Samsung Stratosphere 4G Android Phone

 

The word stratosphere usually invokes thoughts about our planet’s upper atmosphere  and outer space. Now Samsung and Verizon Wireless bring a new meaning to the term stratosphere with their latest smartphone device, the Samsung Stratosphere. This latest breed of smartphone makes the other smart phone devices seem outdated. Once you move up to the Samsung Stratosphere you won’t ever want to go back.

This model comes under the Samsung Galaxy S family and is the second device in this family to be a 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) smartphone and to have an Android 2.3 Gingerbread system. This system will ensure updates from the Android wave plus easy accessibility to all Google services.

The Samsung Stratosphere has a four inch Super AMOLED screen that’s accompanied by a five row QWERTY keyboard making typing and maneuvering through this phone a piece of cake. Besides Microsoft Exchange Active Sync support, it is also B2B activated via Cisco making it more suitable for business and all you road warriors out there. But don’t let the business features stop you!

Instead of dual core, it still uses 1GHz single-core Humming Bird, but don’t let that throw you off. It has a download speed of 5Mbps – 12Mbps and upload speeds of 2Mbps to 5Mbps when you’re within a 4G Mobile coverage area. The Stratosphere has two cameras, the 5.0 Megapixel with LED flash at the back and the 1.3 Megapixel up front.

Of course the Samsung Stratosphere is WIFI capable and has some pretty cool security features. It’s one of the most complete packages we’ve seen and won’t leave you wanting for more. The phone has a market list price of $ 499.00 and should be available at the nearest Verizon Wireless outlet near you. You might also want to consider a super convenient online purchase through the Amazon Wireless store, the new Samsung Stratosphere is available for only $.01 (one penny) depending on the service type/plan you choose. Now that’s almost free!

Available: Amazon

Price: $0.01 (one penny depending on wireless service/plan)

 

Freeloader Pico Solar Charger

 

An irritated groan escapes your lips as a familiar beep followed by a pop-up reminds you that your iPhone is running out of juice. Fortunately, with the Freeloader Pico Solar charger ( priced at $39.99 ), charging up your iPhone and going green at the same time is definitely not a problem.

At the first glance, the Freeloader solar charger is a light and compact device that allows its users to lug it around in their pockets. Besides that, the Freeloader acts as a portable battery, allowing the Freeloader to transfer energy to the connected device in fairly short time – around 30 minutes to fully charge up an iPhone.

The difference is that, when this battery is exhausted, it can be recharged through a means of solar energy – charging under direct sunlight will take 10 hours to achieve maximum capacity though. In addition to that, the device also comes with extension tips for several portable devices such as Nokia, Samsung and so on.

Using the Freloader Pico Solar Charger, however, can be quite confusing at the beginning. If you take a closer look at the device, you’ll notice that there are four LED lights beside the word “Pico”. These lights indicate a function. For example, if the second light is lit, it indicates that the battery is currently charged by solar or USB. When it is fully charged, the light turns off. If a device is being charged, all lights will be used and each fades away as the connected device charges to maximum capacity.

Available: ThinkGeek

Price: $29.99

The RingO Mounting System Allows You To Mount Your Apple iPad Anywhere

 

As a proud owner of Samsung Galaxy Tab, courtesy of a gift from someone dear to me, it almost never leaves my side even for a moment (yes, I’m probably just slightly addicted). I play games, make phone calls, read, write, Skype, surf the net, blog, and all the things most normal people do these days. Unfortunately, one thing it doesn’t do all that well is to stand on its own. To use it, you have to at least hold it in your hands or put it on a flat surface. Finally, the Ringo Mounting System by Vogel solves that problem for you.

Let me give you an example. You are in the kitchen, equipped with aprons and spatulas, and you need to check whether you did the recipe right. Now imagine yourself trying to scroll up and down but it’s rather tricky since you have only one free hand. Then you tell yourself how you wish there’s someone who can just hold it up for you and stand still. Oh wait, this is no longer a problem. All you need is the RingO mounting system. It helps you mount your iPad or in my case, a Samsung Galaxy Tab anywhere you’d like.

You can use the RingO mounting system to put your device on your bedside table (just like a picture frame would stand), your kitchen wall and there is even a mounting system by RingO for your car should you want to watch videos of cute cats at the backseat (you would never watch videos while driving, of course).

RingO mounting system is compatible with the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tabs, and the cost of the starter kit (case and wall mount) is just $70.

Available: Amazon

Price: $70 and under

The Sphero

 

We thought that the iPhone 3 was the ultimate smart phone because it can perform almost any function we can ever think of. But the problem was that our imagination is limited because Apple bounces back and introduces not only the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2. Even Samsung hopped unto the bandwagon and designed its own tablet to rival that of Apple’s iPad. If you think you’ve seen it all in the iPhone, you have not seen the Sphero!

By the name, you would know that Sphero is a spherical object. This palm sized plastic robot ball rolls and spins around via command from a smart phone. You can control the ball by synching it with your iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy or HTC Desire. The Sphero can also be integrated with other applications such as the Sphero Golf. This means that you can move the ball around as if you are playing golf with it.

As the Sphero spins and twirls it also illuminates with almost any color you can think of. For those who are tired of buying your pet toys which are practically chewed up the very next day, the Sphero is an alternative pet gadget to give your pets some exercise and fun. This is because most pets are terrified of the bright moving ball and others simply can’t catch up with it. So the Sphero will most probably never get chewed up or clawed by your pet.

Besides animals, the Sphero also appeal to young children. Simply start rolling the Sphero around to grab the child’s attention and he will stop everything he is doing; even crying.

Samsung Omnia W – Microsoft Windows Phone

  

 

Samsungs first smartphone to utilize Windows 7.5 has been released and it is called the Omnia W. Another name to describe it would be the Windows Mango phone. The Samsung Omnia W is powered by a 1.4GHz processor and features a 3.7” WVGA Super AMOLED 800 x 600 pixel resolutions to display vivid clarity.
Users can capture moments with the 5MP autofocus LED flash camera and store them on the 8GB of internal memory or even the 720p video recorder. You may also want to upload them to the internet using the 14.4M bps (bits per second) over HSDPA (High-Speed Download Packet Access) networks.

Samsungs Omnia W Value Added Features:

• Marketplace Hub – free and paid Apps
• People Hub – Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin built-in
• Picture Hub
• Music & Video Hub – Zune Experience
• Game Hub – Xbox Live
• Office Hub – Microsoft Office
• Samsung’s Enriched Apps -                                                                                                                             - Now, RSS Times, Video Call(3G), Photo Studio, Mini Diary, All Share(DNLA), Fun Shot, Wireless Manager.                                                                                                                                          - Dictionary (downloadable, except US, Canada, Mexico), Photogram (downloadable), Rubik’s Cube(downloadable).
• Windows Live Skydrive® (Free 25GB Storage)
• Tile-based Metro UX / IE9 mobile
• A-GPS / Bing Map

Priced at €310 the Samsung Omnia Wis competing with the HTC Radar after sharing similar specs, which is better? You will have to decide as we can’t. You can get your hands on the phone towards the end of October.

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