New Touchscreen Philips Remote Control - Prestigo SRT9320

Philips has introduced a brand new flagship universal remote control in its Prestigo series – Prestigo SRT9320. The SRT9320 features a 2.8-inch full color touchscreen on the right top half and other regular buttons on the lower portion of the remote control.

The Prestigo SRT9320 is able to control up to 20 devices. There are up to 300,000 devices in its memory that allow users to choose and sync up. All can be done on the remote without any connection to a PC or complicated programming sequences or codes.

You can set up activity based keys with the Prestigo touchscreen that allow you to activate all necessary devices without having to do it separately. For example, the key “watch a film” would turn on the DVD player and adjust the TV to the right channel. Furthermore, the touchscreen can be personalized with channel icons for fast and easy access to your favorite TV channels like CNN, Discovery, MTV, etc.

The Prestigo SRT9320 comes with a USB port for software updates and rechargeable batteries with a charger adapter.

The Philips Prestigo SRT9320 is priced at about $249.

Finding Mobile Phones Deals

The mobile phone industry is highly competitive, and this means that companies are offering hundreds of different mobile phone deals to attract users.

If you are looking for a low cost talk time and text package, and already have a mobile phone handset then Sim only deals are an excellent choice. An additional bonus is that you don’t get stuck in a long contract, and have the option to cancel your deal at any time (with a standard 30 days notice). Here are the top two sim only deals currently on offer:

* Vodafone – Vodafone offer several great sim only deals, but the best is the top level ‘Talk 30 Day’ package at just £20 per month, which gives you 600 free minutes and unlimited text, and you can keep your existing number. There is also free delivery when you buy online and a 14 day returns policy in case you change your mind.
* T- Mobile – again there are several sim only deals available from this network, and currently the lowest priced ‘Solo’ package is the best, offering 300 free minutes and unlimited text for just £15 a month. You can keep your existing number and also upgrade to Internet access for £1 per day.

Pay as you go deals (PAYG) are ideal for people who do not want to be tied to monthly line rental, and currently there are some great offers on from top lenders including Orange , Vodafone and T Mobile. Orange PAYG packages are easy to understand and based on 4 ‘animal’ plans, Dolphin, Canary, Racoon and Camel. Two plans offers rewards when you top up each month (the more you top up the more rewards you get), and handsets start from as little as £19.99 per month:

• Dolphin – free texts to any network when you top up with £10+ per month.
• Canary – free evening and weekend calls when you top up with £10+ per month.

The other plans offer good standard rate calls:

* Racoon – calls are a base rate 15p per minute to any network, anytime, texts 10p anytime.
* Camel – call over 50 countries from just 5p per minute, UK calls 20p minute to any network, anytime and texts 10p anytime.

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LG Secret KF750 Smart Mobile Phone Review

The LG Secret KF750 is LG’s latest offering that includes touch screen mobile phone technology, and many consumers have been impressed with its sleek, sophisticated look. This is one of the slimmest mobile phones on the market, and the tough carbon fibre and tempered glass outer case provides maximum protection against the stresses of everyday use.

As well as good looks the LG Secret offers top of the range features, including a 5 Megapixel camera, 3G video calling, mobile broadband access and MP3 player with FM radio. The LG Secret also supports 4GB memory cards, so you can expand your music and video files storage.

LG call their touch screen technology ‘Neon Touch’, but not all of the functions are controlled by this, and there are some traditional mechanical buttons below the touchscreen. This is a bonus though, as some people do find using touch screen keypads very frustrating, and in the LG you can navigated via the touchscreen, but use the keys to quickly and accurately dial numbers and write texts.

If you are thinking of getting a LG Secret Kf750 then it is a good idea to shop around as many providers are offering some fantastic mobile phone offers, which include deals on features like line rental, free minutes and mobile broadband. You can also get free gifts on some packages such as gaming software and hardware, LCD televisions, laptops and iPods.

One of the best deals on the LG Secret KF750 is currently available from Vodafone and provides you with a free handset, 600 free mins, Unlimited texts, mobile broadband and a free Nintendo Wii console (worth £180). This is an 18 month contract, and costs £35 per month. If you are not interested in receiving mobile phone free gifts you can also get the LG Secret KF750 with a standard line rental package from Vodafone, which costs £30 per month and includes a free handset, 700 free minutes, unlimited text and mobile broadband.

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FCC suggests HTC CONV100 is T-Mobile's Shadow II

So, what is the HTC CONV100? Looks like we might finally have our answer after the freakin' Bluetooth SIG left us all scratching our heads a few months back. The answer lies in this grainy picture that the FCC somehow passes as an official filing document, in this case used to identify the location of the Bluetooth antenna relative to the exterior of the device. Those with sharp memories will recall that this looks suspiciously like the spy picture we saw of the supposed Shadow II for T-Mobile, and the lack of WCDMA 850 / 1900 in the test documentation would certainly jibe with that theory. The white casing looks like it could really pan out, too, so we're kinda hoping T-Mob ends up offering at least a couple colors when this one inevitably gets official in the next few weeks, months, years, or decades.

[Via Cell Phone Signal]

Rohm brings super-bright OLED out of the shadows, literally

Kyoto-based company Rohm impressed us at last year's CEATEC with a mega-tiny OLED display but it didn't rest on its laurels. A larger prototype exhibited this year emitted ambient light at 3,000 to 4,000cd/m² and a brief flash at 100,000cd/m² -- that's respectively 10 and 250 times the brightness of a typical LCD display. But the impressive bit was this: nothing illuminated cast a shadow. Obviously a light like that is a poor match for a haunted house or romantic restaurant, but surgeons use shadowless lamps at the operating table, so there are applications. The short shelf life of OLED materials is still a nagging disadvantage, but as Dr. Eldon Tyrell would say: "the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very, very brightly." Then again, he was talking about cybernetic killing machines, so, maybe not such a great endorsement.

Hands-on with T-Mobile's revised Shadow

Windows Mobile Standard devices -- you know, those pre-touchscreen relics -- are getting to be tougher sales by the day. Touch is perceived as a "premium" experience (we're not entirely sold on that) and with boatloads of price pressure in that category, these little guys are liable to get squeezed clean out of the market. The new Shadow, even more so than the original Shadow before it, definitely belies its Windows Mobile underpinnings with a funky shell that's fit for average consumers who just want a decent looking slider -- never mind a smartphone. The red-to-black gradient rear was totally bangin', but as is all too often the case these days, the glossy top was a brutal canvas for grease, fingerprints, and other unsavory stains that you probably don't want to press against your face. It's a tradeoff, we suppose.

T-Mobile launches new Shadow today alongside Nokia 7510

It always brings joy to our hearts to see a new UMA-compatible device come into the market, and T-Mobile's revised Shadow from HTC certainly fits the bill. In fact, it's being launched today as the very first Windows Mobile device to support HotSpot calls over WiFi, joining BlackBerrys and a handful of dumbphones on the support list. Speaking of HotSpot dumbphones, the stylish 7510 flip is also hitting shelves today with changeable faceplates, a trick semi-hidden external display, and 2 megapixels of Pulitzer-caliber shooting power around back in addition to the WiFi radio. Nab the Shadow for $199.99 and the 7510 for $49.99, both on contract after rebates.

Read - Shadow (White Mint)
Read - Shadow (Black Burgundy)
Read - Nokia 7510