Mobiles News

I’m not sure is this actually the mobile or music related news, but it is announced at the CTIA, so we’re going with it nevertheless.
Kingston has partnered with famous singer Ricky Martin to create a microSD and USB reader combo for mobile consumers that offers free, preloaded select music, video and mobile phone wallpapers from the recent release of “Ricky Martin Live: Black & White Tour.”
Preloaded content include:

• “Somos la Semilla,” “Tu Recuerdo” digital music tracks: MP3 file format
• Intro/Pegate/Raza mil colores/Por arriba, Por Abajo music video: 3GP, WMV file format(s)
• Two “In-Concert” wallpaper images: JPEG file format

The 1GB card along with the USB card reader is already available on Amazon for $10.99 and will also hit select Latin American markets… Full release is on PRNewswire.

Here’s something for the true Metal Gear Solid fans - the official game-inspired Bluetooth headset. Sure it may not have all the high-tech noise-reduction technologies like some of those $100+ headsets, but if it’s good enough for Snake, it’s good enough for you. In addition, that’s pretty much 60 bucks ($59.99) can buy — or at least you can’t find any other phone accessory that’s Snake approved for that money.
Want it? Yeah, you do. It’s time to drop the old Bluetooth headset for the wussies and get the real one. Coming on June 12 alongside the game release… What seems as the official Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth headset poster follows after the jump.

Yidsun’s BlueBoom series Bluetooth speakers look retro cool

Yidsun has recently unveiled a couple of new retro-lookin’ Bluetooth speakers under a single umbrella called “BlueBoom series.” Four models are announced - SPK-798, SPK798i, SPK799, SPK799i. The SPK-798 boasts 50W of power and also packs a subwoofer, while two other models (SPK-798i & SPK-799i) can connect with iPods and also server as docking stations for Apple’s media playing products.

BlueBoom series provides a new wireless Bluetooth portable stereo speaker that offers rich, room-shaking and high-fidelity sound quality and has a sleek look & design.

As for the availability and pricing, all four models will be hitting store shelves in May, with MSRP ranging from about $100 to $180.

The cellular phones industry has advanced allot in the past few years.
Starting with just a piece of portable parts, it had the ability to provide wireless communications.

SMS ( Short Messaging Service ) came after that which was very much like the E-Mail( Electronic Mail ), but much shorter.
Music players started being built into cell phones then along with MMS( MultiMedia Messaging Service ) facilities, internet browsing

capabilities and they went to the extent of pushing in Cameras into cell phones.
You can do just about anything with a modern cell phone today, just about anything.
However, Samsung has now accomplished it all!
Samsung is all set to launch its new Fitness Focused phone. It has been named the miCoach (F110), the

quad band slider handset boasts of an inbuilt dedicated fitness button that once connected to a step

counter and a heart rate monitor will give you detailed information about your heart beat, distance

covered and time spent, while you’re out on a jog. It does not end at that, apart from allowing you to

record the information for future reference and also send it to a computer, it can give you real time

updates through the headphones, simply by tapping the screen!

    This phone has an inbuilt function of measuring and judging whether you’re running too fast or

too slow according to the fitness programme selected by you.
    The miCoach is expected to have over 200 different training programmes, accessible via a fitness

website ranging from programmes to help you lose weight or to train you and help you practice for

running a marathon. It will have the ability to measure your running speed within 4 zones to best suit

your training according to information collected through an initial assessment run.

Racing ahead of the Nike - Apple iPod partnership, Samsung Mobile has gone in with Adidas for this

offering. Users will get a heart rate monitor and step counter (called a footpod), upon purchasing the

handset.

The miCoach also boasts of 1 GB Memory for storing your songs to be played when you’re out exercising.
Just as if this wasn’t enough, the 2 mega pixel camera can help you record your whole work out for you to

see later, and judge how good it was.

Supporting this cause, Samsung mobile will be launching a website dedicated to miCoach users to help

them plan their jogs, track their progress and maintain a permanent diary of their work outs by entering

information into their online account and updating it regularly.
The miCoach is expected to hit the markets later next month, it is difficult to wait that long, but

well, do we have a choice?

However, fitness freaks looking for a similar technology like that in the miCoach, without the “phone”

element, will be extremely disappointed. A representative of Samsung Mobile said that they did not have

any plans of releasing the miCoach system without the phone element, at least not in the near future.

Nokia announced today that the Nokia Music Store in the Netherlands has gone live http://www.music.nokia.nl. With millions of tracks from major artists, independent labels, and up-and-coming Dutch acts, the Nokia Music Store let’s people enjoy music directly on their Nokia device or personal computer. Part of the Ovi by Nokia offering, the Nokia Music Store, with its compelling combination of download and streaming services, empowers you to connect to music you want, in the way you want.“As the world’s largest manufacturer of digital music players, millions of consumers from around the world can enjoy our music experiences,” said Emile Baak, Managing Director of Nokia Benelux. “We’re dedicated to delivering the best music experience, based on products and services that offer consumers choice, relevance, and ease of use. We also want to be more locally relevant than any other digital music store.”

The wait is (almost) over. Just as we expected, Nokia N810 WiMAX has been announced from the CTIA floor. However, don’t expect it to hit the markets till summer, when it will be available in areas where WiMAX connectivity is available. No word whether the original N810 specs are changed or not (aside from WiMAX radio, of course).
In the other news, the Finish giant unveiled two new CDMA devices for the North America - Nokia 3606 and Nokia 1606. The first, more powerful one boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash, stereo Bluetooth support, microSD slot. On the other hand, the 1606 model is the basic feature phone that neatly doubles as a flashlight, which will work even if the device is powered off. Both Nokia 3606 and Nokia 1606 are expected to be available in Q3 2008. No carrier partners have been announced.