Archive for February, 2010

In today post I will show you 3 super phones: Sony Ericsson Vivaz, HTC HD2 and HTC Desire.

HTC HD2

HTC HD2

HTC HD2 delivers an experience your senses have been waiting for. The unprecedented 4.3-inch pixel-packed display is stunning.

The world’s first capacitive touch technology on a Windows phone along with 1 GHz processing power ensure a smooth and lightning-fast response to the lightest touch of your finger.

Most importantly, it is the first Windows phone to embody HTC Sense – a holistic experience that focuses on making phones work in the most intuitive way. HTC Sense is based on three core principles – make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected.

Main features:

  • Touch Screen, MP3 player, MIDI Ringtones. FM Radio
  • Surf and download at broadband speed with HSDPA internet connectivity
  • 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches display offering a cinema experience on the go

Find htc hd2 deals.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz

Sony Ericsson Vivaz

With Sony Ericsson Vivaz communication truly becomes entertainment with high quality HD video, allowing consumers to produce and broadcast their best experiences with the latest video capture and sharing features.

HD video – produce and broadcast your best experiences with the latest video capture and sharing features.

Social networking – easy access to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

8.1 megapixel camera – capture life’s moments in high quality. Face and smile detection – a perfect picture every time.

Main features:

  • HD video – produce and broadcast your best experiences with the latest video capture and sharing features
  • Social networking ready – easy access to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
  • 8.1 megapixel camera with face and smile detection
  • Sony Ericsson Media Player

See the latest sony ericsson vivaz deals.

HTC Desire

HTC Desire

HTC Desire delivers intense brilliance, sharp contrast, and true colors on the expansive 3.7-inch AMOLED display.

The 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor makes the phone incredibly responsive as you multitask from app to app without skipping a beat, while the instinctive HTC Sense experience lets you wield the power of the HTC Desire with the greatest of ease.

Main features:

  • Quad-band UMTS (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
  • Battery: 1400 mAh Li-Ion
  • Size: 119 x 60 11.9 mm
  • Camera: 5-megapixel camera, face detection, autofocus and flash, geotagging

My favorite? HTC HD2. What phone do you prefer?

The truth about free product samples

Why the word free is used so much?

When I was studding about marketing I’ve found out that free is one of the most used words because it increases the number of sales dramatically.

You see everyone likes to find a good bargain. It makes us feel better because we find such a good deal. This is the reason why free is one of the most used words in marketing and sales.

But everything has a cost because it uses resources (money, time) so in realty free does not exists. When you see free read it as bonus or ask yourself what do I need to give back?

Back on Free Product Samples. How you can get one.

I get “free” product samples to write about them and publish my opinion on my blog. Gadgets club has almost 30000 per month, so if you have a popular blog you can get free samples.

Also you can get free products:

  • To test them. Many companies are looking for people’s to test their products and will let you keep the good after you tested it
  • If you win a contest. The contest are made to attract people attention to company’s products this is why they give away free stuff. If you want an example try Free Samples in UK
  • Give feedback. the company needs feedback from users. You will get free samples and you will have to give them back your opinions
  • If you offer viral marketing. The company needs viral marketing so they offer free samples in exchange of spreading the word. They may ask you to blog about their offer, or to post  it on forums, social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Hi5 and so on. You get the idea.
  • The free products are given to win your confidence. For some new products it is hard to make sales. So the companies are giving away free samples which allows you to test their products and come for more, with your wallet of course.
  • The product is a bonus. Example: you get a free laptop if you make a long term contract with an Internet provider.

Top prank gadgets for April fool’s day

I have visited my favorite prank shop and made a list with top  prank gadgets for April fool’s day:

#1. Toilet Monster

Toilet Monster

The toilet monster is great to scare your friends!

He attaches to the inside of the toilet bowl by suction cups. As the unsuspecting person goes to use the bathroom, they’ll scream as they lift the lid and are greeted by the Toilet Monster.

