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Nokia's eco-friendly 3110 Evolve
The just-announced 3110 Evolve candybar from Nokia is big on features. Not features of the gizmo sort, though -- quite the contrary, actually -- rather, features of the "Mother Nature will thank you" sort. As its name suggests, the phone appears to be an evolved version of the rather plain 3110 classic, a phone that features a 1.3 megapixel cam, FM radio, and a tri-band GSM radio. Certainly nothing to write home about there, but the Evolve's claim to fame is that it's rocking "bio-covers" made with over 50 percent renewable materials and comes in a box made of 60 percent recycled stuff. On the technical side, the Evolve's charger is Nokia's most efficient ever, delivering juice at a full 94 percent below Energy Star specifications. Looks like the Greenpeace love is destined to continue, eh? No word on pricing or availability for the 3110 Evolve just yet.
Navigon 3100 and 3110 GPS units go mini
Boy does this one look familiar: Navigon is ripping off itself quite expertly with the new 3.5-inch 3100 / 3110 GPS units, which cop the TS 7000T's style without that 4.3-inches of screen real estate. Under the hood things are pretty much the same, other than a missing RDS/TMS traffic info receiver. Otherwise you're looking at a QVGA screen, 400MHz Samsung processor, SD card slot and Navigon MobileNavigator 6 software, all running on Windows CE 5. No word, but that OS usually means there's a bit of media functionality kicking around here somewhere. The device measures 0.9-inches thick and comes in two configurations: the 3100 which includes only regional maps on a 512MB card, while the 3110 does up 37 European countries on a 2 gigger. The devices will be out in April for 249€ ($324) and 329€ ($428) respectively, and for an added fee you can add in speed trap and camera location data -- the Swiss will not be pleased.
