Confirmed: HTC Touch.B is HTC’s prototypal dumb/feature good on Qualcomm’s BREW. UI recording included

That HTC Touch.B (Rome) good we told you most a change of chronicle ago? We were not trusty which smartphone OS – WinMo or Android – it module  be moving on.

And for beatific reason. Because HTC Touch.B is no smartphone at all. It’s HTC’s prototypal feature/dumb phone, moving on Qualcomms BREW platform.

The Touch.B that MobiFrance got their safekeeping on, ease seems to be a rattling primeval prototype, with half feature set, absent add wireless conjugation manager. So it capableness be a while, until it is shipped.

But they’ve already got the recording of HTC Touch.B individual interface:

Not much added we crapper avow you most the glasses of HTC Touch.B. One abstract is clear – it module be cheap, baritone add amount with 2 megapixel camera.

But the closeness of Touch.B in HTC’s creation line-up, is in itself an engrossing development.

It’s today the ordinal ambulatory good papers that HTC supports.  And shows HTC’s ambitions to break out from a smartphone niche, with a content to meliorate a flooded grown contestant in ambulatory good market.

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GBalpha announces Ranger GPS unit for Nintendo DS

There hasn’t exactly been a rush to flood the market with Nintendo DS-based GPS mods over the years — and when we have seen them, they’ve been largely DIY affairs. Looking to fill a niche that most reasonable folks assume does not exist, GBalpha has announced the upcoming release of Ranger, its new touchscreen solution for those of you wishing to saddle your handheld with navigation duties. If you’re curious, this bad boy sports a u-blox GPS module, 32MB extended memory, Google Earth map integration, and optional Mandarin and Cantonese voice prompts. Are you stoked? What if we gave you a price and a way to order it? Well, we can’t do that for you. Sadly, large swaths of the product website are mum on those details.

[Via Max Console]

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GBalpha announces Ranger GPS unit for Nintendo DS

There hasn’t exactly been a rush to flood the market with Nintendo DS-based GPS mods over the years — and when we have seen them, they’ve been largely DIY affairs. Looking to fill a niche that most reasonable folks assume does not exist, GBalpha has announced the upcoming release of Ranger, its new touchscreen solution for those of you wishing to saddle your handheld with navigation duties. If you’re curious, this bad boy sports a u-blox GPS module, 32MB extended memory, Google Earth map integration, and optional Mandarin and Cantonese voice prompts. Are you stoked? What if we gave you a price and a way to order it? Well, we can’t do that for you. Sadly, large swaths of the product website are mum on those details.

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Microsoft’s Vexcel Imaging announces 92-megapixel UltraCamLp

Microsoft’s Vexcel Imaging division hasn’t exactly caused a whole lot of fanfare during its short time in existence, but it has managed to carved out a nice little niche for itself in the field of aerial cameras, and it’s just kicked out its latest model in the form of the 92-megapixel UltraCamLp. Apart from that boost in megapixels, this one looks to be mostly identical to the medium-format UltraCamL that it’s based on (pictured above), although it does make use of a smaller 6 μm CCD array that makes that increase in image format possible. Otherwise, you can expect a 1:2.2 pan sharpen ratio, and the ability to collect RGB and NIR in parallel with forward motion compensation by TDI, which will let you use the camera in a whole host of applications ranging from orthophoto production to corridor mapping to lidar integration. No word on price just yet, but it looks like existing UltraCamL users will be eligible for a free upgrade when the UltraCamLp rolls out in November.

[Via GIM International, thanks Thijs]

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Sierra Wireless AirCard 402 plays PC Card and ExpressCard roles

We can’t say there are an awful lot of folks out there looking for a single mobile broadband card that’ll play nice in both PC Card and ExpressCard slots, but for that niche that’s intently paying attention, have a look at this. The Sierra Wireless AirCard 402 is the company’s first to offer such 2-in-1 functionality, and it’s designed to operate on EV-DO Rev. A networks handling speeds of up to 3.1Mbps (downlink) / 1.8Mbps (uplink). Users can also bank on the company’s TRU-Locate GPS service to “quickly and accurately establish location for local searches and navigation.” There’s no mention of a price or release date, but it should be on hand for us to peer at during CTIA this week.