#2. Drinking helmet – the beer lovers hard hat

drinking helmet - the beer lovers hard hat

This can be offered as an April fool gift to your friends.

The beer helmet is the ultimate party hat. You can drink two beverages at once! It’s great for a day at the beach, a house party, or simply watching the game on television.

Comes in red, blue, yellow, or green.

#3. Disgusting sounds pen

disgusting sounds pen

Hehehe… You will make super pranks with this one!

You and your classmates are working on a writing assignment and the entire classroom is quiet. All of the sudden, a slew of disgusting sounds is released into the air!

Who’s doing that!? Where is it coming from!? No one will realize that all those disgusting vomiting, burping, snorting, and farting noises are all coming from your pen.

#4. Breaking glass sound maker

breaking glass sound maker

This prank is a classic! Drop this noise maker on the ground & Grandma will gasp as she thinks you have smashed her prized china collection.

Sounds like real breaking glass.

#5. Binoculars – double flask

binoculars - double flask

Take your favorite beverage wherever you go! Each eyepiece unscrews and the binoculars hold a total of 16 oz. of your favorite beverage. Comes equipped with funnel and binocular strap.

Perfect gift for the golf course, baseball games, football stadiums, other sporting events, or anywhere where you may need a little secret pick me up.

Sony is preparing for 2010 a new ultra-compact camera with interchangeable lenses and APS-C sensor.

 Sony new ultra-compact camera2  Sony new ultra-compact camera4

The new camera features a newly-developed Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. It will also support HD video recording using the efficient AVCHD format. Shown in mock-up form alongside the compact, easy-to-use new camera is a selection of compatible interchangeable lenses.

The new lenses are still in development including Distagon T* 24mm f/2 ZA SSM 24mm, new Carl Zeiss wide angle lens and Super Telephoto 500mm f/4 G Lens.

I will come back with more details when the cameras and the lenses will be available on the market.

Super gadget Vuzix iWear

Vuzix iWear promises to be fantastic! This gadget allows you to watch whatever you like whenever you like giving you the best audiovisual experience.

Vuzix iWear

Vuzix iWear replicate the effect of watching a big screen from a safe viewing distance and it come with integrated (but removable) earphones.

Vuzix iWear models:

Vuzix Wrap 230

  • Vuzix Wrap 230
    Versatile viewer
    Perfect for hooking up to portable DVD players, gaming systems, iPods and iPhones, Wrap 230 contain a virtual (60Hz picture) display equivalent to a 46″ screen viewed from 10ft. Seeing is disbelieving. There’s also built-in focus for each eye; perfect for those of you that wear glasses. What’s more, these sleek babies feature on-screen video and audio controls. And don’t worry if you’re a Peter Jackson fan because a two AA batteries provides up to 6 hours of viewing juice, and two lithium batteries gives up to 16 hours.

Vuzix Wrap 280 Widescreen

  • Vuzix Wrap 280 Widescreen
    Widescreen wonders, regular shades!
    Despite looking like cool sports shades, Wrap 280s pack a serious technological punch. These discreet bad boys display both 2D and 3D video in 4:3 and 16:9 ratios via twin high-resolution 384 x 240 LCD widescreen displays. Slip them on and prepare to be gobsmacked as you gawp at a virtual display equivalent to a 51” screen viewed from 9ft. Compatible with almost any video-spewing device, including the iPhone, Wrap 280s will crank out up to 6 hours of video from a pair of AA alkaline batteries. What’s more, these smart cyber-shades feature on-screen video and audio controls.

