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Microsoft renders for flagship Lumia phones leaked online
If you've been wanting to see the two high-end Windows phones Microsoft has been developing, then you don't have to wait until the official launch. Evleaks has posted the renders for both devices on Twitter: the larger, cyan one with a 5.7-inch screen is known as codename Cityman, while the black phone with a 5.2-inch screen is Talkman. They're expected to have Quad HD displays, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage and 5-megapixel front shooters. Cityman might be powered by an eight-core chip, while its smaller sibling might be equipped with a six-core processor.
Microsoft is reportedly making high-end Windows phones again
One of the biggest gripes among Windows phone devotees is a lack of high-powered devices as of late. How are you supposed to be a hardcore fan when most of the lineup is downright basic? At last, though, Microsoft appears to be catering to that need for speed. Both Unleash the Phones and The Verge understand that the Redmond crew is working on two range-topping Windows 10 phones, nicknamed Cityman and Talkman in a nod to Nokia's early handsets. They'd both be powerhouses with Quad HD screens, 3GB of RAM, 20-megapixel rear cameras, 5-megapixel front shooters and 32GB of expandable storage. It'd really boil down to your preference of screen size. The Talkman would be the mid-size model with a 5.2-inch display and a six-core processor (likely the LG G4's Snapdragon 808), while the Cityman would up the ante with a 5.7-inch screen and an eight-core (possibly Snapdragon 810) chip.
Man turns luggable 25-year-old cellphone into OLED-packing HTPC
Do you remember the Mobira Talkman? No? That's okay, you may not have been born yet. In 1984 this was what all the sierra hotel financial traders had glued to their faces -- and clutched to their hips, since the thing was as big as a briefcase. 25 years later skilled modder Jani 'Japala' Pönkkö came across a free (and fully-functional) example and set upon completing his dream of turning it into an HTPC, which he has called the Dataman. Inside he managed to pack an Intel T5500 Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 32GB SSD, and a wireless network card. The 40-hour mod is laboriously detailed in photos at the read link, while the fruits of all that labor are shown in videos after the break, the first showing the pre-mod phone still working perfectly -- but complaining about the lack of network (like the Russian Empire's rule of Finland, the NMT network is long gone) -- and the second showing that green LCD replaced by a rather more colorful OLED one. [Via The UberReview]
American PC Store update for August 7th
Talkman! Three versions of this handy travel application are made available to download today, at a pretty decent price. For six dollars you can learn your way around a capital city, ask for directions and all sorts of other useful travel applications. If you're not traveling anywhere in the near future, you can still watch the videos that are available. There's one that shows off the latest build of PlayStation Home. You do have a PS3, don't you?"Playable" Content Talkman Travel Rome ($5.99) Talkman Travel Paris ($5.99) Talkman Travel Tokyo ($5.99) Videos Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 videos (2 videos) PlayStation Home video
Talkman turns into travel guide
Talkman is trying to do more than just translate languages ... it's moving on to travel! The newly announced Talkman Travel will provide maps and helpful phrases to those that travel abroad ... in Asia. The Japanese-only game currently supports three locations: Taiwan, South Korea and Shanghai. Ideal for Japanese businessmen, but not really for anyone else.[Via Siliconera]
Talkman for Kids makes learning Engrish fun
Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan is continuing their PSP casual gaming initiative. They targeted golfers with their GPS promo, and now they're targeting kids and parents with Talkman for Kids, software that will train children how to speak English.It's an adorable ad, featuring some cute Engrish. "You need to speak more clearly," the game will tell the child, pictured above. Don't listen to the mean Talkman! Your Engrish is fine just the way it is. Check out the ad, after the cut.
Teaching English to kids with Talkman For Kids
Japan loves their Talkman, a PSP language translation device. It looks like Sony is prepping a new version of Talkman -- this time, exclusively for the young'uns. As seen on the game's official website, kids can partake in a variety of activities, which test their English speaking abilities. Honestly, this product would probably find a great deal of success here in the States ... so long as they localize the menus.Sony has become much more inventive and daring with PSP as of late. Hopefully, Talkman For Kids is just one example of a new slew of games that will target a new and more casual audience.
