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Sony Ericsson w550i

Category: Cell Phones - Date: August 27, 2006 - Discussion: 11 comments

Sony Ericsson w550i

Overall Rating
Design
Features
Performance

Sony Ericsson w550i Introduction

The Sony Ericsson W550i Walkman is a mobile phone for music lovers. FM radio, an advanced digital music player inside and everything you need to enjoy your music on the move. CD ripping software is included in the kit for getting your favorite songs into your phone.

Sony Ericsson w550i Design

The phone comes all decked out in shiny silver and bright orange, the color of choice for Walkman phones. If that isn’t your shade, you can easily switch the original casing. The external controls are sufficient and logically well-placed. On the right, you have the volume buttons, camera shutter and infrared port, while the left side boasts a music play/pause button and keylock slider switch. The top half of the phone houses two menu softkeys, back and clear buttons, as well as one for Web access and one Walkman button.

Sony Ericsson w550i Features

Key features are the FM radio, an advanced digital music player inside and everything you need to enjoy your music on the move. CD ripping software is included in the kit for getting your favorite songs into your phone. A 1.8″ color screen is great for video viewing and gaming experience plus it has dedicated gaming buttons for fast and action-packed 3D gaming on the go. When you want to catch some action, the W550i is also an impressive 1.3-megapixel camera with video recording and digital camera menus.

Sony Ericsson w550i Performance

This Sony Ericsson’s phone comes with an integrated Walkman music player. This affordable swivel phone also sports 256 MB of memory, a megapixel camera with flash and video capture, Bluetooth, and speakerphone. Other features include: EDGE high-speed data, FM radio, voice dialing, and extra buttons for landscape-mode gaming.

What’s included in the package

Phone, software, cable, face plate and battery cover, head phone, battery, and user manual

Conclusion

The W550i is a Walkman phone full of variety. The form factor is swivel action, and you can use the phone open, closed or angled. Functionally, the W550i has every possible connectivity option to make your music, imaging and online experiences smooth and easy. A USB cable is supplied in the box, and the W550i has both Bluetooth and infrared for a wireless connection when you want it.

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Nokia N70 Review

Category: Cell Phones - Date: August 21, 2006 - Discussion: 2 comments

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Design
Features
Performance

Nokia n70 Cell Phone Introduction

The Nokia N70 is a smart mobile phone. It has basically everything. It supports 3G, has a 2 MP camera, and lots of memory. It also has a radio, a MP3 player, and memory card slot.

Nokia n70 Cell Phone Design

Like most Nokia phones, ease of use is a top priority. Buttons are reserved for instant multimedia access as well as camera shutter functions. Intuitive menus make switching from text messaging to video shoots a snap. The camera function is activated with the mere slip of a slide cover, which works like today’s top digital cameras to reveal the viewfinder and lens.

Nokia n70 Cell Phone Features

Nokia N70 is great for both work and fun. It is a nice and very well equipped phone. The phone is capable of playing streaming media from the Internet, or you can swap media files with your friends. Sending multimedia e-mails is a breeze,
so you can show your friends and family your exciting new pictures or videos right away. The N70′s Bluetooth and USB compatibility allows you to connect the phone to other devices such as PCs and printers. You can print directly from the
phone – without the use of a PC. The phones included applications make it easy to connect to a printer and crop the photo just how you want it.

Nokia n70 Cell Phone Performance

Advanced digital camera controls such as 20x digital zoom, color and brightness and adjustments, flash settings, and photo-format features for a variety of situations means that this phone is a must-have for those who want the ability to quickly and easily take high-quality digital photos and videos. Nokia phones use the shipped software package for communication with the computer – PC Suite. it is still one of the best programs for mobile phones ever to have been supplied with. You can create and edit your media directly on the phone.

What’s included in the package

Nokia N70, 64MB MultiMediaCard (MMC), Adapter for normal size MMC, Headset, Battery, Charger, Connectivity Cable (USB), CD-ROM containing software, and User guide.

Conclusion

Slide and shoot simplicity. It’s your photo lab fused into your design savvy smartphone. All so you never miss another moment.

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Nokia 6280 Cell Phone

Category: Cell Phones - Date: August 17, 2006 - Discussion: No comments

Nokia 6280 Cell Phone

Overall Rating
Design
Features
Performance

Nokia 6280 Cell Phone Introduction

Slide open the Nokia 6280 phone to unleash the multimedia and imaging power hidden beneath its sleek and modern cover.

Nokia 6280 Cell Phone Design

Overall the Nokia 6280 represents a major leap forward in both handset design and features but keeps it all compact. The Nokia 6280 sports many a feature such as: Bluetooth, a handsfree speakerphone mode built-in, EDGE high speed data and a camera with megapixel resolution.
Dimensions: 3.94 x 1.81 x .83 in.
Weight: 4.05 oz.

Nokia 6280 Cell Phone Features

Has dual integrated cameras featuring a back-side 2-megapixel camera with full-screen landscape camera mode and camera flash and a front-side VGA camera for video calling capability for face-to-face communication. Has Integrated MP3 audio player and 64-chord polyphonic sound engine with MP3 and video ringer support. Includes 70 MB of internal memory and miniSD memory expansion slot for additional storage with optional card.

