Samsung E210 clamshell phone revealed

Samsung has revealed their latest clamshell designed cell phone - the E210. It’s a rather simple looking cell phone, and is a mere 0.7-inches thin. It’s engineering is borrowed from the higher-end D830.

The E210 has a 1.3 megapixel camera that includes 15 frames per second recording. Among other things the E210 also has Bluetooth and MP3 playback and also has provisions for external memory through microSD cards.

Release dates have not yet been disclosed. The price is approximately Rs. 8,182 ($202). It is expected that it will probably be released in Europe first, since it supports 850MHz.

Now get paid to receive SMS ads on your mobile

SMS advertisements need no longer be that perennial pain in the neck! Indeed, if a Bangalore-based company has its way, the adverts might actually help mobile users make a quick buck or two!

Bangalore-based mGinger.com has come out with a novel idea to pay users to receive SMS adverts.

Started by three engineers, the company plans to use what is called 'permission-based marketing' to make SMS advertising a lucrative proposition for both users and advertisers.

Chaitanya Nallan, CEO of mGinger, and an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, explains that mGinger actually tries to eliminate spam from users' phones. Only, it does this in such a way that ads turn into useful information on users' phones.

Apparently, the idea originated thanks to Veerendra Shivhare, COO of mGinger. Like everyone else, he was fed up with advertisers bombarding his phone with unwanted ads without express permission.

So to get paid for receiving SMS adverts, people need to log on to mGinger.com, and register themselves with their mobile phone numbers and the kind of ads they want to receive.

The good part is users get to dictate the number of ads they want, and when they want to receive them.

For every advert received, mGinger pays 20 paise to the mobile user; for every referral, 10 paise.

The referrals go up to 2 levels and then stop. The company pays a user by cheque once he/she crosses a minimum limit of Rs 300.

Nallan says people can make anywhere between Rs 300 and Rs 1,600 per month; enough at least to pay their own mobile phone bills.

Meanwhile, Nallan claims mGinger has already run 8 campaigns in different sectors, and that the Web site that was launched on April 19 this year, has registerd over 3 lakh users already.

Miss Japan crowned Miss Universe 2007

Riyo Mori, Miss Japan 2007, a 20-year-old dancer from Japan was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday night, marking only the second time her country has won the world beauty title.


















Dressed in a black, red and purple Japanese-style gown, Riyo Mori nervously grabbed the hands of first runner-up, Natalia Guimaraes of Brazil, just before the winner was announced. Then she threw her hands up and covered her mouth, overcome with emotion.






















But she gathered herself together enough to catch the diamond-and-pearl-studded headpiece valued at $250,000 as it slipped off her head when Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned her. Mori immediately placed it back on her head.

The last time Japan won the pageant was in 1959 when Akiko Kojima became the first Miss Universe from Asia.






















Mori, from the small town of Shizuoka at the base of Mount Fuji, won the cheers of the Mexico City audience when she opened her interview, saying 'Hola, Mexico!'

"I learned how to always be happy, be patient and to be positive, and this is what I want to teach to the next generation," she said during the interview competition.

The daughter of a dance school operator, Mori said her grandmother told her as a child that she wanted her to be Miss Japan before she turned 20.






















"From the very beginning, I entered the competition with high hopes and an unswerving determination to make this dream a reality," she said in a pre-competition interview.

"Right now I am only 20 years old, so I'm really excited about what I'm going to be able to do at this age to benefit society," Mori said after winning.






















Pageant organizers say the Miss Universe contest carefully selects women who are intelligent, well-mannered and cultured. The celebrity judges included actor James Kyson Lee, model Lindsay Clubine, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, rocker Dave Navarro, Olympic figure skating champion Michelle Kwan, celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves, fashion designer Marc Bouwer, "Project Runway" judge and Elle magazine fashion director Nina Garcia and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres.

Top 5 Finalists

Ly Jonaitis - Venezuela











Honey Lee - Korea











Natalie Guimares - Brazil











Rachel Smith - US











Riyo Mori - Japan

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Wireless Bluetooth Headphones from Genius

Genius has introduced a wireless stereo bluetooth headset, the BT-02N, which has a wireless range of up to 30 feet.

It is a sleek, lightweight headset that fuses Bluetooth wireless technology with call control for a true hands-free experience. It delivers a talk time of up to 8 hours and features a foldable design that comes equipped with a carry bag making it convenient for traveling.

The headset automatically switches to call mode when there is an incoming call. You can easily sync it with a mobile phone, PC, Laptop and PDA. The BT-02N headset incorporates all call features—volume, answer/end call, last-number redial, and voice-activated dialing—into one single button, exhibiting A2DP and AVRCP features.

The BT-02N is priced at MRP of Rs. 5499.

Jordin Sparks crowned 'American Idol'

Jordin Sparks, a teenager with a big voice and big dreams, was crowned Wednesday as the newest and youngest "American Idol." Sparks, 17, of Glendale, Arizona, prevailed over beatboxer Blake Lewis, 25, after a triumphant performance Tuesday that wowed the show's judges and the viewers who gave her a majority of the record 74 million votes cast.

"Mom, Dad, I love you," Sparks, the daughter of retired NFL player Phillippi Sparks, said tearfully after a bearhug from Lewis.

The contest came down to either the stronger singer, Sparks, or the better entertainer, Lewis. Sparks delivered her songs simply and powerfully; Lewis' flourishes included his sound-effects beatboxing and sharp dance moves.

The finale pulled out the stops and the stars, with Gwen Stefani, Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, Green Day and more performing.

