Nokia 5800 Star Trek Edition

Did you think that Nokia’s 5800 deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as other shows, aside from The Dark Knight? Well, Nokia has just revealed that it will be releasing a special Star Trek edition of the device. Even better news is that the device will be available for free on contract with Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and O2. The Star Trek version will feature animated screen savers, wallpapers, eight exclusive Star Trek ringtones, and is completed by a phazer application. This Star Trek edition of the Nokia 5800 will certainly be the phone to bring to the next Star Trek convention.

Latest Samsung eco friendly phone

Samsung has announced its solar powered full touchscreen phone, Blue Earth, which has been developed with the aim of ensuring a sustainable environment. In keeping with Samsung’s commitment towards making eco-friendly devices, the solar powered phone has been designed from recycled plastic and has a solar panel fit on the back to charge the phone. The phone supports a special ‘eco mode’ that adjusts and sets the screen brightness, backlight duration and Bluetooth to lowest energy consumption mode. The phone supports a pedometer application called ‘eco walk’ that counts the numbers of steps taken by the user and calculates as to how much CO2 emissions have been reduced by walking and also telling the number of trees saved by the user’s decision to walk rather than use any automobile.

Nokia Royal phone comes with 1160 diamonds and 8 platinum screws

Those of you in need of a special Nokia Carbon Arte should be happy to find out that a so-called Nokia Royal will soon be launched.

The Royal resembles the Carbon Arte, but brings more luxury to the table. It’s not covered in carbon, but in solid platinum fixed with 8 handmade platinum screws.

On the sides, Nokia Royal host around 1160 tiny diamonds that totalize about 8.2 carats. And to make it all even more luxurious, the handset comes in a handmade box built from granite and leather.

If you ask me, the phone doesn’t look that good. But hey, it’s not the first and certainly not the last luxury device that’s not as beautiful as its makers want us to believe it is.

The Royal is crafted in the UK by Goldstriker’s Stuart and Katherine Hughes. Only 50 units of it will be created. And, although its price is not known yet, it will surely be an extremely high one.

The new luxury Nokia is set to be launched on January 31, at the Colette boutique in Paris. Interested customers will be able to buy it directly from there, as well as online, via Stuart and Katherine Hughes’ website (a weird sound plays after you access it, by the way). Source...d

First look : Motorola ZN300 pics & specs, Motorola QA1 UI

Yesterday we told you about 4 new Motorola phones nearing the release date - Motorola QA4, ZN300,VE465 and VE66 Luxury Edition.
Unfortunately very limited information about the new handsets was available. We weren’t even able to bring you the images of the darn things.
Well, today we might do a little better, since we’ve got some more info about the upcoming Motorola Zine ZN300 music slider.

As you can see from the picture it looks like an incremental upgrade to a low end Motorola Zine ZN200 handset released last year. And the few specs that we know about confirm this.
The new Motorola ZN300 will come equipped with 3 megapixel camera, QVGA display and Opera Mini mobile browser.
Well, that’s about all we know about ZN300. But we also got confirmation about another Motorola handset in their QA line.Source...

Video : Samsung Showcased its world's first Projector phone W7900

Samsung Show W7900, one of the world’s first projector phones that was actually build and not just sketched as a concept, has recently been caught on video by PopSci.
Also, some of the handset’s features were unveiled, so we can make a pretty solid idea about what it’s capable of.
One of the main attractions of Samsung Show is, of course, the built-in DLP projector. Manufactured by Texas Instruments, the projector is capable of rendering 480 x 320 pixels images with up to 50 inches in diagonal.

The rest of the specs include:
A 3.2 inch OLED touchscreen display with 240 x 400-pixels
Tri-band GSM connectivity and HSDPA 7.2 Mbps connectivity
5 MP camera
VGA front-facing camera for video calls
4.4 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches
Samsung Show W7900 will be released in Korea sometime later this year. For the moment, there’s no word about its availability in other markets.Source...

3G Video calls on the latest LG watch phone

LG had been showcasing a prototype phone that could be worn on a wrist throughout 2008 and at CES 2009, the Korean giant has officially announced the device. The watch phone comes with a touchscreen, HSDPA connectivity and allows users to make video calls. And the best thing, 'this watch phone will actually be available for purchase,' says the press release!

While we are no fans of watch phones (not yet), the key takeaway from this device will be the miniaturisation of components. The manufacturer has managed to cram the basic voice telephony module but also added HSDPA, a touchscreen, stereo Bluetooth and a built-in speaker. We haven't seen the phone yet, but we hope that it shows time too! Source...

