Samsung Behold II for T-Mobile, unites Android with TouchWiz Interface

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on October 5th, 2009

Samsung Behold II for T-Mobile, unites Android with TouchWiz InterfaceT-Mobile’s latest Android set is a full-touch handset that has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, and video recording. Some other features include a 3.2-inch AMOLED display, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and microSD expansion up to 16GB.

The Behold II also features the company’s TouchWiz UI with a 3D cube menu that will let you rotate through multimedia features like web browsing and YouTube etc. Nothing on pricing or availability yet, but you can expect it by the holidays.

Samsung SCH-W880 12 megapixel phonecamera

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on September 28th, 2009

Samsung SCH-W880 12 megapixel phonecameraIs it a camera or a phone? Samsung’s latest is a 3G cellphone in a 12 megapixel camera. Just as Darth Vader is more machine than man, this M8920 / SCH-W880 is more camera than phone. Certainly more camera than most 12 megapixel cameraphones are. It’s not official yet, but the announcement will come soon.

The most interesting aspects of this one are the extending 3x optical zoom and the dedicated camera controls like a mode dial, shutter and zoom, along with a 3.3-inch WVGA AMOLED display. Some other specs are HD (720p?) video, HSDPA data, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, microSD slot, and DMB mobile television.

Samsung unveils world’s first mobile display driver with touch screen controller

Posted in Samsung by Shane McGlaun on September 22nd, 2009

samsung-logo-sbIt seems like most of the smartphones and feature phones that we see lately feature touchscreen of one sort or another. Some touchscreens are capacitive and some are resistive and what you can use to control the screen, be it a finger or a stylus, depends on the type.

Samsung has unveiled the world’s first mobile display driver IC with embedded touch screen control functionality. The driver controls a capacitive touchscreen that supports soft touch and multi-touch functionality.

Samsung E2210 and Star Hello Kitty edition

Posted in Hello Kitty by Conner Flynn on September 18th, 2009

Samsung E2210 and Star Hello Kitty editionFolks in Belgium will soon be invaded by a new pink menace; the new Samsung E2210 and Star Hello Kitty edition. At that time all of their teen girls will be enslaved into the Hello Kitty cult. The Earth will turn pink as they hold their phones skyward and send the signal that will summon their alien/cat master. And then she will come. God help us all.

The E2210 will retail for $100 and comes in a white and pink theme. The touchscreen-enabled Star comes in a similar color combination, it just has a higher €169 price tag. Specifications and features of both handsets remain the same.

Samsung Furot II Robo-Vac

Posted in Robots by Conner Flynn on September 17th, 2009

Samsung Furot II Robo-VacThe Furot II was unveiled last week and it’s no surprise that it will be competing with the Roomba, trying to get it’s share of that robo-vac market. It features a built-in camera to help it avoid obstacles while keeping your floor clean. The camera also allows the Furot to be aware of its location so it never goes to the same area twice unless it is needed.

The battery will give you 90 minutes of cleaning time and if it goes beyond that, the Furot II has a memory, so you can recharge it and the Furot will pick up where it left off.

Samsung unveils P410M projector

Posted in Samsung by Shane McGlaun on September 14th, 2009

samsungp410m-sbProjectors are usually large devices that are not easy to take with you on the road. Many mobile pros that give lots of presentations have to take their projector with them in a wheeled case all its own. Thankfully, more and more compact projectors are hitting the market that make taking one with you much easier.

Samsung has unveiled a new projector called the P410M that has a compact design measuring 5.8-inches W x 2.5-inches H x 5.7-inches D. The device features a USB port and an autoplay function to allow presentation without a laptop.

Alltel and Samsung unveil the Freeform

Posted in Alltel by Shane McGlaun on September 10th, 2009

samsungfreeformThere have been lots of new mobile phones being announced over the last few weeks in the ramp up to the holiday shopping season. Samsung and Alltel have announced a new device that will be an Alltel exclusive called the Freeform.

The Freeform is a bar style phone with a four row QWERTY keyboard. The device will come in teal or burgundy colors and features a music player, stereo Bluetooth and multiple messaging features. The handset is GPS-enabled and can have up to 16GB of memory.

Samsung intros 65-inch 650 series LCD TV

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on September 10th, 2009

Samsung intros 65-inch 650 series LCD TVSamsung just unveiled its LN65B650 TV at the CEDIA expo, which measures in at a huge 65″ across. The LN65B650 is one of the largest ever conventionally-lit LCDs from the company. Some features include Internet support for Flickr, Yahoo and YouTube.

