Thursday, April 23, 2009

We recently told you about Phanfare’s Photon iPhone application that let’s you order photo prints directly from your iPhone or iPhone 3G. The service is so damn convenient that we just had to give IntoMobile readers a chance to win some free prints. To celebrate the Photon iPhone application, we’re giving away 100 FREE prints each to 10 lucky winners!


Think about what you could do with Photon for iPhone and 100 FREE prints! You can finally send Grandma that birthday picture you took with your iPhone. Maybe you’d like to ave hard-copy prints of that anniversary party shipped to your door. Or, if you’re like us, you’re going to order a year’s worth of those party pics you uploaded to your iPhone.

Each of the 10 randomly selected IntoMobile readers will receive 100 FREE photo prints from Phanfare, including free shipping within the US. The contest is open to our non-US readers, but international shipping will be the responsibility of the winner. You don’t have to have an iPhone to enter, but it sure makes the process a whole lot simpler!

Winners will be randomly selected from the comments section as well as Twitter mentions . You may enter the contest twice - once in the comments section and once in Twitter. You can choose to enter the contest via Twitter or comments alone, but you’ll be getting half the odds of winning.

In an attempt to put an end to tangled headphone wires, designer Ji Woong has cooked up these headphones which are part and parcel of a zipper mechanism. Buying a coat with this built right into the hood, say, would be a surefire seller. The coolest part of all is probably the control mechanism built into the zipper tag - twist the outer-rim for volume adjustment and press on the button at the bottom to lock the control. It would be nice to have some more controls built in there, maybe use the main button for pause/play, throw some track skipping functions in with the volume dial, and a separate lock switch on the back.

The only problem when it comes to mobile is which plug to use… 3.5mm would offer the most versatility, but would leave a lot of Sony Ericsson users screwed, along with anyone stuck with 2.5mm. Stereo Bluetooth could solve all of that, but would require a few more controls on the zipper tag.Regardless, cool idea, and it would make sure you never forget your headphones at home again.

Sprint is out with a new mobile broadband product - Sierra Wireless AirCard 402 modem. What’s interesting about this device is that it can work on both PC Card and ExpressCard slots, making sure even the folks with older laptops can use it. Of course, you can always opt for a USB modem, but if you like keeping your USB ports available for other devices (like, let’s say USB rocket launcher), the AirCard 402 is the way to go.

The modem works on two CDMA bands (1900 and 800 MHz) and supports EV-DO Rev. 0 and Rev. A where available. Users should expect typical upload speeds of 350-500 Kbps and download speeds of 600 Kbps - 1.4 Mbps. In theory, when stars align and you have the perfect connection, these numbers go way up to 1.8 Mbps on the uplink and 3.1 Mbps on the downlink side.

Finally, there’s one more trick under the hood of the AirCard 402. It’s the built-in GPS receiver, which should help you get around when travelling.

The Sierra Wireless AirCard 402 is already available and you could grab it for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, and with a Sprint’s mobile broadband contract…

SMC Networks has today launched a new generation of wireless ( 802.11n-draft 2.0 Wi-Fi ) broadband routers with built-in support for 3G Mobile Broadband services. The Barricade SMCWBR14-3GN comes with a USB port to connect your 3G USB modem, thus acting as a handy backup for your land-line.
Naturally all the usual solutions are there too, including a cable/xDSL broadband modem, auto-failover, wireless N access point (WPA and WPA2 encryption), firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 4-port Fast Ethernet switch and a user friendly web-based management interface. Expect it to cost between £75 and £100.

Toshiba has launched a wide range of new products. As fans of its pocket-sized Camileo camcorder, we were interested to see the latest additions to the range, which start at just £99 for the new Camileo P10.

Despite its low price, the P10 provides full 1080p HD resolution – compared to 720p for the original Camileo. Other features include 2x digital zoom at 1080p or 4x zoom at lower resolutions, and a special Night mode for shooting in low-light conditions. The P10 captures video in the H.264 format used by the iPod, so it’s easy to transfer your video clips onto a Mac or iPod. There’s no built-in memory so you’ll need a memory card. There’s also a super-slim version called the S10, which measures just 18mm thick, priced at £129.99.

You haven’t jumped onto the 3D bandwagon yet, you’ll want to very soon if this year’s NAB show is any indication. Meet Panasonic’s latest conceptual camcorder, which will take P2 memory cards. For the moment, Panasonic’s 3D Full HD Camera Recorder is just a prototype, but it’s pretty clear that they intend to bring it to market asap. It looks pretty awesome.

The device will feature a twin-lens system for capturing 3D footage natively in 1080p, and the video streams will be stored on P2 cards. Will it be able to be used for 2D shooting at all? It doesn’t look like it right now. Either way, this is a step in the right direction for Panasonic. Everybody else is doing the 3D thing after all.

ASUS's P30 laptop or P30A, as it's now apparently known would come equipped with Intel's latest and greatest anti-theft technology, but ASUS has only just now gotten fully official with the laptop itself, and dished out all the rest of the specs that at least some folks have no doubt been waiting for. This being a full-on ultraportable, you won't exactly get a ton of power, but you can expect a snazzy LED-backlit 13.3-inch display 1366x768 resolution, along with a low-voltage 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of RAM, your choice of 250GB or 320GB hard drives in either 5,400 or 7,200 rpm variations, a DVD drive, HDMI out, a 4-cell battery, and even some built-in 3G -- all in a package that weighs in at just over three pounds. Still no official word on a price, but it looks like you should be able to pick one up any day now -- or you could just wait for a similarly thin-and-light and slightly more stylish Acer Timeline, your choice.

The company has finally gotten official with the upgraded Studio 15 laptop, and made it available in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. This update is all about the improved 15.6-inch LED-backlit display, with a native 1366 x 768 resolution, that gets paired with some upgraded ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 graphics available with 256MB or 512MB of on-board memory.

Aside from that, you can expect the usual Core 2 Duo processors, built-in 2 megapixel webcam, HDMI out, optional Blu-ray drive, optional backlit keyboard, and it comes in six colors. Prices should remain around $649 for the base model, with things moving up from there.

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