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Durable faceoff and torture test: Panasonic’s Toughbook 30 vs. GammaTech’s Durabook D15RP

It seems like a bit of a rip-off — if you want a laptop that won’t shatter when its shiny little form slips out of your fingers as you run to your next meeting/target you have to pay a hefty premium to get something dull and durable. And, if that weren’t bad enough, you then have to live with something big, boxy, and ugly. Panasonic’s Toughbook line defines what many think of as a rugged laptop, but its bulk, heft, and cost give it niche appeal. It’s not the only option out there for a notebook that can take a beating, though, with the semi-rugged Durabook from GammaTech offering a package that’s a little more comfortable to use and, perhaps more importantly, a lot less expensive.

But, which of the two is right for you? (Assuming, of course, that either is.) Just how durable are these things? And, which one didn’t fair so well in the water test? Read on to find out.

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Peek arrives for small businesses in $149 5-pack

As Peek continues to poke, prod and experiment in order to find the best niche(s) to serve, it has now pushed out a sweetly priced 5-pack designed for small businesses. Reportedly, “lots” of these smaller operations have been looking for “more affordable solutions” to everyone toting BlackBerry devices, and this is Peek’s answer to that so-called demand. The offer, which delivers five Peek email-only handhelds for $149.95, is set to expire on April 3rd, and business owners should still be aware that each handset will require a $19.95 monthly fee to stay connected. Peek’s David Madden has informed us that this offer is just the tip of the iceberg, noting that it has “a few more tricks up its sleeves for the SMB market.” We’re literally on the edge of our seats here — aren’t you?
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Panasonic’s ultrathin TC-P54Z1 VIERA plasma priced at $5,999.95

Yeah, we know — six large for a 54-inch HDTV seems a bit much in today’s society, but the same sort of thing was said last September when Mitsubishi threw a $6,999 sticker on its mesmerizing LaserVue set. Panasonic’s one-inch thick TC-P54Z1 plasma, which just might be the last of its breed barring production of the NeoPDP concept, will undoubtedly serve a shrinking niche, but for those willing to pay for the best of what’s new, they’ll be getting an awful lot of sexy for $5,999.95. Speaking of that MSRP, that’s the good word from the HD Guru himself, though we’ve yet to see an official confirmation from Panny. Honestly though, that’s about what we reckoned it would list at after seeing it unveiled at CES, so now would probably be a good time to start hunting for any 10 percent off coupons for your favorite B&M HDTV outlet.

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Samsung’s laptop-accompanying LapFit display gets reviewed

Samsung has certainly carved out a curious niche for itself with its new LapFit display, which not only competes with regular LCD monitors, but laptop stands that accomplish the same basic goal for a fraction of the price. That said, the folks at TrustedReviews seem to think the display could still win its share of fans, especially considering its apparently low power consumption, and its more than reasonable sub-£100 price tag (or roughly $150). On the downside, however, it seems that the TN display is considerably lacking in terms of image quality, with it apparently displaying noticeable banding, poor grayscale performance, and a general lack of sharpness when it comes to text. The particular D190S model reviewed also just has a single VGA port, although the D190SU adds some DisplayLink over USB, and the LD190X tops things off with some wireless capabilities.
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mCubed’s Atom-powered RipNAS combines CD ripper with NAS drive

Not that we haven’t seen Atom-based NAS devices before, but we’ve yet to see one with an integrated optical drive. Looking to serve a unique niche that still hasn’t transferred that CD collection to HDD, the RipNAS combines an audio CD ripper with oodles of network-accessible storage space, and as if that wasn’t enough, there’s also media streaming abilities baked in. The whole unit is fanless in nature and requires no external keyboard / PC in order to rip files to your favorite lossless format, retrieve all associated metadata and automatically re-rip tracks if errors are detected. Initially, the box is being served with 640GB of internal storage space along with a number of USB ports for external expansion. Sadly, such a specialized box won’t run you cheap, with the sticker hovering around €1,095 ($1,415) right now in Europe.
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