Google Maps 5.0 hits Android, includes new 3D map view and offline Navigation
Google's never been afraid to "blow it out" with Google Maps, most famously with its inclusion of Navigation , which knocked the legs out from under a lot of the GPS device and navigation app market.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bandwidth, device, earth, google maps 5.0, images, offline-caching, quite-as-flashy, view
Nexus S shows off its camera, video recording abilities
At this point, there's essentially nothing that we don't already know about the Nexus S ... except when it'll be officially revealed, of course. But up until now, we haven't had a good look at what exactly the impending smartphone's camera sensor could do.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: camera-sensor, cameraphone, images, images-captured, nexus s, past-the-break, peek-yourself, recording, samsung nexus s, samsungnexuss, shows-off-its, video, Video Camera, video recording, videocamera
BlackBerry Bold 9780 finally official, hitting T-Mobile on November 17th for $130
After what feels like an eternity of leaks , RIM has finally (finally!) come forward with the first BlackBerry Bold to ship with BlackBerry 6 . The Bold 9780 looks exactly as we expected it to (meaning not too far from the 9700 design tree ), boasting an optical trackpad, QWERTY keyboard, a WebKit-based browser and a five megapixel camera. You'll also get inbuilt 3G / WiFi, and at least on the T-Mob version, UMA / WiFi calling.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 9780, blackberry bold 9780, engadget, Eternity, images, keyboard, leaks, mob, trackpad, wifi calling
The 3D cellphone lands in India for $97, no glasses required
It's not every day that you hear about an autostereoscopic 3D cellphone launching let alone for less than $100 (Rs. 4,299)... off contract
Categories: Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: auto-stereoscopic, autostereoscopic, autostereoscopic 3d, cellphone-lands, dual, entry, images, india, letting-users, only-equipped, pixel-display, price, spice-mobility
Virgin Mobile rolls out Android-based Samsung Intercept: $249 prepaid
Not much of a surprise here, but Virgin Mobile has just officially announced that it's now offering the Samsung Intercept -- the carrier's first Android handset. Running a reasonable $249 prepaid -- and exclusive to Target for the next few weeks -- the phone boasts a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, a sliding QWERTY keypad, a 3.2-megapixel camera, and all the basic Android amenities you'd expect (it's shipping with Android 2.1 )
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: gallery, images, intercept, pair-the-phone, pre-paid, press, release, samsung, samsung-intercept, surprise
T-Mobile G2 official shots break loose, corroborate rumors of wanton awesomeness
The T-Mobile G2 -- which will likely be known as the HTC Desire Z outside the States -- is shaping up to be one of the more anticipated Android launches of 2010, and a handful of smaller-than-we'd-like official press shots that have just leaked over on Cell Phone Signal are doing nothing to make us believe otherwise.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: believes-silver, black-version, desire, desire z, desirez, entry, images, nam, phone, qwerty, result, servers-right, shades, source-links
Microsoft algorithm uses six-axis motion sensors to fix blurry snapshots, inadvertently pimping your ride
Trying to snap a shot of your cherry red Mazda, but can't keep your hands still? You'll find all the tech you need to smooth things out in an iPhone 4 or ( MotionPlus -equipped) Nintendo Wiimote. Experimenting with 6DOF inertial measurement sensor packages, scientists at Microsoft Research have developed a software algorithm that literally records your exposure-destroying shake via accelerometer and gyroscope, then magically removes the blur by canceling it out
Categories: Mobile Phone, nintendo, Other Tags: accelerometer, algorithm, cherry, Exposure, handmotionblur, images, measurement, motion, ride, six-axis-motion
Rumored HTC Desire HD specs surface: 4.3-inch screen, 8-megapixel camera
We didn't have a ton of details on the so-called HTC Ace when it turned up in a leaked roadmap last week , but a fresh set of rumors are now suggesting that the Ace is actually the Desire HD, which will reportedly pack a number of HD-esque upgrades over the standard Desire . That includes a larger 4.3-inch WVGA screen -- no word if it's AMOLED or SLCD -- and an 8-megapixel camera with 720p video recording.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: amoled, desire, entry, htc, htc desire hd, images, leak-out-before, leaked-roadmap, megapixel, rumor, slcd, supposed
Motorola patent application offers new option for 3D cellphones
Flip phones may be somewhat on the outs these days (at least among those demanding the latest and greatest), but they may well be the key to future 3D cellphones -- at least if this Motorola patent application is any indication.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 3dcellphone, 3dphone, engadget, entry, Flip Phone, illustration, images, patent, slider
LookTel’s ‘artificial vision’ makes Windows Mobile useful to blind people (video)
There's a surprising abundance of tech geared toward helping out people with visual impairments, but you won't find too many smartphones populating that sphere of electronics. Aiming to reverse this trend, LookTel is in the Beta stage of developing so-called artificial vision software that combines a Windows Mobile handset with a PC BaseStation to provide object and text recognition, voice labeling, easy accessibility and remote assistance. It can be used, much like the Intel Reader , to scan text and read it back to you using OCR, and its camera allows it to identify objects based on pre-tagged images you've uploaded to your PC
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: allows-someone, blind, engadget, handicapped, handset, images, impairments, ocr, phone, provide-object, video, visual, voice-labeling, windows-mobile, windowsmobile