Yesterday, T-Mobile officially launched the new Sidekick for 2008. This new device is already available in select retail stores.
This Sidekick 2008 is created by Sharp and it comes with a 2.6″ WQVGA swivel screen with QWERTY keyboard. It is also equipped with a 2 megapixel camera, with video capture, and a built-in microSD card slot which offers a lot of room expansion. Sidekick 2008 also comes with an improved Bluetooth connectivity, with A2DP support for stereo headsets and file transfer,in order to conect with other Bluetooth devices, and with MyFaves service as well.
Here are some of the most important features and specifications of Sidekick 2008: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz band; GPRS/EDGE data; an estimated 5 hours talk time battery life; a main display of 2.6″ WQVGA TFT, 400×240 pixel resolution; a 2 megapixel camera; video with Record and Playback; SMS, MMS and IM messaging; POP3, IMAP and SMTP E-Mail; Bluetooth connectivity; microSD card slot memory; speakerphone, and QWERTY keyboard. It measures 119mm x 58.4mm x 18mm and it weights 137 g.
T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 is already available and the price is set at about $149.99.
These are the times when gadgets enter lightly in your pockets and slim cell phones are never a shocker for the eyes. There are plenty of things to come, however, as Sharp has recently developed the thinnest LCD for mobile devices on the market, featuring a 2.2-inch screen and being a mere 0.68 mm thick. What will this do to the entire industry of mobile phones is just about to be seen as handsets will get smaller, thinner and most likely easier to carry. You’ll have to stop for a minute and think about these effects and their implications.
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I mean, is really smaller, better? We guess that the truth lies in the eye of the beholder, as a lighter device that offers a better view of things can’t be the worst thing technology has come up with. So, sit back and enjoy the revolution as Sharp’s LCD will give you the chance to a primetime look of things.
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Sharp didn’t try to surprise us with the looks of the Shuriken or Sidekick LX model, as the following pictures obviously show it. Actually the looks haven’t change at all from the Sidekick 3 till now and if Shuriken doesn’t protest, we might. The concept isn’t bad, but sometimes sticking to one type of design just gets old.
The wildly new Shuriken should be a little bit more than new hardware in an old package, but that’s just our opinion. If you like the already tamed Shuriken, then the fact that it should be released in the Q4 of 2007 will just make your day.
The latest handset from Sharp – the GX33 model – is a pretty good offer for buyers who want good quality for less money. The features are basic, but satisfy most: a 1.9″ 176×220 pixel display, VGA resolution digital camera, Bluetooth, a web browser and email client. Also, the device is light (87 grams) and the design of this clamshell makes it easy to handle.
It isn’t the innovation that was expected from Sharp after launching the first European megapixel phone in 2004 and the most sophisticated 3G phone on the market, but it will bring its owners satisfaction at a low price.
Sharp has launched its latest multimedia phone, the SH903i. This handset features a 2.8 inches LCD display, an amazing 3 mega pixels camera and a VGA camera for video calling services.
Sharp SH903i
You can use micro SD memory cards if the internal memory is not enough for you and the battery provides users with up to 50 hours of non-stop music. So far, it seems that his terminal is available only for the Japanese market.
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Today, Sharp have announced the developement of advanced LCD panels that provide sharper moving images on portable devices such as mobile phones, pitting it against organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. The new LCD features the industry’s highest contrast ratio of 2,000:1*1, a wide viewing angle of 176 degrees that is top class in the industry, and a high-speed response time of 8 ms. Sharp developed a new LCD for mobile equipment offering the industry’s highest*1 contrast ratio, a wide viewing angle, and image quality nearly as high as that of LCD TVs. The new LCD allows users to see clearer, more colorful images than can be seen on conventional mobile equipment. Sharp’s LCD will feature: 2.2-inches screen size, 240 x 320 px (QVGA), Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal view - 176 degrees and would be fit to mobile phones, digital cameras as well as other mobile equipment.
Sharp LCDs for Mobile Devices
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The Sharp GX29 mobile phone is a compact and frivolous clamshell phone. The external display is exceedingly small, however, there is an exceptional display on the top half as well as a serviceable keypad beneath. The camera is just VGA (0.3 mega pixels), but it provides a video recording option.
You can enjoy 40-voice polyphonic and level-headed ring tones, but unlike many mobile phones in this class it does not provide MP3 ring tones. There is, however, a ring tone editor so you can generate your own. There’s also a versatile voice recorder, but no hands free.
Other specs for the GX29 include: full Blue tooth support, in addition a USB connection for exchanging data by means of a PC. However, one of the major letdowns is the miniature amount of memory, only 2.1 Mbytes of user memory, making it one of the least attractive in its class.
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The new Sharp W51SH mobile phone measures 50×109×23mm and weights 136 grams is the ultimate multimedia device, featuring Digital TV, TiVo as well as a media center. Sharp W51SH clamshell manages to house a large 3-inch rotating LCD display with AQUOS technology., which is the same technology used in Sharp’s LCD TVs.
The screen can be rotated around in order to view as a widescreen TV display, this way, owners are able to catch their favorite television shows right on the phone, as well as record them for later viewing when they are on the run.
The Sharp W51SH also features voice-assisted GPS that has an easy to use 3-D interface. The phone is also equipped with a 2-megapixel camera, TV out, USB as well al a microSD slot. However, it is available only in Japan in three different colors.
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The new Sharp W51SH mobile phone is the ultimate 3-inch rotating wide QVGA (320 x 240) display with AQUOS technology multimedia device, featuring Digital TV, TiVo, and a media center. The display enables users to adjust brightness based on ambient lighting conditions. You can catch your favourite TV programs when on the move and with the Electronic Programming guide you can record the program for later viewing too.
The phone is 50×109×23mm and weighs 136 grams is supporting One-Seg digital TV like the new Casio W51CA. Features of the Sharp W51SH include TV-Out, 2MP camera, microSD card slot, music player and a high-speed irDA interface with 4Mbps. At just 50 x 109 x 23mm and 136g, Sharp’s other features include a 2.0-megapixel camera, a voice assisted GPS with an easy to use 3D interface., microSD card slot, USB connectivity, and TV-out. Pricing and availability (outside of Japan) have not yet been announced.
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Vodafone announced the new Sharp 904SH cellular phone for UMTS networks featuring 2.4″ 480×640 pixel VGA LCD screen, following on from the excellent Sharp 902 and Sharp 903 devices in design. Vodafone Sharp 904SH handset also comes with all standard gadgets of high end mobile such as 3.2 megapixel camera with 2x optical and 50 times digital zoom, 20MB of built-in memory and a slot for miniSD Memory card, 128 poliphonic ringtones, music and video players, additional software. A really amazing addition feature an inbuilt security system that works by face recognition. The Sharp 904 / Vodafone 904SH can scan the user’s face using the video calling camera and this can help to prevent unauthorised usage.. assuming that the system works. Another unusual feature regards the 3D motion sensor which can work out which way the handset is pointing and moving. The phone is Currently available only on Vodafone network in Japan, but it is likely to show up in Europe and U.S. this summer.
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