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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Apple Posts Holiday Gift Guide

If you’re already planning out your holiday gifts, you may want to check out the Apple Store’s new online Holiday Gift Guide, which can be found in a special section on the Apple website.
The app provides Apple product suggestions like the iPad 2 and the Apple TV, plus third party products in a variety of categories, for family, artists, travelers, and fashionistas.
Many of Apple’s top third party family picks are toys, like Disney’s AppMATes, the screen-safe Cars 2 toys that drive on the iPad; the Disney Spotlight Karaoke, for singing hit songs and making videos with the iPad 2; and the Parrot AR.Drone, a quadricoptor with a transmitting camera.
In the artist section, you’ll find accessories like Bose headphones, Bose speakers, Wacom tablets, and portable hard drives, all chosen to inspire creativity.
The travel section is stocked with items like the iPod Nano as a fitness companion, the Mophie Juice Pack for extra battery charge, and an iDevice-compatible pulse monitor to measure heart rate when exercising.
Apple’s fashion category consists mainly of stylish iPad and iPhone accessories, for both men and women. The Kate Spade notebook carrying case and the Michael Kors horizontal tote are perfect for fashionable women, while the Kenneth Cole Messenger Bag and the Cole Haan leather briefcase are both suitable for men seeking style and function.
This list will likely be updated as we approach the holidays, because some big ticket Apple items are currently absent from the guide. Apple doesn’t appear to be recommending iPhones or any of its MacBook line, which is unusual.

Rugged and CDMA-Powered Motorola Admiral Comes to Sprint

Sprint has officially announced the Motorola Admiral, said to be the first Android smartphone in the carrier’s Direct Connect line. This smartphone comes with a 1.2GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage, a 3.1-inch VGA display with Gorilla Glass, a four-row QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, and 3G hotspot support, all packed in a ruggedly-designed, military-specified, 810G-compliant casing.

As already stated, the Admiral comes with Sprint’s CDMA-powered Direct Connect, which allows users to chat and send emails with fellow Sprint and Nextel subscribers. This comes as Sprint is about to shut down its iDEN network in favor of boosting its CDMA coverage.
The Motorola Admiral is expected to hit retail on Sprint’s sales channels on October 23, costing just $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate.
Source: Business Wire, via TechCrunch

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Android Smartphone

While the marriage between Sony and Ericsson has reached its conclusion, there are still newer smartphones coming out that still bears the names of both companies. And once again the practice of making an updated version of a smartphone released months earlier and slapping an “S” mark to its name seems to have become a popular strategy among manufacturers. One recent example is the re-release of the Xperia Arc smartphone, now aptly called the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S smartphone.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S still looks like its months-old predecessor from the outside. But the new version now comes with an upgraded 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU. It also comes with Sony’s new 3D sweep panorama feature, allowing users to capture 3D stills that can be viewed from compatible 3D TV’s. The Sony Ericsson Xperia S runs on the Android OS and is now available in Europe with an off-contract price of around US$529.

Image Source: Sony Ericsson

Verbatim Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Keyboard

Touch screen devices have become quite popular nowadays. But even when the days of keypads and keyboards may have already passed, still some people yearn for them. Some even prefer using them for typing. That is why there are still devices such as the Verbatim Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Keyboard to serve as an alternative to typing long messages on touch screen devices.
The Verbatim Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Keyboard is designed for use with smaller and portable touch screen devices. It can be paired via Bluetooth with any compatible device and be used for typing emails and longer messages that can seem quite a chore doing on a virtual keypad on touch screen devices. This handy keyboard is also designed to fold in the middle into its own carrying case for easy and convenient handling. This keyboard is also compatible with the current iOS devices like the iPhone and the iPad. The Verbatim Bluetooth Wireless mobile Keyboard is available at the Verbatim Store for US$104.
Image Source: Verbatim