Gadget review

A bit Late for this info, but still worth to review...

APPLE's iPhone 3G has won a public vote to find the years best gadget,beating strong competition from three games consoles,a budget laptop and balloon-shaped iPod speaker system.The last version of the mobile that combines a phone with music and video player was chosen by readers of stuff magazine in its annual Gadget of the year awards.

The magazine described the iPhone 3G as "a faster,cleverer,version of an already remarkable phone".The phone's first incarnation,launched in Britain last year,won the coolest gadget prize at last years ceremony.

Other nominees included Sony's Playstation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360,Nintendo's Wii Fit and the B & W Zeppelin iPod speakers. As stuff's Editor Fraser said: the nominated products were judged on their performance,designed and value, as well as "that elusive cool factor".They are the one out there on the street buying gadgets and so they are a great barometer. "Having our readers vote for a number of the awards has been fascinating" he said.

The magazine's own Gadget of the year prize,chosen by editorial staff,went to the Asus Ee Pc, a no-frills lap top that cost less than 300 pounds.The judges said it had made more of an impact than any other device and marked the start of a "laptop for everyone era". For more details, go to http://www.awards.stuff.tv

The Apple App Store may be the most obvious addition to the recent iPod touch v2.0 software update,but the firmware update also also introduce some less obvious ( but welcome ) tweaks to the existing applications.

Search able Contact .

People with hundreds of contacts will be happy to know that with v2.0 the contact list is now search able by just typing in the first few letters of person's name.

Multi-language support / input

With Global introduction of the iPhone 3G, the iPode also benefits from the multilanguage support built in to the new v2.0 software.
While there is the more conventional Pinyin method input, Aple has also added pretty coll handwriting feature where we can just use our finger to write out.

Scientific Calculator

Ipod has gained an update calculator. The same old calculator ( but with a slightly update button designed ) still exist when you hold the iPod in portrait mode.However,
if we turn it to landscape mode, the calculator automatically turns into a full-fledged scientific calculator with everything you'd expect .

Rotating Video

For previous firmware,When we launched a Quicktime video from a link in the Safari browser,it will open the built-in video player for you. Video opened in this manner could rotate to follow your screen orientation,but strangely enough, for video stored on the iPod,the auto-rotate was not available. v2.0 solves this quirk and cow videos will rotate to follow the two possible landscape orientation.

More than .com

As we probably know, the iPod touch's software Qwerty keyboard changes it's layout slightly depending on what application you have open at the time.For example, we get an extra".com" button when we select the address bar in safari.
v2.0 of the keyboard is slightly enhanced. While the ".com" button is still there, if we we hold it down for about 2 seconds, a new pop-up will appear with all the popular suffixes,namely".net", "org" and "edu."

Saving Images

When we are talking about safari, the browser itself has a few little tweaks, most important of which is the ability to save images from the web. To do this, all we have to do is tap and hold on photo for a couple of seconds,after which menu we pop up prompting you to save image.

Screenshots

A little less useful for the normal consumer but very useful for reviewers and software developers is the ability to take screenshots right on the iPod itself. To do this, all we have to do is hold down the Home button and while holding it down,quickly press the power button on top of the iPod.This will take a screenshot and save it as a PNG file into a special folder called saved Photos,which is the sane folder for images saved from Safari.

Product Description
The W580i is a sleek, slim, street-style slider phone - and portable music device. Tempting to touch, designed to impress. When you're out and about, you can have your favorite music with you wherever you go. And your picture library and favorite Web sites. W580i is for active people.

Additional Features
Radio Data Service (RDS)

Details
Dimensions (WxDxH): 4.7 cm x 1.4 cm x 9.9 cm
Weight: 94 g
Vibrating Alert: Yes
Phone Design: Slider

Data
Data / Fax Capability: Yes
Internet Browser: Yes
Short Messaging Service: Yes
Wireless Interface: Bluetooth (A2DP)

Battery
Battery: Rechargeable
Standby Time: Up to 370 h
Talk Time: Up to 540 min

The world's thinnest, lightest QWERTY phone delivers a fully-loaded package of email, voice, and entertainment in one amazingly rich but thin device. Like its cousin the RAZR, the Q's superior voice quality makes it a stand out from the competition. Boasting flexible mobile email featuring Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, advanced cellular phone technology, rich multimedia capabilities and an easy-to-use one-handed navigation thumbwheel, the Q is an all-in-one handheld designed to deliver true seamless connectivity.


Features:

# One of the first devices to run on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0; Optimized for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and a variety of third party email solutions that enable a broad set of corporate email capabilities
# •Thinnest QWERTY device in the world – 11.5mm
# •Full, ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation button and thumb wheel
Video clip capture and playback
# •Connectivity via Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB; compatible with Motorola H500, HT820, H5, H600, H700 Bluetooth wireless headsets
# •Multi-Media Messaging (MMS)
# •Dual, stereo-quality speakers
# •Audio formats supported: iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, WAX, QCELP
# •image formats supported: GIF87a, GIF89a, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG
# •Video formats supported: H.263, MPEG-4, GSM-AMR, AAC, WMV
# •Mini-SD removable memory card slot
# •Large, high-resolution display (320 x 240 pixels, 65K TFT)
# •1.3 mega pixel camera with photo lighting
# •PIM functionality with Picture Caller ID
# •Advanced speech recognition and speakerphone

Product Description
iPhone combines three products - a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching - into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone.

Details
Dimensions (WxDxH): 6.1 cm x 1.7 cm x 11.6 cm
Weight: 135 g
Phone Design: Candy bar

Data
Internet Browser: Yes
Short Messaging Service: Yes
Wireless Interface: Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

Battery
Battery: Rechargeable
Standby Time: Up to 250 h
Talk Time: Up to 480 min