Golla TARIF bag for the Apple iPad
Golla announces the new TARIF bag for the recently announced Apple iPad slate device. The TARIF features a separate EVA-cushioned padded compartment dedicated for the Apple iPad as well as additional zipped pockets for other peripherals and equipment. Other features include a magnetic closure and an adjustable shoulder strap with non-slip padding. Expect the TARIF this spring once the iPad launches.
Motorola working on Google Phone
Yes folks, Motorola is indeed working on the next version of the Google Phone.
Sanjay Jha, Motorola’s co-CEO, confirmed on a conference call with analysts yesterday that the company was planning to release 20 smartphones this year including “one direct-to-consumer device with Google.”
According to EnterpriseMobilityToday.com, a Google spokesperson confirmed that a Motorola phone was indeed planned but declined to offer additional details.
The announcement of the Motorola Google Phone was a small bright spot for Motorola as it announced that fourth quarter revenue dropped 20 percent year over year to $5.7 billion. Mobile phone sales dropped even further, down 22 percent to $1.8 billion.
We all know by now that the newly announced Apple iPad has a custom-designed Apple processor on the inside dubbed the “Apple A4”. More than a general purpose processor, the A4 is based on a “System-on-a-chip” (SoC) design integrating many other functionalities (including a graphics core, and memory controller) onto the same die.
That’s great and all but what I really want to know is – what exactly is at the heart of the A4? The video demonstrations we’ve seen thus far show the iPad to be a blazingly fast device. This not your average iPhone 3GS people.
Well according to an article over at HardwareCentral.com, the A4 is built around a derivative of the ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore (multi-core processor) and utilizing an ARM GPU known as the Mali 50-Series. If you’re interested in knowing more about the Cortex-A9 MPCore, check out ARM’s webpage on the processor architecture here. You can read more about the Mali GPUs here.
Interestingly enough, the A4 should have additional headroom in terms of clock speed since the Cortex-A9 supports higher clock speeds. Many third party licensees have opted to stay at 1GHz since that appears to be the sweet spot between performance and thermals. You know the hackers out there will try to overclock this baby!
You can read more about the A4 and the iPad internals over at HardwareCentral.com.
Since everyone and their parents appear to be talking about the new Apple iPad, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the HP Slate which was announced and demoed at CES 2010. To that end, I came across a new video released by HP where HP Spokesperson Greta Schlender interviews Phil McKinney, CTO of HP’s Personal Systems Group, about the upcoming HP Slate. Here are the tidbits:
[Check it out via ZD Net]
Belkin introduces three new sleeves for iPad
A new Apple product line means one important thing for third party vendors – a chance to make all new peripherals and cases for the Apple iPad!
One of the first movers in this new product category is Belkin as they’ve announced three new iPad sleeves – the Vue, Max, and Grip. All three sleeves feature reinforced panels to fully protect the iPad’s touch-screen from scratches, while also offering storage for other devices/peripherals such as a phone, earbuds, etc. Here’s the breakdown on each of the new sleeves:
Vue Sleeve (F8N275):
Max Sleeve (F8N277):
Grip Sleeve (F8N278):
Belkin will also offer a screen overlay for the iPad priced at $19.99.
Funny Video of the Day: The iPad by Funny or Die
Funny or Die has a great spoof on the new Apple iPad. Watch and enjoy!
OtterBox expands handset support for Impact, Commuter, and Defender series of cases
OtterBox continues to expand their Impact, Commuter, and Defender series of handset cases to support models from HTC, LG, HP, Samsung, Palm, and Nokia.
The Impact Series features a durable, single layer of shock absorbing silicone that wraps securely around the device. The case also comes with a self-adhering screen protector and microfiber cleaning cloth. New models supported include:
The Commuter Series is basically a combination of the Impact Series and the Defender Series, offering the slender design of the Impact Series with the rugged protection of the Defender Series. You’ll also get a self-adhering screen protector and microfiber cleaning cloth with the Commuter Series. New models supported include:
The Defender Series provides three layers of protection to handsets: a clear thermal formed membrane, a custom molded polycarbonate shell, and a durable silicone layer. New models supported include:
slotRadio+ cards come to Verizon Wireless BlackBerry smartphones
Starting tomorrow, Verizon Wireless will begin selling slotRadio+ microSD cards for a wide range of BlackBerry smartphones. These cards will feature 1000 popular songs from “top-charting Billboard artists” and will also feature 4GB of flash memory for personal storage.
There will be two versions of the slotRadio+ card – Billboard Hits featuring music hand-picked from today’s top artists in modern rock, dance and hip hop, Latin, and country, and Billboard Decades featuring songs from the 80’s, 90’s, classic rock, and oldies.
Customers simply insert the slotRadio+ card into their smartphone and go to their browser to download and install the slotRadio+ application from http://m.slotradio.com.
The new cards will support a wide variety of BlackBerry handsets including BlackBerry Curve 8530, BlackBerry Pearl 8130, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, BlackBerry Storm 9530, BlackBerry Storm2 9550, BlackBerry Tour 9630 and BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone. Each card will be available for $49.99 starting tomorrow at www.verizonwireless.com/accessories.
Nokia plans on releasing a smaller capacity X6 handset featuring 16GB of storage space. The new X6 will also shed the “Come with Music” feature found on the 32GB model but will still have enough space to hold up to 5500 tracks.
Specs for the X6 include:
The 16GB Nokia X6 will be available this quarter.
[Check it out via Boy Genius Report]
3G price plans for the Apple iPad
We’ve covered the features and technical specifications for the newly announced Apple iPad. Let’s now get into the 3G mobile broadband pricing for those interested in the iPad Wi-F- + 3G model. Just to recap, there are two iPad models, the iPad with Wi-Fi, and the iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G.
Prices for the iPad with Wi-Fi are as follows:
Prices for the iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G are as follows:
Yes this means you are paying a $130 dollar premium to have a 3G chipset within the iPad. Of course, having 3G support is only part of the equation. You’ll still need to sign up for 3G service and to that end, Apple has partnered again with AT&T to offer 3G mobile broadband access.
However, unlike practically all other mobile broadband devices, you won’t have to sign up for a mobile broadband contract with AT&T. You will have two price plans to choose from – both without an annual contract.
Both AT&T plans also entitle you to free access to AT&T nationwide Wi-Fi hotspots.
You’ll be able to purchase and cancel the AT&T mobile broadband contract directly from the iPad.
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