Mobile Phone Accessories Review

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that it has developed the industry’s first one gigabit (Gb) Mobile DRAM (dynamic random access memory) for mobile products, using 80nm process technology.The new chip, also known as low-power DDR (double data rate) or synchronous DRAM , will be more cost effective than other high density mobile solutions and used for a wide range of advanced handset applications as well as for digital still cameras, portable media players and portable gaming products. Read the rest of this entry »

SanDisk today introduced a 2-gigabyte (GB) microSD card to meet demand for a new generation of MP3 music phones, including the forthcoming Verizon Wireless Chocolate by LG mobile phone.

Using the SanDisk microSD card, the Verizon Wireless phone can store up to 1,000 digital songs downloaded from the company’s V CAST music service. The card, which is sold with an adapter that enables it to fit into a standard-size SD slot of other devices, will debut in the U.S. exclusively at 1,900 Verizon Wireless stores for the next 60 days. Internationally, it will be sold by a variety of mobile retailers. Read the rest of this entry »

With added density and higher performance, the new Samsung MMCplus cards are designed to greatly enhance user convenience for a variety of mobile applications.

Based on Samsung’s 8-gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory, the MMCplus card will be introduced with an 8-gigabyte (GB) density, allowing it to store 2,000 MP3 music files or eight hours of DVD-quality movies. The 8GB card will be part of a full line up of MLC-based MMCplus cards that also will include 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB offerings. Read the rest of this entry »

SanDisk introduced the new SanDisk Extreme IV line of CompactFlash digital film cards for professional photographers. The line is targeted at photographers who require the highest possible performance and the largest capacities for their medium format and high-end digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras.

The SanDisk Extreme IV cards are available in capacities of up to 8-gigabytes (GB) and deliver minimum read and write speeds of 40 megabytes per second (MB/sec.) making these the fastest flash memory cards in the world. This exceptionally fast card speed is critical when shooting large numbers of high-resolution images. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has begun mass producing an 8-Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory device, providing a much larger and more affordable storage density for consumer and mobile applications such as mobile phones, MP3 players and gaming consoles. The high-density MLC (multi-level-cell) memory is being produced with 60-nanometer (nm) process technology - the smallest used today.

Samsung’s 8Gb NAND flash memory, developed in September 2004, is the fifth consecutive NAND flash memory to follow the New Memory Growth Model of double density growth every 12 months, a pattern conceived by Dr. Chang Gyu Hwang, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Business. Read the rest of this entry »

SanDisk lastday introduced a 4-gigabyte (GB) SD High Capacity (SDHC) card. The new cards, which support capacities of 4GB and higher, are rated Class 2 for speed and performance and can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, more than 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video.

The 4GB SDHC card will be bundled with the MicroMate USB 2.0 reader at no extra charge. These new readers work with both SDHC and SD cards. SDHC cards require an SDHC-compatible reader. Read the rest of this entry »

GlobalSat has announced the next generation of its Bluetooth GPS receiver, the GlobalSat BT-359. The new top of the range Bluetooth GPS is both stylish and functional.

The GlobalSat BT-359 contains the latest SiRFIII Low Power Chipset for high sensitivity. It communicates with Host Platform (PDA, Laptop, and etc.) via Bluetooth Serial Port Profile.

With the Bluetooth version 2.0 and built-in ceramic patch antenna, the BT-359 provides faster acquisition times and improves accuracy in urban canyons and under dense foliage.

It contains a replaceable battery with a large capacity (1700mAh), which enables the BT-359 to operate for up to 11 hours. A slide battery lid makes it easy to remove and replace the battery. It also supports WAAS and EGNOS for even greater accuracy.

This new GPS measures 82.0 mm x 41.0 mm x 13.4 mm.

If you’re an art freak and geek at the same time, you might be interested in these memory cards by EverGreen (Shanghai Donya). Now, it does not matter whether you truly know these paintings and drawings on the SD, MiniSD and CF cards or whether you just use them to impress some girl/guy in a museum, it’s still a nice and original feature.

The Taiwanese company PQI has introduced an interesting flash drive – PQI U510. This flash drive is just 3 mm thick and can be compared with a credit card size – 85×54 mm. Naturally, it will be comfortable to carry the drive in the wallet with other cards. At the same time it can store 16 GB of data.

There is USB 2.0 interface for data transfer to other devices, the USB-connector is sliding, so you can hide it when the flash drive is idle. There is no info on the exact release date and approximate price so far. As you can see on the picture provided by the Korean source AVing there is an alternative design of the drive with football theme, so we can assume the release of PQI U510 will take place by the World Football Championship.

Imation has announced the start of sales of its new device MSD128-USB on May 1. This is a USB adapter for miniSD storage cards (with read/write opportunity). On the face of it, there seems to be nothing special about this device, the matter is that this adapter transforms miniSD cards inside its translucent shell into a USB flash drive, i.e. it is recognized as USB Mass Storage device. This device comes with a 128 MB miniSD card.

The short specs:

• Interface: USB 2.0
• Dimensions: 64×24x11 mm
• Weight: 11 g
• Opportunity to install miniSD cards capacious of 16 MB to 1 GB

Samsung Electronics has announced its another record achievement – the company says it developed the first 2GB MMCmicro card for mobile phones. The new MMCmicro card consists of 4 NAND-flash parts 4 Gbit each.

The card has small dimensions – 14×12x1.1 mm. A 2GB card can store about 12 hours of mobile video, 3 hours of video can be downloaded for 2 minutes.

Three months ago the company introduced its 1GB MMCmicro card. Samsung said the 1GB card would be available during 2006, but didn’t unveil the release date of the 2GB model.

The Logicube CellDEK can extract data from 160 mobile devices giving Crime Scene Investigators immediate access to data stored on mobile phones in the field.

The self-contained system features a touch-screen display allowing the user to quickly identify devices by brand, model number, dimensions and/or photographs.
A selection feature illuminates the correct USB adapter. Connectivity by infra-red and Bluetooth are also built-in. Data extraction takes about 5 min.

The CellDEK software automatically performs forensic extraction of the following data: Handset Time and Date, Serial Numbers (IMEI, IMSI), Dialed Calls, Received Calls, Phonebook (both handset and SIM), SMS (both handset and SIM), Deleted SMS from SIM, Calendar, Memos, To Do Lists, Pictures, Video, and Audio.