Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 , Looks impressive

www.youthsprouts.blogspot.com Its display size is 800 x 480 pixels, 3 inches. with 65K colors and TFT touchscreen. Has an internal memory of 400 MB and runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. It looks very impressive with its distinctive Arc slider design. Other features include Truly mobile internet, RSS feeds, Multiple navigation, Handwriting Recognition, Wi-Fi support etc. Full specifications here X1 Overview Watch the XPERIA X1 hands on MWC 2008 Barcelona Video

Size

• 110.0 x 17.0 x 53.0 mm
• 4.3 x 0.7 x 2.1 inches

Weight

• 145.0 gr
• 5.1 oz

Available colors

• Solid Black

Screen

• 800 X 480
• 65,536 color TFT

Memory

• Up to 400 MB Phone Memory
• MicroSD support

Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration

Networks

• GSM 850
• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• EDGE
• HSDPA
• HSUPA
• UMTS 850
• UMTS 900
• UMTS 1700
• UMTS 1900
• UMTS 2100

Battery performance may vary depending on network and phone usage. * To be announced.

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Plantronics Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth headset--- for skype

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Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset with Multipoint Technology [Retail Packaged]
Buy Now', STICKY, TIMEOUT, 6000);" onmouseout="return nd();">Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset to review. Unlike any other Bluetooth headsets, the Plantronics Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth headset is the first to simultaneously support both VoIP softphones on your PC and your Bluetooth mobile phone simultaneously -- negating the need to deregister/re-register your Bluetooth connection with the other device. Plantronics is able to do this using their exclusive Multipoint Technology. Measuring 4.0 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches and weighing 5.6 ounces, the Plantronic Voyager 510 headset is pretty lightweight - after awhile you don't even notice it is there. It is slightly heavier and bulkier than the Click for Amazon price:
Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset [Bulk Packaged]
Buy Now', STICKY, TIMEOUT, 6000);" onmouseout="return nd();">Motorola HS850 , but I found the Voyager 510-USB much more comfortable on my ear. The Motorola HS850 would often dangle and not stay put. Many PCs or even laptops don't have built-in Bluetooth, but fortunately, the Voyager 510 USB includes a plug and play Bluetooth USB adapter that works without the need for any software drivers. This enables mobile professionals to engage in one-step hands-free VoIP calling. If you want the ability to perform remote-end answer/hang-up integration with softphones you'll need to install the PerSonoCall application. The system integrates with enterprise softphone software from leading companies — including Avaya, Cisco, Nortel, Skype, and others — to offer call notification and remote call answering through the headset. It also is compatible with most popular consumer VoIP services, like AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! although it doesn't feature remote call answer with these yet. I tested the ability to remotely answer incoming Skype calls from the 510-USB and it worked without a hitch. On an incoming Skype call from Greg Galitzine I simply pressed the call control button on the 510-USB and the Skype call was accepted. Beauty, eh? Profile of the Plantronics Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth Headset The headset's "smart" technology knows which Bluetooth device you are using and allows you to take calls from any device simply by hitting the button. With the optional Plantronics Bluetooth Deskphone Adapter you can even switch between your office phone and your Bluetooth mobile phone. Thus, you won't need to use a dedicated "landline" phone headset. The 510 headset features a noise-canceling microphone for clearer conversations and the mic boom swivels to position on either ear. The 510 supports adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) which helps avoid interference from WiFi networks. It supports a hefty 6 hours talk time using the built-in Lithium polymer rechargeable battery and up to 100 hours of standby time. Front View of the Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth Headset When you place the headset on the charging base, it automatically turns off the headset and charges it. Fortunately, when you remove the Voyager 510 from the charging base it remembers to turn it back on. Similarly, if you manually shut off the headset (depress power switch for 3s) and then place it on the charger, if you remove the headset from the base, the headset stays off. I wonder if the headset isn't truly "off" when you place the Voyager headset onto the charging base while it is still on? It's probably in a pseudo-sleep mode, but not totally powered off. The difference in charging the battery is probably negligible, so most users will probably keep the headset always turned on even when charging. Plantronics USB 510 charging base connected to 1 USB port. Bluetooth dongle connected to PC's 2nd USB port Button functionality & testing I had some minor difficulties with the power on/off switch which is very small and located just in front of the volume buttons, and it requires a very hard press. When the headset is on your ear, making a hard button press took a little getting used to. In any case, there are basically three buttons on the headset. The first button is simply a +/- volume button, which happens to be the largest of the three making it easy to adjust the volume. The 2nd button on the 510 is the small black button I mentioned which toggles the power button (and mute with a quick depress). The power button requires you hold the button for 3s to toggle the power. Well, they advertise in the manual that it's 3 seconds, but I tested it and it's actually 3s to turn on and just 2-2.5s to turn off. The 3s is a tad long to turn on, but useful I suppose to prevent accidentally turning on or off the headset. Of course, like I said, you have to press the power button pretty hard, so I doubt it would be pressed by accident. It probably has more to do with the time it takes to negotiate a connection with the other Bluetooth devices. The 3rd button on the Voyager is placed where the boom mic meats the ear piece and it is used to call answer or end the call, as well as toggle between your PC Bluetooth connection and your Bluetooth mobile phone. It is also used to activate voice dialing, redial, and other functions. To activate last number redial you simply double click the call control button. You will hear a high tone for each key press. When you hear a further tone, the last number has been redialed. In addition, when receiving an incoming call you can press and hold the call control button to reject a call. You will hear a tone. When you hear a second tone, the call has been rejected and you can release the button. Voice Dialing & Call Transfer to other BT device You can easily perform voice dialing supported by your mobile phone by pressing and holding the call control button for 2 seconds until you hear a second tone. Then you can speak the name of the person you wish to reach. Switching a call from your mobile phone to the headset is pretty straightforward. You simply briefly press the call control button. Switching a call from the headset back to the phone requires a slighly longer button press until you hear a tone indicating the transfer has been complete. I was able to listen to streaming music on the 510-USB, hear beeps in the headset that an incoming call was coming in, and then press the call control to answer the call. Features

