HELSINKI (AFP) – – The world’s top mobile phone maker Nokia on Thursday released details of four new cheap phone models and a battery charger powered by the energy generated from riding a bicycle.

The charger, which can be fitted into any Nokia phone with a 2 mm charger jack, uses a dynamo to generate electricity from the movement of the wheels, Nokia said in a statement.

“Bicycles are the most widespread means of transport in many markets around the world, so this is just one more benefit to be gained from an activity people are already doing,” Alex Lambeek, Vice President at Nokia, said in the statement.

The price of the charger kit, which also includes a holder for securing the phone to the bicycle, will vary according to market, but in countries like Kenya, where the product was introduced on Thursday, it would be around 15 euros (18.43 dollars), a Nokia spokesman told AFP.

To begin charging, a cyclist needs to travel around six kilometres per hour (four miles per hour), and while charging times will vary depending on battery model, a 10 minute journey at 10 kmh produces around 28 minutes of talk time or 37 hours of standby time, the spokesman said. The faster you ride, the more battery life you generate.

The charger is set to become available through selected retailers and the company’s online store before year-end, Nokia said.

The four new phones it also introduced in Kenya on Thursday target developing markets, a key growth area for the Finnish company, and also contain features designed for the needs of people in countries where access to electricity is limited, such as a six-week battery standby time.

Shipments of the phone models, priced at 30-45 euros, will begin by September.

How often does your phone knock-out right at the crucial moment? Should you need to charge your mobile but find yourself without the electricity to do so?
Emergency power solutions for cellphones are plentiful, but more often than not these products require you to purchase AA batteries or pre-charge the module beforehand.

This incredibly clever gadget does just what you’d think — charges your phone with more than you can imagine. The Wind Up Phone Charger does exactly that, Just spend a minute or two rotating the crank (which, as you can see in the photo, works more or less like a fishing reel), and presto! — your phone has juice. A few minutes of cranking is good enough to provide you with half an hour longer of power. Now your cellphone is ready for that all important call.

This gadget also has a built-in crank powered light that might help you find your cellphone if you were to misplace it with no power. Just slip it into your bag so you would be sure to carry it wherever you go and be always POWERED ON.

The iPhone is an amazing smartphone. After all the hype it lived up to what it expected to be. It’s a good phone, great Internet device, and great iPod. Some may hate all the hype this phone gets, but it is well deserved.

If you are thinking about getting an iPhone, get one. It’s well worth the money. The iPhone also has the capabilities to run apps us users can make ourselves. The down side is we need to have our own web site/server to do so, but I expect to see a lot of different cool apps to start popping up soon.

Pros

• Touch Screen
• Sleek / Sexy Device – Can Catch Anyone’s Eye
• iPhone Data Plan is Only $20 Extra a Month for Unlimited Data / 200 Text
• Very Easy To Use
• Built In Sensors That Make Using the iPhone Easier

Cons

• Can’t Be Used as a Modem for a Laptop – Yet
• Only Available Through AT&T Currently
• Battery Isn’t Replaceable
• No Flash / Java – Yet
• No GPS

Battery Life:

Talk Time: 8 Hours

Standby Time: 250 Hours

Internet Use: 6 Hours

Video Playback: 7 Hours

Audio Playback: 24 Hours

Qteknik Digital Camera Pentax OEM (7MP CCD Sensor / 3.0 inch TFT LCD / 4 Games / MP3 player)

Specifications:

* Image sensor: high-quality (Effective)7.382M pixel 1/2.5 inch CCD sensor interpolated to (8.0MP)
* 3X optical + 5X digital zoom (play mode 8x)
* LCD display: 3.0-inch color TFT LCD
* ShutterType: mechanical shutter and electronic shutter
* Speed: normal: 2-1/1500 sec.
* Night scene: 8 -1/1500 sec.
* Compensation: +/-2EV (0.5EV/steps)
* ISO rating: auto, 100, 200, 400
* White balance: auto, daylight, cloudy, fluorescent, tungsten, sunset, custom
* Auto/auto and red eye reduction, slow sync, fill in, off
* Still image: single image
* Movie clip: 320 x 240 @24fps with voice, 640 x 480 @24fps with voice
* Self-timer: 2, 10 sec.
* Photo frame: 9 frames
* Voice pen: yes
* Music player: yes (16 to 320 Kbps, 5 EQ functions)
* Internal 32MB flash memory
* External SD slot
* File format: JPEG EXIF 2.2, DPOF, AVI
* 3264 x 2448 (8M), interpolated
* 3072 x 2304(7M); 2816 x 2112 (6M) ; 2560 x 1920 (5M)
* 2304 x 1728 (4M), 2048 x 1536(3M), 1600 x 1200(2M)
* Power source: NP40 Li-ion battery with external charger
* Game: snake, SOKO, jigsaw puzzle, tetris
* TV-out: PAL/NTSC
* Protocol: mass storage, interface: USB 2.0 high-speed
* Weight: 140g (without battery)
* Dimensions: 96.5 x 57 x 24mm

Accessories:

* USB + video cable, hand strap, user manual, earphone, quick start guide, CD-ROM, pouch
* NP40 Li-ion battery
*Software: Ulead Photo Explorer 8 SE Basic

Price: P 9,200.00

Philips Docking Entertainment System AJ300D

AJ300D/12

Specifications:

* iPod Dock kit and Philips Go Gear MP3 built in docking and charging
* Clock radio, large digital readout
* Digital tuning with 5 presets
* Dual alarm, radio or alarm
* remote_control_description: Remote control
* Audio Output Effects: WOOx Dynamic Amplification Control
* media_type: None
* Audio Input: None
* component_type: Clock radio with iPod cradle
* audio_output_mode: Stereo

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Price: P 4,800.00