Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals

Mobility Electronics has launched the latest in its line of Stowaway portable keyboards under its Think Outside brand, the Bluetooth-based Stowaway Sierra. Ok, so it’s not quite as catchily-named as the Stowaway Shasta, but it does look to be a fair bit more versatile, compatible with Windows Mobile 5, Pocket PC, Palm and Symbian-based devices (with Bluetooth, of course), as well as Windows XP and Mac OS X, for anyone that finds their full-size desktop keyboard a little too comfortable. Unlike some portable keyboards, the Stowaway Sierra packs decently-sized 19mm keys, including dedicated numeric keys and shortcut keys for your smartphone, PDA, or Windows XP — yet it still manages to fold up into pocketable (depending on the pocket) 5.0 x 3.5 x 0.9-inch package. You can snag this one now for $129.99.

 

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Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets

If you’re the type who already has, say, a de-badged PSP-controlled Honda Civic in your driveway, you probably dig that clean, smooth look on all your gadgetry. We can’t say we blame you, and even Dell has admitted it doesn’t like those goofy stickers defacing your electronic property. The brave souls over at Instructables have successfully devised a method to remove the glued-on logos that grace the faceplate of your cellphone and PDA, and the main ingredient is sugar. Apparently all you have to do is tape around those critical parts where you don’t want sugar crystals meandering in (read: screens, keypads, etc.), and then get that wrist a moving. By using as many blocks of sugar cubes as necessary for removal, you simply scrub away the unwanted logos and replace any worn tape as needed — the secret lies in sugar’s ability to grind away the stick-ons, while lacking the abrasiveness required to scratch the casing of most mobile devices. If you can’t wait to wipe your devices clean of branding and model numbers (while potentially voiding the warranties), be sure to hit the read link for a full step by step guide, or check out the sweet (ahem) video of the defacing in progress.

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Filed under: HDTV, Portable Audio, Tablet PCs, Wearables

Straight from the rumor mill to your brain: Korean forums are buzzing about a pair of upcoming devices from iRiver, one of which is being touted as the world’s smallest DAP with a screen, while the other sounds like a W10-esque palmtop that will supposedly be running some flavor of Windows. Obviously deets are very thin at this point — and the pictured mock-ups that look like cocktail napkin sketches don’t help much — but apparently the MP3 player will be a followup to the pendant-style N10 and N11 / N12 models that are already available, and is said to “focus on size, not features,” meaning that MobiBlu and Klegg need not fear an equally-diminutive competitor with video playback (or even a color screen, for that matter). Even more interesting than the so-called N20 is a product being referred to as the J10, which could be anything from a Windows Mobile-powered PDA to a UMPC running the full version of XP Tablet Edition, and which is rumored to sport both a DMB tuner and of course the WiBro functionality that iRiver has so much love for. We wish that we had some more info for you — and, like, some real pics — but we’re committed to bringing you only the freshest of gossip, even if there’s very little evidence to support it. Keep reading to check out seven of the supposed sixteen designs that are being considered for the “J10,” and stay tuned for more details as they become available…

Read- N20 [Via DAPreview]
Read- J10 [Via DAPreview]

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Filed under: Handhelds

Think your PDA is all that and then some? Korean-based Mobile Compia has unveiled their MC-7000, designed to not only handle the basic tasks any PDA should tackle, but also give stock traders the scoop without needing a PC or laptop, of all things, essentially bringing the chaos of Wall Street into the confines of your back pocket. Internally, it’s underpowered by a 312MHz XScale PXA270 and comes with Windows CE 5.0; a 3.5-inch LCD, CDMA connectivity, 64MB SDRAM, 128MB ROM, and a miniSD slot for expansion purposes. We do know that these will be provided (read: given) to WOORI Investment and Securities account holders, but beyond that, availability and pricing is not yet known. For you green investors who want to see this on US shelves, the outlook is woefully bearish.

[Via MobileMag]

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Filed under: Handhelds

Intended primarily for captains of heavy industry, Tripod Data Systems' Recon X-Series pocket PCs are the toughest we've ever come across. Both new models, the 200MHz 200x and the 400MHz 400x, are tested to stand up to even the toughest conditions, including drops, heavy vibration, extreme temperatures, dust and water that would turn many slicker devices into a shiny pile of junk. Other features include an integrated microphone, WiFi, Bluetooth, 256MB of flash memory and two compact flash slots for worksite necessities like barcode scanners and GPS. Most units run the Windows Mobile OS, but a Linux version is available through SDG Systems. You'll have to contact your local reseller for actual pricing, but we think it's a fair assumption that this little brother to your Toughbook doesn't come cheap.

[Via LinuxDevices]

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Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Video, Wireless

It takes a pretty special phone-less PDA to pique our interest these days, and even though Korean manufacturer BlueBird's new Pidion BM-300 doesn't really push the envelope in areas like processor speed or screen resolution, the fact that they threw a DMB tuner into the mix puts this model in some pretty distinguished company. Besides the PM80 from LG, in fact, we're hard-pressed to think of another palmtop that sports a built-in digital TV receiver -- which is probably because there's little demand for this feature anywhere outside of Korea for now. Specs-wise, the WiFi- and Bluetooth-equipped BM-300 definitely comes out on top, as its 512MHz Bulverde CPU, 64MB/128MB RAM/ROM configuration and Windows Mobile 5.0 OS are all superior to what the LG model offers, though the two do share the same unfortunate 320 x 240 resolution. South Korean TV fanatics can expect these to hit stores sometime in October -- from the look of things, they need some time to polish up that design a little -- for a price that's yet to be announced.

[Via Digital-Lifestyles]

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Filed under: Handhelds, Wireless

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Filed under: Portable Audio, Wearables

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

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