Collaboration Between Vertu and Ferrari

Vertu and Ferrari have collaborated to offer their latest Ascent Ti luxury mobile phone collection. The new Vertu Ascent Ti mobile phone series consists of one limited edition phone, the Nero, and two special edition phones, the Rosso and Giallo. What makes the Nero cool is that the handset is constructed from titanium with crystal sapphire pillows and has the scratch-proof PVD to make it more durable. Meanwhile, the Rosso and Giallo feature the PVD-coated keyboards and battery covers, as well as ceramic pillows. In case you didn’t know, the Vertu Ascent Ti supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE with WCDMA 2100, 5 hours talk time and 300 hours standby time, Stainless steel keys and sapphire crystal screen, Bluetooth connectivity, a 3MP camera with autofocus and flash, and 4GB internal memory. These handsets also come with Ferrari-inspired themes and ring tones.

Samsung Releases New 8MP Camera Phone

Samsung has finally released a new Samsung PIXON M8800 8MP camera phone that is also known as the Samsung Bresson. The handset will be available on November 10th, 2008 for around 550 euros. Measuring 107.9mm × 54.6mm × 14.9mm and weighing 110 grams, the camera phone features a built-in GPS receiver, a built-in accelerometer, DivX playback, and supports quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA. Other features include a 3.2-inch touchscreen display (240 x 400 pixels), 8MP camera with auto focus, face recognition, smile detection and blink detection.

New Sony Ericsson Quantum of Solace edition phones

You might be waiting for the premiere of next James Bond film - Quantum of Solace, right? As we know, it will be in theatres at 7th November. Like previous Bond film, Casino Royal, “in this film we’ll also see phones from Sony Ericsson,” as SEMC blog wrote. What phone? Let’s wait and see.

However, in connecting with this event, Sony Ericsson also prepared special version of their phone for us: the James Bond version of C902.
It is C902 Titanium Silver. New limited edition of C902 has stylish titanium color and it comes in special promo-box. C902 Titanium Silver has exclusive embedded content inside the phone:
Quantum of Solace videos (trailer, behind the scenes video)
Special themes
Five wallpapers (including a James Bond & his girl image)
Two animated wallpapers
Quantum of Solace java-game
Music and voice tones Source...

Samsung released Emporio Armani M75500 designer phone

Samsung unveiled the second Armani phone in its portfolio on Sunday -- the Night Effect M75500. This time around, it has been branded as Emporio Armani and has a very youthful image as compared to the older 'classy' Armani phone. Specs include a 2.2 inch AMOLED display, 3.2MP cam, 120 MB internal memory plus a microSD card slot and support for HSDPA networks! Hit the link below for more pics.
Source...

Sony Ericsson released MOBO W910i limited edition walkman phone

One of the key sponsors at this year’s MOBO awards show which is at Wembley Arena on 15th October is Sony Ericsson and joins Western Union in reaching over a 250 million TV audience across the globe.

In view of this sponsorship deal between Sony Ericsson and MOBO, MOBO is to supply exclusive content which will support the launch of Sony Ericsson’s special MOBO edition of their white and gold W910i Walkman mobile phone.

The Sony Ericsson special MOBO edition W910i is to be exclusive during the run up to Christmas to the Carphone warehouse. Source...

Vertu to release its " Signature S " next month

Filthy rich folks who have nothing else to spend their money on will be happy to know that the Vertu Signature S has just passed the FCC and will be available starting next month. This new addition to the uber-expensive collection of Vertu features quadband EDGE, dual-band HSDPA (850 and 2100MHz) and WiFi which is a first for the company that is more acclaimed for the extravagant and luxurious design of its mobile phones rather than the features it incorporates in them. It also comes with an OLED display which, at that price, should be standard now across all new models of Vertu phones.

Of course, if your bank account can’t support a Vertu purchase, then you’ll just have satisfy yourself with pictures and images available on their website. Source...

Sprint revealed LG LX600 Lotus

LG and Sprint have unveiled the LG LX600 Lotus, which has a rather unique shape. The phone is also a result of a partnership with fashion designer Christian Siriano, who first became famous by winning season IV of the reality show “Project Runway”. With the Lotus’ emphasis on fashion design, it’s no surprise to see that it will come in interesting colors such as textured purple or satin black, and looks aimed firmly at ladies. The phone will feature a new One Click home screen, which provides easy access to common functions such as messaging, navigation, Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store. The phone will sport a QWERTY keypad inside for text input, and will also have Bluetooth 2.0 and a 2 megapixel camera. The LG Lotus will be available in October for $149.99 if you’re willing to tie yourself to a two-year contract. Source...

