Showing posts with label Gadgets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gadgets. Show all posts
A$50 Phone Uses a AA Battery That Can Hold Its Charge for 15 Years
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SpareOne’s got your back in an emergency.
It often happens that when you’re in a bind, your phone is low on battery.
Top 10 Most Expensive Mobile Phones in the World
Until recently, the vast majority of mobile phones had been priced between £100 and £300 with only Vertu, a division of Nokia, manufacturing uber-premium phones. With prices starting at around £4,000 Vertu phones are only for the filthy rich and the super famous.
However, Vertu’s monopoly of the luxury phone market is coming to an end with the launch of several new luxury mobile makers including Gresso, Mobiado and GoldVish. A load of other mobile phone manufacturers are also working up partnerships with luxury brands get a piece of the action. We’re beginning to see premium mobile phones emerge from couplings such as LG and Prada, D&G and Motorola, and now Tag Heuer and Modelabs. Finally, there are the ridiculous, super-expensive one-offs made purely for headline grabbing such as Goldvish’s “Le million”, worth a cool $1,000,000, see below for details!
1. Goldvish “Le million” = $1,000,000 (£540,540)
A PR stunt it may be and they surely can’t be expecting to sell any, but the Goldvish “Le million” is officially the most expensive mobile phone in the world, according the Guiness Books of Records. There has even been talk of a $1.3million phone, but this has fewer diamonds than the Goldvish so I can’t see where the extra expense comes from! The “Le million” is a one off piece featuring a blinding 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds, according to designer Emmanuel Gueit. If $1 million is out of your price range the Geneva-based Goldvish also offer several other diamond-encrusted 18k gold models in your choice of rose, yellow or white starting at a much more reasonable $25,600 (£13,837). 
2. Vertu Signature Cobra = $310,000 (£167,567)
Vertu is now taking orders for the Signature Cobra which is designed by French jeweler Boucheron, but you had better be quick as only 8 are being made. The Cobra will feature one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies. Vertu will also be offering a “cheaper” version, ruby free at $115,000 (£62,162).
3. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond = $300,000 (£162,162)
Apparently the Black Diamond will be available in 2007, not from Sony Ericsson but by a company called VIPN. Initially only 5 unique numered pieces will be available for the unbelievable price of, wait for it… $300,000.
With regards to the specifications, don’t expect anything remarkable for your money. It will have Quad-band with Wi-Fi, an Intel 400Mhz processor running Windows Mobile 5 and a touch sensitive 2″ screen. It will also include internal memory of 128mb and will come with a 2Gb SD card for external storage plus a respectable 4 Megapixel camera.
The designer Jaren Goh has used some pretty impressive materials for the build, featuring titane with polycarbonate, mirror-finish cladding and diamonds.
4. Vertu Diamond = $88,000 (£47,567)
The Diamond is Vertu’s premium range of high-end mobile phones. As the name suggests the handsets in the Diamond range are diamond-encrusted handsets made from platinum. Only 200 of the handsets are being produced, the most expensive believed to be worth an estimated £50,000.
5. Motorola V220 Special Edition = £28,000 ($51,800)
Austrian designer Peter Aloisson has taken a standard Motorola, studded it with 1,200 diamonds and added a keyboard inlaid with 18 carat gold. The outcome is a £28,000 handset, suitable only for footballers and film stars!
6. Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone = $2,700 (£1,459)
If you have $2,700 to spare, you can now buy the Nokia 8800 in 24K gold. However, be warned if you think you’ll be getting a better phone for your extra cash, you wont! The features found on the Gold Edition are the standard 8800 features which are pretty basic. It includes a 0.5 Mega pixel SVGA camera, 64 MB of internal memory, 64 voice polyphonic rigntones, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, video recording and 180 mins talktime. However, the Gold Edition does includes a special edition box and charging dock!
7. Mobiado Professional EM (wood) = $1,900 (£1,027)
The Mobiado Professional EM is a wood-clad upgrade of their earlier Nokia-based phone that includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth and according to Mobiado it’s the first production phone with Titanium buttons. Only 200 are being made and each one has its limited number engraved on the back. At $1,900 however, you’re still paying an awfully high premium for a fairly basic phone encased in wood!
8. Bang & Olufsen (Samsung) Serene = $1,250 (£675)
Bang & Olufsen hooked up with Samsung to design the sleek but unconventional Serene. It’s not a bad looking phone and even has a built-in motor to assist you in opening and closing the phone. It’s not very practical however, requiring a special screwdriver to access the battery and the SIM card and the circular keypad will take some getting used to. Also for some strange reason they have positioned the camera lens on the side of the device, which will make it difficult to align snapshots via the viewfinder on the display.
9. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia = $To be announced
The Lamborghini Nokia 8800 Sirocco is another special edition, like the previously launch Aston Martin branded Sirocco. It will ultimately be a standard 8800 Sirocco but with the addition of the famous Lamborghini logo engraved on the font and the back, plus ball bearings from the auto company to in the slider phone mechanism. The Lamborghini phone will be a limited edition with only 500 being made. It will also feature Lamborghini graphics as wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones and even has a short documentary video.
10. Gresso Luxury Phone = £expensive
The Russia based Gresso, is a new entry into the luxury phone market. Their aptly name “Gresso Luxury Phone” is made of gold and African Blackwood. Apparently they will be releasing a collection of five models called the Black Aura collection, and the designer is a “well known” Italian designer. Currently there are two versions of the African Blackwood phone, one with pink gold highlights named the Gresso Blackwood Gold Edition and one made entirely of African Blackwood. In addition to the two African Blackwood phones Gresso also make a phone made entirely of pink gold named the Gresso Gold phone. Initially, the phones will be on sale only in Russia.
Unlock Bsnl 3G Modem (Teracom lw272/lw273) For All Networks Using Registry Trick)
Want to switch over other network..??..but you have locked Bsnl 3G Modem(Teracom lw272/lw273)..so here is the trick just forBizztrust : The Most Secure Android Phone
With companies these days justifiably concerned about the security of the mobile devices provided to their workforce, many workers find themselves carrying around two mobile phones - one for personal use and another for business. Sure, mobile phones aren't the huge pocket-stretching devices they once were but for the sake of convenience, one is most definitely better than two.
A new German project makes Android phones significantly more secure for business communications--this could change the way people use smartphones, entirely.The Germans are an efficient lot, and when it comes the quality of their automobiles, well Mercedes Benz, BMW and Audi says it all, don’t they? The Swedish are also in with a shout for the safest car in the market, but when it comes to having the world’s most secure Android-powered phone, the Germans have it down pat after discovering a method to develop super-secure virtual “work phones” on Android-powered devices.
A version of Android called BizzTrust creates two partitions in Android--one for personal use and another super-secure one for business. The new product has the potential to create headaches for Research In Motion (RIM), which uses security as a major selling point for BlackBerrys.
Features
- Protection of business data
- No restrictions for private use
- Secure enterprise communication (encryption)
- Remote management and update
- Supports bring-your-own-device strategy
- Automatic policy enforcement
This allows users to install all the potentially dangerous apps they like on the personal partition, while protecting access to business apps and data stored on the other partition. Even if attackers manage to infiltrate an unsecured app, they cannot use it to access company data, and the impact of the attack is confined to the private data on the smartphone.Users are able to switch between work and home functions with two clicks of the touchscreen while a color symbol lets users know whether they're in the business (red) or personal (green) area.
The modified Android software will debut on Tuesday, October 11 at the it-sa computer security show in Germany. Bizztrust is the end result of a joint effort by the Fraunhofer trade group and the Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED).According to CASED's Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, the Android mod "significantly improves the security of today's mobile terminals at no cost to user-friendliness." Users toggle between their work and personal virtual phones by playing with a touchscreen slider; non-secure personal applications can be installed to their heart's content.
That approach may be convenient to workers, but their interests and those of an IT department can differ. Most employees would likely prefer unlimited use of their smartphones, installing and using whatever programs they like even though that can open the door to hackers seeking to attack a business.
Lens Test: Nikon 35mm f/1.4G ED
NIKON AF-S 35MM F/1.4G ED
What’s Hot: Fast and sharp, with minimal distortion.
What’s Not: Heavy and expensive.
Who It’s for: Well-heeled Nikonians who do low-light and wide-angle work.
What’s Not: Heavy and expensive.
Who It’s for: Well-heeled Nikonians who do low-light and wide-angle work.
Test Results
Because the lens is rear-focusing, the relatively large front element doesn’t turn. The result is much faster, smoother, and quieter AF than you might expect from so much glass. In fact, as with all Nikon’s SWM-driven focusing systems, its autofocus was rapid, sure, and near-soundless. The manual-focusing ring’s long 100-degree turning radius, however, made manual focus very pleasant.
This handsome lens is cosmetically mated to Nikon’s other top-drawer primes: matte-black barrel; a generously scaled, ribbed, rubber manual-focus collar; and gold-toned markings, including a depth-of-field scale (minimum aperture only) and the large N indicating Nikon’s Nano Crystal coating to shield against internal ghosting and flare.
On the test bench, the lens produced Excellent-range SQF sharpness numbers at all apertures up through the 11×14-inch enlargement size; all but f/16 were Excellent at 16×20. It edged out the Rokinon, and at maximum aperture was far sharper than the Average-performing Canon 35mm f/1.4 that was tested in these pages more than a decade ago.