Vuzix Wrap 920

  • Vuzix Wrap 920
    The big picture – without the big shades!
    If you’re looking for the ultimate big screen experience without looking like Geordi off Star Trek’s biggest fan, look no further than Wrap 920s. Fashioned to resemble regular sunglasses, these sleek shades are capable of replicating the effect of a huge 67″ screen viewed from approximately 9ft. Wow! Despite their lack of heft, these versatile specs are compatible with almost any video device, from iPods, iPhones and portable DVD players to camcorders and gaming systems. Believe us, once you’ve watched a movie in crystal clear high resolution 2D and 3D via twin widescreen displays, you’ll never want to take your 920s off – except perhaps to rub your eyes in total amazement.

iWear VR920

  • iWear VR920
    Virtual reality becomes, er, a reality
    Online gamers will love the VR920s as they have been designed to bring pixellated worlds to life like never before. As well as containing a virtual 62″ screen, these incredible plug and play specs allow you to enter virtual worlds and communicate with others as if you’re in the thick of the action. An integrated 3 Degree of Freedom (DOF) head-movement tracker and built-in microphone deliver the ultimate interactive online experience.

All the models are available on FireBox.com

Food dehydrators

I wanted to buy a food dehydrator so I have done a little research. I have published what I’ve found on Food Dehydrators Reviews.

In the end I will go for the Nesco American Harvest FD-1020 Gardenmaster 1000-Watt Digital Food Dehydrator.

Nesco American Harvest FD-1020 Gardenmaster 1000-Watt Digital Food Dehydrator Review

It offers great features like:

  • 1000-watt 4-tray digital food dehydrator dries in hours instead of days
  • Flavors don’t mix; no need to rotate trays; opaque exterior blocks harmful lights
  • Adjustable thermostat; 48-hour digital timer; dishwasher-safe parts
  • Includes recipe book, solid sheet, mesh sheet, and jerky spice packet
  • Measures approximately 15 by 15 by 9 inches

And it cost only $129.98.

External Hard Drive The Best Increase The No Of GB

External Hdds are the best way to get extra space. They are super easy to use (just connect them via USB) and the price per GB is very low.

The newest models of external hard drives usually come with:

  • Easy installation and set up. Just plug and play.
  • Hi-Speed USB connection
  • Good transfer rates
  • Automatic backup software
  • Cooler, quieter, eco-friendlier
  • Small and easy to carry
  • Huge storing capacities( 1TB, 2TB)

Why To Chose An External Hard Drive?

There are many advantages of having an external hard drive.

First you can take it with you and have your precious files everywhere you want and need. The latest models are so small and light that you can carry them easily in your pocket.

The second reason is price. The price for GB is very low compared with DVDs or blue rays. They are affordable even compared with external storages like: flash pens, SD cards, MMC cards and other similar devices.

Also an external HDD allows the user to back up or store important information separate from the main internal hard drive. This is very useful for backup purposes.

My HDD

Until now I’ve owned only Western Digital External Hard Drives and I was very satisfied with the performances.

Western Digital External Hard Drive

I’m currently having a 320GB model but I’m thinking of upgrading to 1TB. Western Digital My Passport Essential 1TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive – Black (foto -up) is the one I want to buy.

It cost only £131 and offers some great features:

  • Automatic, continuous backup
  • New updates for SmartWare Software available from Western Digital
  • Password protection and 256-bit encryption, securing private or sensitive data
  • Retrieving lost data effortlessly
  • Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music

Very cool isn’t it?

Solar Phone And Digital Camera Charger Key Ring

I already have a solar charger but it is a little big so it is hard to get it with you everywhere (it fits in the pocket but you will get uncomfortable with it after a while) so having an ultra small key ring solar charger will be great.

Solar Phone or Digital Camera Charger Key Ring 

This Solar Phone or Digital Camera Charger Key Ring is the perfect little gadget of the future, keeping things green these days are a must as not only is this product great for the environment but it also doesn’t need replacement batteries.

This charger feeds from the suns energy so you will never get stuck in a nightmare situation with no mobile phone charger. 

