BlueAnt has now revealed its new S1 Sun Visor Bluetooth car speakerphone today, which supports multipoint technology that can connect to two mobile phones at the same time. Both users can make calls through the S1, and if either phone rings the call automatically transfers to the speakerphone. The S1 is easy to use, just like its predecessors. Answering a call is as simple as saying the word “Answer”, without the user needing to take their hands off the wheel while driving. If the phone supports voice dial, then the user can make calls using their voice as well.
The S1 also introduces A2DP music streaming, allowing users to play music through the S1’s high performance speaker from any mobile phone that supports the A2DP Bluetooth profile. At a single charge, the S1 car speakerphone provides up to 15 hours of talk time and 800 hours of standby time.
After having introduced PlayNow with movies, Sony Ericsson today announced that it plans to offer more mobile applications through its PlayNow service. The addition of application content means users of Sony Ericsson handsets will have a central location to purchase a variety of content. The PlayNow arena now supports music, ring tones, games, themes, wall papers, movies and applications.
Sony expects the service to launch in 13 countries on 38 different compatible handsets. Sony will roll it out to more markets and models over the year. As part of the launch, Sony is announcing a new partnership with GetJar, which is offering its library of over 45,000 free applications via PlayNow. Sony Ericsson also said that it will begin accepting applications from developers starting July 1. PlayNow apps will initially support Java ME and Symbian OS. Additional platforms will be supported later this year.
We just brought you a review of the much-awaited Palm Pre smartphone for Sprint. Here are three videos of the same. Take a look and give us your feedback.
Hi guys, finally, here is a review of the much-awaited Palm Pre smartphone. The Pre is nice to hold while closed. The device, though, has a plasticky feel, which lacks the lustre that you would normally expect of a swank new smartphone.
The front has a single button, which is a shortcut to the home screen. This has good travel and feedback. It’s fairly easy to open up too. The QWERTY keyboard is well spaced and gives the user good grip. The volume toggle on the left, though, may not feel too good, but the hatch covering the USB port on the right is much better. Taking off the battery cover is quite an effort initially. The display makes up for this, though. The colors, graphics and icons are absolutely clear and is a pleasure to behold. Audio is good enough, though battery power does not last too long. The Touchstone charging accessory is very good, but comes at an additional price of $70.
The Pre run on the Palm webOS, which takes some time to set up initially. The basic menu includes five buttons, Phone, Contacts, Email, Calendar and Launcher. The call and messaging facilities are good too and convenient. The Palm’s new Synergy-based Contacts system is just too good. It lets you import your contacts from Gmail or any other account within no time at all. All-in-all, the Palm Pre is definitely worth a look. We only wished for some more, thanks to all the hype surrounding the device in the past few months……….
We will be posting videos of the device very soon, so check right back.
