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Filed under: Multimedia, Peripherals, Apple

We’re not saying a transparent box designed to “acoustically amplify” your iPhone speakers is an unmistakable ripoff or anything, but we do believe your $19.99 would be better spent on materials and beverages of choice as you exercise that DIY muscle. At any rate, Griffin Technology has today introduced the AirCurve (that’s the thing we just described) alongside the Clarifi ($34.99; pictured after the jump), a polycarbonate protective case for your iPhone 3G. Unlike alternatives, though, this one has a “close-up lens,” which supposedly gives your iPhone 3G the ability to take remarkably detailed macro shots with even “more accurate colors.” Call us jaded, but Bot. of these things have marketing hoopla written all over ‘em.

[Via iLounge]
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Tags: 3g, Accurate Colors, Amplifier, Apple, Beverages, Close Up Lens, Griffin Technology, Hoopla, iphone, Macro Shots, Multimedia Peripherals, Nbsp, Polycarbonate, Protective Case, Ripoff, Speakers

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sprint, Misc, chin. Mobile, Android

There’s a lot of hoopla today over a Wall Street Journal piece stating that Google’s first Android device has been pushed back to lat. 2008 for release — yet the article fails to mention that this is right inline with what Google has been saying for Truly awhile at this time. Admittedly, the fresh-faced mobile competitor probably is finding itself somewhat mired in carrier demands, which doesn’t seem unexpected given the broad swath of partners it’s collaborating with and the open source nature of the project, but as phone release schedules go, it hasn’t veered off the path much. The breakdown is something like this: from what we’ve been told, you can expect an Android-powered handset before the new year (i.e., HTC’s Dream driven by Google’s OS), followed by a crop of higher profile phones showing up in early 2009 (as previously stated by companies like LG and Samsung). So… feel free to switch off the alarms anytime you like.

[Via GigaOM]

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Tags: Alarms, China Mobile, Competitor, Google, Handset, Hasn, Hoopla, HTC, Nbsp, New Year, Open Source Nature, Piece Stating That, Profile, Release Schedules, Samsung, Samsung Sprint, Swath, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal

Filed under: Handsets, ASUS, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Buried underneath the hoopla surrounding the announcement of ASUS’ Lamborghini-branded ZX1 at CeBIT, the more mellow P560 was also declare, featuring pretty much every spec the average WinMo buyer could want these days in a package that speaks far, far less about the car you’re driving (or wish you were driving, anyway). HSDPA, WiFi, 3.2 megapixel autofocus cam, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, GPS, microSDHC slot, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, and Microsoft’s freshest build of Windows Mobile Professional — 6.1, that is — all have managed to find their way into the P560’s unassuming shell. Not bad, though the €500 (about $772) price tag could scare a few folks away when it launches next month.

[Via Navigadget]

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Tags: Acronyms, ASUS, Bluetooth, Cebit, Gsm Edge, Hoopla, Lamborghini, Microsoft, Mobile 1, Mobile Professional, Nbsp, Price Tag, Shell, Sports, Windows Professional, Winmo, Zx1