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Xappr Gun phone gaming accessory promises Windows Phone 7 compatibility

February 1, 2012 | By Surur

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The creators of the XAPPR Gun are calling it the ultimate gaming accessory for your smartphone.

The device, in conjunction with Augmented Reality games such as AR Wars and AR Invader will allow gamers to take their smartphone gaming outside while still shooting at virtual creatures, or, with the right software, your friends.

Unlike most accessories the whole system is said to be compatible with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone, which hopefully means we will be able to join in with the fun from the start.

The accessory is up for pre-order for $29.99 and will be officially unveiled at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg this week.

See the product page here.

Via Gizmodo.com

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HTC releases new HTC Titan car cradle with “car panel” app

January 26, 2012 | By Surur

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HTC has just released a new car cradle for the HTC Titan. The accessory features its own charging port to help manage the wires in the car, and features the stylish ball and joint design (pity about that awful plastic holder however).

More interesting however is that inserting your Titan into the cradle will activate both Bluetooth and the “car panel”.

We assume the car panel is a similar app to the bedside cradle app, which may include easily fingerable launchers to car navigation apps and other information.

It will cost a pricy £49.99 ( $79) to find out exactly what the car panel does, but when you do please let us know.

Find the HTC Titan Car Upgrade Kit CU S600 in the HTC Accessory store here.

Via WPCentral.com

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Cool Gadget at CES: AfterShokz Headphones

January 15, 2012 | By andrewbares

When I got an email about “ear-free headphones that transport sound through your cheekbones”, I was instantly intrigued, and I said I’ll check their booth out at CES. I’m glad I did, because they’re quite cool!

AfterShokz Sport headphones enable joggers, bike riders, skiers, skateboarders, hikers and other athletes to safely use their portable music players while staying connected to their surroundings. Since AfterShokz headphones rest outside the ear, users are able to also hear ambient noises such as oncoming traffic, car horns, ambulances or other warning noises, potentially preventing accidents. Headphones that cover the ear and earbuds that nest inside the ear significantly restrict a user’s ability to hear these important sounds.

Headphones typically try to cancel noise, but AfterShokz is designed to allow you to hear noise around you. That’s useful for running, walking, etc, or for my case, bicycling to school. Being able to hear that car behind you while listening to music is essential if you don’t want to die.

There are a few disadvantages to AfterShokz. Firstly, there’s a big brick attached to the audio cable… that’s the headphone’s rechargeable battery. Your volume controls and the on/off button is also on there. This brick is decently heavy, so you definitely need to clip it to your clothes while running.

Also, the visual design is definitely hit or miss. My friend lauged at me when he saw these on my head.

And finally, strong bass sounds actually emit a physical vibration, which can be weird. If you turn your music down, you won’t feel that.

Overall, the headphones are quite neat, and are actually great for first-person shooter games, since the vibration from bullet sound effects feels awesome. Music quality is good (nothing like Monster headphones of course). Check them out at AfterShokz’s website.

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Monster also attending Nokia’s CES press conference to announce “exciting new products”

December 30, 2011 | By Surur

Monster have posted the above message on their Facebook page, indicating that they will join Nokia at CES on the 9th January to share “exciting new products”

The products, from Monster at least, are not likely to be too mysterious, likely being Nokia’s Monster-branded headphones, but providing branded accessories to go with their flagship US handsets will provide a better impression of the Nokia ecosystem than just the handset itself.

Via MonWindowsPhone.com

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HTC’s Portable Bluetooth Conference Speaker looks pretty cool

December 16, 2011 | By Surur

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If you like your gadgets cool-looking, few would come close to this portable Bluetooth conference calling speakers by HTC.

The HTC Portable Bluetooth Conference Speaker BS P100 , which is currently up for pre-order, can pair with 2 different handsets and offer up to 10 hours of conference calling or 6 hours of A2DP music playback.

Like most of HTC’s accessories it is however not very cheap, weighing in at £89.99 at Expansys here, but think how much you will impress your business colleagues when you pull this one out of your attaché case at your next impromptu meeting.

