Meridian’s Ferrari-branded F80 home entertainment system priced at $2,995
We fully expected that Ferrari logo and lacquered paint job to add a stuff premium to Meridian’s F80, but this is undeniably insane. The “transportable home entertainment system,” which has been hovering about since last March, is at long last ready to be purchased. Finding prospective buyers, however, will likely be challenging. The unit is now available in silver, yellow, white, black and the obligatory red, and each one will set you back a dumbfounding $2,995. We’re thinking the unit itself would go for around three bills sans branding, but apparently Italian ponies aren’t cheap.
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Goes Down in Athens
Any sort of accident that involves expensive sports cars always draws the attention of the media and car aficionados alike. This Ferrari mishap that occurred somewhere in the capitol of Greece, Athens, is no exception as these pictures made the round of the world. Details are scarce but what really amazes us is that, despite the ferocity of the crash, the powertrain of the 599 GTB Fiorano remained relatively intact. Hopefully, the same goes for the driver of the Italian supercar.
Source:Ferrari
Collaboration Between Vertu and Ferrari
Vertu and Ferrari have collaborated to offer their latest Ascent Ti luxury mobile phone collection. The new Vertu Ascent Ti mobile phone series consists of one limited edition phone, the Nero, and two special edition phones, the Rosso and Giallo. What makes the Nero cool is that the handset is constructed from titanium with crystal sapphire pillows and has the scratch-proof PVD to make it more durable. Meanwhile, the Rosso and Giallo feature the PVD-coated keyboards and battery covers, as well as ceramic pillows. In case you didn’t know, the Vertu Ascent Ti supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE with WCDMA 2100, 5 hours talk time and 300 hours standby time, Stainless steel keys and sapphire crystal screen, Bluetooth connectivity, a 3MP camera with autofocus and flash, and 4GB internal memory. These handsets also come with Ferrari-inspired themes and ring tones.
Source:UnWiredView
Tech:Philips Xenium X600 Mobile Phone
Philips makes us busy with their new Xenium X600 handset. This entry level phone features 2MP camera, Stereo Bluetooth connectivity, GSM/EDGE, microSD memory card slot and 8.5 hours of talk time. No word on pricing or availability so far.
source:JustAMP
Tech:Samsung Pixon 8MP Camera Phone
Samsung today unveiled the Pixon, which is a 8MP camera phone with a full touchscreen display. Measuring at only 13.8mm thin, the handset features some of cool specifications including a 3.2 inch WQVGA full touchscreen display, an 8MP camera with a 16x digital zoom, music player that supports MP3, AAC, e-AAC+, WMA file formats, FM radio, DNSe, Bluetooth, and an internal memory of 200MB (Micro SD card compatible). The Samsung Pixon camera phone will be available in mid-October 2008 in France. Pricing info is still unavailable at this time.
source:Akihabara
Tech:Emblaze Mobile Edelweiss Handset
The Israel-based Emblaze Mobile will release a new iPhone 3G competitor in the Russian market next month. Known as the Edelweiss, this handset comes equipped with a touch-screen display that produces 854 x 480 display resolution, which is higher than the iPhone and HTC Touch HD. Other specs are include an internal GPS and an option of 8 or 16GB of storage capacity.
source:Engadget
Tech:Google Mobile Phone Preview Video
It looks like the new G1 Google Mobile Phone is big in size and heavy. However, the handset is lightweight and portable. The G1 comes jam packed with a 3.17-inch touchscreen display with a full QWERTY keypad, a 3.0MP shooter, microSD card slot, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS capability. Watch the preview videos after the jump to get more details.
source:PhoneScoop
Tech:T-Mobile MOTOACTV W450 Clamshell Handset
T-Mobile is now offering the MOTOACTV W450 clamshell handset to their customer. It is actually the rugged handset that is perfect for those who like outdoor activities. The phone is also known as the Motorola Active. It comes equipped with a rubber-like casing that makes this handset durable. Users can also clip this MOTOACTV W450 to their belt. Other features include a 1.3MP digicam, a microSD memory card slot, and Media playback capability. You can bring home the MOTOACTV W450 with your $30 with assuming you tie your soul to T-Mobile for a couple of years. [intomobile]
Tech:LG KC910 Renoir Mobile Phone Officially Released
LG has officially released the LG Renoir this week. This “artistic handset” comes with several innovative features. It is actually the first phone in the world that features Dolby Mobile, an integrated suite of audio processing technologies that will bring Dolby quality sound to your handset.
This handset also boasts TouchShot feature that allows you to focus on an object by touching it on the phone’s screen. The shutter will fire automatically when you lift your finger off the screen. The LG KC910 Renoir Mobile Phone is able to take high quality pictures with its 8MP digital camera with Xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach lens, auto or manual focus, face, smile and blink detection and digital image stabilization.
Other features of this Quad band GSM and UMTS (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps) handset including WQVGA 240×400 touchscreen display, Homescreen Widgets (including online widgets that pull down real-time data), Picture-Based Speed Dial, VGA video capture up to 30fps and QVGA capture up to 120 fps, DivX and XviD video support, integrated GPS with support for geotagging and location based services, TV Out, and Bluetooth 2.0/ WiFi connectivity.
The brand new LG KC910 Renoir will be released in Europe later this month, and Asia and Latin America in November, the Middle East and Africa during Xmas holiday 2008 and China in January of 2009. source:techfresh
Tech:BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Pricing Details
Here are the pricing details for the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 from T-Mobile.
- New Activation 2 Year Contract $149.99 (after $50 MIR)
- New Activation 1 Year Contract $199.99 (after $50 MIR)
- Full Upgrade 2 Year Contract $167.99 (after $50 MIR)
- Full Upgrade 1 Year Contract $217.99 (after $50 MIR)
- Partial Upgrade: TBD
- Retail Price: $349.99
Rogers also offers the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 for $149.99 with a 3-year contract.
source:CrackBerry