Nokia 6280 Cell Phone Performance

With dedicated camera and zoom buttons, the Nokia 6280 creates a natural, user-friendly conventional camera experience by operating the photography function in a horizontal landscape mode. Photos and videos taken with the Nokia 6280 can be viewed directly on the screen and then shared with others via MMS, email or directly printed to compatible printers.

Whats included in the package

Nokia 6280 phone, Headset, Battery, Connectivity Cable, Travel Charger, User guide, CD-ROM containing software.

Conclusion

The compact Nokia 6280 slide phone comes with a range of features that enable consumers to take full advantage of 3G multimedia opportunities. Such as real time video sharing and two way video calls. The 6280 can announce incoming calls with video ring tones. Pictures and videos can be conveniently stored on the 6280′s miniSD memory card.

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Motorola Razr v3

Category: Cell Phones - Date: August 9, 2006 - Discussion: 4 comments

Motorola Razr v3 Pink

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Motorola Razr v3 Pink Introduction

The Motorola RAZR V3 is the perfect combination of sleek design and powerful features. Built in Bluetooth technology lets you share voice, image and video are easily transmitted without wires.

Motorola Razr v3 Pink Design

The metal materials and finishes create a smooth, easy-to-use phone that has real visual impact. The spun metal finish of the keypad is designed to gently reflect the light, whilst a blue electro-luminescence panel defines each character and key. Plus, it is PINK, how awesome is that!
Weight: 3.35 oz (95g).
Dimensions: 3.86″ x 2.09″ x 0.54″ (98mm x 53mm x 14mm).

Motorola Razr v3 Pink Features

The RAZR V3′s internal phone book can hold up to 1000 contacts while the phone’s picture ID system allows you to assign pictures to your most common callers. It also supports polyphonic ringtones as well as MP3 ringers, allowing you to use portions of your favorite songs to alert you to incoming calls. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone and more ringtones can be downloaded. Send voice, pictures, or video to your friends via MMS messaging or email, or to your PC via USB or Bluetooth.

Motorola Razr v3 Pink Performance

The RAZR V3 is a messaging and wireless Internet powerhouse. Support is built in for sending and receiving pictures, text, graphics, sound and video via messages. There’s also a built-in web browser for Media downloads and mobile web browsing. With 5 MB of internal memory storage, the RAZR V3 shines in the entertainment department. The phone’s VGA camera features a 4x zoom, image quality options, and an auto-timer so you can be in your pictures, too. The phone is capable of MPEG4 video playback when you receive a video message, or if you upload video to the phone via USB or Bluetooth.

Whats included in the package

Motorola RAZR V3 in Pink, Battery, Charger, USB Cable, Manual.

Conclusion

The Motorola RAZR V3 Limited Edition PINK is expertly crafted to deliver exceptional performance. Inside the ultra-thin
design are advanced features like MPEG4 video playback, Bluetooth wireless technology, a digital camera and more.

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Dell XPS M140

Category: Laptops - Date: August 2, 2006 - Discussion: 5 comments

Dell XPS M140

Overall Rating
Design
Features
Performance

Dell XPS M140 Introduction

Dell’s XPS luxury line of laptops, the XPS M140, is one of the least-expensive (and most portable) laptops to feature Windows XP Media Center 2005. It’s a solid choice if you’re looking for a higher-grade multimedia experience.

Dell XPS M140 Design

Dell’s XPS M140 weighs starting at less than 5.5 pounds and fits a full-sized keyboard in a 1.5-inch thin design. The 14.1-inch high-definition widescreen display with optional TrueLife technology offers a vivid viewing experience and the same movie playback size as 15-inch standard-aspect displays. With the optional nine-cell battery mobile users can also enjoy the benefits of extended battery life for productivity applications and watching DVD movies.

Dell XPS M140 Features

Dell MediaDirect technology and the XPS M140′s 5-in-1 media card reader enable quick retrieval of digital content. From the MediaDirect menu, the user can manage content from devices such as flash memory cards and USB storage keys. Users can access stored music, photos and movies in seconds without waiting for the operating system to boot.

Dell XPS M140 Performance

Up to an Intel Pentium M 770 (2.13GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB Cache) processor and the optional Intel Pro wireless card. Designed exclusively for those desiring a highly mobile, thin and light notebook PC with long lasting battery performance.Memory: 512MB shared DDR2 SDRAM standard memory, upgradeable to 2GB. Storage: Up to a 80 GB Ultra ATA hard drive.

What’s included in the package

It is a full multimedia machine, packed into a compact design, so you can comfortably use your notebook on planes, trains or anywhere space is at a premium. Plus, with its full-sized keyboard, long battery life, a widescreen display, a full-size keyboard and integrated wireless connectivity, it handles like a much bigger notebook than it is.

Conclusion

Small and potent. The M140 is a true expression of multimedia power in a package that gets heads turning. True instant on functionality provides quick access to DVDs, video, music and photos and the 14.1″ WXGA screen with optional TrueLife helps make all this come alive.

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