This unique speaker design
created by Thomas Laenner has been inspired by a tree stump and can
either be wall mounted or comes in a table top version as well.
The wall mounted version of the stump speaker has been designed to
appear as if it were a cut tree growing out the wall. With a small
branch acting asa stand for your smartphone or music player.
The desktop stump speaker includes
a discrete circular control disc which both acts as an on and off
button and adjusts the volume. It equipped with 2 x four inch speakers
but does not have a dock like the wall mounted version just a simply 3.5
mm line in connection.
Unfortunately the design created by Laenner is just a concept at the
moment, but it would be great to see such an innovative design make the
jump to production.
If you are one of those people that is always dropping and breaking
their phone, or you are just looking for something a little more rugged
than the standard run of the mill phones on the market.
Gresso has a new super rugged phone called the Gresso Extreme
X3 which is capable of with standing the pressure from a 1 tonne weigh,
surviving 7m drops on to concrete and can withstand temperatures
between -50 and +60° С.
Due to its extreme ruggedness the Gresso
Extreme X3 has been awarded the International IP67 certificate, and
the Guinness Book of World Records has included the handset in their
records as the first of its kind which can remain underwater at a depth
of 5 meters for 1 hour. As you would expect being so waterproof
the Gresso Extreme X3 is also dust and moisture protec
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Thinkflood has this week finally launched an Android version of its
great universal remote control application that arrived on iOS devices
nearly two years ago. The new Android RedEye application allows you
to to control your other Redeye connected gadgets including your home theatre, lighting, HVAC, and others using Android networked smartphones and tablets.
The RedEye Android app is compatible
with networked RedEye products including RedEye and RedEye Pro and
supports devices running Android 1.6 and later, including tablets
running 3.0 Honeycomb.
Unfortunately the RedEye application is not support by the RedEye Mini device, ThinkFlood explains why below:
"Although RedEye mini compatibility is a popular request, RedEye
mini requires further research into the headphone jack on various
Android handsets
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Acer first introduced their new Acer Iconia Smart smartphone
back in the middle of February of this year. But until now very little
has been announced about its arrival date. But thanks to post published
to the Acer Germany Facebook page it now looks like the Acer Iconia
Smart will be arriving next month for around $730.
The Acer Iconia Smart is equipped with a massive 4.8 inch display sporting a 1024 x 480 pixel resolution and a 21:9 widescreen
ratio. Powered by a 1GHz Scorpion processor, Qualcomm MSM8255-1
Snapdragon supported by 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM and 8 GB of storage.
Its also fitted with an 8 MP, 3264 x
2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash camera complete with Geo-tagging, face
and smile detection, image stabilisation and video capable of
recording 720p @ 30fps. On a full char
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If you have been patently waiting for the arrival of the new HP Pre 3
mobile in the UK you will be pleased to know that your wait is now
over. The HP Pre 3 8GB is now available to buy from Palm’s Eurostore
unlocked for £299.00 – $492.03.
The new HP Pre 3 is powered by a Qualcomm 1.4GHz processor supported by 512MB of RAM. Its equipped with a 3.58 inch touchscreen display and a slide out QWERTY keyboard.
Onboard storage comes in two options either 8GB or 16GB and supports
USB mass storage. More information on its US arrival will be released
shortly say HP.
HP states:
HP is excited to begin its regional rollout of Pre3, the only
phone today that offers users a slide-out keyboard coupled with a large
touchscreen and the fastest speed (1.4GHz processor – the fastest on the
market). We
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If you are an Android
fan that enjoyed the MIUI interface, you will be tickled to hear that
the interface is getting its own smartphone hardware. The device may
only hit China sadly, but it sounds like an interesting smartphone. It
does look a lot like the iPhone to me though.
The device runs
Android 2.3.5 with the MIUI interface. It has a 4-inch screen with a
resolution of 480 x 854. The processor is a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon
and the device has 1GB of RAM. Onboard ROM is 4GB and it has a microSD
card for expansion. The device has an 8MP rear camera as well and a
1930mAh battery.
Other features include support for GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an
Adreno220 GPU at 266MHz. The phone operates on GSM and WCDMA networks.
This should be
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Today HTC
has added more lawsuits to the already complicated legal disputes
between HTC and Apple. HTC has now filed three more lawsuits against
Apple seeking to halt the sale of Apple products within the US.
HTC says that it has legal possession over the patents which it
acquired in 2008 and 2010 and are being infringed by Apple on its Mac
computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones and other devices. HTC is seeking
compensatory damages, triple damages for willful infringement and other
remedies.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware seeks to
halt Apple’s importation and sale of infringing products in the United
States. It also seeks compensatory damages, triple damages for willful
infringement and other remedies.
Neither company has commented on the new lawsuits.
If you are lucky enough to own a Sprint Nexus S 4G you might be pleased to hear that Swype
and Sprint have partnered to bring an exclusive offer to their
customers, offering Swype’s new flagship keyboard to Nexus S 4G owners.
The new version of Swype’s keyboard includes several new features
including personal dictionaries, automatic capitalisation of proper
nouns, together with the ability to use gestures to launch application
on your smartphone, such as Facebook, Google Maps and Twitter. Watch a
video after the jump to see the new Swype keyboard in action.
If you own a Sprint Nexus S 4G smartphone you can download the new update from the Swype site here.
HP’s Pre 3 has turned up for pre-order on HP’s website in Germany for 349 Euros, about $500, and according to HP the Pre 3 is scheduled to ship within one to two weeks.
As a reminder, the HP Pre 3 comes with a 3.58 inch touchscreen
display and a slide out QWERTY keyboard, the display comes with a
resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, and processing is provided by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor.
The Pre 3 also comes with 512MB of RAM, plus there will be two models
available, one with 16GB of built in storage and one with 32GB of built in storage, there is also 801.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1
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If your are attending the next Gamescon conference in Germany, you
might be one of the lucky winners of a Limited Edition Minecraft Xperia
Play (pictured below) which will be given out to a few lucky attendees
at the conference.
But don’t despair if you are a Minecraft fan and not able to make it
to the conference. As Minecraft developers Mojang have decided to
auction one of the coveted Limited Edition Minecraft Xperia Play ’s on
eBay.
Bidding on the limited edition Minecraft
Xperia Play is already furious with the current bid passing $1,300 and
there is still 5 days to go. You can view the eBay auction here and Mojang says that all money raised by the auction will be donated to an unnamed charity.
