Is Sony Making A Phone To Compete Against iPad??

March 04, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Sony is developing a new lineup of products to compete with Apple’s growing stable of portable devices, according to the WSJ.

Journal sources say, the company plans to release a new smartphone which is capable of downloading and playing Playstation games.
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Apple Patent Depicts Front Facing Camera

February 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A new Apple patent application entitled “Apparatus and Method for Compensating for Variations in Digital Cameras” depicts a front facing camera on a handheld device.

According to AppleInsider the patent says that the current manufacturing process for digital video cameras is inconsistent and often results in flaws. Camera modules are manufactured separately as independent units before they are incorporated into a larger device, such as an iPhone or iPod. This results in cameras with minor variations in lens thickness, color response, wavelength cutoff, and more. Read more…

Apple Tablet Has Aluminum Casing With A Q2 Launch Coming?

January 08, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Suppliers for the Apple Tablet have begun shipping touchscreen panels and will start delivering aluminum casings next month, according to Reuters sources, implying a second-quarter product launch.

AVY Precision Technology Inc, a Taiwanese manufacturer of covers for electronic products, will begin production of the cases in February, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

TPK Solutions, an unlisted touch screen panel maker also based in Taiwan will also supply panels for the product, a third source said, on top of those already being manufactured by another Taiwan company, Wintek Corp.

“Production of the cases will begin in February, so everything points to a second-quarter launch right now,” said one of the sources. “It doesn’t take that long for the company to assemble the PC together, but a second-quarter shipment date is what we’re looking at now.”

Via iclarified.com

GPS Support Coming For The iPod Touch

October 02, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News


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Beginning in November, the Dual Electronics Corporation will sell a new product for the iPod Touch that incorporates a GPS receiver, two speakers for the audio and the ability to recharge the battery through the cigarette lighter.
This will allow you to use your iPod as a navigator on conditions that the major producers decide to include this compatibility. The price is still unknown but judging that the TomTom Car Kit is quite expensive, this product will aslo be in the high price range.
Via ispazio.net