All you Blackberry fans out there should mark down November 4th in your calendars. On that day, AT&T will unleash the Blackberry Bold on the world. What’s so special about the Bold? Well here’s a few choice bits and pieces on the sexy unit

* GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
* Wi-Fi connectivity
* GPS
* 480 x 320 res LCD display
* 5 hours talktime
* 13 days standby
* 1 GB of onboard memory (expandable)
* 624 MHz CPU
* 128 MB flash memory
* Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
* 2 Mp camera (still and video)

There appear to be a few teething troubles with the unit according to Electronista, such 3G signal issues, but we’re sure AT&T will have them ironed out by November 4th. Overall the unit looks pretty good and may be RIM’s iPhone killer. Of course the proof is in the pudding and we will shall wait to see what users have to say about the unit before passing our own judgement on the Bold.

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With an intriguing moniker Sprint have unleashed the Samsung Rant mobile phone on the unsuspecting world. Are Sprint are expecting only angry users to pick up this model and vent their frustration via the QWERTY slider? We’re going to assume they would like the unit to reach a broader market! Anyway this low-end unit sports a number of cool features, so if you can handle having a phone called Rant read on

* QWERTY slider
* Access to Sprint’s Music Store and Sprint TV
* GPS
* Web and email functionality
* 2.0 Mp still and video camera
* Speakerphone
* Bluetooth connectivity
* 4.5 x 2.1 x 0.7 inch
* 4.58 oz
* 5.6 hours of talk time
* MicroSD memory card slot

The phone also has a nifty US$50 price tag after rebates and two year plan. Despite all of this though we still feel that the Rant isn’t anything to, err, rant or rave about.

Source : Sprint

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At US$300 the Sherwood BDP-5003 Blu-ray player is one of the cheapest around, but those of us eagerly awaiting its arrival will have to wait an extra month as it’s planned launch for this month has now been delayed until November according to this press release from the company. The unit sports a basic array of bells and whistles

* BD Bonus View support
* 1080p video playback at 60 Hz or 24 Hz
* lossless audio from both Dolby and DTS
* HDMI 1.3
* DVD upscaling

An exceedingly basic option but for US$300 what do you expect? Well, may be the extra bells and whistles available on the Panasonic DMP-BD35K unit which sports a similar price tag. Try again Sherwood.

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AT&T have just unleashed the Sony Ericsson W760 handset on their 3G data network. The W760 is a sort of hybrid Walkman/cellphone with Wii handset aspirations. You can control game functions by tilting the unit and change tracks by shaking it. These intriguing functions aside here’s the hard facts on the W760

* Network connectivity - GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900, EDGE, UMTS 850, 1900, 2100 and HSDPA
* Standby time of 350 hours
* Talktime of 4 hours
* 320 x 240 res display
* 103.0 x 48.0 x 15.0 mm
* 103 g
* 40 MB memory expandable up to 4 GB with a M2 memory card
* 3.2 Mp camera with 3.2 digital zoom
* Bluetooth stereo connectivity
* Media Player with Shake Control
* Web Browser
* PC Synchronisation
* USB connectivity
* IM, SMS, MMS and email
* GPS functionality

AT&T are offering this sucker at around US$130 with the usual two year contract. On the surface, the W760 doesn’t like a bad little unit if you’re into music and games with your cellphone. However the more serious cellphone may shy away from it. But we think it looks OK, and kinda funky if only for the novelty factor of seeing users shake the unit to change tracks.

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Kingston have just brought out a nice looking 32 GB USB flash drive the DataTraveler 150. The flash drive has a nice little cap which fits on the base when the unit is in use. Here are a few more bits of info on the DataTraveler

* 32 GB capacity
* 77.9 x 22 x 12.05 mm
* Talks nicely with Windows Vista, XP and 2000, Mac OS X v.10.3.x+ and Linux v.2.6.x+
* USB 2.0 connectivity

We managed to find the DT150 at NewEgg with a nice US$80 price tag around it. And with bright orange decor you shouldn’t lose this sucker on your desk.

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Looking for a cheap mobile phone? AT&T may just have the answer with their latest offering the Pantech Breeze aka Pantech C610. This little sucker blows in at a cooling US$30 after mail-in rebate with a two year contract attached. Here are the bells and whistles

* Quad band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) connectivity
* EDGE High Speed Data Network
* Bluetooth 2.0 wireless connectivity
* 128 x 160 res display
* 3 hours talktime
* 250 hours on standby
* VGA res Camera
* Multi-media messaging, plus IM
* Mobile email
* WAP web browser
* Polyphonic, MIDI, mp3 ringtones
* Calendar, Alarm clock, Personal Organizer
* 4.0 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches
* 3.4 oz

Obviously a very simple phone (what do you expect for US$30) but still manages to pack in a few bells and whistles. If you’re after a mobile phone that just makes calls, the Pantech Breeze from AT&T may just be the solution you’re after.

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We were a bit concerned that 2008 wasn’t going to be the year of the SSD, but fortunately the boffins over at Super Talent are on the case and have unleashed a new SSD called the MasterDrive LX. What’s so special about their latest offering? The incredibly affordable pricetag of US$300 for the 128 GB unit. OK, we know that 300 bucks doesn’t necessarily equate to cheap but it’s a lot better then the $1000 options we were looking at last year. Needless to say the MasterDrive LX range offers all the usual benefits associated with SSDs, namely less-juice-sucking, reduced volume and better performance. Here are a few more bits and pieces on the two models on offer

* 64 GB / 128 GB options
* Sequential Read Rate 100 MB/sec (max)
* Sequential Write Rate 40 MB/sec (max)
* Access Time 0.1 ms
* 2.5’’ Form Factor
* 69.85mm x 100.00mm x 9.50mm
* SATA Interface Serial ATA-II

Obviously neither of these suckers beat the $100 SSD from OCZ, but of course you can stuff a few more zeroes and ones on Super Talent’s MasterDrive LXs. Anyway it’s good to see the price and spec wars on SSDs begin at last.

Source: Super Talent

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