Mobile Phones Will Shoot Full HD Video in 2012,' Ericsson Says

Ericsson AB of Sweden revealed its efforts in the mobile broadband market at a press conference Nov 6, 2008.
In the area of mobile communications, innovative technologies such as "HSPA evolution," which is the successor to HSPA, and "LTE (long term evolution)," which features high-speed communications of more than 100Mbps, are drawing interest. For both of these technologies, Ericsson intends to proactively develop and market embedded modules, base station facilities and other products.
During the conference, Ericsson mentioned its concept of a future mobile terminal as "a mobile device in 2012." According to the concept, high-function terminals, in the future, will be equipped with a 12- to 20-Mpixel camera and support full HD video shooting capability.
"We have an image of a mobile terminal equipped with digital camera and camcorder capabilities of the future," said Jonas Lundstedt, Ericsson's Director Portfolio Management, Product and Portfolio Management.
The terminal's display will have XGA resolution. And the operating frequency of the application processor will reach 1GHz, he said. As for its telecommunications functionality, Ericsson expects the device to support 100Mbps or faster LTE.

The company considers that the market shift toward such a future mobile terminal is gradual. Current HSPA technology has a maximum transmission speed of 7.2Mbps, and 59 commercial networks are already operating around the world (38 of which are using Ericsson's system), it said. According to Ericsson, 805 kinds of HSPA-compatible terminals have been released from 129 manufacturers thus far.
"HSPA evolution," an extended version of HSPA, will emerge in late 2008 or later, with the maximum data transmission speed expected to rise to 21Mbps.

 

 

"W-CDMA, which has a maximum speed of 384Kbps, emerged in about 2002," Lundstedt said. "The capacity of data transmission will have grown 60 times larger in the six years since then."

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The Square Design Phone : Samsung Cleo

We heard a while back that the Samsung Cleo was on its way, and and now it's arrived -- well, if you're lucky enough to live in Canada, anyway. It's not the only square flip phone on the planet, but it's definitely the most fashion-conscious. As far as we can tell, specs are pretty much beside the point, but it's got a QWERTY keyboard, color LCD screen, 1.3-megapixel camera, MP3 playback, and expandable memory up to 8GB (we're guessing in microSD format). More importantly, this attractive little devil (it's just over 2.5-inches wide and 3-inches tall) comes in pink, blue, and (our personal favorite) champagne. Though it's been officially launched, the Cleo's not for sale quite yet, and there's no word on price. We also don't know when or if it'll strut its way to the US, but we've got our fingers crossed. We really do.

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HTC Fuze Experience the reaction

Experience the reaction with the HTC FUZE™!
This new device is the perfect balance of style and substance, offering a wealth of powerful features in a small, lightweight form.
The HTC FUZE is a powerful smartphone that features a large VGA touch screen that features the HTC one touch single-handed operation TouchFLO™ 3D user interface for quick access to the items most important to you. Download apps that make your HTC FUZE uniquely yours, or use the many included applications from AT&T like AT&T Navigator, Video Share Calling, Push-to-Talk and more.
The HTC FUZE includes a unique AT&T defined 5 row slide out / slide away QWERTY keyboard for quick text entry and ultra fast messaging. The world is your office with the power of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Get full access to your Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile, contacts, calendar, notes and tasks; edit Microsoft® Office documents or view Adobe® PDF attachments, or take advantage of support for multiple email applications including Microsoft Direct Push, Blackberry® Connect™ or any number of consumer email options.
And when work is done, relax with AT&T’s Cellular Video (CV) service. Catch up on the most recent news or enjoy the latest music videos, HBO Mobile®, or sports on ESPN®. Download hot, new music with AT&T Mobile Music or stream XM Satellite radio.
Enjoy a desktop-like experience browsing the web with easy zoom and pan and text re-flow that sizes the text automatically for easy reading on the HTC FUZE.
And all of this on the nation’s fastest 3G network. So whether you’re a mobile professional or a professional mobile user, The HTC FUZE, exclusively at AT&T, allows you to be connected and in charge of your life at work and at play – virtually wherever you go.

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Walmart, Kmart announce Black Friday-esque deals for days other than Black Friday

Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping or find a couple of insane bargains to keep for yourself? A few retailers are offering what they've dubbed "Black Friday-style" price cuts for tomorrow -- Saturday, November 8th. Walmart's got a sweet 15.4-inch Compaq CQ-139WM (with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive) laptop for $298, in addition to a PlayStation 2 bundled with a $30 WalMart gift card for $129, and a Playstation 3 with a $100 gift card for $399. Over at Kmart they're offering up a rad 32-inch Sylvania LCD HDTV for $439.99 (they usually go for for $550). They also have several deals for Sunday, November 9th, including the Wii Fit for $89.99. Is it safe to assume that every Friday (not to mention Saturday and Sunday) until Christmas will be "black"? For the full, mind-blowing rundown, hit the read links.

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Introducing the brand new macbook and macbook pro

ntroducing the all-new MacBook and MacBook Pro. New design. New features. New technologies. All engineered to standards that don’t even exist yet.

