LG’s all new KF510 to be showcased at Mobile World Congress 2008

If I had to name one mobile company of all for most innovative designs in recent past then without doubt it’ll be LG. They have certainly improved a lot with time. Their mobile phones have gone from shear wastage to total ownage.
LG will soon be launching KF510 slider phone. It is equipped with 3 MP autofocus camera and boasts of a cool touch sensitive keypad on the outside. This innovative touchpad uses ‘Interactive Touch Lighting’ technology and hence KH510 is taglined as ‘Touch Lighting Phone.’
No details have been released yet as this phone will be soon showcased at Mobile World Congress 2008 which will be held at Barcelona. Hopefully, KF510 will go on sale for around $330 in March.

Will Samsung G810 challenge Nokia N95?

By now, most people across the world have a certain regard for the brand name ‘Nokia’, that it is almost difficult to compete with anything churned out by them with decent quality and good performance. The problem though has been that sometimes it seems that either the design team of Nokia is either stuck in a time capsule or just feeding of past reputation. These days they just are not the same as they were when they started out. But then I’m sure there are plenty out there that disagree. But with the launching of the N series Nokia seems to have turned the corner finally. The N95 is truly a multimedia delight. It virtually has blown away all competition in its category and almost stands alone. Samsung is now at least attempting to try and challenge that monopoly by making a tweak to the Samsung G800. The Samsung G810 is nothing more than the Samsung G800 with the addition of Wi-Fi. The Samsung G800, a 5-megapixel 3.5G camera phone with a 3x optical zoom lens already has been dubbed as the ‘Photographer’s delight’. But many users have already claimed otherwise.
The G810 also has a slightly larger screen than its predecessors. The new screen is 2.6 inches and beyond this there is not much change. One still would feel that Samsung is aiming too high with the G810 if it believes that the new version can challenge the N95. But with more and more people exploring beyond the traditional ‘Nokia Choice’, the G810 has a fair chance. Wish I could get a bit of a trial, especially since I’m stuck with a 2.2-megapixel camera phone.

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LG Shine Wood LB2005H

LG Shine Wood, the LB2005H from Korea. This Shine is still made of stainless steel (cover) but it etched like wood.More pictures after the jump. LB2005H comes with DMB-TV, a 2.0-megapixel camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth and an Electronic Dictionary. If you are in LG Telecom network, you can get one for $520.

Lex LED accessory to flash messages on your bikes spokes

Here’s the most novel way of flashing your witty thoughts. Lex LED attachment is a small LED light that attaches to the spokes of a bike wheel. An integrated software, allows you can type your thoughts using English, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji characters. And after you construct your message, all you need to do for transfer of the text to the Lex device is click a button in the application. The text is then sent via USB from your computer to the Lex device. As the bike wheel spins down the road, you are able to read the message in the blur of light created by the Lex as it spins. It is compatible with Windows XP, 2000, and Vista. And just one AA battery will last about 96 hours.

Rumor: Nokia N96?

Here are some rumors about the Nokia N96. So is this how it looks it? This is said to be the concept of Nokia N96. It is said to come with a WCDMA 2100 850/900/1800/1900MHz handset with HSDPA connectivity, 10GB of internal memory (yeah, right), a 3.2? 16 million color display, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 6.0-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, an integrated FM radio, GPS navigation, and a motion sensor. No memory card slot? I don’t think you need one, it’s already 10GB.

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IM-5 launcher, a non-lethal personal protection device

I know that many women have to walk to and from work, or to and from the bus stops to get to work. Sometimes they work long hours and have to walk home after dark and even in the middle of the night. Now all this poses great risk. But what are they doing about it? Life has to go on and so here is a new non-lethal personal protection device called the IM-5 launcher. It is a five-shot launcher that fires five frangible, plastic projectiles filled with an intensely hot PAVA powder. This is enough to disable an attacker from as far away as forty feet. This specific device takes the crown from the other self protection devices that we have mentioned earlier. The maker, Avurt, has also developed a unique self-defense and awareness training program incorporating the IM-5 launcher called Living in 360. So you can enroll for it and become a toughie. Take a look at the short video on the company’s site.

Apple’s Wired and Wireless Aluminum Keyboards

Apple has released their new Wired and Wireless Aluminum Keyboards priced at $50 and $70

respectively. It features the low-profile keys that found on Macbook, new dedicated function keys, and an incredibly thin design. Numeric pad can be found on the wired version. The wireless keyboard are connected via Bluetooth, carry it around in range of 30feet.