Garmin-Asus A10 with pedestrian-optimized GPS to European and Asian Android lovers

The new Garmin-Asus A10 is a humble 3.2" HVGA communicator powered by Android OS. It comes with a 1,500mAh battery, a multitouch-friendly WebKit browser, and a 5Mpix AF camera with automatic geotagging. The preloaded Garmin Navigation maps and software provide location info and turn-by-turn voice instructions while the handset is in offline mode. In-car navigation is also obviously fully supported and encouraged. We also know pedestrian-optimizations are included, such as the public transport-aware cityXplorer maps.

You can expect the A10 to hit the European and Asia-Pacific markets in mid-2010.

You ain't nobody if you don't have an Android handset (or two) these days, and Garmin-Asus has just added the A10 to its own stable of devices. It's a pretty humble 3.2-inch H VGA communicator, but it has a healthy 1,500mAh battery, a multi touch-friendly Web Kit browser, and an auto focusing 5 megapixel camera with automatic geotagging. Coming with preloaded Garmin Navigation maps and software, the A10 eliminates the need for a web connection when looking up your local topography, and similarly retains turn-by-turn voice instructions while used offline. It's not altogether clear what the pedestrian optimizations are, aside from the public transport-aware city Xplorer maps, but in-car navigation is also obviously fully supported and encouraged. We're told to expect the A10 in mid-2010 for European and Asia-Pacific markets. Full PR after the break. 

New Android Browsers Hands-on

Here's a quick video review of the SkyFire 2.0 and Mozilla Fennec (pre-Alpha) browsers running on a Google Nexus One.



A pair of new browsers for Google's Android OS were launched this week. We get our hands on the SkyFire 2.0 browser with Flash video support, and the FireFox Mobile (aka Fennec) browser, with FireFox Weave Sync built

Samsung Galaxy A and LG's LG-SU950 unveiled in Korea

Introducing three new Android handsets for the Korean market.
First the LG-LU2300 and LG-SU950. Both of these will feature a 3.5" WVGA display, DivX playback, 3.5mm headphone jack, DMB mobile TV, multimedia playback and will be released in May / June period in Korea.

Next is the Samsung Galaxy A, also known as the SHW-M100S. It is available now from SK Telecom, and features:

• Android 2.1 OS;
• 3.7" WVGA AMOLED display;
• 720MHz CPU;
• mobile TV onboard;
• DivX playback;
• 5 megapixel camera;
• HD video recording;
• A-GPS;
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Now first Vodafone-branded Android handset

This is the Vodafone 845, the first Android-powered handset to bear Vodafone branding on it. It will be available for purchase in the UK next month, and has the following key features:

Vidafone 845

• Android 2.1 OS;
• 2.8" (240 x 320) touchscreen;
• 3.2Mpix camera;
• 128MB RAM, 512MB ROM

Bluetooth 4.0 coming soon

Today the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that it has complete work on the specifications for Bluetooth 4.0. The new version builds on the improvements made in Bluetooth 3.0+HS, but allows Bluetooth radios to operate using much less power, and offer faster transfer rates, as well as an increased range that can extend up to 200 feet. The updated features will allow to integrate the technology in more types of electronics.

The first Bluetooth 4.0-capable devices should hit the market in late 2010 or early 2011.

Now Wi-Fi Sync for iPhone / iPod Touch

This new Wi-Fi Sync application allows users to sync their iPhone / iPod Touch with iTunes. We can't tell if it's available at App Store, but you can get it at Cydia store for $9.99. See the video below to understand how the app works.

 

 iFrogz Luxe Case for iPhone 3G, 3G S (Blue,Black) 

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2a Now available in the U.S.

 Yes, I can talk about it because I have one X2. The X2 is dissapointing. Xperia X1 exceeds by far the X2 (just keypad and larger screen are X2 advantages). I would suggest SE not turning WM so complicate. The best phone is the one that it is easier to use and find what you need. Too much useless panels. 14 panels advertised and no more than nine. Flash light included and you can do phonecalls with the keypad closed and open. I offer SE to take my X2 hardware and installling the X1 software into it. That would be the perfect market premium product

Sony Ericson Xperia X2a Now available in the US. atb price $599.99

Specification & Features:

• Dimensions (Approx.) : 110 x 54 x 16mm⁶
• Weight (Approx.) : 155g⁶
• Camera : 8.1 megapixel with Auto Focus, 16x digital zoom, Geo tagging, Image stabilizer, Multishot, Picture blogging¹³, Self timer, Smart contrast, Touch focus, Video blogging¹³, video light, video recording
• Keyboard : Arc Slider with QWERTY
• Battery Life (Approx) : Talk Time (GSM): up to 10 hours²,Standby time: up to 500 hours²; Talk Time (UMTS): up to 6 hours²,Standby time: up to 640 hours²
• Battery Type : 1500 mAh Lithium Polymer
• Type : Stereo Speakers
• Bluetooth® Technology : Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)⁴
• Wireless LAN : Wi-Fi® 802.11b/g⁵
• USB Port(s) : Micro USB connector
• 3.5mm Audio Jack : YES 
• Internet Services : Internet Explorer Mobile® 6⁵
• Gaming : Java ME™, 3D, Adobe® Flash Lite™ 3.1 support, Capuchin version 1.0, Motion gaming
• Preloaded Games : Xtract, Experiment 13, Bubble Breaker, Solitaire
• Other Preloaded Applications : YouTube™, Google Maps™, Mircosoft® Office Mobile, Adobe® PDF Reader, Picasa®, Facebook panel, CNN panel, MSN Mesenger, Boingo

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