• Multipoint Technology allows you to seamlessly switch between two Bluetooth devices
• Noise-canceling microphone for superior sound quality
• Up to 6 hours talk time and up to 100 hours standby time
• One-touch call answer/end, last number redial and voice activated dialing
• Compatible with Bluetooth devices supporting the headset or hands-free profile
• Noise-canceling microphone and wind-reduction technology for brilliant sound both indoors and out;
• Lightweight, foldable design for all-day comfort and easy storage;
• Boom swivels for use on either ear;
• 33-foot roaming distance. feet away from voice-enabled Bluetooth devices

Pros - Lightweight - Flexible and foldable to stow in pocket - Cool charging base - Excellent Sound Quality - Comes with 3 different sized ear pieces for the best fit - Includes a small portable USB Bluetooth "dongle" to Bluetooth-enable any PC/laptop - Range performance was good - better than other BT headsets I have tested Cons - Too dependent on the time a button is depressed for some functionality - another button to take the load of one of the features might be good - Power switch is small and hard to depress - USB Bluetooth dongle doesn't have a key ring to put in on your keychain - Can switch from listening to PC audio (music or Skype call) to an incoming mobile phone call, however if you switch from the mobile phone to your PC (music or Skype call), it ends the mobile phone call. I wish there was a way to switch to the PC (put caller on hold) without disconnecting the mobile phone call. Conclusion The Plantronics Voyager 510 USB is one of the best if not the best Bluetooth headset you can buy, period. Its ability to register with both your PC's audio software applications (including VoIP) and your Bluetooth-enabled phone is a key differentiating factor. The audio quality was very good and the headset itself is very flexible making it very comfortable to wear. I didn't have any issues with the headset losing the Bluetooth connection (cutting out) at all and the range is very good. I highly recommend the Voyager 510 USB. The Click for Amazon price:
Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset with Multipoint Technology [Retail Packaged]
Buy Now', STICKY, TIMEOUT, 6000);" onmouseout="return nd();">Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth headset is available on Amazon for just $47.99 if you just need the headset to have access to a Bluetooth mobile phone. If you need the optional USB Bluetooth dongle/transmitter for PC-connectivity (VoIP, iTunes, other sound apps) then you can also Click for Amazon price:
Plantronics Voyager 510S Bluetooth Headset System
Buy Now', STICKY, TIMEOUT, 6000);" onmouseout="return nd();">pick it up on Amazon for about $179 (originally $299). Some PC's come with Bluetooth adaptors, or you may already have a USB Bluetooth dongle - though I'm not sure how well Plantronic's multipoint technology works if you use a 3rd party Bluetooth dongle. Best bet is to pay the $179 for both the headset and the Plantronics USB Bluetooth adaptor. __

