Mobile Phone Accessories Review

Sony Corporation and Sony Ericsson are working on a new graphic engine “RealityMAX” with a 16:9 ratio LCD screen. The new LCD feature a low temperature polysilicon TFT liquid crystal display modules. With a resolution of 240 x 432, Sony aims to complete the product with 256k colors output. It will also has up to 160 degree of the viewing angle. Using a wide screen will helps in reading emails and surfing web, of course not forgetting watching DVD rips or media broadcast on your mobile phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony is planning to do its part to help drivers enjoy safe hands-free conversations and crystal clear, streaming music on the road.

The Sony MEX-BT5000 car stereo is the company’s first audio-streaming AM/FM CD receiver with wireless Bluetooth technology. The car stereo automatically connects with cellular phones and other devices, including portable music players that have Bluetooth connectivity.

Placing calls from the MEX-BT5000 car stereo is effortless. Bluetooth technology transfers up to 50 phonebook contacts and six speed-dial entries from your phone to the stereo. The contact information appears on the receiver’s high-resolution screen so drivers can easily call friends even when the phone is out of reach.

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Konica Minolta just announced that they successfully developed a High luminescence Organic EL Screen which delivers for 10 000h a brightness of 1000 cd/m2 or 64 lumens…

The organic EL white luminous device of announcement, worldwide highest 64 lumina /W we achieved the luminous life of approximately 10,000 hour of luminous efficiency and the utilization level which are said by freely using individual layer design technology and the progressive optical design technology which incorporate the blue phosphorus optical material of long luminous life of this new development. In addition, the white luminous territory which is suited for back light by combining the phosphorus optical luminescent material of 3 colors of blue, red and green, is actualized, offer of the luminous device of various color tones such as the color tone which is close to the light bulb and the color tone which is close to the fluorescent light becomes possible. With this kind of engineering development, in case of identical electric power consumption, while actualizing the brightness like the fluorescent light, it is the feature of organic EL, it can obtain light thin in the uniform aspect.

The Active Clip IAC-60 is specially designed to make your Sony Ericsson flip phone accessible and comfortable to wear. The IAC-60 is versatile enough to position your mobile phone wherever you find it most accessible to enjoy all it’s features. Clipped directly to your bag, belt or waistband of your trousers with the clip-holder, or to your arm by way of a highly adaptable, velcro-fastened arm band, it makes using all the features on the W710 easy when on the move. It is an ideal accessory for an active life - put it on your arm and listen to your phone-based music using a Sony Ericsson stereo portable handsfree while you get out and about.

Lightweight ultra-adaptable armband
Adjustable velcro fastener
Easily attached clip-holder

Infineon Technologies today unveiled handset chips equipped with its 65nm CMOS process technology and said that products with this new technology are expected to be market-ready towards the end of 2006.

The company said the chip puts more than 30 million transistors on a space of just 33mm2 and proves that Infineon is able to produce such major digital and analog circuitry in handsets as MCU/DSP cores, storage and analog/mixed-signal in 65nm technology to operate with high reliability. This space-saving technology was also used to manufacture high-frequency circuits for the first time, the company claimed.

“The data available today emphasizes the multifold strengths of our alliance strategy resulting in a leading position towards time-to-market, figure-of-merits, and manufacturing flexibility by pooling significant R&D resources and also exploiting a huge amount of intellectual capital,” said Hermann Eul, member of the Infineon Management Board and head of the Infineon Communication Solutions Business Group.

“Thanks to this technological breakthrough, we have proven that our strategy of innovative integration works and that the number of available functions will increase while the footprint decreases,” Eul added.

Infineon developed the technology in the 65/45nm research and development alliance ICIS consisting of IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Infineon and Samsung Electronics. The mobile communications chip developed by Infineon was produced in the frame of a manufacturing agreement with Chartered in Singapore.

Dock-N-Talk Cellphone Docking Station is a device for people who only use their cellphone, but would like to keep the feeling of a home phone when not on the go.

It works by letting you use a regular phone to talk on your cellular service plan. All you do is setup the docking station somewhere in your home or office where the mobile signal is clear and then connect your phone to the station by Bluetooth (or, failing that, a cord). After that you can dial your regular phones and the calls will be connected to your cellular network. Your mobile phone gets charged while it is connected to the station, so whenever you want to head out you can just grab it and go. It means bigger phones and better reception in your house without having to pay for a landline.

The Dock-N-Talk is available for $139.99.

When Motorola teamed with Oakley to produce its awkward-looking mobile-music-shades, which attempted to merge the mobile phone with sunglasses, it forgot one crucial component - the display. Now Korean start-up Kowon Technology aims to rectify that with its new product, the niftily-titled MSP-209 “Video Glasses”.
The Video Glasses contain a pair of LCD screens that are roughly the size of a human pupil (4.2mm x by 4.8mm), but give the effect, apparently, of watching a 32″ TV from two metres away. Kowon aims to capitalize on the surge in mobile TV phones by letting users plug the video glasses into their DMB-equipped phones.

Wearing the glasses all the time would mean your only respite from TV would be when you blink. Whilst coach potatoes across the world would surely rejoice at this, the rest of us might balk at the thought of taking the next step towards Borg-dom. We’re already welded to our mobile phone technology, carrying them with us wherever go. Permanently wearing video glasses that are plugged into our mobiles means we’d be sleepwalking our way into the Borg collective (or at least the nerd hall of shame)!

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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.

Samsung today that it has developed the industry’s first amorphous silicon (a-Si) seven-inch, single-chip TFT-LCD panel that reproduces colors in high resolution (WVGA-level, 800*480 pixels).

The seven-inch LCDs are mostly used in mobile devices including DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting), PMP (portable multimedia players) and CNS (car navigation systems), and normally require 4 to 7 drive ICs(integrated circuit). Also, on a conventional seven-inch LCD panel, the T-con (time controller that drives the screen), power platform and other components typically are attached to a circuit board on the exterior of the LCD. The complexity of this integration point has been a major obstacle to slimming the package profile of mobile LCD devices.
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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

Want a wireless connection to a headset but your mobile phone does not support Bluetooth wireless technology? Look no further: the small and lightweight Nokia Wireless Audio Adapter connects to your compatible Nokia phone via a Pop-Port™ connector, enabling wireless audio connections with compatible wireless headsets.

Features and Specification

• Type Designation  :  AD-5B
• Dimensions  :  31 x 32 x 13 mm
• Weight  : 8 g
• Bluetooth Compliance : Bluetooth 1.1 specification
• Supported Bluetooth Profiles  : Headset 1.1
• Security : Encrypted link
• Operating Range : Up to 10 meters
• Connection : Point-to-point
• Paired Devices : Up to two, one at a time
• Operating Temperature : -20°C up to 55°C
• Power Supply : From the phone battery through Nokia Pop-Port™ connector
• Power Consumption  : Talk mode approx. 30 mA, standby mode approx. 2 mA, off mode - less than 1 mA