The two-hour show opened with Lewis and Sparks dueting on the Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There," followed quickly by a touring Stefani singing "4 in the Morning" via satellite from Massachusetts.

Midler took the stage as the show came toward its close, singing "The Wind Beneath My Wings."

Past "Idol" winners and this season's contestants got a hefty share of attention, starting with first-season winner Kelly Clarkson. She performed her new single "Never Again," with the gritty rock song matched by her black dress and thigh-high boots.

Carrie Underwood, the fourth-season idol, sang "I'll Stand by You" and was honored by legendary music mogul Clive Davis for reaching 6 million in sales for her debut album, "Some Hearts."

Taylor Hicks, last season's winner, also had his moment in the finale sun, as did Ruben Studdard, the winner from year two.

Robinson, a Motown great, performed "Being with You" after the top six male contestants, including fan fave Sanjaya Malakar, sang "Ooh Baby Baby," a hit for Robinson and his group the Miracles.

Blake, whose beat-boxing scored with viewers, performed with veteran rapper Doug E. Fresh on his old hit, "The Show." It was a signature moment for a contest that has introduced young viewers to Gershwin and other standards.

Hundreds of "American Idol" fans lined Hollywood Boulevard leading up to the theater before the show.

Zune-Halo 3 Edition digital media player from Microsoft

Microsoft Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player will be available starting June 15. The media player adds to the early excitement of the game Halo 3, and comes loaded with a collection of game content including videos, soundtracks, trailers, ads and artwork.

The Zune-Halo 3 edition plays music, pictures and videos, and comes equipped with a 3-inch screen. It also features built-in wireless to let users beam select music and pictures from one player to the other. Users can purchase music for the device from the Zune Marketplace, import content from the existing library or listen to music with the built-in FM radio.

Gamers can plug it in to the Xbox 360 to play the content on the screen. It also streams music directly to create a custom soundtrack for any game.

Encased in collectible packaging, the Zune-Halo 3 comes pre-loaded with music from all three "Halo" games, as well as an exclusive new episode of "Red vs. Blue" from the machinima creator Rooster Teeth Productions LLC. The Zune-Halo 3 edition is estimated to priced at $249.

Nokia introduces the 3109 Classic

Nokia has announced a new phone – the Nokia 3109 classic, which promises to give users long battery life of up to 4 hours of talk time and 16 days of stand-by time. It has a large keypad and sports a 256K color display.

The 3109 classic is said to be a simple phone that will deliver all basic needs to both consumers and companies and also manage to give them real value for their money.

It can be used for office use as it includes email with attachments and is capable of syncing with calendars and To-Do lists that you may have on you PC. The device also allows for memory expansion up to 2GB. It also supports an expansive 2,000-entry phone book.

The Nokia 3109 classic also has an integrated hands-free speaker with other basic functions that include an organizer, notes etc. It comes equipped with an integrated music player and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Nokia 3109 classic is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2007 at an estimated retail price of Rs. 7,713 (EUR 140) excluding taxes and subsidies.

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Nokia E90 Communicator

This is a mockup of the new Nokia E90 Communicator.

The Nokia E90 is supposed to have quad-band GSM and HSDPA support, WiFi, a wide internal display of 800x352, a hefty QVGA external display, both of which support 16 million colors and a 3.2 megapixel camera.

The menu button on the external keypad indicated that the outer phone runs on Series 60, as opposed to Series 40 on the older Communicators.

Nokia 8600

Rumors about the new Nokia 8600 "Luna" just got a lot more real now with pictures of the phone having surfaced. The phone is touted to have an "on-screen menu system, video & MP3 player, and 1GB of built-in memory.

It's also likely to be sporting Series 40 under that sliding, semi-transparent hood. Other specs include a quad-band GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, and a QVGA display.

The pictures of the 8600 have been posted, tagging it as the "official" picture of it.

Useful Multi Device Charger - Chargepod

You have too many gadgets these days. The more you have, the more place they'll take up and that means you're going to need plenty of AC sockets to charge them all if you’re a frequent user. This is where Chargepod the multi-universal charger comes handy.

The device has a total of six charging dongles so you can connect six different devices simultaneously to be charged. The Chargepod works with cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, PDAs, mobile phones, MP3 players and various other portable devices.

But this model is not designed to charge laptops, but the company says the next one will. It also has individual indicators so you’ll know which device is charging. This lightweight device weighs just 1.12oz.

Priced at around Rs. 2,034 ($49.95) it’s a portable station that could be extremely handy for any and all gadget freaks. The price doesn't include the adaptors though.

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Gadgets of The Future from HP

Hewlett-Packard (HP) organized the HP Mobile Innovations Tour, to showcase concepts around the future of mobile communications in India. According to HP, these conceptual creations represent a vision for the 2012 time frame where devices are function-specific and provide an 'always connected' experience.

















The showcase includes gadgets such as a personal wireless gateway device in a wearable watch-like form factor. The device acts as the central wireless hub, containing the access technologies or radio to enable a connected environment.

















Another concept unveiled at the event is a flexible, portable, personal size display mat that is 'always on' and ready to connect to the wireless hub/watch.

A larger mat can be used to access services such as games or content better suited for a larger display.

















Also unveiled, was a thin-client device in a tablet form factor that can take on the personality of the user, based on 'personal wireless gateway' information.

















HP unveiled a digital wallet that displays up-to-the-moment transactions for a wide variety of personal services such as checking, credit cards, a thin tablet device, a pen device offering multiple options for input and an ultra thin and light notebook.