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...