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Trying to sell boatloads of inexpensive phones to China and India hasn't been working too well for cellular handset makers, so perhaps pricey is the future after all. Here are a set of extremely costly handsets which are studded with gems and rare metals. You should be really lucky to buy stuff like this..not really lucky..!! you should be a millionaire to spend on gadgets which no other extra feature other than the glistening appearance. If you are among those who may not be able to afford such luxurious stuff …..Feast your eyes — these photos are as close as you're likely to get to these ultra-luxe mobiles.

Nokia Vertu Cobra
$310,000

Nokia's luxury phone subsidiary, Vertu, crafts its ridiculous cellphones (they call them "instruments") at a custom workshop hidden away in the English countryside. Among the silliest are models named after famous racetracks — plans of which are engraved on each of the limited-edition handsets. While some models are a mere $4,000 or so, the Signature models — studded with real carbon — can cost up to $310,000. The Cobra (pictured) is "inspired by 19th century Parisian jeweler Frederic Boucheron." Only eight exist worldwide.

Alternative: Buy yourself a Lamborghini Diablo.

The rest of the models :

via [ wired news ]

External hard drives aren't as fast as internal models, but they are great for backups and are easy to install.I love external harddrives. No problem of attaching the hardrive inside the box… Just plug-in to the usb port and you are done.  All of the present external hardrives are equipped with a usb connector which makes it very very easy for anybody to use it. So lets see at some of the best external harddrives at present.

1. Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition

Cost per Gigabyte: $1.11
Drive size (GB): 160
Interface: USB 2.0
Speed (RPM): 7200
Buffer Size (MB): 8
Price : $179

Bottom Line: This inexpensive, slick-looking drive comes with a programmable backup button and preloaded backup and security software.

2. Seagate Seagate Portable External Hard Drive ( i have used this and its excellent)
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.89
Drive size (GB): 160
Interface: USB 2.0
Speed (RPM): 7200
Buffer Size (MB): 8
Price : $143

Bottom Line: Perfect choice for home or office use.Portable drive scores well across performance, design, and feature categories and comes with good backup software. 

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At PMA in Las Vegas this week, the latest in waterproof cameras that can take a beating are on display.

The Olympus Stylus 770SW, which was announced in late January, has a tough metal body built to survive drops of up to five feet.

Pentax is showing its Optio A30, which the company announced in late February. This $300 camera is more suited to snorklers than scuba divers–it's rated to go up to 10 feet deep for two hours.

Here's perhaps the oddest-looking waterborne camera ever seen: the Vivitar ViviCam 6200w. This camera's rubber armor is unique, and it comes in three colors: yellow, black and blue.

Vivitar’s new lineup of digital cameras at the PMA 2007 includes:

-ViviCam 6200W - 6-megapixel digital camera, waterproof to 30ft./10 meters
-ViviCam 7388s - 7-megapixel, 3X optical zoom, 3″ LCD display, MP3 playback
-ViviCam 6385u - 6-megapixel, 3X optical zoom, ultra-slim metal body available in 6 metallic colors
-X625 - 10-megapixel, 6x optical zoom, retro pop-up flash
-DVR530 - 5-megapixel, 640×480 30fps video capture, TV capture/playback, MP3, Webcam

via [ Vivitar ] 

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G1 is Sony's first foray into wireless-enabled digital cameras and they're going big. The G1 can transfer images to any Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) device wirelessly, has a 3.5 inch LCD, 2GB of internal memory and can take 6 megapixel images. All this camera comes at a cost though, with the G1 retailing for $600, starting in April.

Features :

- 6 megapixels of resolution, captured with a 3x optical zoom lens.

- Sony's Super SteadyShot image stabilization system included.

- Fantastic preview and review your images using the huge 3.5 inch LCD with 921K pixels of resolution .

- For handling quickly moving subjects or low lighting conditions without a flash, the G1 can shoot at sensitivities up to ISO 1000.

- Whooping 2GB of internal memory is enough to store 7,500 VGA sized images or 600 6 megapixel images.

- The camera also has a Memory Stick Duo slot in case you need more space.

Special :

The wireless enabled G1 can communicate with other G1s and you can also send your images to any DLNA-compatible computer. A "collaborative" shooting mode lets up to four cameras send each other photos in real time.

Too Pricy ? - The camera will not be cheap, at around $600, which is more expensive than some D-SLRs with a kit lens.

More pictures after the jump…

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Microsoft is seeing Yahoo! web services come to mobile devices running Windows Mobile software. This move is designed to help Microsoft make Web services more widely available, not just on computers but also on mobile phones. It will also go a long way to expanding Yahoo's base of mobile Internet users.

Ojas Rege, Senior Director of Mobile Phone Business, Yahoo!, said that Windows Mobile phone users tend to be relatively data savvy consumers. They are a pretty attractive group of users both from the standpoint of being early adopters of new services, and in terms of advertising demographics.

Additionally, earlier this year, Yahoo! signed deals with four of the world's top mobile handset makers in the world, including Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, and LG Electronics. This allows Yahoo! to give consumers one-click access to their services. Anything from Web search, email, maps, and local information, to Flickr photo sharing.

via [ SE watch ] 

Kodak today introduced a 7MP EVF digital camera with a 12X zoom lens, the Easyshare Z712 IS, and a smaller 8MP compact digital camera, the Z885 (shown), with a 5x optical zoom lens and an incredibly high ISO setting of up to 8000.

(fantastic isn't it ! ) The Z712 also is claimed to have the best-in-class click-to-capture performance (0.26 sec). For those who just want to take pictures, Kodak also announced the 6MP Easyshare C613 and and 7MP C763, both with modest 3x optical zoom lenses. The cameras are expected in April for approximately $299.95 (Z712) and $199.95 (Z885).

Some more catchy images after the jump…

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Get the most out of your PC with some of the best products like Quick Cam Ultra Vision and Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser from Logitech..

Quick Cam Ultra Vision Enjoy true to life videos in Windows Vista

- Experience amazing image clarity and high quality audio

- Add video effects with Logitech Video effects and Logitech gadgets tooo..

Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser Get easy one touch access to Windows Vista features

- Shortcut to dynamic search and zoom:touch sensitive for fast scrolling and zooming to find anything - dedicated 3-d flip button:access the angled , 3-d view of all open programs ( who the hell needs all this ??? strange features ) But you should not miss this …

Simply superb flash presentation : Have a look here… via [ Logitech ]

If sliders are your thing, then check out the LG-KH1300. This HSDPA-enabled slider is capable of downloading a 3MB music file in just 7-seconds, according to LG. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and an external memory card slot. Pricing has not yet been set. One more picture after the jump.

Some pictures of LG KH1300 after the jump..
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The wizards at iPodWizard.net have hacked their way to add a background image to first-generation iPod nanos.All you need is a firmware patch supplied by the authors.

You will need the free iPodWizard utility for Windows, which, will allow you to change your iPod's fonts, graphics and text.

Maybe in the near future we might get the same hack for the 5th generation ipods. You can change your background picture by loading that firmware binary in iPodWizard and changing index 78 picture. Click Download to download the required iPod Nano Firmware. Download

Tutorial on their site..

Preview :

[ Download ] via  Background Image on Nano [iPodWizard.net]

Ok, so the F700’s screen isn’t multi-touch or 3.5-inches, but it does have a full QWERTY keypad and 5.0-megapixel camera. That’s not all, you’ll also find EDGE, HSDPA, Bluetooth, VibeTonz, and a microSD card slot. Samsung even loaded the phone with its own custom OS. More pictures after the jump.

[via NewLaunches]