Most of the year passed by with the mobile phone news, especially this September was full of it. We have also seen many releases and many phones announced in the same month and lot more to come. Too much of phone news becomes too bad so let’s switch out focus on something else.

In the past couple of months there were quite a few exciting news on gaming consoles across the globe. We have heard the Xbox 360 Arcade has been added with double the system memory, black Nintendo Wii has been locked to Japanese market, and, of course, PlaySation 3 Slim went on sale. Now we have some news from the Nintendo team regarding their next-gen Wii plans.

It is said to be released somewhere in the year 2011. Next-gen Nintendo Wii HD has different sort of features it lacked when compared to the other two console giants. It may also come with some new controllers and with a lot of different stuff that kept it so exciting and fun unless some of Wii’s features are more meeky than Xbox’s or PS’.

There is a Tokyo Game show which will be conducted in the near future where the Xbox lovers are expected to see the new motion controllers. It wouldn’t have a considerable influence on market share distribution, but all the input is done via controller so those who just want to play games might prefer it to everything else, Yoichi Wada, the Square Enix head said.

Since the past 10 year we haven’t seen any upgrades on the voice transmission. This is one of the few areas where we haven’t seen much development. Lately, on 09.09.2009 in 09:09h sharp, Orange picked Moldova for the birthplace of the first HD voice call.

Orange preferred to call this as the new HD voice standard as they believe that it is another way of naming the use of a better audio codec in the transmission of voice. It is also a known fact the higher-quality encoding is only possible over the 3G/HSDPA network as it apparently uses a higher bandwidth and it could be that for this reason Orange Moldova has recently upgraded their network to support 14.4 Mbps HSDPA.

Orange proudly presents its first and only phone equipped to support high-definition audio that is Nokia 6720 classic version. Nokia 6720 classic version will be a special handset that supports the AMR-WB codec used for the encoding of the HD voice calls. The Nokia 6720 classic HD version is available only in Moldova’s Orange shops for a price of around 260 euro. Once the device becomes a hit Orange has plans to expand their HD Voice service to other networks throughout Europe with UK and Belgium as their starting zones which is all set to go until the end of 2010. Apparently, we will be seeing a range of HD-voice-capable phones until then.

With the announcement of Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X2, Sony Ericsson gave another surprise. They are going to change its slogan as well as the logo.

The announced the XPERIA X2 yesterday, the XPERIA Pureness earlier today and now they would embark on a new slogan saying “make-believe”. Sony does have something in it to surprise its audience.

It looks like the team at Sony Ericsson was not able to holiday this summer and was working really hard on quite a few things and Lenard Hornik, Marketing Director of Sony Ericsson has stated the new commercial catch phrase is of utmost importance for the rebranding efforts of the company.

The manufacturers have plans to come up with seven “liquid identity” logo versions in different colors as well as a brand new “liquid element” which will be visualized as a stream of flowing colors, pouring down from the logo. We hope that the new slogan and the logo bring fortune to the company and we get to see lot more smart phones from Sony.

Nokia netbook

Mobile phones and Nokia always sounded like synonyms to us. The minute Nokia comes in mind we think of mobile phones. But Nokia and netbooks or laptops!! Are you kidding me??

Well, this is no joke as the World’s leading mobile phone manufacturer is all set to make its debut in the industry of netbook.

Nokia 3G Booklet is Nokia’s pioneer in the netbook segment. We can only wait and watch until they unveil their first portable computer to tell you how different is Nokia from other netbooks.

Talking about the key features Nokia 3G Booklet is based on the well known Intel Atom platform and this is also the first netbook which will be featuring an HDMI HD video output. It is not that we are trying to bend towards the good factor about the little Atom and the HD stuff, but still having that output is definitely a step towards changing the netbooks into media cantor PCs.

Battery life is said to last up to 12hrs. This is a very important aspect and through this Nokia becomes a serious contender in this field. Nokia 3G Booklet has an integrated 3G/HSDPA modem and Wi-Fi too. The wow factor is the built-in GPS receiver which will successfully team up with the Nokia Maps application.

Nokia 3G Booklet has got a 10 inch screen and weighs 1.2kg. it measures only 20mm in thickness and there is a front facing video camera and Bluetooth. Nokia 3G Booklet will soon be available at Nokia World at the beginning of next month.

There is no information about the pricing of this netbook yet.

Lots of liquids and fluids is what we need during summer and it seems to be a good idea to have a cold drink handy at all times. But what if you are outdoor and your ice box is out of your reach, here is the solution to this problem namely Helter Skelter Drink Chiller which is one of the best summer gadget for cooling your favorite beverages.

Using this gadget you don’t have to add ice blocks which tend to add some extra water which you might not like and hence keeping the flavor of your drink intact. This cooling machine is designed in such a way that it keeps the cool of the drink using an ice block which is positioned inside and hence is able to keep the cool temperature for up to 2 hours.

The whole concept is incredible all you have to do is freeze it in advance. No matter what your drink is mango juice or ice tea this smart gadget will make your drink really cool with no water at all. The design is also very intuitive. Once the Helter Skelter drink chiller is well frozen, all you have to do is to place the device on the table or any other solid surface and pour your favorite beverage into its top part. Simply keep the drink glass handy so that you could collect your drink at the bottom of the spout.