MacBook Pro-Now 15-inch

MacBook-Now 13-inch

The new MacBooks comes with a new appealing design and wider display

The DESIGN

MacBook Pro Keyboard

MacBook Keyboard

Both of the MackBooks come with a new trackpad. The new trackpad has no buttons means there’s more room to track, more room to click — left, right, center, and everywhere.

The DISPLAY

MacBook Pro LED Screen Display (15-inch)

MacBook LED Screen Display (13-inch)

The Graphics

Advanced NVIDIA integrated graphics provide more responsive gameplay and more realistic 3D environments. 

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The High tech keyboard in glass desingn

When it comes to keyboards, we just have to keep removing the clickity-click sound. Just think of how quiet your laptop is in comparison to say, a typewriter.

I suppose the next radical step is here with the No-key Keyboard by designer Kong Fanwen. It is the flattest QWERTY keyboard to this writing, and it uses camera and lighting as well as motion capture technology in order to figure out what letters or numbers that you just typed.

Even though this photo shows the keyboard immersed in water, I haven't heard if this keyboard is water-resistant.

I am not certain whether or not this will be available soon, but it certainly is a unique design on something that we all know.

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Tablet PC Made of Wood

Since notebooks tend to go for sleek and shiny, here’s an alternative for all you traditionalists out there. The S-series notebook concept is made of wood. Yes that’s right, WOOD. Nevermind the weight and horrible heat insulation characteristics of the material, it’s supposed to look refined and sexy, at which it does.
The notebook sports one of those ultra-thin 4mm thick LCD screens, and at 17″ wide, there’s plenty of viewing room. The screen itself is backed by black acrylic, you know, to compliment that wood base. Catering to business users, the S-series is a tablet PC powered by Windows Vista.

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Spy Camera Pen

The pen doesn’t actually work, but it does have a built in spy camera for all your secret missions.

The camera features a 3.7mm pinhole lens and can record video in  MPEG4.

It also comes with its own receiver unit with a 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen and 2GB of memory, plus there is a Mini SD card slot so you can add some more memory.
Here’s the specs.

• 3.7mm Pinhole Lens
• 420 TV Lines 1 Lux
• Portable Audio Video Recorder
• Recorded file format in MPEG4
• 2.4-inch TFT LCD
• Built-in 2GB Internal Memory, expandable via Mini SD Card
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery

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Jeans With Keyboard

Geeks would definitely be branded insane if anyone caught them wearing pants like these. Designed to knock off even extreme geeks, these Beauty and the Geek jeans made by designer Erik De Nijs scream out insanity all over. How about typing on your thighs, which hold a keyboard to give you that perfect ergonomic posture you would ever imagine possible. Yeah, there is a keyboard stitched up onto these pants. Speakers sit around the shins which are a little alright but here is the absolute whopper.

Gamers have a little joystick, pun not intended, stitched just above their crotch, the place where the zipper sits. Fiddling with your stick gets an all new meaning with these geeky jeans. Nevermind our dirty humour. Now, how can computing be complete without the ubiquitous mouse? For that, the mouse adorns your backside in these outrageous pair of jeans. We wouldn’t be caught for dead in one of these although we don’t rule out extreme geeks wearing one of these. All said and done, nobody would ever want to watch anyone using these Beauty and the Geek Jeans.

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Lego MP3 Player

Talk about modular gadgets: stuffing MP3 players inside lego cubes is about as versatile as it can get.
Alas, it's just one of those concept design renders. The nonexistent BLOC has a nonexistent 50MB of memory — why do concept designs have specifications? — and would sync and share music with one another if connected.
It's a great idea, so long as they are actually compatible with real Legos.

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Gucci LED watch

We have seen the future of watches, and it's flexible LED. With a bracelet-inspired design, this Gucci watch slides open to reveal a transparent display.

 

 

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sPult Channel Surfer

How many buttons on your remote do you not use, or if you have, never will again because of the results?Yurii  Smitana Perfilov  has designed the sPult Channel Surfer to simplify things. The universal remote features a scroll wheel, a favorites selector, and volume, mute, and power buttons. That’s all. No numbers, no accidental sleep setting, no menu to get lost on. We can’t wait for the sPult to become a workable product and go beyond prototype status. 

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Handheld Digital Wallet

I am sure that you are smart enough not to carry heavy cash with you in present age of e-banking and credit cards. But, still more Veronica Vail considers financial planing important to consolidates multiple ways of tracking your earning and spending. For that she has designed a hand held digital wallet that easily allows monitoring accounts, track investments and make payments instantaneously without visiting your bank or anywhere and serves as the universal money card. It has put the encryption code to your fingerprint identification before any access to information to ensure calm during sleeping hours.
What more it needs is little bit of artificial intelligence to lock your account when you overspend without satisfying your wallet with justified reason.

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LG 17 inch Monitor

A sheet of plexiglass can do wonders for a mundane-looking monitor. This 17-inch LG screen has received a magnificent makeover that perhaps reminds you of some of the recently launched LCD stunners. With a few minor modifications to the casing, the old hag has molted its drab skin, and we are quite impressed with the final product. Check out the images below for a first-hand visual review.