Solar Phone or Digital Camera Charger Key Ring

  • In an emergency or during a power cut you can still charge your mobile phone or other digital product
  • Wherever you are this very convenient little charger can be used
  • The charger is also highly efficient, by charging for 60 minutes this can transfer energy from the built in battery to you mobile phone battery so that you can then talk up to 100-150 minutes
  • This charger is also environmentally friendly
  • Small modern and very portable
  • Safe to use as there is voltage protection of the circuit between the charger and your mobile phone

This little green gadget cost only £9.75 and it is available at A1gifts.co.uk.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

Because of the success of my previous post about Nokia N900 I will blog more often about mobile phone deals.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 means an open and integrated world of social media, communication and entertainment.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

XPERIA X10 delivers a consistent user experience where communication truly becomes entertainment combining rich graphics with intelligence capabilities.

The hone uses a new UX platform. The UX platform creates a unique Sony Ericsson user experience by combining best-in-class entertainment features with signature applications, unrivalled integration of social media services and a rich graphical user interface.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 main features:

  • Quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and International 3G compatibility via 900/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA plus GPRS/EDGE capabilities
  • Mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment with 3-inch touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard; 480 x 800-pixel resolution and a 65K color depth
  • Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system
  • 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder 
  • Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g)
  • Bluetooth for handsfree devices and streaming music
  • assisted GPS. Built-in GPS receiver along with A-GPS for added accuracy via the cellular network
  • 400 MB internal memory expandable via MicroSD
  • Secondary camera for making video calls (requires compatible network)
  • Music formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eACC+, WMA (including protected WMA)
  • Up to 10 hours of talk time on GSM networks (6 hours on 3G networks), up to 500 hours (20 days) of standby time

xperia thumb Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 deals

It is very hard to say which the best deal on a mobile phone is because there are so many options: you can pay the full price or you can choose a monthly plan and get it with a smaller upfront payment.

However the simple to find xperia x10 deals using an online comparison site.

Nokia n900 a cool minicomputer

For me Nokia n900 is a cool minicomputer. This gadget has tactile and onscreen QWERTY keyboards. So it is up to you to use the one you prefer. I never liked touch screen gadgets because it is hard to work with them.

Nokia n900 img1  Nokia n900 img2

Nokia n900 main features and specs:

  • Display: 3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display; 800 × 480 pixel resolution
  • Computing power: 600 MHz processor and up to 1GB of application memory. The superscalar ARM processor delivers exceptional power and enables you to run all your applications quickly, smoothly, and simultaneously
  • Internal memory: built-in 32 GB storage is big enough to store up to 7,000 of your favorite songs or 40 hours of DVD-quality video. And with an external microSD card you can expand the storage to up to 48 GB
  • Camera: 5 megapixels; CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens; 3 × digital zoom; Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key; Dual LED flash; Photo editor on device; TV out (PAL/NTSC); Capture modes: Automatic, portrait, video, macro, landscape, action
  • Video: Video recording file format: .mp4; codec: MPEG-4; Video playback file formats: .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .3gp; codecs: H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, WMV, H.263; Wide aspect ratio 16:9 (WVGA)
  • Music and audio: Music playback file formats: .wav, .mp3, .AAC, .eAAC, .wma, .m4a; Built-in FM transmitter; Ring tones: .wav, .mp3, .AAC, .eAAC, .wma, .m4a
  • Web browsing: Maemo browser powered by Mozilla technology; Adobe Flash™ 9.4 support; Full screen browsing
  • Integrated GPS: Find your position quickly and accurately with the built-in Assisted-GPS receive

N900 looks like a compete smartphone. You can use it to fit you purposes:

  • connect with friends
  • web browsing
  • take beautiful pictures
  • find your way when you are lost
  • listen to music
  • record/watch videos

If you want to buy this gadget take you time because there are many good mobile phone deals, but you’ll need to be patient to find them.

Pricing and availability

Like any mobile phone the prices vary depending on which offer you choose. You will get different prices depending on: monthly cost, contract length, where you buy it from.

Like usual Internet is an amazing tool to find the best Nokia n900 deals.