Lenovo eBook Reader: Phaeda iBook

Lenovo has a special product that was only launched in China, it’s their eBook reader named Lenovo Phaeda iBook.

In China the Lenovo eBook is also known as Tianji iBook EB-605 and in terms of specifications it has a 6-inch E-Ink screen which is powered by a Samsung ARM 400MHz processor. It is compatible with a lot of different file formats, such as RTF, PDF, TXT, CHM, and many others.

The 9.9mm thin eBook aka Lenovo Phaeda iBook won’t cost more than $300.

New Watch: Timex Ironman Global Trainer

Timex will release a new watch on the following months which is named Ironman Global Trainer and has a GPS receiver, so all the sporty people can track their data like speed, distance, and pace.

The Ironman Global Trainer is able to record up to 100 waypoints and comes with a case that is water resistance and a limit of 50 meters. One of the cool details is the special USB connection so you can charge it and sync it easily. This new Timex watch with GPS is compatible with the popular bike power sensors that use ANT+.

Uxsight clamshell portable projector

I’ve covered a lot of miniature projectors here on Technoevolution, and this one certainly isn’t the smallest, but it may be the cheapest.

The Uxsight is designed to be work at the home, and folds up like a clamshell. It looks like there is some sort of mini USB jack of some sort to plug your source electronics, but I’m not certain what to connect to it, desktop PC, laptop, netbook, or mobile phone.

Photoshop for iPhone receives update

If you think the iPad is the only Apple news that i'll mention here today, you’re wrong. The Photoshop mobile app for iPhone is also good news for everyone that enjoys to work with graphics on their phone, and it has receive an update which makes it version 1.1.

With this new version you will be able to easily edit, view, and share images on your iPhone. It can also playback videos which are hosted on the Adobe server, and there is a new Sharpen tool to increase and decrease the sharpness of an image. To make your photos look even better, this version comes with 8 artistic borders.

Boost Mobile adds Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760

Boost Mobile has added a new cellphone to their big catalog, more specifically the Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760 which is priced at $130 without a contract.

The Incognito SCP-6760 has a 2.6-inch QVGA internal display, and a 2-megapixel camera with VGA resolution so you can record videos with more quality. The keyboard is a “full QWERTY” type and the new cellphone is able to playback the usual audio and video files.

Does the $130 price tag sounds too expensive for this Sanyo Incognito? Not really…

Quake Zones app for iPhone

Quake Zones is a fresh application made for the iPhone that has plenty of information related to earthquakes, more than 30 years of data is available in the app.

Inside the application you can view it in a normal list, or in a big map – the latter should be the best option. The results can be filtered by magnitude, or proximity, or date, and lastly alphabetically. There are more than 300,00 cities included in the index.

The Quake Zones application is already available at the iPhone App Store and costs $2. By the way, the developers of Quake Zones are called AppDudes.

RealSki Augmented Reality iPhone App

RealSki has created an augmented reality iPhone app that gives you a good reason to take your iPhone on the ski-lift.

The augmented reality app allows the user to look at digital overlays to show the lifts, lodges, restrooms, and even where the restaurants are. It will also show you the trails as well as the skill level. This app is free, but requires an iPhone 3GS with OS 3.1.2.

Micromax launches new EZPAD Q2 phone

Micromax has launched a new phone codenamed Micromax EZPAD Q2 which comes with a full QWERTY keyboard and is shaped as a bar.

The EZPAD Q2 boasts a 2.2-inch TFT display that offers a resolution of 220×176 pixels, and it only weighs about 97 grams. It comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera, stereo FM radio, and a slot for microSD memory cards of 8GB.

Other features include the support of different music formats like MP3, AMR, MIDI, and WAV, as well as an easy to use 5-way navigation key.

Delta Electronics color e-reader coming in Q2 2010

Today is not a good day to announce something new in electronics. I mean, do you really want to try and one-up Apple’s iPad? Well, Asus has made an announcement on their Eee Pad, and Taiwan’s Delta Electronics have an announcement of their own with their color e-reader.

That’s right, a full-color e-reader. It has a 13.1-inch color screen and relies on e-paper technology from Bridgestone. It should be available in the second quarter of 2010, but I don’t know the price as yet.

Apple iPad announced

Well, after years of waiting, Apple has finally come forth and revealed their tablet which they will officially be calling the iPad. This device will feature a 1GHz Apple developed A4 chip and a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display. Hard drive space will come in 16, 32 and 64GB sizes. Other specs include a 30-pin connector, speaker, microphone, Bluetooth and WiFi. 802.11n to be exact.

Software wise it looks to be sporting a modified iPhone OS and will in fact run iPhone applications. There are two methods of running these applications, either full screen or in a window.

Text input will be handled with a onscreen software keyboard, if you couldn’t have guessed that.

Oh yeah, did I mention it gets 10 hours of battery life?

I’ll keep you posted as more information is made known.

Indian company copies Amazon’s website, Kindle

We’ve seen a ridiculous amount of knocked off devices come out of Asia, but this one takes it to a whole new level. What you see above is a screenshot of infibeam’s company website. Does it look familiar? It should as they basically took Amazon.com’s website layout and did nothing more than change the name.

Another thing to note is their infibeam Pi ebook reader. Not only does it bear a resemblance to the Kindle, minus a keyboard, but it uses the same general layout for the advertisement.

Ridiculous? Yes. Inevitable lawsuit? Oh yeah.

Nexus One coming to Walmart

Currently the only way to get a Nexus One is straight from Google be it unlocked or with a wireless plan provided by T-Mobile. However, it was recently made known that Walmart will be stocking the desireable devices at some point in the near future.

Currently, the advertisement that lets us know the Nexus One will be coming to Walmart only says that it will be coming soon with no price or exact release date. However, this deal raises questions over whether or not Walmart will be selling the device unlocked along with subsidized for T-Mobile. And if so, will they discount the price a bit?

Only time will tell.

Blackberry Curve 8530 Cell Phone Review–A Small Step Up

You may wonder why I’m talking about the Blackberry 8530 Curve cell phone after only just talking about the Blackberry Curve 8330, and the answer is, frankly, simple.  The Blackberry Curve 8530 will offer a few new features that the 8330 did not, and thus, it bears some discussion.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 Comes with a two megapixel camera with a 5X digital zoom, video recording capability, the Blackberry trackball, a thirty five key QWERTY keyboard, media keys, Blackberry Maps, an integrated speaker and microphone, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS, support for a variety of video and audio formats, e911 capability, and a battery capable of generating four and a half hours of talk time.

So you can see there are some new features here–a slightly longer lived battery, e911 capability which can be a lifesaver in and of itself–among the plenty of standard features, like that horrible Blackberry trackball that’s more sensitive than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

If you liked the 8330, then there’s not too much doubt you’ll really like the Blackberry 8530.

The Good

A few improvements over the Blackberry 8330

All of the upshots of the 8330

The Bad

Most all the flaws of the 8330 are here too

Score: 7/10