Nokia Predicts 500 Million Mobile Users by 2010

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India's burgeoning population is going to get even more well-connected in the days to come. One supposes this is great news for consumers, more so for the telecom sector. To be precise, India's mobile phone user base is expected to cross 500 million mobile phone users by 2010 -- this according to Nokia. Out of which, 60 million users will have mobile video capability and 100 million will prefer mobile music services. Speaking at the Goafest Conclave, D Shivakumar, vice president and managing director of Nokia India, predicted that half the subscribers will be accessing the Internet through mobile phones. In his view, services delivered through mobiles will open a window of opportunity for advertisers in the country. He went on to say that the market will be divided into three sections: the top-end limited to some 50 million customers, the mid-range comprising around 150 million subscribers, and the third tier -- claimed to be unique to India -- dominated by low-cost basic handsets with minimal functionality. While it may be good for India to have so many mobile phone users by 2010, it may be quite another thing for them to experience better network connectivity and cheaper calling rates by that time. __

Worlds First Pocket sixe DJ System--- youthsprouts.blogspot.com

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Swedish tech company Tonium Laboratories unveil the Pacemaker, the world’s first professional pocket-sized DJ system, first of its kind anywhere in the world.

For the first time in history, everyone can have the power to create their own music. Imagine walking into a party with every record you own in your pocket, stored on the huge 120GB Pacemaker hard drive, plugging into the nearest sound system and DJ’ing like a professional. Envision the next time you’re on a bus or subway, instead of simply listening to your music you can completely interact with it, creating mixes of your favorite tunes, beat matching and using effects; the possibilities are only limited by your own imagination.

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MICROSOFT TOCHY TABLE, COOL AND REALLY FRIENDLY

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Microsoft has just unveiled a new technology called Microsoft Surface. A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.

But don’t let me spoil all the fun, there is a great Popular Mechanics video embedded below. Have a look, i think you’ll like it. As well as a couple of great promotional videos on Microsoft Surface website.

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www.youthsprouts.blogspot.com Are you bored and tired of reading lot of content? We have already seen VozMe to listen to blog posts. Here comes another cool web service with lot of features to listen to blog post of your favorite blogs - BlogBard.

Are you bored and tired of reading lot of content? We have already seen VozMe to listen to blog posts. Here comes another cool web service with lot of features to listen to blog post of your favorite blogs - BlogBard. With BlogBard you can turn any news/feed to a personalized radio. Click here to Listen to www.youthsprouts.blogspot.com Life tothepc Blog posts. Even though I have written all those posts, I still wanted to listen to them. Audio output was very clear and it was a pleasure listening to Techno Life stuff ;) Though the basic concept of converting text into speech is not new, but the number of ways you can access this service is for sure new. Here goes: Add it to your Blog - Enter the name or RSS feed address of your Blog. Then use the embed code to put BlogBard voice box on your blog. Click on the post you want to listen and you very own radio show will begin. Integration with Google Reader & BlogLines - This service has sound integration with Google Reader and BlogLines. You can listen to any blog you are already subscribed to. This integration should attract many more users. Here is more, this service is already optimized for iPhone and iPod touch. Blackberry and Treo support will be added soon. You can also download the entire feed as audio via iTunes. One intelligent text to voice service that has excellent interface options of adding it to your blog, Google Reader, Bloglines, iphone support and much more. __

IMPROVE YOUR BLOG WITH ODIGO PODCAST FOR FREE.