Import game releases for the week of 01/14/07
Always wanted to play import games, but never wanted to mod your system? Well lucky for you, the PSP allows you to play import games right out of the box. But now you may wonder what the newest import games are. Well, that's why every Sunday I'm here to keep you updated. M.A.C.H. (Modified Air Combat Heroes) We talked about this one a few weeks back since it's coming to the US next month. If you can't wait that long though and don't mind if your games aren't localized than you can buy M.A.C.H. this week. If it's not obvious from the game's title (and really it should be), the gameplay revolves around air combat. Initial D Street Stage (PSP the Best) Based on the popular manga, this game is all about not just racing, but drifting. In between races you upgrade your car so you can more easily take down rivals. This game isn't new, but this is the "best" release which means you can buy it cheaper than ever. Wizardry Empire III: Haoh no Keifu Oddly enough this series has had more popularity and sequels in Japan than in its native country. The newest installment still plays like the PC RPGs of old. You move in first person while exploring dungeons and killing monsters. Visit towns, get new weapons and defeat evil. Unless you know Japanese though, it isn't usually a good idea to import an RPG. Talkman Shiki: Shabe Lingual Eikaiwa Talkman is voice-activated translation software It translates words into your language or vice-versa. This release centers around teaching English and key phrases one would need to get by in the US or an English speaking country. The Talkman releases have been somewhat popular where they've been released, so I still wonder why this useful software has never gotten a version in the US. That's it for now , see you back here next week for even more import games! [Update 1: Fixed tagging.]
Deals of the Day: tons of sales, everywhere
These retailers are simply crushing my wallet. My AMEX card is almost maxed out! Here are some highlights from the web:amazon.com [Via CAG]Holiday Sale! Highlights include: Mortal Kombat Unchained $40 $18 Gitaroo-Man Lives! $40 $30 Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins $40 $30 Bounty Hounds $40 $30 Bomberman $30 $18 Power Stone Collection $30 $20 Invisible Shield [Via CAG]Get 40% off screen protectorsGamestop.com [Via CAG]Every Extend Extra only $20Decal Girl [Thanks, Joel!]$6 face platesPlay-Asia [Thanks, Joel!]Talkman for $13
PSP camera functions as microphone as well
For some reason, it never occurred to me that the PSP camera might be able to function as a microphone. I mean, it's able to take videos with sound. The fine folks at PSP GadgetZ used Talkman to see if the camera, when plugged into the PSP's USB slot, would be recognized as a microphone. As you can tell by the bird's enthusiastic thumbs-up, the answer is yes. A nice little thing to know--it makes me wonder, does this trick work with other microphone-input games, like SOCOM?
Video Sandwich: November 16, 2006
More ads from Sony for tonight's Video Sandwich. These two are from the other side of the Pacific, and they show a very different style than what's available here in the States. First, from Japan is a ridiculously awesome ad for Jeanne d'Arc. You might not know Japanese, but seeing Japanese business men go crazy is always funny, no matter what language you speak. Finally, we have this pretty awesome Korean ad for the Talkman. Man, they make the most romantic ads over there in Korea!
Stickers make your system fun!
Tokyo Game Show had special stickers on all the PSPs on display. Joystiq showed you the awesome PaRappa system (which would look great with your PaRappa pouch), and now we're here to show you the rest. Read on to see the rest...
Japanese PSP owners never flirt in bars again
The internet is just filled with Japanese PSP gold today! Like I mentioned before, Japanese advertisements tend to teach valuable lessons. We learned that you should always keep your PSP up-to-date. This new advertisement teaches us that you should never use your Talkman in a bar. Or better yet, it teaches you not to slide your $200 white PSP at a hundred freaking miles per hour. Duh.
Talkman goes continental
Sacre bleu! Talkman, the PSP language translator, is finally going to support useful languages--useful for those of us in Europe, anyway. Scaling the language barrier when abroad is always a formidable task, even if you studied it at school, and having a blue bird inside your PSP to help will hopefully ease the strain.The new version of Talkman, supporting (proper) English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese, will be out in Japan in May--we can't help but think it would be more useful in Europe, but the release shouldn't be far behind.[via PSP Fanboy]
