Samsung CorbyPlus to be launched in India

The success of Samsung Corby in the world has just hit us and now new variant of young targeted mobile users, CorbyPlus B3410 and CorbyPro B5310, is launched in India with CDMA connectivity as we have reviewed before that Samsung Corby with Wi-Fi soon launched.

This new phone is powered with full QWERTY keypads and QVGA touchscreen displays, also providing access to social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace) via Samsung’s TouchWiz UI.

Not like previous Samsung Corby, this series is also featured by 3G wireless connection, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headset jack, 3.2MP camera and 100MB of extendable memory and priced at approx $299 for Samsung CorbyPro B5310.
Meanwhile, Samsung CorbyPlus B3410 has lower standard features without GPS and neither Wi-Fi, but it features a 3.5mm headset jack and a 2MP camera. Its price is of $216.


We have no detail confirmation yet about other countries launching of this new Corby, but it would be also launched in some Asia countries in 2010.

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i-Limb - first bionic fingers unveiled

An android hand has now not only in a sci-fi movie, because it’s now real. Touch Bionics, a bionic prosthetics company has made a bionic hand named i-Limb for deprived of the use of their hands or arms. With a ProDigits technology developed by this company, it is possible now to move the hands until the fingers.

The technology based on traditional myoelectric era, which reacts to muscle signals from the residual hand, or pressure from the remnant finger for its input, this invention can even be tweaked by doctors (using Bluetooth) to adjust the finer motor functions on a per patient basis.

However, this technology is quite expensive for people who have lost their arms because of an accident or war which is costing up to £40,000 ($65,000). This expensive cost is based on a custom of every person arms and just built with a health insurance policy in each country of users. Let's see the demo video below:

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Watch YouTube on your microwave

Japanese scientists never die to make a great creation after making a robot chef which will be your future chef, now the technology is still related with a kitchen. Two Japanese researchers from Keio University have created a YouTube embedded microwave to kill your boring time in waiting your soup.

Called as Castoven, this gadget powered by 10.4-inch LCD screen in the door panel and also built-in a speaker to the microwave. However, this web oven is not independently connected to the YouTube server but through the Mac computer then connect to the internet. Little bit unworthy to say this gadget is a big great idea today with that case while the idea is based on the aim to make people be worthy spending time using internet in every electronic appliance at home.

However, the idea is still great when you need some minutes to heat up your soup in the microwave while you watch a full video from YouTube. Let say 3.5 minutes spent for watching YouTube video will make your waiting time be cozy. Just see the demo video below:

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Google goggles - a real visual search

One great application for Android Phones has just been launched which allows users to discover information about famous landmarks just by just capturing a picture of them with phone's camera. By taking a picture using your Android device on GPS-based location will be integrated to Google image database and give you a relevant search results including web pages and current news.

It will define Android device as a great phones that will compete Blackberry and iPhone on the market. All the tourism place or event will be easily shared to other users and Google will combine it with current news and information about those famous places.

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Wi-Fi embedded on Samsung Corby

As previous model of touch screen phone, Samsung Star S5230W, which also available in Wi-Fi series, Samsung Corby now also comes with Wi-Fi. This Corby with Wi-Fi upgraded e will be named Samsung Corby S3650W.

Most probably, the features of S3650W won’t be changed, so expect it to have a QVGA touchscreen display, quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity (still no 3G connection), 2MP camera and access to social networking websites (Facebook, Twitter and so on). Reportedly, there are already 3 million Samsung Corby handsets sold, so this is another hit for the world’s second largest phone maker and it would hit the others competitor in touch screen technology phone for Mid-end class including LG Cookies.

iPhone 3Gs Supreme - the most expensive phone

Are you an iPhone addicted? Let’s see the most luxurious phone ever built in the world. Priced at 3.2 million dollars, this iPhone 3Gs Supreme featured with 271 grams worth of 22K solid gold casing and a front bezel studded with 136 diamonds – 68 cts, rear Apple logo has 53 flawless diamonds, front navigation button is home to a very rare diamond at 7.1 cts, it becomes the most expensive phone today.

This special iPhone 3Gs is designed for 10 month for an Australian gold mining magnate and to bring it, of course it needs a special case. Stuart Hughes -the designer- designs a special treasure chest that protects this iPhone is made from a single piece of granite, decked out in gold and lined with top grain leather.


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Facebook available for Nokia E71 and E72

Nokia business oriented phone especially for S60 phone users have now can share the latest status or tagging photos on Facebook. As known that Facebook previously available for only Symbian S60 5th generation and S40 phones, but some features like “like” feature still missing.

Nokia E71 and E72 is a kind of S60 3rd edition phone can get this app via Ovi Store and we still wait for other S60 phones for this app.

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