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The Odiogo Podcast Producer Servers generate high quality audio files from textual posts in an RSS feed. They monitor the feeds on a regular basis and produce MP3s as new content is posted. The three main processes performed by the Podcast Producer Servers are normalization, phonetization and speech synthesis. More details on the text-to-speech process can be found in our White Paper.

The Odiogo Advertising Servers insert audio spots into the content.

The Odiogo Billing Servers calculate the revenue share among the parties. They also provide comprehensive usage statistics such as number of downloads, geographical distribution of end-users, number of ads, downloads, etc.

The new Odiogo-enabled RSS files are stored on Odiogo Storage Servers. iPod/MP3 players, PCs and mobile phones can fetch the audio files directly from the Odiogo Storage servers.

Click here for a demo.

Our solutions can be used by content providers like Mainstream Media and Bloggers.

Sign up now to expand your reach and make your textual content podcast-ready—It's FREE!

If you can't wait and want to hear a sample of an audio file produced by the Odiogo system, click Play.

Here is how it works: Odiogo downloads the latest articles from the registered RSS feed. It extracts the relevant text from the page (only the white zones in the screenshot below) and converts it into a high quality spoken-word MP3 file that can be listened to on an iPod, MP3 player, phone or the PC. It's that simple and powerful! Not convinced yet? Click the Play button to listen to this article.

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MP3 file produced by Odiogo

Do you have a favorite blog you like to read every morning? I hope Yahoo! Tech is one of those blogs, but what if I were to tell you about a new service that will make it easier for you to get your daily fix...straight from your iPod? It's estimated that the average online reader will visit more than 35 different web sites on a daily basis, although I'm convinced most of us have more than 35 favorite blogs we read every day. And guess where we're reading them? You guessed it, the office. Shocker. According to AdAge, "one in four people in the labor force visit blogs and on average spend 3.5 hours, or 9 percent of the work week engaged in them." In a time when employers monitor your every move online, it would be wise to take extra precautions by downloading content to your personal thumb drive or iPod instead of leaving tracks of your surfing habits on your PC. But how do you download blogs? Odiogo is the first service of its kind that downloads your favorite blogs into your iPod, even if those blogs don't actually have a podcast. This has to be the easiest way for bloggers to become podcasters without lifting a finger. Odiogo is a web application that will easily convert text entries into high-fidelity voice files ready to play in iPods, MP3 players, phones, and laptops. The program extracts articles from sites that have subscribed to the service, then hosts the audio files on their servers. Think of Odiogo as a DVR for blogs. It saves your favorite content which you can rewind, play, and even fast-forward through right from your iPod or computer. The audio quality of these voice files is simply superb. You can't get a better audio quality from a free service, and did I mention this is free to bloggers? Odiogo has revamped their service, and is inviting bloggers to sign up for this service free of charge. All bloggers have to do after subscribing, is post a link to their Odiogo podcast feed so their visitors can easily download these audio files or even signup for future articles via iTunes. If you're a blogger, why not sign up for Odiogo, and offer your audience another way they can enjoy your wonderful writing, without compromising their day job. And yes, thanks to this service you can get this feed straight to your iPod by subscribing to iTunes. Thanks, Odiogo! I'm sure my active readers will benefit from this awesome service.

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Subscribing to the feed:

For each monitored feed, Odiogo produces the following files:

	HTML file: It helps end users subscribe to the podcast. Links for the most popular podcast clients are provided. The file also lists all the items in the feed and provides a link to listen to the MP3 file on the computer. The HTML file for Gina Hughes: Yahoo! Tech feed is: http://podcasts.odiogo.com/gina-hughes/podcasts-html.php
	XHTML file: A 'light' version of the HTML file for use on mobile devices. The XHTML file for Gina Hughes: Yahoo! Tech feed is: http://podcasts.odiogo.com/gina-hughes/podcasts-xhtml.php
	XML/RSS file: The XML/RSS file allows iTunes, Juice or any RSS readers to download and listen to the podcasts. The XML/RSS file for Gina Hughes: Yahoo! Tech feed is: http://podcasts.odiogo.com/gina-hughes/podcasts-xml.php

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