Motorola Z12 concept phone

Now we know many mobile phone users, especially those who love Motorola will love the stunning Motorola Z12 concept phone; the question is “Is this a concept or indeed a real handset coming soon?
Looking at the design has me on the edge of the seat; it is sleek and pretty damn sexy if you ask me. The clever design of the keypad looks efficient and simple, the design is from someone called Kizazzz so hats off to Kizazzz.
Some of the main features on the Motorola Z12 Concept Phone include a 2.8-inch display that boasts of 16M colour VGA resolution, 5MP camera and touch-sensitive keypad.
The little picture above shows that it is coming soon, so is this a concept phone or a coming soon phone? Source...

Motorola announced MOTOJEWEL or a Diamond Phone?

While a lot of people sure don’t like the HTC Touch Diamond’s funnily designed backplate, it looks like the folks over at Motorola do, or think other people do anyways. The reason we say so is because Motorola has just unveiled its new MOTOJEWEL clamshell handset in the UK, which looks aimed at the fairer sex, complete with its own mini handbag, which can keep a few small items along with the phone itself. The MOTOJEWEL seems to share a lot of similarities with the U9 handset, with specs such as a 2 megapixel camera, music player, Bluetooth stereo support and hidden external display. The phone will have a “midnight quartz” color scheme, along with its purple keypad. The MOTOJEWEL will only be available for a limited time, and should start retailing in November on UK’s Carphone Warehouse retail chain. Source...

World’s smallest phone title goes to Xun Chi 138

You’d think that the world’s smallest phone would limit you to just making calls and short messages? Then you probably haven’t met the Xun Chi 138 yet.
The Xun Chi 138 is the world’s smallest phone, measuring only 2.64-inches in length — even shorter than the screen alone of a few certain smartphones!

Don’t let its diminutive size fool you, though. It packs a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, and touchscreen with handwriting recognition on that stubby body.
Being a dual band GSM phone should make it work in most parts of Europe, Australia and Asia. No word on local pricing for this one but it looks like it’s only available in China anyway. Source...

T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8220 officialy announced by RIM

The title sort of says it all, but RIM has just gone ahead and announced the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (Kickstart FTW!). T-Mobile will be the exclusive carrier of the device this year when it is launched in the US and it will come in black or red. We were not given pricing or an exact release date, but we’re assuming those sorts of things will all be made clearer when Mr. Jim rocks the mic at CTIA. Shout out to Freeway, Young Chris, Neef, Rellz, Bleek, Omillio, Beans, Peedi, Sparks, Oschino. Couple more shots along with press release after the jump!

A photo for this release will be available via Marketwire on the picture wire of The Associated Press
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today unveiled the BlackBerry® PearlTM Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry® phone to come in the popular flip form factor.

The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. One quick flip of the handset opens up a world of possibilities with the industry’s leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful yet approachable smartphone. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favorite song. It’s all in your control with a simple flip.
The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone presents a sophisticated look with a sleek design and a chrome-finished frame surrounding its smooth, luminescent face. Packed with an abundance of powerful features, it weighs only 3.6 ounces and measures approximately 3.9″ x 1.9″ x 0.7″. Featuring two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays, the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset, while the large, 240 x 320 internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages with impressive detail and contrast.
“The popularity of BlackBerry smartphones has grown tremendously around the world and the introduction of this exciting new flip phone will help extend the reach of the BlackBerry platform even further,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion. “The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a full-featured smartphone with a unique and friendly design and it is a natural choice for flip phone users who want to start doing more with their phone than just talk.”

FIRST CLASS PHONE
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone is a top of the line mobile phone that flips open and cradles the face naturally and comfortably during phone calls. It delivers exceptional voice quality and includes many premium phone features, including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), support for mp3 ring tones, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, call forwarding, voicemail attachment playback and enhanced background noise cancellation. It also features a speakerphone and Bluetooth® 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals such as a GPS receiver. The removable/rechargeable 900 mAhr battery provides four hours of talk time and over 14 days of standby time.
MESSAGING POWERHOUSE
Featuring a large SureType® QWERTY(i) keyboard that makes typing messages and dialing numbers fast and easy, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip, like all BlackBerry smartphones, provides integrated access to the industry leading BlackBerry wireless services. Users are able to easily access up to 10 supported personal and work email accounts, send and receive text and instant messages, and connect on popular social networking sites with friends, family and co-workers. The DataViz® Documents to Go® software suite is also preloaded, allowing users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is supported on BlackBerry® Internet Service, BlackBerry® Unite!, BlackBerry® Professional Software and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which provides tight integration with corporate email systems and the security and IT policy controls that enterprise customers require to confidently allow smartphones in their organization.

