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Nextlink’s Invisio Q7 Bluetooth Headset Prototype

On July 7, 2006 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Here’s a picture of the latest Bluetooth Headset from Nextlink. This one finally combines the excellent bone conduction microphone from the Invisio line with extra small bluetooth components from the likes of their Bluespoon AX2 headset. I was just wondering how I would use my Invisio headset on the motorcycle with this new HTC Star Trek phone which doesn’t have an audio jack. Thank you Nextlink! Anyway, this headset will pick up your voice through …

Microsoft Planning WiFi-Enabled Portable Media Player, Working on MVNO

On July 6, 2006 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Smartphone News

Wow, listen to this news from Engadget! Here’s what we’ve learned: Microsoft’s new portable audio and video player will have a screen that’s “bigger than that of the iPod video” (which isn’t really saying much) and built-in WiFi so you can not only download content directly to the player (sort of like with the MusicGremlin), but actually participate in an Xbox Live-like social network that will help you connect with other people with similar taste …

Potential Palm “Lennon” and “Nitro” Pictures Appear

On July 6, 2006 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Here’s one for the rumor mill. A photo of possible future versions of the Palm Treo has surfaced. Both are GSM versions that lack an external stubby antenna, while one runs Windows Mobile and the other runs Palm OS. The “Lennon” running Windows Mobile is expected to have UMTS 3G internet access, Class 10 EDGE, 1.3Mp Camera, and built in WiFi. Both are rumored to be available on Cingular in October. Originally published on Pocketnow …

ActiveSync 4.2 Released

On July 6, 2006 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

ActiveSync 4.2 has just been released. If you’re using a Windows Mobile device that’s older than Windows Mobile 5, you should probably stick with ActiveSync 3.8. ActiveSync 4.2 will work, but it removes some features like WiFi and network syncing. The fixes include: • Resolves issues relating to error code 85010014. • Proxy/DTPT interaction Improvements: Improved auto configuration of device Connection Manager settings when desktop has no proxy path to the internet. •Improved Desktop Pass …

HTC Trinity Revealed?

On July 6, 2006 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

The next HTC phone to sport the legendary imate JAM form factor will probably be the HTC Trinity. It sports most of the features you might expect in an upgrade from the Prophet model, such as 64MB of RAM, 128MB of ROM, a 2.8-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth, WiFi, EDGE, HSDPA, a microSD slot, VGA and 2.0 megapixel cameras. Yeah, sorry about the microSD slot. That’s a minor annoyance. Hopefully it will have a normal audio …

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