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The "MegaPhone" that towers over 5 feet tall
We all love our 9mm slimphones these days, but sometimes the need for a celly big enough to bear hug just overcomes us all. Enter the "MegaPhone" by SysOpen Digia. This beast from the east is a 5'7" fully functional handset with real buttons as big as a fist (we think, anyway) and a very, very large color screen, although the rez may be a little blocky. This unit appears to have S60 inside it for use by customers who no doubt will be drawn to a life-size handset that actually works as a functional prop. Now, can it make calls? Doubtful, but we'd love to see a comparably sized Bluetooth headset for this puppy.[Via textually.org]
Warelex's Mobiola turns Symbian handsets into USB Webcams
Are you ready to use that high-end Symbian unit as your PC's webcam? If Warelex has its way, then you are. The company's "Mobiola" software can turn that 1.3 megapixel or 2 megapixel Symbian smartphone into a webcam that most likely delivers better quality than dedicate top-end webcams like the Logitech Ultra QuickCam. Since portions of the software reside as an app on your Symbian handset and other on your Windows desktop, you can connect the two and inject live video from that N95 to your IM client of choice (requires video support) or even online video sharing sites like Google's YouTube and MySpace. The Symbian side of the app weighs in at 3MB and uses the USB mode in that sweet S60 unit you have sittin' on your person. Wanna try it out before buying it? Sure -- but trial sessions last only five minutes and the software expires after a week.[Via everythingusb]
Nokia N95 gets fully peeped from top to bottom
Although this review of the new Nokia N95 is labeled as a first impression, all the scuttlebutt was fleshed out (well, most of it) and the N95's guts were examined with clarity and precision. Thinking of picking one up? Take a look over at AllAboutSymbian. The nerdy details on the N95 are pretty decent -- but is it a smartphone? A digicam? A DAP? A....keypad? Just what is this thing, or is it everything? Well, we know it's a Symbian S60 (3rd Ed.) smartphone that sports dual-slider action (keyboard and music controls) and looks pretty chunky svelte for what's under the hood; but Nokia, what is up with those apparently-stringy earbuds? Is that rubber casing on the wires? We prefer the non-gangy set o'phones please. Let's hit up the good based on AAS's touchy-feely on the N95 -- very good-sounding stereo speakers built into the sides, a diet form factor compared to previous N-series units, every wire-free connectivity option you could ever need, and a 5 Megapixel cam with Zeiss optics and even VGA video capture -- what's not to love? AAS's overall impression of this unit is very good -- all the way to how the keypad looks and feels (ridgy and tactile). Need we say more?
