au by KDDI – au 2013 summer new collection press conference – “URBANO L01″ by KYOCERA

au - au 2013 summer new collection press conference - "URBANO L01" by KYOCERA

At today’s 2013 summer new collection press conference, au announced the new “URBANO L01″ smartphone, to be released after late June.

Regarding the “URBANO”, au talked about its 2,700mAh battery which is able to be fully charged in only 140 minutes. Although the size of the body is about the same as the previous model, the size of the display increased from 4 inches to 4.7 inches.

It’s got some user-friendly functions, for example, you can set the “Entry home” display which displays letters and icons in a bigger size. The “Smart Sonic Receiver” function is useful as well – it makes the voice of the person who you are talking to on “URBANO L01″ clear in a noisy place.

Model: URBANO L01
Release date: After late June
OS: Android 4.2
Size: 65 x 134 x 10.8mm
Weight: 140g
Display: 4.7 inch TFT LCD HD
Battery: 2,700mAh
Color: Green, White, Blue, Black
Compliant with: Bluetooth, One-seg, Wi-Fi, Tethering, au Smart Pass, Wallet phone, 4G LTE, NFC, Infrared data communication, Waterproof, Dustproof

Popular young actress Ayame Goriki and current world-wide famous Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu joined the event, brightening up the venue…

The au 2013 summer new collection press conference took place at Shibuya Excel (Cerulean) Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya, Tokyo.

au by KDDI – au 2013 summer new collection press conference – “XPERIA UL” by Sony

au by KDDI - au 2013 summer new collection press conference - "XPERIA UL" by Sony

At today’s 2013 summer new collection press conference, au announced the new “XPERIA UL” smartphone, to be released May 25.

According to CEO Takashi Tanaka, “XPERIA UL” is a smartphone that they especially focused on because of its ease of hold and were meticulous about the design to the last millimeter. Although XPERIA smartphones that are out from other companies have a more square design, Sony changed the “XPERIA UL” design only for au to make it fit more comfortably in users’ hands.

“XPERIA UL” has a large 5 inch high-resolution display with Direct Touch (for better touch accurately) built-in. Its camera features Sony’s CMOS image sensor “Exmor RS for mobile” and is 13 million pixels. One of the notable camera functions is “Continuous Shooting Mode” that enables you to take 15 photos per second without any limit (within memory capacity).

Model: Xperia UL SOL22
Release date: May 25
OS: Android 4.1
Size: 71 x 135 x 10.5mm
Weight: 145g
Display: 5 inch Reality Display LCD FHD
Battery: 2,300mAh
Color: White, Pink, Black
Compliant with: Bluetooth, One-seg, Wi-Fi, Tethering, au Smart Pass, Wallet phone, 4G LTE, NFC, Infrared data communication, Waterproof, Dustproof

Popular young actress Ayame Goriki and current world-wide famous Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu joined the event, brightening up the venue…

The au 2013 summer new collection press conference took place at Shibuya Excel (Cerulean) Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya, Tokyo.

au by KDDI – au 2013 summer new collection press conference – “HTC J One” smartphone by HTC Corporation

au by KDDI - au 2013 summer new collection press conference - "HTC J One" smartphone by HTC Corporation

At today’s 2013 summer new collection press conference, au announced the new “HTC J One” smartphone, to be released around early June.

“HTC J One” is the Japanese version of Taiwanese company, HTC’s global model “HTC One”. It is slick and smooth “Full metal” aluminum and has a rounded back, making it easier to hold.

Compared with regular smartphones, its 13 million pixel camera has a 300% increased uptake of light and a 50% reduction of noise.  Its new “HTC Zoe” camera mode can take 20 photos in 4 seconds and can take 3 seconds of full HD video at the same time, allowing you to capture the best possible image.

There are Dual Front Speakers built-in in giving the “HTC J One” impressive, real sound.

As a smart phone accessory, au offers “HTC J One mini” that can be a cordless handset of the “HTC J One”, able to be paired by NFC or Bluetooth and is available for ¥9,800. You can also trigger the camera shutter or check messages with “HTC J One mini”. A 6,000mAh large capacity portable charger “HTC Battery Bar” will also be available (¥9,000).

Model: HTV J One HTL22
Release date: After early June
OS: Android 4.1
Size: 69 x 138 x 10.5mm
Weight: 157g
Display: 4.7inch Super LCD3 FHD
Battery: 2,300mAh
Color: White metal , Black metal
Compliant with: Bluetooth, One-seg, Wi-Fi, Tethering, au Smart Pass, Wallet phone, 4G LTE, NFC, Infrared data communication

Popular young actress Ayame Goriki and current world-wide famous Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu joined the event, brightening up the venue…

The au 2013 summer new collection press conference took place at Shibuya Excel (Cerulean) Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Pioneer – “BDP-3120-K/W” – compact Blu-ray disk player compatible with several different playing formats

Pioneer - "BDP-3120-K/W" - compact Blu-ray disk player compatible with several different playing formats

Pioneer is releasing “BDP-3120-K/W” – a compact Blu-ray disk player compatible with several different playing formats.

It is able to play smartphone/PC contents, BD-R/RE(BDAV), DVD (AVCREC/VR mode/ CPRM), AVCHD images. Also, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WMV, FLAC, MKV etc files saved in USB memory can be playable. It can play the same files as “BDP-160″ except MPO.

