Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Mobile Golf Video Analysis Goes Global


Pro Session Golf video analysis application is now available worldwide for several Nokia Nseries devices as downloadable version. Pro Session Golf enables you to capture your golf swing, analyze and improve your game by split screen swing comparison and other advanced analysis methods. The tool was originally developed for tour players and teaching professionals and it was launched in 2006 as European only limited Nokia N93 Golf Edition. Now the success story continues globally on expanded device range. The application is compatible with Nokia’s latest flagship Nokia N95 and it also supports Nokia N73, Nokia N93, and Nokia N93i.The Pro Session Golf application has a ready to use golf-tailored viewfinder that instantly captures a player's swing from the correct angles and distances. Unlike current video analysis solutions, Pro Session Golf is portable and instantly usable with no additional cameras, cables, or computer required. Everything a golfer needs is already included in the application. Golf teachers and players alike can share ideas, swings, drawings, tips, lessons and opinions, both face-to-face and remotely via e-mail and multimedia messages (MMS).The combination of fantastic video quality and the ability to analyze your golf swing with a device that's always with you is going to appeal to golfers who want to use the latest mobile technology to improve their game. We are very excited to have the Pro Session Golf application now available for several Nokia Nseries Multimedia Computer models, said Mads Winblad, vice president, Multimedia Sales and Channel Management, Europe, Nokia

Motorola ROKR E8 and RIZR Z10 details


Two New Motorola Phones are rumoured to be officialy announced by Motorola very soon. The ROKR E8 and RIZR Z10 , still unconfirmed by The ROKR E8 (pronounced Rocker) is going to be primarily a music phone, and will also have a backlit keyboard which will change depending on the function being undertaken on the phone. The keyboard will also include a vibration function which will vibrate to inform users they have pressed a key.Navigation will also be assisted by a device known as the “Omega Wheel” which one can only assume will function similar to that of an ipod wheel. The phone will also contain all the standard functions now expected from phones including: 2-megapixel camera, fm radio, QVGA display, 2 GB internal memory and Micro SD capabilitiesMotorola, are due to be launched this year.

LG Viewty Mobile Phone Enables Playback Video from the PC and the Internet


LG and DivX announced their partnership to enable a high-quality consumer media experience with the LG Viewty (Model: LG-KU990), a new 5.0 mega-pixel digital camera phone available from LG Mobile.The LG Viewty’s unprecedented multimedia capabilities reflect the extensive partnership between LG Electronics and DivX. The LG Viewty enables consumers to easily playback a wide range of DivX files from the PC on the go or output to a TV monitor without converting to another format. Consumers can also view DivX files from popular online video communities such as Stage6.com at ten times the speed of WCDMA through the HSDPA 3.6 high speed internet access capability. DivX is a widely popular digital media format that enables consumers to create, share and play back high-quality video content across an ecosystem of platforms and devices.The super sleek and stylish LG Viewty is the first in LG’s new line of high technology handsets and boasts a number of ‘world first’ features never seen before on a mobile handset, including 120 fps video recording as well as unique camera functionality such as manual focus, image stabilizer and handwriting recognition that makes editing easy on the Viewty’s 3-inch wide LCD touch screen.

Samsung to Launch Giorgio Armani Branded Mobile Phone


Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics unveiled the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung luxury mobile. Giorgio Armani presented the new mobile phone at a press briefing in his Armani/Teatro in Milan before his Spring Summer 2008 Women’s fashion show.For the first time Giorgio Armani’s signature elegance and simplicity is applied to mobile phone design. A large 2.6-inch QVGA TFT LCD screen maximizes the user’s visual experience and optimizes the full touch-screen user interface (UI).
Despite its compactness, the phone is loaded with the latest powerful multi-media features. It is equipped with a 3-megapixel camera, a music player supporting various types of music formats and a full internet browser. Furthermore, the Giorgio Armani-Samsung Mobile offers a microSD type external memory slot and comes with a Bluetooth® stereo headset.