Similarly, the Nikon’s Slight-range distortion control was marginally better than that of the manual-focus Rokinon, and significantly better than the Canon’s Visible-range barreling.
Like almost all high-speed primes, it delivered beautifully defocused backgrounds, a bright viewfinder image, and a sturdy build. It promises superb low-light interiors, wedding images, group portraits, and more.
Like almost all high-speed primes, it delivered beautifully defocused backgrounds, a bright viewfinder image, and a sturdy build. It promises superb low-light interiors, wedding images, group portraits, and more.
But you have to ask yourself: Is the stop between Nikon’s f/1.4 and f/2 full-frame 35mm primes really worth an extra $1,400 and almost a pound in additional weight?
Well, if you’re a wedding photographer trying to edge out the competition with velvety defocused backgrounds and sharp brides under flickering candlelight, the answer is an immediate and unqualified yes.
Well, if you’re a wedding photographer trying to edge out the competition with velvety defocused backgrounds and sharp brides under flickering candlelight, the answer is an immediate and unqualified yes.
SPECIFICATIONS:
35mm (35.91mm tested), f/1.4 (f/1.46 tested), 10 elements in 7 groups. Focusing turns 100 degrees.
Diagonal view angle: 63 degrees.
Weight: 1.40 lb.Filter size: 67mm.
Mount: Nikon AF.
Included: Lenshood, soft case.
Street price:$1,800.
TEST RESULTS:
Distortion: 0.26% (Slight) barrel.
Light falloff: Gone by f/2.5.
Close-focusing distance: 11.50 inches.Maximum magnification ratio: 1:4.61
35mm (35.91mm tested), f/1.4 (f/1.46 tested), 10 elements in 7 groups. Focusing turns 100 degrees.
Diagonal view angle: 63 degrees.
Weight: 1.40 lb.Filter size: 67mm.
Mount: Nikon AF.
Included: Lenshood, soft case.
Street price:$1,800.
TEST RESULTS:
Distortion: 0.26% (Slight) barrel.
Light falloff: Gone by f/2.5.
Close-focusing distance: 11.50 inches.Maximum magnification ratio: 1:4.61
5 Best Photo Editing Software for Blackberry Users
As the popularity of Blackberry devices grows, so is the number of apps for it. But finding the right apps for your task might be a bit time consuming and difficult. Today, I am going to share with you 10 Photo Editing Applications for Blackberry Users.
1. Photo Studio
PhotoStudio for BlackBerry® is utilized by both amateur and professional photographers who seek simple, but powerful image processing on-the-go. Users can turn their BlackBerry® into a fantastic photo editing studio that allows them to mix operations, clips and effects.
Main features:
- Base photo operations: brightness, contrast, RGB color adjustment, hue, saturation etc
- Transform operations: resize, rotate, crop.
- A set of clips. Apply set of beautiful digital frames to your photos
- A bunch of effects. Grayscale, Ocean, Sepia, Mystique, Pink, Disco 80s, Old style, Old newspaper, Rainbow, Office style, Behind the glass and so on…
- Combine operations: Apply single or multiple effects to one image.
- Several output formats: Save the result in two formats: you can save a result as screen dimensions photo or you can apply all stored operations to an original photo.
2. Photo Editor Ultimate FREE
Features:
- Crop (draw a rectangular to which the image will be cropped)
- Load an image from the menu item in the BlackBerry® file viewer or use the application to load one.
- Rotate (set rotating angle) and/or flip (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
- Resize (set width, height, get the size of the image)
- Change the brightness, contrast and/or gamma
- Color filters: Black & White, Color filter, Gray scale, Invert (negative), Quantize, Retro, Sepia, Swap
- Effects: Border, Emboss, Jitter, Mirror, Pixelate, Sharpen, Smoothen, Tint
- Combine two images horizontal and/or vertical (enable/disable borders)
- Partly color **
- Save the image to the memory or sdcard using a save file dialog, overwrite the loaded image, save to the pictures folder or set as wallpaper (fill/fit)
- Send the image by email as an attachment
- Upload to Imgur (copies url to clipboard)
- Preview the image (zooming supported)
- Change the settings of the application: change image quality, change filename format, enable/disable popup on closing
- Crop (draw a rectangular to which the image will be cropped)
- Load an image from the menu item in the BlackBerry® file viewer or use the application to load one.
