When it comes to audio, the words “Bluetooth” and “portable” usually are indicators of a less-than-ideal music experience. Despite the many advantages of Bluetooth, in terms of audio it usually means poor audio performance. The same can be sad about… Read More...
At $600, the Audéo PFE 232 sits squarely in the middle of triple driver In-Ear-monitor (IEM) territory, yet “only” offers dual-balanced armature drivers. At first I was scratching my head when I checked the MSRP and noticed that it offered… Read More...
A vacuum cleaner that’s small enough to have a footprint that fits on a standard sheet of A4 paper, weighs just 12 Lbs. (or about 5,2kg), no bags, doesn’t lose suction and has the power of much larger vacuum cleaners?… Read More...
Nokia just announced the Windows Phone based Lumia 800 smartphone. There were some rumors floating around about a Lumia 900 devices, but I doubt that’s going to happen at this Nokia World as the biggest announcements usually happen on Day 1. This means that the Lumia 800 is going to be the top dog for now. Here’s a quick recap and commentary of those important bits and pieces.
When Nokia announced the E7 at Nokia World, they mentioned a “last quarter of 2010” availability. Today they revealed that the E7 will ship December 2010 and not December 10th 2010 as previously mentioned on the official Nokia… Read More...
While full-size SDHC cards enjoy both large capacity of up to 32GB (even larger with SDXC) and high speed Class 10 performance, mobile oriented microSDHC cards aren’t quite there yet. On the mobile front, the industry has yet to produce a card that’s 32GB (or larger) with high-speed Class 10 or Class 6 cards. Until than we’re left with the choice of choosing either speed (Class 6 or higher) or high capacity. Today’s review does just that: We’ll compare the highest capacity card available ( the Sandisk 32GB Class 2) against the fastest high capacity card available on the market (the Lexar 16GB Class 6). Based on your needs, do you need speed or capacity?
A matter of speed
The SD association defines four levels of Speed Class: 2, 4, 6 and with 10 added just recently. Interestingly these Class levels reveal a card’s minimum sustained transfer and not the usual maximum speed: Speed Class 2 guarantees a minimum transfer speed of 2 mega bytes per second (MB/s), Speed Class 4, 6 and 10 guarantee a minimum transfer speed of 4 , 6 and 10MB/s respectively. Some manufacturer of full-size cards are now even claiming to have a minimum transfer speeds of 16 MB/s or Class 16. When it comes to microSD card, it’s safe to say that they are a bit slower. Do keep in mind that the maximum read/write speed can be much higher but not necessarily maintained continuously. In other words a card can reach 30MB/s, but can maintain that speed for only 5 seconds for example.
I have to admit that I’ve never been impressed with small speakers, even those designed for computer use. Even worse are those that promise big sound, but luckily we are quickly reminded by our ears and the laws of physics… Read More...
The Nokia BH-214 is probably one of the most overlooked Nokia accessories, standing in the shadows of the popular “single-ear” Bluetooth headsets such as the BH-607 and the stereo Bluetooth headsets such as the mighty BH-905. Considering it’s versatility and performance, we kind of expected these to be more popular, but it seems that the majority of the consumers prefer standard Stereo Bluetooth headsets or the traditional Bluetooth headsets. Next time, should you consider the BH-214 instead?
Nokia is currently the dominating force in the smartphone. But is Android quickly catching up?
One issue that currently stands out in the world of Nokia is the lack of an up-to-date, mainstream powerhouse. While there isn’t a shortage of… Read More...
Today’s announcement is all about bringing Nokia Messaging, QWERTY keyboard to the masses and bringing devices to the masses is something Nokia does pretty well. The devices revealed today are also another clear sign that Nokia is simplifying its naming convention with a single letter and number.
In about 11 hours (and counting) Nokia will be holding an event with the theme “Everyone connect,” with their usual timer counting down to the event at Events.nokia.com website. There’s been a lot of speculation as to what this could… Read More...
I’ve always been impressed by those high-speed memory cards, offering speedy transfer rates of several MB/s over the standard vanilla cards. The advantages are clear in multi-megapixel digital SLRs and even compact digital cameras that are now capable of HD video capture. But how would these fair in the mobile environment? Are there any benefits when compared to slower Class 2 and 4 cards? One would certainly think so, especially since 8+ Megapixels, HD video capture and multi-Gigabytes of media is quickly becoming the norm. Enter Lexar’s High-Speed Mobile microSDHC Class 6 cards, with both 8 and 16GB flavors and includes their Mobile USB Card Reader. Let’s find out as we review Lexar’s speediest solution.
When we covered the Nokia BH-804 , we proclaimed it “Nokia’s most complete Bluetooth headset to date,” and still consider it one of the best headsets out there. Such a status isn’t easily achieved, of course. Most of it can be attributed to the high-quality materials, design-centric styling and considering it’s diminutive size, good wireless performance and battery life. Audio performance was also rated it as “above average.” An impressive feat for such a small piece of gadgetry. One would think that these elements are the only key for the success of such a Bluetooth headset, but as the Nokia BH-904 proves, there are different ways to reach one goal. In fact, the story of the BH-904 is one that contradicts with what is considered the current norm and completely defies current trends. This especially becomes evident when it’s compared to it’s smaller sibling, the BH-804, a Bluetooth headset that prioritizes style. As this review will show, some of these contradictions are actually in the BH-904’s favor.
Following in Google’s steps, Nokia has announced that a new version of Ovi Maps for its smartphones that includes walk and drive navigation is now completely Free! Forever. Supported devices include the Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation… Read More...
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