Motorola announced VC6096 mobile phone

The VC6096 all-in-one in-cab solution is designed to help transportation and logistics providers achieve cost-effective compliance, maximize driver productivity, improve safety and vehicle utilization, reduce costs and improve customer service. Built to handle the rigors of the road, the device provides drivers with the comprehensive simultaneous wireless voice and data capabilities needed to maximize operational efficiency — including wireless WAN (WWAN), wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth, GPS and telematics support. An open-platform solution, the VC6096 gives you the power of choice, allowing you to select and control the applications and peripherals that best meet your business needs

Common Motorola architecture with XScale PXA270 @ 624 MHz and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Easily leverage applications developed for other Motorola rugged mobile computers; support for a wide range of applications, real-time processing and data storage needs

Integrated 3.5G GSM HSDPA WWAN

Provides simultaneous voice and data as well as the bandwidth to support the most data intensive applications.

SAE J1708 and SAE J1939

Enables connectivity to heavy-duty vehicle telematics bus for real-time telematics information.

Integrated 802.11a/b/g WLAN

Seamless integration with your existing WLAN for powerful real-time data visibility.

Rugged construction: IP64-sealed, aluminum rear housing and MILSTD- 810F military ratings

Designed to withstand the most extreme environments, protects your investment; dramatically reduces downtime and repair costs.

SiRFstarIII GSC3ef/LP GPS chipset

Autonomous GPS support for robust location-based applications; SUPL1.0 compliant.

6.5 inch color high definition VGA resistive touchscreen display (640 x 480)

Easy to view in any lighting; supports display of high resolution images including video and maps.

MSP compatible

Easy and cost-effective centralized remote management.

128MB RAM/256MB

FlashProvides memory space required to enable robust performance for database applications.

User accessible SD card slot

Provides additional memory and expandable functionality.

High quality speaker, microphone and receiver

Superior voice quality and performance.

Five user-programmable soft keys

Enables easy automation of workflows for improved driver productivity.

WPAN: Bluetooth v2.0, Class II

Wireless connectivity to modems, printers, headsets and more; v2.0 provides additional throughput (up to 1 Mb/s).

Incrudo 8GB flash drive

Incrudo 8GB USB drive, it's one of the most expensive you can buy. Reportedly built with titanium, the drive is water-resistant, crush-proof and fancied up further with a single red ruby. Sure, it's 21,750 rubles ($837).

Sharp announced Solar Powered 52-inch LCD TV

Sharp has showed off the new LED-backlit 52-inch LCD TV at CEATEC 2008. The CEATEC show this year has seen many new gadgets and technologies that could soon make their way into the commercial market. But few among all these gadgets would have captured the attention of the world as Sharp’s new LCD TV that is a stunning amalgamation of modern design with green featuresThe LCD TV comes with solar floor panel which presumably provides at least some of the energy required to power the screen. I think Sharp will make more eco-friendly gadgets in the near future.

Source : Aving

Samsung announced GT-S3600 flip phone

The company submitted a Samsung mobile phone GT-S3600. Samsung is also bringing some “Soul’ness” to their cheap clamshells as well. The case in point - is newly announced Samsung GT-S3600 flip phone.

Samsung GT-S3600 takes the design page from a Soul clamshell Samsung G400 but replaces all the specs fatty with simple components to make the handset really cheap.

Heck, it even does away with any kind of external display, which does not seam like the best idea for a clamshell. Other Samsung S3600 specs include:

• GSM/EDGE connectivity
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• FM Radio with recording capability
• Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR connectivity

The model S3600 also features a function to send an emergency signal, if you needed urgent attention and time synchronization feature on the phone when changing time zones.

Samsung S3600 price should not be much above 100 EUR.