- Rotate (set rotating angle) and/or flip (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
- Resize (set width, height, get the size of the image)
- Change the brightness, contrast and/or gamma
- Color filters: Black & White, Color filter, Gray scale, Invert (negative), Quantize, Retro, Sepia, Swap
- Effects: Border, Emboss, Jitter, Mirror, Pixelate, Sharpen, Smoothen, Tint
- Combine two images horizontal and/or vertical (enable/disable borders)
- Partly color **
- Save the image to the memory or sdcard using a save file dialog, overwrite the loaded image, save to the pictures folder or set as wallpaper (fill/fit)
- Send the image by email as an attachment
- Upload to Imgur (copies url to clipboard)
- Preview the image (zooming supported)
- Change the settings of the application: change image quality, change filename format, enable/disable popup on closing
* resize, transparency, color filters, effects, contrast, brightness, gamma, manual color filter, rotate, flip
** change brush size, transparency and/or movement
** change brush size, transparency and/or movement
3. A+ Picture Effects and Photo Editor
A+ Photo Effects Editor Tool is a sophisticated photo editing tool with very friendly user interface.
You can edit, save, and share you picture very easily.
Selecting images that will be edited can be done from the app or from BlackBerry® picture library.
This is the best picture editing app so far!
Only with one payment of $0.99, you get unlimited access to this app and free upgrades forever!
You can edit, save, and share you picture very easily.
Selecting images that will be edited can be done from the app or from BlackBerry® picture library.
This is the best picture editing app so far!
Only with one payment of $0.99, you get unlimited access to this app and free upgrades forever!
Features:
- basic picture manipulation such as rotate (custom angle), crop, resize or scale, mirror or flip (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
- basic color manipulation such as adjustment to brightness, contrast, gamma, RGB (Red, Green, Blue) filter, HSB (Hue and Saturation), invert (photo film effect), and sephia / sepia tone
- advanced effects and distortions such as perspective view, twirl, bulge (fat effect), squeeze, blur, bump, painting, comic, toon, noise, stretch filters
- interactive mode. You don’t need to input numbers anymore. Just point and click!
- image preview
- saving image to memory card
- history of actions, so you can undo very easily
- share or post image via Facebook, Twitter via Twitpic, and email
- basic picture manipulation such as rotate (custom angle), crop, resize or scale, mirror or flip (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
- basic color manipulation such as adjustment to brightness, contrast, gamma, RGB (Red, Green, Blue) filter, HSB (Hue and Saturation), invert (photo film effect), and sephia / sepia tone
- advanced effects and distortions such as perspective view, twirl, bulge (fat effect), squeeze, blur, bump, painting, comic, toon, noise, stretch filters
- interactive mode. You don’t need to input numbers anymore. Just point and click!
- image preview
- saving image to memory card
- history of actions, so you can undo very easily
- share or post image via Facebook, Twitter via Twitpic, and email
4. PixTrix
PixTrix for BlackBerry® is a simple to use app that allows you to apply photographic filters to your photos and share them with your friends. Pick from a selection of predefined filters and make adjustments to the Brightness, Contrast and Saturation of your images. Link the app to your Facebook profile and directly upload the altered photos to your profile or alternatively save them back to your photo album on your phone.
5. TouchUp Pro – Photo Editor
Easily bring out the best in your Photo’s with TouchUp Pro!
Quick, clean User Interface lets you edit photos in a matter of seconds. In terms of ease of use, this is hands down the best Photo Editing application on the App World today!
Gone are the clunky buttons, over-designed interfaces and boring menu’s. We’ve created a simple, lightweight interface that gets out of your way and lets you work with ease. Simple to use, but still powerful.
Features Include:
* Load pictures from Camera or Library
* Red Eye Removal
* Pimple / Blemish Removal)
* Sharpness / Blur
* Contrast / Brightness
* Hue / Saturation
* Rotation / Flip
* Cropping
* Resize on Save
* Unlimited Undo / Redo
* Extremely stable, no freezing/crashing
* Load pictures from Camera or Library
* Red Eye Removal
* Pimple / Blemish Removal)
* Sharpness / Blur
* Contrast / Brightness
* Hue / Saturation
* Rotation / Flip
* Cropping
* Resize on Save
* Unlimited Undo / Redo
* Extremely stable, no freezing/crashing
TouchUp Pro has a number of "1-click" effects:
* Auto-Contrast
* Auto Brightness
* B & W
* Vignette
* Vintage
* Sepia
* Red Pop
* Dark Pop
* Deep Purple
* Green Tint
* High Contrast
* Low Saturation
* High Saturation
* Auto Brightness
* B & W
* Vignette
* Vintage
* Sepia
* Red Pop
* Dark Pop
* Deep Purple
* Green Tint
* High Contrast
* Low Saturation
* High Saturation
All effects are stackable. Combine them to make a ton of different looks.
We also offer a number of "Advanced Effects"
* Advanced Vignette
* Advanced Vintage
* Advanced Sepia
* RGB Channels
* Advanced Vignette
* Advanced Vintage
* Advanced Sepia
* RGB Channels
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