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Computers
Ericsson’s Spider PC Concept Projects The Keyboard And Screen
1:30AM Danny Allen | Over at the Taiwan Broadband show, Ericsson’s vision for the portable computer of 2020 uses a pico-projected screen and laser-projected keyboard. And though they’ve got a rough prototype (pictured), they imagine it ultimately squeezing into this bizarre spider-leg tripod design… More »
Phones
Xperia X2 Steps Up Its Special Effects For The Sequel
12:33AM Mark Wilson | The current buzz regarding the Sony Ericsson Xperia is mostly related to the rumoured, Android-running Xperia X3. But what about the X2? Oh, well here’s what looks to be a video of its UI in action. More »
Design
Sony Ericsson Bracelet Phone Calls The Fashion Police
3:40AM Mark Wilson | It’s just a patent app (so the phone may never see the light of day), but this Sony Ericsson Bracelet Phone should be put into production, if only for the novelty factor. More »
Phones
Sony Ericsson Claims PlayStation Phone ‘Could Happen’
12:47AM Mark Wilson | It may or may not be wishful thinking on the part of a struggling company, but Sony Ericsson president Hideki Komiyama claims that a PlayStation phone, similar to the existing Walkman and Cybershot phones, “could happen”. [FT via Kotaku] More »
Phones
Sony Ericsson Idou Smartphone Appears With Whopping 12 Megapixel Camera
10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Set to debut in Europe this October, the Sony Ericsson Idou is a full-touchscreen smartphone with a 3.5-inch display and GPS. More »
Computers
Ericsson and Intel Developing Laptop Remote Kill Switch
11:30PM Mark Wilson | There’s nothing worse than the thought of someone stealing your laptop, other than that person kicking up their feet while they browse through your digital life. Now Ericsson and Intel are developing a solution. More »
Networks
1:30PM Nick Broughall | Telstra’s been talking up their NextG network for some time as the world’s fastest, and for good reason. At 14.4Mbps, it currently is the world’s fastest, although there aren’t a lot of devices on the market that take advantage of that speed (most HSDPA phones and modems run at 7.2Mbps).
But, at the company’s annual Investor Day briefing today, they unveiled a new modem produced in conjunction with Qualcomm, Ericsson and Sierra Wireless, to blow the current network’s 14.4Mbps speeds out of the water. The new modem will be capable of 21Mbps, which is the speed Telstra will be taking its NextG network to early next year, with trials starting next month.
The technology, called enhanced HSPA (or eHSPA), will not only offer much faster speeds than are currently available, but will also improve network efficiency and offer increased capacity for all the consumers that will flock trickle over to NextG.
Of course, knowing Telstra, when they do launch this super-fast modem, they’ll also price it beyond the reach of us mere mortals. But still, for wireless internet that covers most of Australia and offers near ADSL2+ speeds, you’d expect to pay a premium of some kind, wouldn’t you?
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Telstra Shows Off 21Mbps eHSPA Modem On NextG Network
1:30PM Nick Broughall | Telstra’s been talking up their NextG network for some time as the world’s fastest, and for good reason. At 14.4Mbps, it currently is the world’s fastest, although there aren’t a lot of devices on the market that take advantage of that speed (most HSDPA phones and modems run at 7.2Mbps).
But, at the company’s annual Investor Day briefing today, they unveiled a new modem produced in conjunction with Qualcomm, Ericsson and Sierra Wireless, to blow the current network’s 14.4Mbps speeds out of the water. The new modem will be capable of 21Mbps, which is the speed Telstra will be taking its NextG network to early next year, with trials starting next month.
The technology, called enhanced HSPA (or eHSPA), will not only offer much faster speeds than are currently available, but will also improve network efficiency and offer increased capacity for all the consumers that will flock trickle over to NextG.
Of course, knowing Telstra, when they do launch this super-fast modem, they’ll also price it beyond the reach of us mere mortals. But still, for wireless internet that covers most of Australia and offers near ADSL2+ speeds, you’d expect to pay a premium of some kind, wouldn’t you?
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Hardware
Ericsson’s Pretty Tower Tube Cell Towers Now Wind-Powered
12:20AM John Mahoney | We like Ericsson’s idea for the original Tower Tube–take something as ubiquitous and ugly as a cell tower and add a touch of nice design and a streamlined manufacturing process that saves money and energy. Now they’re taking the idea in another cool direction by adding a four-blade vertical wind turbine to the already-efficient design, allowing it to generate much of its own power. It’s a concept in trial stages currently but something that makes a whole lot of sense. [Ericsson via PC World] More »
Phones
Smart Green Cell Station Makes Africa a Cleaner Place To Ask “Can You Hear Me Now?”
3:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | In an effort to clean up Africa’s dirty and diesel-reliant mobile network, Swedish start up Flexenclosure has designed a green version of a cellular base station. Called the E-site, it runs primarily on wind and solar power and utilises an intelligent operating system that adapts to local conditions. More »
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