Are you fond of the guitar, but find tuning the instrument troublesome? Well, we’ve all seen guitar tuners in the past, but the Chromatic Headstock Tuner from Planet Waves is a nifty little thing that sports an LCD display to indicate how accurate your current tuning is. The display will change from red to green once you’ve successfully got the right tune. If you’re thinking that $42 is a tad steep for a fancy guitar tuner, you might want to take into account that it uses the instrument’s vibrations rather than the sound to determine the accuracy of the tone, so you can tune your guitar in a noisy or even dimly-lit environment.
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TCT Mobile Limited is getting some help from a woman's best friend for their new flip phone - the Alcatel Crystal A. No points for guessing where they get the name from as one can see possibly precious stones scattered on the front and back of the handset. Certainly not a bad complement to a classy evening outfit. Apart from its looks, it comes with an external display, camera, FM radio, support for multiple audio and video formats, memory expansion via microSD, Bluetooth, various applications and Java games.
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The title explains it all. CDA Digital's new accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch is a steering wheel that does nothing more than to hold the iPhone or iPod Touch while playing a racing game, giving the gamer a slightly more realistic feel of the game and not to mention a little more style too. The basic version has only the wheel, so the player still has to hold it up in the air in addition to the weight of the smartphone. The second has a base with a suction cup mount that attaches to a flat surface, sparing the gamer some muscle work. Needless to say, it works, and no electronics are involved in the steering wheel and therefore should not cost too much, probably somewhere between $20 to $30.
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Yes, clones can do it too - a phone maker in Shanzai has revealed the Flourite N68 which features a transparent keypad. If you remember, this not so new idea is taken from the LG GD900, launched earlier. However, this imitation lacks the sliding capability available on its original counterpart, but it does sport a 2.2 inch display, dual sim card support, Bluetooth, FM radio, speak up to 13 languages and costs about $70 (480 Yuan). Clone or not, there surely is something fresh about glass and we definitely have not seen the last of these.
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Talk about tattooing your mobile phone, MetroPCS and Samsung unleashed the Samsung Messager r450 designed with SA Studios Global, a multicultural marketing agency, and artist Mark Machado a.k.a. Mister Cartoon. The Mexican-American tattoo and graffitti artist, based in Los Angeles, has worked with numerous celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Eminem. This time, he will have his artwork featured on both the case of the r450 as well as the handset's preloaded content in the form of exclusive wallpapers, animations, ringtones and if those are not enough downloadable content from MetroPCS' website. This is not merely putting art on a phone - the first ten units will be auctioned off for charity in August, and a portion of the series' sales revenue will fund community art centers, outreach programmes for at-risk youth and also provide art supplies to local Los Angeles schools.
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INQ today launches the Chat and Mini, two new 3G social mobiles which now incorporate internet-based Twitter along with Facebook, Skype and instant messaging. These handsets represent a new direction for INQ as the phones are designed from the ground up for mobile internet, where popular internet applications are embedded into the underlying software to enable easy access. The Chat 3G is INQ's first QWERTY device which comes with free push Gmail, removing the cost borne by operators or consumers, while the Mini 3G provides an entry-level social mobile at the fraction of the price of application-rich devices. Both phones come with HSDPA modem for high-speed wireless broadband on PCs and Macs, Brew 4.0 and Java MIDP 2.0 for application development multitasking, and presence-enabled active address book to let the user select how to initiate communication. Seems that best things do arrive in small packages.
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The Motorola Karma QA1, announced about a week ago, will be hitting the shelves today. The entry-level full QWERTY slider with easy access to Twitter, MySpace and Facebook via large icons on the homescreen, is aimed at teenagers and young adults. The 3.5×2.5-inch phone has a glass faceplate instead of plastic, giving it a solid feel but it still remains light at 5 ounces. The keyboard is large enough for comfortable thumb typing, with the phone's numeric keypad towards the left side. To complement its social networking friendly appeal, it also comes with A-GPS - probably to help locate buddies in the real world - apart from a whole range of multimedia features. The Karma will be available from AT&T for $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract.
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Sony Ericsson today announced the T715 slider phone, available in the third quarter. According to Marketing Business Manager Quentin Cordier, this mid-range handset is for busy lifestyle users looking for a phone with practical up-to-date features. This compact credit card-sized phone has neither CyberShot nor Walkman, but it is 3G-capable with preinstalled Google Maps and Accuweather, 2.2-inch display, 3.2 MP camera with Photo light, FM radio, media player and 90MB storage with MicroSD expansion. Not the Memory Stick. The premium brushed aluminium shell and glossy front makes a complementary packaging. Price is still undisclosed, but mid-range is the keyword here.
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Pictures of the Samsung Omnia Pro got briefly published recently, and it is reportedly the rumored B7610 Louvre back in April. Running Windows Mobile 6.1, this smart handset's impressive specs appears to have what it takes to appeal to business professionals and texters alike: wide 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, 2 user interfaces (Pro and Media), Wi-Fi with DLNA support, Bluetooth, HSDPA/HSUPA, GPS, 5.1 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, 800 MHz CPU, FM Radio, MicroUSB, 1GB internal memory expandable to 32GB via microSDHC. For video lovers, it also comes with a TV out and 3.5mm headset jack and Divx/WMV/H.264 accelerations. One cannot help but wonder how does its 1500 mAh battery contain all that. Release date is currently unconfirmed due to some ROM issues, but we should be able to see it September or October this year.
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Verizon Wireless has announced the Motorola A455 Rival handset designed for text and instant messaging lovers. It sports a sleek side-sliding backlit QWERTY keyboard with appropriate shortcuts for easy access to text message composition and email. There is also touchscreen dialing to save you from sliding out the keypad in case you only wish to place a phone call. Other features in the purple and silver body include a 2MP camera, EV-DO, VZ Navigator and microSD memory expansion of up to 8GB, all for $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract.
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Samsung surprised the world with the launch of the affordable E1107 Crest Solar Phone in India. Appropriately called the Guru, the dual-band GSM handset features a large solar cell on its back cover that when exposed to the sun, can keep its 800mAh battery charged. Apart from its cutting-edge solar feature, it also includes built-in FM radio, MP3 ringers, flash light, 1.52-inch 65K CSTN screen, Mobile Tracker and Fake Call (for getting users out of unwanted social situations). Going for Rs. 2799 ($59), the Guru will also be launched in Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and Latin America in June. Finally, a phone that recharges its own batteries.
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