Sandisk releases first 32GB microSDHC card

If that 16GB microSDHC card in your mobile phone is starting to burst at the seams with music and video files, not to mention photos of your BFF, then Sandisk’s new 32GB card is arriving just in time. The company has announced the availability of the world’s highest capacity removable memory card to enhance the storage capacity of devices that will support it.

SanDisk is mass-producing the new Class 2 cards based on its third-generation 32nm X3 (3-bit-per-cell) technology, which makes a 32GB capacity possible in such a small form factor. The company is taking orders from OEM customers and is making the card available to them in a variety of card and adapter configurations as well as with the option to pre-load the card with custom software.

Motorola’s i1 – the first push-to-talk Android handset

Motorola has announced details of its i1, the world’s first Android-powered smartphone with push-to-talk. Headed for Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network in the U.S. the i1 features a 3.1-inch 320 x 480 HVGA touch screen, 5-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi. It includes the mobile phone equivalent of cursive writing – the Swype on-screen QWERTY keyboard entry system – and boasts a solid body construction that meets military specs for protection against dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain.

The device will run Android 1.5 and the push-to-talk feature allows users to connect to each other almost instantly. The phone also includes the ability to view who is calling regardless of what application is being used and push-to-talk calls can be toggled to the background to make multitasking easier.

The world’s first tribrid – human-sail-electric watercraft range

The evolution of the sailcraft has been underway for thousands of years but March could well become the significant point at which sailpower begins to merge with other energy forms to create a suite of harnessed energies when the history books are written 1000 years from now … and the electric announcement continues Hobie’s design and innovation ethic which has a sixty year tradition of creating brand new markets globally, something it has done half a dozen times with a remarkably good batting average .

Hiperwall software video wall uses normal PCs and monitors

Video walls – a wall of monitors displaying large quantities of information at a single glance - have traditionally been the domain of air-traffic control, NASA, television stations, and big budget marketers, but no longer. Hiperwall’s high-performance, low-cost video wall system uses a software solution that is hardware agnostic (meaning it can work with any size, resolution or type of display, whether it’s LCD, plasma, CRT even rear-projection) and allows non-technical users to manage the display of video and data feeds using just a mouse. This is a killer app in that it enables complex information display at a fraction of the cost of previously!!

Samsung Diva and Diva Folder details revealed

Samsung revealed more details of its Diva S7070 and Diva Folder S5150 mobile phones, both designed for female users. The Diva is a bar-type touchscreen phone with a 2.8-inch 240×320 touchscreen while the clamshell Diva folder has a 2.2-inch screen.

Both devices have a 3.2 Megapixel camera with built-in image editor, integrated music player, video player, FM tuner, Bluetooth and a microSD slot. They offers Fake Call, SOS Message, Speakerphone functions as well.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 10x Zoom Camera

Sony introduces the Cyber-shot DSC-H55 digital camera with 10x zoom, alongside the four-proof Cyber-shot TX5. The H55 features a 10x optical zoom Sony G lens with 25mm wide angle, a 14.1 Megapixel CCD image sensor, and a 3-inch Clear Photo LCD display.

The Cyber-shot DSC-H55 includes the Optical SteadyShot image stabilization, and the SteadyShot Active Mode that lets you shoot smoother movie clips even if you are walking while shooting. It includes the Sweep Panorama mode, iAUTO mode and Smile Shutter.

Samsung Halo i8520 Projector Phone with Android

Samsung brings to the MWC 2010, other than the Bada-based Wave, another flagship device, the Halo i8520 Android phone with built-in DLP projector, in addition to the 3.7-inch Super AMOLED WVGA touchscreen. It includes also the so-called “Specialized Projector UI”. Samsung’s Halo comes with a 8 Megapixel auto focus camera and a front VGA camera for video calling. The phone is able to record 720p HD video at 30fps and suppors playback of H.264, h.263, MPEG4, and DivX/XviD video files as well as popular audio files. The i8520 supports A-GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. DLNA is also supported.

HTC Legend Android 2.1 Phone with HTC Sense

In addition to the HTC Desire, HTC introduces another Android smartphone, called the Legend, at the MWC 2010. Basically, the Legend is just a redesigned Hero running Android 2.1 Eclair with the enhanced HTC Sense.

HTC Legend boasts a 600MHz processor, 384MB RAM and 512MB ROM. It features a 3.2-inch 320×480 capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with flash, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi and a microSD/SDHC slot. The phone has G-sensor, Digital compass, proximity sensor. Like the Desire, the Legend gets an optical joystick instead of trackball.

TheHTC Legend will be available in April.

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Acer beTouch E400 and E110 Android Smartphones

Acer, other than the flagship Liquid e, introduces the beTouch E400 and beTouch E110 smartphones, both running Android unlike the three old beTouch models. The E400 is the more advanced model powered by Qualcomm 7227 600MHz processor and runs Android 2.1 Eclair OS while the E110 is an affordable phone with 416MHz CPU and Android 1.5 with Acer’s special UI.

OpenPeak OpenTablet 7 Multimedia Tablet

OpenPeak announced the new OpenTablet 7 portable multimedia tablet device. The tablet combines telephony with multimedia function. It features a 7-inch multiotuch display with LED-backlit, Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. It has also cellular connectivity for making phone calls.

The OpenTablet 7 gets also dual cameras and HDMI output. There are built-in speaker and microphone as well as USB port and microSD card slot. The unit is based on Intel Moorestown platform (based on Atom) and runs the OpenPeak platform. It’s just 15mm thick. Wide selection of services and applications are pre-loaded and developers can create highly interactive applications using Adobe Flash CS4.

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