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USB Rechargedable lighter

  Yanko design always seems to have some sort of cool design project to show off, and today the project is a USB rechargeable lighter. Sure smoking will kill you, but this is one cool lighter that lights cigs without a flame.
The heat is produced like a car cig lighter with resistance coils. When the top of the lighter is pushed down the USB connector for recharging the internal battery is revealed. Yanko also says there is some flash memory inside so you can charge your lighter and save files at the same time. I guess the design aims for a little retro style too since it has one of those spinning thingy’s that is used on normal lighters. If the thought of a lighter with flash storage inside gets you all excited, check out the Memlite.

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S-series mobile concept phone

S-series mobile concept is not based on today’s range of phones which leaves a lot to be desired in terms of design, the aim of the game being to cram as many functions as possible into a lumpy box of endless buttons.
The S-series however steps back from this approach and sets off in a radically different design direction by combining sleek, sophisticated styling with top quality materials all put together in a compact package, to make the whole experience of looking at and owning the phone just as pleasurable as using it.
The phone is aimed at people who want to stand out and make a statement, without compromising on features. Designed in such a way that almost every key feature, from using the camera to making and receiving calls, is easily operated without the need to flip out the keypad and waste time.

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High Tech Crosswalks

We’re sure you remember your days as a tot, when crossing the street meant a manly woman dressed in crossing guard garb and a suicide run across a yellow ladder pedestrian line. School Zone is a concept crosswalk that hopes to improve on safety and design for both children and drivers.
The School Zone has an elevated platform design which allows drivers to more easily spot children as they cross (hopefully its not some psycho that is TRYING to run down children) while also providing a speed bump-like ascent. Each School Zone has LEDs that correspond to crosswalk signals, informing pedestrians that they only have a certain amount of time to cross, and letting them know when they should wait it out.

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Live22

The Life 22 is attempting to create a completely new type of phone. Currently phones are used soley to contact other peoeple. The Live 22 plans to broaden phone’s capabilites to communicate. It has 3 different modes. The first contacting other phones. The second, rather than only contacting other phones, it plans to communicate with every device in an environment. The Contextual Text Mode allows the user to send messages to a computer, tv, iPod, and any other device. The third mode of this phone is the most impressive. It is called “Glance” and it allows you to remotely observe the environment. This means that by looking at your phone you are able to see who is there, and what is going on in your area. Here at Tech Pudde we can only pray that the Live 22 concept will someday become a reality.

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Brix Phone

The Brix phone might just be a concept at this point in time, but the idea behind this concept is definitely interesting enough to warrant a commercial production. The whole front surface makes up a touchscreen, allowing you to access all your contacts, messages, and multimedia files via a touch-based interface. What makes the Brix special is the ability to string with another Brix, doubling the screen real estate in an instant. Heck, even a temporary virtual shared folder is created, bringing content from both devices together until they're disconnected. The best part would be chaining a virtually unlimited number of Brix handsets to form a really large (and probably expensive) TV. iPhone who?

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Newsware

Actual, out-in-the-field reporters have the benefit of breathing fresh air every day. This little toolkit concept, the handiwork of Benjamin Kuhn, includes a small video camera, audio recorder and a tablet-like thing for jotting notes while out and about. The tablet doesn’t look as compact as you might expect, but its glossy design ranks right up there with the MacTab we saw earlier.



You’d be a one-man guerilla journalist with this thing. Set up a YouTube account to share your stories and you’d probably draw better ratings than Katie Couric.

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Eazzy

Imagine a tiny USB camera with no viewfinder, no LCD screen, no buttons except 1. Stripped down to it’s bare functions, this mini USB Digital Camera combines the feeling of not knowing how your shots turned out ala analog film with the ease of USB transfer. No cables are necessary. Just plug it straight away in your computer and always be surprised.

 

  

 

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Nintendo Wii 2010 Style

The Nintendo Wii may have revolutionised gaming but we wouldn't bet against it further upping-the-ante, should a mind-controlled Wii 2.0 ever grace our living rooms.
Our awesome artist's impressions, part of the future tech feature in the new issue of T3 Magazine, showcase a Wii headset accessory that uses brainwaves to control characters and also feature immersive in-ear headphones. Sweet.
We've also imagined a streamlined Wii Remote with just the one button. You point and press, your frontal lobes do the rest.
Brain-wave technology is already becoming a reality with Emotiv pioneering in-game systems, but our crystal ball of gadge is advising us to stick a few quid on Nintendo knocking-out the first mind-controlled console on the market.

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SLideon MP3 Player

It is a no brainer to finally see an MP3 player designed after a cellphone, taking some notes from slider handsets and ending up with the Slideon MP3 player concept. Ian Murchison's brainchild hides all the controls under the geometric display - an aesthetically pleasing idea, but dedicated external control buttons would have been a much better idea. After all, most people prefer not to fiddle with levers, slides, and what-nots when it comes to their music, as getting straight to the point is much more important. Other features of the Slideon include flash-based memory and a battery which is recharged via its headphone jack.

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