MULTIMEDIA TO GO
With an advanced media player for displaying pictures, listening to music and watching videos, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip is the perfect on-the-go entertainment center. Videos play smoothly on the large internal display, playlists can be managed directly on the handset and there’s an equalizer with 11 preset filters - including “Lounge”, “Jazz” and “Hip Hop” - for customizing audio ranges when using headphones or external speakers. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip works with the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application that makes it easy to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone(iii) and it also features a conveniently accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB(ii) for plenty of storage. High Speed USB 2.0 support allows files to be quickly transferred between a desktop computer and the smartphone and the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry® to help users easily manage their music and video files. Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE is also included for creating photo albums and editing pictures.

FULL FEATURED FLIP
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip packs an impressive range of features into its compact design, including phone, email, messaging, organizer, browser and multimedia applications, and it can also support thousands of other mobile lifestyle and business applications. It features a 2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording(iv) to capture memories while on the move, and includes BlackBerry Maps to deliver maps and step-by-step driving directions quickly and easily. An enhanced HTML browser displays web pages beautifully in either “Column View” or “Page View” and different emulation settings allow users to choose between desktop-style HTML content and the mobile version of web pages. The browser also supports RTSP for watching online streaming video from sites like m.youtube.com. In addition, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) with support for UMA (unlicensed mobile access), extending wireless email and data coverage and supporting carrier enabled voice calls over home Wi-Fi networks, enterprise wireless deployments and Wi-Fi hotspots.

ACCESSORIES
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip comes with a variety of accessories including a stereo headset, travel charger and USB cable. Additional accessories for BlackBerry smartphones, including holsters and totes, charging pods, premium earphones, Bluetooth headsets and the BlackBerry® Remote Stereo Gateway are available through retail outlets or online at www.shopblackberry.com.

AVAILABILITY
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone will be available from wireless carriers around the world beginning this fall. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in the United States exclusively from T-Mobile beginning this fall. Specific availability and pricing details will be announced at a later date.
For more information please visit www.BlackBerryPearl.com
T-Mobile USA customers can check out more details about this new flip phone and register to be notified when the BlackBerry Pearl Flip is available at www.BlackBerry.com/T-MobileBlackBerryPearlFlip Source...

LG K910 the next version of LG Viewty

This one caught the lot of mobile enthusiasts, including us here at Unwired View, by surprise. Though we first reported about the possibility of LG rolling out a certain “K910″ with an 8MP camera a few months back, we never really thought LG would push through.

Well, apparently, they did. And now LG has just officially announced the LG K910, which is to be the LG Viewty’s 8 megapixel successor. But aside from its gargantuan-megapixel camera module, what else does the K910 really have to offer?
The 8 megapixel camera on the LG K910 won’t go to waste with its built-in Xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, Face Tracking, Smile Shot and blink detection technology. That’s already a lot of features right there, but there’s still much we haven’t discussed yet.

It can play DivX and Xvid movies out of the box on its 3-inch WQVGA full touchscreen LCD, as well as deliver incredible sound with the help of Dolby Mobile.

Finally, with the LG KC910, users should be able to enjoy up to 7.2Mbps downloads with HSDPA connectivity, and easily find their way to wherever they’re going with its A-GPS enabled navigation feature.

The LG KC910 will be available starting on October, and LG will be providing more details regarding the handset and official release soon. Source...

Tag Heuer Back again with "Meridiist" Luxury phone

You may not be able to afford it, but you’ll probably still want to know that TAG Heuer’s Meridiist phone is now available at London store Selfridges. 3,300 Euros will get you a phone that has been meticulously built by hand, an external steel case complete with a leather trim back cover, 1.9-inch QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. The phone will be available in 15 other countries throughout the world before we greet 2009. Source...

Luxury phone maker Vertu updates its "Signature" phone

Nokia looks set to launch their Vertu Signature with 3G, and even manages to throw WiFi into the deal. Other details of this phone will include a QVGA OLED with 320 x 240 pixels and will support 16 million colors, Bluetooth, VoIP, WCDMA dual-band 2100/850 MHz and GSM quad-band 850/900/1800/1900MHz frequencies. There isn’t any official announcement as to when they’re actually going to sell this thing yet, but most people wouldn’t be able to afford it anyways. Source...