The Nokia Lumia 800 – its first new smartphone running WP7
Despite reporting an operating loss of over 1 billion dollars, Nokia managed to pull off a feat to mollify the investors – 1 million Lumia Windows Phone device sales. That’s actually quite a respectable result considering the device has yet to make a showing in markets such as North America and Australia.
A newspaper article has stated that Nokia Australia could be releasing the Lumia 800 – the first (and currently, flagship) Windows Phone 7 phone by the company – in March this year. Also coming in March is the Lumia 710, a lower-end version of the phone.
A shocking development in Research in Motion as co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have step down. They have been replaced by Chief Operating Officer Thorsten Heins, and he promises to silence those who predicted the end of RIM.
Telstra’s first 4G smartphone from HTC has now got a name and a release date. Called the HTC Velocity 4G, the phone features a 1.5GHz dual core processor, a 4.5-inch touchscreen and an 8 megapixel camera.
A new router was showed off by ASUS at this year’s CES. Promising dual-band support with 450Mbps on 2.4GHz and 5GHz, it also claims to be optimised for multiplayer game play, 3D HD video streaming and file sharing. Full gallery after the jump.
Sony may have launched a 4K projector, but JVC can top the craziness over 4K – which is four times the resolution of HD. The company has announced that it will be releasing the world’s first handheld 4K camcorder – the GY-HMQ10. Yes, they have announced a camcorder for it.
Lenovo’s IdeaPad YOGA has been unveiled at this year’s CES and it promises to merge the powerful ultrabook design with a 13.3-inch tablet. It features a unique 360-degree flip-and-fold design, allowing it to be a notebook, tablet, stand and a tent with a single fold.
Samsung BD-ES6000 Compact Blu-ray player
Samsung has announced two new Blu-Ray players as part of its “Smart Blu-Ray” line, which promises features such as a full web browser and a new way of turning your personal DVD collection into digital content that can be streamed on many devices such as your laptop and your phone.
Intel has now officially taking a stance in the mobile processor race with agreements with Motorola and Lenovo to use their new Medfield – now known as Atom Z2460 – rather than NVIDIA’s Tegra, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and ARM’s processors.
Sennheiser has bought out brand new headphones at CES 2012. The HD 25 Amperior and the HD 700 are both quite expensive but offer great sound quality. The Amperior has an aluminum casing which is either blue or silver in colour, microfiber ear pads and a fully extendable head band for maximum comfort. It has a detachable microphone and inline controls. According to The Verge, the music was “puncy and loud” and the audio quality was “pretty impressive”.
Maybe the Lady Gaga alliance didn’t work out after all. Polaroid has now announced something a bit more technological with the Polaroid “Smart Camera” SC1630. You may be wondering, why is it smart? Well, it runs Android.
Aloneside the BD-ES6000, Samsung have announced the BD-ES65000, a larger, very similar model. Apart from the disc-to-digital software from the other model, Wi-Fi, DLNA, this model also has 2 HDMI ports, which is meant to streamline your devices into this player. So instead of plugging a console into the TV, you plug it into this.
Remember the AR.Drone? Well, its manufacturer, Parrot, has announced that it will be getting an upgrade. The new version features a brand new look and, now, can record video in 720p HD resolution.
After a recent partnership with Ultraviolet, a company which can create digital copies of Blu-Ray and DVD movies that have the software, Samsung has announced a Blu-Ray player that supports it, the BD-ES6000.
NETGEAR have announced their new Powerline 500 Nano range. This very small device allows you to convert any old power point into a “high speed” network connection. With speeds up to 500Mbps, the Powerline 500 Nano will happily play HD videos, SD videos and even 3D video. Of course, these devices can be used as a simple network port for use with a Computer, Blu-ray Player, SmartTV, Set top box, gaming console plus everything that has a Ethernet port. NETGEAR have mentioned that these devices have a low latency, which would be perfect for a gamer needing that fast connection.