Release date: May
Size: 360 mm x 39 mm x 208 mm
Weight: 1.2 kg

Pioneer – “BDP-160″ – Blu-ray disk player that can play movies on smart devices without a Wi-Fi environment and is compatible with several different playing formats

Pioneer - "BDP-160" - Blu-ray disk player that can play movies on smart devices without a Wi-Fi environment and is compatible with several different playing formats

Pioneer is releasing Blu-ray disk player “BDP-160″ with Wi-Fi Direct functionality that allows wireless connections to smart devices without a Wi-Fi environment.

“BDP-160″ also has Wi-Fi functionality so it can connect to a smartphone wirelessly by using a Wi-Fi network.

It’s able to play smartphone/PC contents, 3D still image file (MPO), BD-R/RE(BDAV), DVD (AVCREC/VR mode/CPRM), AVCHD images. Also, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WMV, FLAC, MKV etc files saved in USB memory can be playable.

It has an HDMI terminal, optical digital output terminal, analog 2ch audio output terminal, LAN terminal and USB terminal.

Release date: June
Size: 435 mm x 58 mm x 250 mm
Weight: 2 kg

Panasonic – Pocket sized digital camera “DMC-LF1″ – 7.1X Optical Zoom, F2.0 LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, finder built-in

Panasonic - Pocket sized digital camera "DMC-LF1" - 7.1X Optical Zoom, F2.0 LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, finder built-in

Panasonic announced that they will release pocket sized digital camera “DMC-LF1″ (102.5 x 62.1 x 27.9mm, 170g) with 7.1X optical zoom.

It has a finder and F2.0 LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens and features a 1/1.7 inch Mos sensor, 3 inch LCD screen (920,000 dot), and Wi-Fi/NEC functions.

Color: black

Sony – Multi Channel Integrated Amplifiers with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplay, MHL – 3 models: STR-DN1040, STR-DN840, STR-DH740 – release dates from June 10

Sony - Multi Channel Integrated Amplifiers 3 models - STR-DN1040, STR-DN840 STR-DH740 - release dates from June 10

Sony is releasing 3 new multi channel integrated amplifier models: STR-DN1040, STR-DN840 and STR-DH740.

“STR-DN1040″ and “STR-DN840″ have Wi-Fi, cable LAN, Bluetooth, Airplay, and USB terminal built-in. “STR-DN1040″ has an MHL compliant HDMI terminal. By connecting an MHL compliant mobile device with a dedicated cable, you can play a movie or photos, etc. saved in the mobile device on a TV screen with full HD (1080p) and maximum 192kHz 24bit 7.1ch high quality sound.

All models have Sony’s unique technology “D.C.A.C.” (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration) that measures acoustic characteristics in a room and corrects and maximizes them.

All models feature newly-developed “Linear large-bandwidth power amp” technology and make 20% wider bandwidth than in previous models.

STR-DN1040
Release date: July 20
Price: 68,250 yen

STR-DN840
Release date: June 25
Price: 54,600 yen

STR-DH740
Release date: June 10
Price: 42,000 yen

New York City Subway Stations Just Got Free Wi-Fi and Cell Service

Going underground just got a little less scary; as of today, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority is rolling out Wi-Fi and cell service to 30 stations across the city. More »

Sony – CyberShot “DSC-HX50V” – World’s smallest and lightest 30X optical zoom digital camera

Sony - CyberShot "DSC-HX50V" - World's smallest and lightest 30X optical zoom digital camera

The new CyberShot “DSC-HX50V” from Sony will be out on May 17. It is the lightest and smallest digital camera with 30X optical zoom lens.

20.4 million effective pixels, Exmor R CMOS Sensor is built-in. Compared with existing models, during telephoto mode, the speed of the AF system is 2.3 times faster and the correction effect is 2 times better.

There are many functions making this model enjoyable, for example, “My Photo Style” for adjusting the brightness and colors of photos, “Picture Effect” for taking photos that look more artistic, “360 Swing Panorama” for taking panorama photos, and “Background Gradation” for taking pictures that look like ones you take with a single-lens reflex camera.

It’s compatible with Wi-Fi and GPS.

Price: 43,000 yen
Color: Black, Silver
Size: 108.1 × 64.3 × 38.3mm
Weight: 272g
Monitor: 3 inch 921,000 dot

Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader makes it easy to transfer data to and from iOS devices

It can be very tricky to get information to and from Apple gadgets since Apple doesn’t include a memory card slot. On many of the Android devices on the market all you need do to get information off the smartphone or tablet or onto it is take out the memory card, slip it into your reader, and transfer it to or from your computer. You have to go through more steps to do that same thing for iPhones.

dw09

A new product has debuted from Apotop that is specifically designed to help iPhone and iPad users get data to and from their devices with ease. The product is called the DW09 and it is a palm-sized little device described as a Wi-Reader. It’s designed to enable wireless sharing and transferring of video, photographs, and other data between an iPad or iPhone and SD memory card for flash drives.

The DW09 supports up to three iOS devices at the same time allowing the simultaneous sharing and streaming of high-definition movies and other content. The device also allows the streaming of movies and other videos in file formats that iOS devices don’t support natively. The DW09 supports flash drives and self powered external hard drives up to 3 TB capacity.

It works with memory cards including SD, SDHC, and SDXC up to 128 GB in capacity using FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT formats. The device works in conjunction with a Wi-Reader app on the Apple device. The device is also designed to work as a travel size Wi-Fi hotspot supporting 802.11n wireless networks. TheDW09 can be purchased now online and an MSRP of $79.99.

[via Apotop]


Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader makes it easy to transfer data to and from iOS devices is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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