The most surprising part is that the Helter Skelter Drink Chiller will cool your drink in just 6 seconds and it seems to be fit for drink of your choice.

The gadget is made of aluminum alloy and weighs only 750 grams. The drink chiller measures 92mm in height and 160mm in diameter. So enjoy you cold drink with Helter Skelter Drink Chiller.

textPlus

How much we wish that the texting becomes free forever. Will this ever come true, will there be an app which will make a Teen’s dream come true. A company by name, Gogii is offering an app called as textPlus that allows users to send unlimited, free texts from an iPhonr or iPod Touch to any text capable phone on any carrier. You don’t even have to bother about the bills as they will be taken care of by textPlus.

This is definitely good news for children as well as parents. Every person would love this app. However, all this sounds like a fantasy and too good to be true. There must be something hidden behind this idea. Well, yes! The texts are advertisements supported which means that banner ads run throughout the app. Eventually, Gogii plans to include ads within the text messages.

Reaching the teenagers isn’t easy and this will turn out to be a good source and an easy way for the advertisers to reach their target audience. Besides the Gogii company might try to raise revenue by offering goods or a paid version of the app. The founders of Gogii already tasted success in the cellular world through Jamdat, a company that sold ringtones and games to cell owners through text messages. Jamdat was acquired by EA for $680 million dollars in 2006.

Recently we sighted the touchscreen mounting LG BL40 and now it is the new slider form-factor BL42. The mystery is unveiling slowly as few of the images were spotted online. This new handset called the LG BL42 is a new Black Label series slider phone and sports a striking red numeric keyboard. It features touch sensitive front side keys and is said to sport 5 megapixel camera with a QVGA resolution of 240×320 pixels.

Few other features are as follows:

• Network Support – GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• UMTS European/Asian 3G (2100 MHz) with Data GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s/HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s/HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
• Battery- Li – Ion
• Display Resolution – 240 x 320 pixels, QVGA
• Camera – 5 megapixels camera, video recording capability, Auto focus, , Digital zoom, CMOS image sensor, Additional camera for video calls
• Multimedia – MPEG4, MP3, WMA, WAV, FM Radio
• Memory – microSD/microSDHC
• Connectivity – Internet, WAP 2.0, HTML, XHTML, USB, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1, Stereo Bluetooth
• Other Features – PhoneBook – Caller groups supported, 1000 -names capacity, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID, Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, World Clock, Memo, Converter
• Voice – Recording, Speaker Phone
• Email – IMAP/POP3/SMTP

Summer is the right time to release all the eco-friendly gadgets. All those gadget lovers might have got overwhelmed by the way the great deals of gadgets are releasing day in and day out. But are they doing any good to our planet and our fight against global warming and pollution.

But NTT DoCoMo is definitely an eco-friendly device. This is a solar powered mobile phone which can be charged whenever it is sunny. It can also be used on a rainy day as this is a water resistant replica which can be immersed in water up to 1 meter for about 30 minutes. If the battery goes down then the solar powered NTT DoCoMo can easily be charged again with just 10 minutes of sunlight the panel starts producing about 1 minute of talk time.

The solar powered NTT DoCoMo features an 8 megapixel CCD camera is designed to capture high quality pictures even in the worse light situation. The solar powered mobile phone will enable you to take clear and visible pictures even if the object around you is in motion. As it is waterproof you will be able to get connected even if your mobile phone is completely wet.

It is expected to be out in September and will be available in Japan. The DoCoMo solar hybrid handset is also scheduled to be showcased at the Wireless Japan 2009 exhibition. The pricing information is not yet revealed.

The second Mobile Worldcup competition for fast and accurate texting will commence soon, according to LG. Hold your breath as the Mobile Worldcup 2009 winner will be getting a stunning prize of 1 million US dollars.

The contest will initiate on 15^th August with its first round being held in Indonesia, four weeks after the commencement of the national league and other mobile related events. It is said that 200 texters will be battling at the Jakarta Theater to gain a place in the finals and win a whopping price of 1 million dollars.

Similar events will be held in 13 more countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Russia, China and South Korea.

The winners from all such events will join the U.S. and Canadian finalists who have already been named. The World Championship finals will be organized in U.S. in November. In the finals the participants will compete with each other over several rounds for the title “The World’s Fastest Texter”. The ultimate winner will walk away with the title and of course 100,000 US dollars. Last year when the first LG Mobile Worldcup competition was held, 7000,000 people took part. This time the company expects an increase in number and their estimate is that over 6 million people will come forward to compete in this unique competition.

This time this is no rumor. It is confirmed by the IGN that there will be a new game based off Michael Jackson. A mystery man in himself will soon be seen in a game. A report from MCV confirming the rumor says that the game is being dealt by the singer’s own company, MJJ Productions. A representative from MJJ Productions was quoted as saying “I am sure it will still be released. Michael loved games.”

It is said that the game was under development since several months and the dialogs and speech was recorded by the King of Pop himself. It is slated for a release in the Christmas 2009 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. No other details are known as of now for that the game will feature a number of artist’s hit songs. We will keep you posted if we get to know the other details of the game.