Novothink today rolled out a brand new solar-powered battery pack cases for the iPhone and iPod Touch that can add up to 8 hours of talk time for the iPhone 2G, up to 4 hours of talk time for the iPhone 3G/3GS, or up to 20 hours of audio playback time for the iPod touch. The Novothink Solar Surge also functions as a hard case to protect your iPhone or iPod Touch. The charger element of the Solar Surge will generate electricity using a photovoltaic solar cell, storing this electricity on its Lithium-ion polymer battery
Nokia will launch an upgraded version of the Nokia E72 for the Chinese market.
Word has it that the Casio Brigade C741 is now available in various Verizon retail stores, although there is no official announcement from Verizon so far. Verizon offers the Brigade C741 for $249 on contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate)
Here’s an unboxing video of HTC’s upcoming smartphone ‘ Legend ‘ that was recently made by Matt from tracyandmatt.co.uk .
Two of LG’s latest touchscreen phones ‘ Cookie Plus GS500 ‘ and ‘Cookie Fresh GS290′ are finally making their way to Europe this March. To refresh your memory, the Cookie Plus GS500 offers a 3.0-inch 240 x 400 touchscreen display, a 3MP camera, an animated UI with widgets, an MP3 player, an FM radio, 3G, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Meanwhile, the Cookie Fresh GS290 features a 3.0-inch 240 x 400 touchscreen display, a 2MP camera, an accelerometer sensor, an MP3 player, an FM radio, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
Hong Kong’s JOYCE has joined with several designers such as Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Marni, Etro, Bless and Anna Sui to create new iPhone cases that are part of JOYCE’s Spring/Summer 2010 season collection. The most unique case is the rock-shaped iPhone case, which is designed by Bless. All cases are exclusively available at JOYCE and selected affiliated boutiques.
Oakley has collaborated with Nokia to create 200 units of the Nokia N97 Winter Olympics 2010 edition. This limited edition phone boasts the Oakley Thunderbird (the specially designed logo for the Vancouver Olympics) laser etched onto the back of the phone and features exclusive Oakley team videos and photos
Three Motorola’s Android smartphones that come with MotoBlur, the Motorola Quench , Backflip and Dext, have been officially announced for Canada, where they will be available starting the first half of this year. FYI, MotoBlur has received mixed reactions since it debuted last year with the Motorola Cliq in the US.
The Motorola HS1001 is an Android v1.6-powered cordless handset that features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display with virtual keypad, allowing you to surf the web and check email via a WiFi connection to a home network. The home phone features dual WiFi technology that enables connection to a home network as well as its own base station. Additionally, the DECT 6.0 phone also supports a “full spectrum of multimedia applications,” video.
Innocomm Technology is gearing up to drop their first Android smartphone namely the Innocomm Shark.
Gigabyte will launch two new smartphones in Ukraine, one running on Android 1.6 and another one running on Windows Mobile 6.5. Measuring 116mm x 56.8mm x 12.4 mm, the Android-powered Gigabyte GSmart G1305 Codfish features Quad-band GSM connectivity, tri-band HSDPA connectivity (900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz), WiFi, GPS, a 3.2-inch HVGA display, a 256MB of RAM and a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor. Meanwhile, the Windows Mobile 6.5-powered Gigabyte GSmart S1205 Cougar is a dual SIM smartphone that features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE connectivity, WiFi, GPS, a 128MB of RAM, and a 416MHz processor.
Nokia has officially confirmed the first phone from the Cseries family namely the Nokia C5 candybar . The phone allows you to see Facebook status updates from the phonebook, and it also provides easy access to other social networking sites like MySpace. Additionally, the S60 3rd Edition-powered phone features a 2.2-inch QVGA display, HSDPA, Ovi Maps 3.0 with free navigation, Nokia Messaging, a 3.5mm headset jack, a stereo IHF speaker, a 3.2MP camera, and an included 2GB memory card.
Vodafone UK has announced the availability of the new Nokia X6 on its network. The handset is being offered for free with a 2-year contract agreement of at least £30 per month (600 minutes, 500MB of mobile internet and unlimited texts are included). Just a quick reminder, the phone features a 3.2-inch 360 x 640 capacitive touchscreen display, a 5MP Carl Zeiss camera, a 16GB of internal memory, 3G, GPS, WiFi, stereo speakers, a 3.5mm headset jack, TV-out and supports both GSM and HSDPA connectivities.
Samsung has recently confirmed the Corby Folder (model: W930/ W9300/ W9350), which features a 2.6-inch QVGA internal display, an external LED display, EVDO Rev. A or HSDPA, Bluetooth, DMB, a 3MP camera, a video-calling camera and a MicroSD card support. Available in Candy Pink, Blue Black and Lime Green, the Samsung Corby Folder will be available in South Korea very soon via SK Telecom, KT and LG Telecom.
Incase has introduced its new Courier Collection iPhone Pouch that was made from custom weather resistant 1680D nylon.