Samsung X828: The World’s Smallest Phone
The Samsung X828 is 6.9mm thick, a good 12.7% thinner than the KTF-EV K100, the previous recordholder. Besides its insanely thin size, it boasts the following specs:
- 80MB of main memory
- 2 Mega Pixel / 2MP digital camera
- Built-in MP3 player
- Bluetooth
- 1.9″ landscape 262K color LCD
This is the Chinese model–the European cellphone model will be the X820. There is no word yet if or when this cell will come to the US, but we’re all hoping. Here’s a few photos:
Holding the phone sideways you can see how thin and lithe it is! It’s like a size 0 phone!
From the front you can see this phone has all the features you’d expect.
BUSlink’s 64 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
BUSlink, apparently, has up to 64 gigabytes of storage on their USB 2.0 Flash Drives.
You can pick up one for a mere price of $5000. This flash drive also comes in 1gb, 2gb, 4gb, 8 gb, 16gb, and 32gb capacities for prices ranging from $80 – $2500.
Most Expensive Google Ad Keywords List!
BoingBoing has released a list of Google’s most expensive ad keywords. Basically, these means that for everytime a blogger uses one of these words, he (or she’ll) recieve the following payout on average per word use:
$54.33 mesothelioma lawyers
$47.79 what is mesothelioma
$47.72 peritoneal mesothelioma
$47.25 consolidate loans
$47.16 refinancing mortgage
$45.55 tax attorney
$41.22 mesothelioma
$38.86 car accident lawyer
$38.68 ameriquest mortgage
Which goes to show you, that most Americans are concerned about suing their doctors/drug companies, dealing with mortgages/loans, filing taxes, or suing someone else.
Microsoft’s Origami Project
Microsoft has suddenly announced a new project: the Origami Project. This is an odd marketing strategy for Microsoft, who usually announced project years before their completion. The interesting thing about the Origami Project is that no one knows exactly what it is.
Thatededguy reports that, “Well, if you take the time to read through the digg comments, you will find that Origami is the code-name for a device that was introduced in 2001 at Comdex. Press Releases here and here. NSC Product Page here. About the size and weight of a small digital camcorder, the National� Geode �Origami’ Mobile Communicator is a flexible unit that folds and unfolds to perform eight popular consumer electronics functions in one easy-to-use device.”
Meanwhile, Newtwork World claims that it will be a portable computer, which is fully capable of running windows. Network World then quotes an Engadget post about Microsoft’s Ultramobile Lifestyle PCs, connecting that project to the origami project. “According to at least one report, Bill Mitchell, Corporate Vice President of the Mobile Platform Division, showed a slide that outlined specs for the new PC category, including that it be wearable, always on, no larger than 10-inches, connected through 3G networks, pen-based, and have a suggested retail price of $500 or less. Sounds like something of a cross between Windows Mobile smartphones and tablet PCs.”
From Digital Kitchen’s site, we gain this image (which has been on the site for over a year, and now is removed):
Which looks very similar to this little device Bill Gates was holding:
But Microsoft Watch has displayed this image, which might possibly be the Origami Project, with the following subtitle: “Microsoft’s carry everywhere ultra-mobile concept PC showcased at WinHEC Inset: ASUS-designed auxiliary display.”
As for my conjectures, I believe that the Origami Project is a mini-computer, with Tablet-like capabilities (and thus has a stylus). It will also run Windows XP, as that is Microsoft’s brain child, and if it is really available for less than $500, it will fly off the shelves on it’s released date.
Recently, Engadget has confirmed that “Microsoft has not designed any new hardware for the Origami project. Instead, as stated by Microsoft’s CeBIT trade show spokesperson, MS will discuss Origami for oh, about “30 seconds” come March 9th, with the thunder to be unleashed instead by Intel and Samsung…” and will more likely look like the conservative black edged picture that Gates is holding above.
Tavi 20 gb Portable Multimedia Center
The 20 GB Tavi Multimedia Player rises above the masses of multimedia players, with its quality features.
It has high definition output (480p, 720p, and 1080i) and optical audio output for 5.1 channel AC3. The battery life is 5 hours for video, or 10 for audio playback. The screen is s bit too small for my liking , only 320 x 240, but Tavi’s other features such as custom EQ, 3D sound effects, FM radio and recording, voice recording, picture/text viewing capabilities definetly make up for this shortcoming. The Tavi 20 gb Portable Multimedia Player is avaliable at Walmart for $500.
