Apple, Gadgets, Android, Microsoft
Nova Medias iCON 461 does the unlocking this time by going quad-band and throwing in GPS for good measure. The globe-trotting 3G surstick supports 7.2Mbps HSPA on the 850, 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 bands and can handle EDGE at 850, 900, 1800, and 1900MHz. There is a additional slot for microSD card, and comes in two versions: Mac-compatible with premium for 179 ($248 approx), Windows friendly with 149 ($215 approx).
The Android 2.3 is finally here for Sammys carrier-agnostic former flagship. A reader from UK wrote that he fired up Kies and volia firmware version 2.3.3. We are not sure when will be this update arrive in US. Sammy actually started the Galaxy S Gingerbread update on time earlier this month.
The iPad dock is made by Quabis Reed Ghazala, a very particular old screwball who is been blurring the lines between circuitry, music and art since the Summer of Love. His latest invention is all about getting pro-grade sound connections in and out of an iPad 2. It include a Macally aluminium iPad stand and a 30-pin PodBreakout board. Dont forget to look at the video
Now Garmin decided to upgrade its eTrex line of GPS devices. It announced that the three new models to the eTrex family during the third quarter of this year. eTrex 10 a basic, $120 that carriers a global database of locations, and a monochrome display that can be read under a sun. The $200 eTrex 20, displays images in65k color on a 2.2-inch screen and support topographic, roadway and marine maps. The eTrex 30 priced at $300, offers all the features you found on eTrex 20 and a tilt compensated electronic compass, barometric altimeter and wireless data transfer capabilities. All of them got a 25 hour battery life. For more details read the press release
This has been available on iPad since it has been launched, and now Apple finally brought its iWork of productivity apps to the iPhone and iPod Touch. It includes Keynote, Pages, and Numbers; they are now the Universal apps that run the same $9.99 as their iPad predecessors. The current users can upgrade for free. For more details read the press release
The five inch version of Samsungs soon to be released as Galaxy Player. It is priced at $270, according to the app, the 8GB touchscreen player has two cameras (VGA on the front and 3.0MP on the rear), a microSD card slot, and an FM Tuner. We heard before the player will be hitting the market in this spring, between this FCC appearance a couple of months back.
