LG T80 Touchscreen PMP Launches with DVB-T

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LG has taken a break from designing phones to launch T80. The web is buzzing with news of a new MP3 player launched by the company that appears to take design cues from their phone range.

Offering a 3-inch, 420 x 240 resolution screen, the T80 has the added bonus of a DVB-T (the mobile TV standard for Europe) tuner.

The player supports “numerous” multimedia formats, including AVI, WAV, MP3 and JPEG and also offers an FM tuner and microphone for voice recording.
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Memory capacity comes in at a fairly unimpressive 4GB while battery life is reported to be two hours when watching TV via the in-built tuner and 6 hours for all other features.

So far LG has only announced the Viewty-like T80 in Denmark, where the device costs around 300 euros, a rather steep £250.

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MSV Makes Touchscreen Satellite/cellular Phone “LOST”

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A new sat-phone company, MSV (Mobile Satellite Ventures) has developed a prototype phone that looks like the touch-screen satphonev

The L-Series satellite phone will be available in 2010, according to MSV spokesman Tom Surface. It will use a new hybrid satellite/cellular system based on two satellites that MSV is launching in 2009, and it will slide between cellular coverage when it’s in range and satellite coverage when no cell service is available. MSV will make a deal with a US-based cellular carrier to sell satellite/cellular service under the carrier’s brand, Surface said.

MSV had non-working models of the L-Series at its booth. According to the phone’s spec sheet, it will have a 320-by-480 multi-touch screen; smartphone style applications; high-speed Internet access with Wi-Fi, cellular, and satellite connectivity; a Web cam; and a speakerphone. Unlike most satellite phones, it will be only .6-inches thick.

There’s one big difference between MSV’s phone and Lost’s, though. The MSV phone will get satellite access only in North America, because that’s where MSV’s two satellites will cover, Surface said.

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Garmin launches ne-3G touchscreen mobile and GPS

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As was predicted they would, Garmin has announced its grand entrance into the mobile phone market with the “ne”, that they describe as “an all-in-one, sleek and slim, touchscreen device that combines a premium phone, mobile web-browser, and cutting-edge personal navigator”.

The ne, an all touchscreen device, is the first of its kind to integrate 3.5G phone capability with an internet browser, data connectivity, personal messaging, and full personal navigation functions in one device.

The 3.5-inch touchscreen display has three main icons — “Call”, “Search”, and “View Map”. When the ne is docked into its vehicle mount, it automatically turns on the GPS, and enables hands-free calling.

The GPS side of things has preloaded maps of North America or Eastern and Western Europe, or both, and contains all that you’d expect from a full-featured PND, as well as a few sweet extras.

The ne is Garmin’s first device to include Google local search capability, which means users can search for locations like “coffee shops” and Google will sort the results based on the user’s current location and relevance.

For the forgetful, the phone has Garmin’s “Where am I?” feature as well as the ability to help drivers find their car by automatically marking the position in which it was last removed from the vehicle mount.

Borrowing from Navman’s Navpix feature, the built-in camera allows users to take a picture that will automatically be tagged with the exact lat and long references of where the image was taken, which means the user can save the image so they can navigate back to the location, or email the image to someone else.

The ne also provides direct access to millions of geo-located landmark and sightseeing photographs available through Google’s Panoramio picture sharing site that can be used similarly.

Other multimedia functions of the ne include a built-in video camera, MP3 and MPEG4/AAC player.

Garmin “anticipates” that the ne will be available in the third quarter of 2008 when specific details about pricing and sales partners will be announced.

The ne is going to be on show at 3GSM in February, Pocket-lint will be attending this event, so will bring you more info – and hopefully a hands-on – with the exciting new device from the show floor.

source:sky