It also boasts a 120Hz panel, 4ms pixel response time and a 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Some other features are an anti-glare screen and four CEC-aware HDMI inputs, dual component, RCA and USB jacks as well as one Ethernet port, VGA, optical audio out and RS-232 serial.

Verizon releases the Samsung Rogue U960 and Intensity U450

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on September 8th, 2009

Verizon releases the Samsung Rogue U960 and Intensity U450Verizon has finally released both the Samsung Rogue U960 and Intensity U450. The Rogue is the highly anticipated replacement to the Glyde from last year. It sports a resistive touchscreen and has the first AMOLED display on a Verizon phone. The Rogue U960 also includes a 3MP autofocus camera with LED flash, updated UI, 4 row sliding QWERTY keyboard, HTML browser, EVDO Rev A, microSDHC memory card slot (16GB), Vcast Music/Video and VZ Navigator support. Expect to pay $99.99 after a $100 rebate with a 2-year contract, $169.99 after rebate with a 1-year contract, and $419.99 full retail.

The Rogue requires an add-on data package (25MB for $9.99, 75MB for $19.99) on Basic and Select plans, or it can use unlimited data on Connect and Premium plans.

First Samsung OLED laptops could arrive in late 2010

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on September 6th, 2009

First Samsung OLED laptops could arrive in late 2010Next year you may be able to watch video on your laptop with an OLED screen from Samsung, who is eyeing 2010 for a commercial OLED notebook release. The company says that it will release an OLED notebook towards the end of 2010, maybe in the third quarter.

They aren’t the only ones with an eye toward OLED either. Lenovo also has plans to use OLED and Sony too. No mention of cost, but likely it will add a few hundred to the price of a regular notebook.

Samsung S3 Station and S2 portable hard drives

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on September 3rd, 2009

Samsung S3 Station and S2 portable hard drivesSamsung has some additions to its S Series of external hard drives. The 3.5″ S3 Station features a 2TB hard drive, while the S2 comes with a 2.5″ 640GB portable hard drive. We don’t have any word on pricing just yet, but we can tell you that the S2 will arrive this month and the S3 Station will be a bit of a wait and arrive on the market early next year.

As far as security, you are covered. Both of these new hard drives will offer similar security features to other S2 Portable and S1 Mini drives including Auto Backup, SecretZone and SafetyKey.

Samsung shows off HZ25W digital camera

Posted in Samsung by Shane McGlaun on September 2nd, 2009

samsunghz25w-sbOne of the things that I always liked about some point-and-shoot digital cameras was that you could buy cameras that offered huge zoom levels. I can get lots of zoom on my DSLR, but that requires a lens that costs more than most point-and-shoot cameras themselves.

Samsung has unveiled a new digital camera that has a massive 24x zoom lens with 26mm wide angle optics. The camera can also record 720p HD video and use the full zoom range while doing so. Other nice features of the camera include support for RAW format.

Samsung’s “Corby” for younger users

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on September 1st, 2009

Samsung’s "Corby" for younger usersSamsung’s “Corby” is the company’s first full touch phone aimed squarely at younger users, with a focus on making social networking easier. It has support for social networks like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Samsung has prettied these handsets up in colors like Jamaican Yellow, Cupid Pink, Minimal White and Festival Orange to make them more appealing to youngsters, without the whole “you kids get off my lawn” vibe.

Some other features include a 2.8 inch QVGA screen with support for EDGE and Quad-band networks. The Samsung Corby will be available in Europe this month for about 150 Euros (or $215).

Samsung unveils mobile app store

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on August 31st, 2009

Samsung unveils mobile app storeIt’s not the phone itself, it’s what the phone’s software can do for you. Apple proved that with the Apple App Store. Now BlackBerry is doing it too. And now Samsung has an App Store. The portal will have its own native client and will have unspecified “content guidelines” to decide which apps hit the store.

Just 300 apps will be available on launch and will focus primarily on games from Capcom, EA, Gameloft and others, although Samsung will have apps from Handmark. Another 2,000 some apps will arrive before the end of the year.

Samsung Rogue details

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on August 27th, 2009

Samsung Rogue detailsBGR has gotten their hands on all the information you really want to know about the Samsung Rogue. So we now have all of the little details and specs that may or may not sway you to go Rogue.

First of all it sports a weird keyboard layout that includes directional keys as well as 6 physical function buttons on the sides. We aren’t sure how you can hold the thing without pushing them. The complete specs are shown in the photo above.





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