is announced that by the time it hits shelves its moment has passed. The Nokia E72 has been just such an anticipated smartphone, with eager E71 owners keen to upgrade to the Finns’ latest QWERTY marvel; problem is, at nigh on six months between announcement and availability, that’s a long time for the appeal to pale. Has tardiness robbed the E72 of its market, or does a well considered keyboard save the day? Check out the SlashGear review after the cut.

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Nokia X6 arrives in UK this Friday

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 24th 2009 No Comments

Nokia UK have finally announced launch and pricing details for the Nokia X6, the company’s new Comes With Music flagship media phone. Packing a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, 32GB of integrated storage and a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, the Nokia X6 will arrive at UK retailer Phones4U on Friday November 27th, free with a £35 ($58) per month agreement.

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Hack-a-Sketch takes classic toy digital [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 23rd 2009 No Comments

Electronic versions of the classic Etch-a-Sketch aren’t particularly unusual, but so far this is the first time we’ve seen Arduino-controlled knobs with physical resistance and a proper shake-to-clear integrated into such a project. The Hack-a-Sketch takes a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop and adds the usual two Etch-a-Sketch rotary knobs; this time, though, they’re hooked up to two potentiometers which control the onscreen drawing.

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Nokia Booklet 3G review

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 23rd 2009 No Comments

While many scoffed at the idea of Nokia building a netbook, the idea does have its share of merits. After all, the Finnish company knows a few things about eking out runtimes from compact batteries, and with netbooks being perhaps the most likely of computing devices to be in search of mobile connectivity, stuffing them with the sort of wireless access your high-end Nokia boasts certainly makes sense. Throw in eye-catching design and you’re onto a winner, right? Unfortunately, we’ve found the Nokia Booklet 3G falls short in other areas; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Bluetooth Spy Headset makes you look properly crazy [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 23rd 2009 2 Comments

Bluetooth headsets are generally dull, but slap a "spy!" label on them and they become instantly appealing. Well, maybe not instantly, but when you're looking at a headset that fits invisibly into your ear canal then we're pretty darned impressed; BrickHouseSecurity are offering the covert earpiece, which promises to make you look even crazier as you apparently argue with yourself while walking down the road. Video demo after the cut

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VISA pushing NFC, webserver-SIMs & more for mobile money [Video]

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 20th 2009 No Comments

VISA hate carrying cash and they reckon you do too, and so they’re shouting about their new wireless payment systems. Recombu caught up with the company in Paris to look at three different ways of managing payments, ranging from a straightforward on-device app, wireless payments using NFC (near-field communications), and even a VISA app embedded into a SIM with its own mini-webserver.

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Google Chrome OS VMWare image, full install available [Video]

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 20th 2009 1 Comment

Like the look of Google Chrome OS but don’t want to wait until late next year to buy a system running the new, web-centric platform? It’s only been a matter of hours since Google announced details of their new OS, but already there are a number of options for playing with the software. gdgt have put out a full VMWare image of Chrome OS to play with on an existing system, or alternatively you can go the whole hog for a proper install.

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