Via WindowsPhonenews.com

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T-Mobile US Nokia Lumia 710 accessories sheet leaks out

December 8, 2011 | By Surur

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The T-Mobile US Nokia Lumia 710 is now pretty much an open secret, with the Verge stumbling upon a sheet detailing the accessories (none very specific) which will be available for the handset.

It is somewhat disappointing to not see Nokia’s premium Monster headphones or tiny Bluetooth earpieces as part of the deal, but I suspect Nokia did as well as it could just to get the Lumia 710 on the carrier, and the rest of the inventory will have to wait for more welcome times.

We look forward to the official announcement of the handset on T-Mobile, which will likely also kick of a campaign of promotion for the device, which would mark Nokia’s real return to US.

Source: theVerge.com

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Official Nokia Lumia 800 hand case and carry case released

December 6, 2011 | By Surur

Nokia has unveiled and placed on sale an official hard case and also a carry case for the Nokia Lumia 800.

The accessories is available at Nokia’s Flagship store in Hong Kong and costs HK$198 (about $24.50).

The accessories come in a variety of bold colours, meaning the already colourful Nokia Lumia 800 can be brightened up even more.

Via welovewp.hk

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Accessories for the Nokia N800 start showing up on Amazon

October 24, 2011 | By Surur

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Guess what just popped up on Amazon. The Nokia 800 covers we spotted in this video here has now made it into the store, looking pretty much the same. The silicon case will be £9.99 and will be shipping on November the 28th, hopefully not indicating that the handset will only be released so late into next month.

Via the MyNokiablog

Thanks Isaac for the tip.

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Nokia to release audio accessories by Monster

October 5, 2011 | By Surur

Pocketnow have managed to get their hands on some promotional material from Nokia showing their new Monster-branded headphones, the Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headsets.

A particularly interesting element to this is that HTC recently purchased a controlling stake in Beats by Dr Dre, who’s kit are also ODMed by Monster Cable. The implication would be that the audio quality would be as good as Beats headsets, but without the brand name or paying $300 million.

The whole issue should be clarified at Nokia World, coming up on the 26th October.

Nokia Sea Ray silicone cases show up in Nokia N9 video

September 15, 2011 | By Surur

These days you never know what people will notice in an even seemingly innocuous video.

In a video touting the design of the Nokia N9 3 silicone cases for the Nokia Sea Ray also made a cameo appearance, differentiated from those for the N9 by the position of the flash and the presence of a camera button hole.

Now if the handset would only make a surprise appearance in stores also…

See the video after the break.

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A look at HTC’s new Dock interface

September 2, 2011 | By Surur

The HTC Titan and HTC Radar will have a Dock accessory available, designed to be used by the bedside for charging the phone and to allow the phone to be used as an alarm clock.

WPCentral managed to grab a screen shot of the app in action, here composited on the picture of the dock accessory by Engadget.

The app will show the date, current weather, HTC multimedia apps, including their movie service and HTC Photo Frame for a picture slide show, and also allow music to be played.

It is not yet known if the app will start automatically when the phone us plugged in, but the Engadget picture suggests not.

Update: Pocket-Lint also captured the phone in its dock and was able to confirm, in their preview of the Radar, that the Dock interface will indeed start up automatically.

Read their full first look at the handset here.

Thanks Ricardo for this picture of the HTC Titan dock via thisismynext.com.

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HTC Titan and Radar will have Dock Accessories

September 1, 2011 | By Surur

Engadget revealed at their hands-on that HTC’s new devices will have docks available as optional accessories, allowing the devices to charge overnight and be used as alarm clocks.

Almost makes one wish Windows Phone 7 hand a bit better landscape support…

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Fujitsu IS12T to come with swappable battery covers

August 25, 2011 | By Surur

The Fujitsu IS12T may not be coming with a huge library of localized apps, but it does with all thats needed to satisfy that other Japanese obsessions with their phones – accessories.

Nanapho reports that battery covers are swappable and can be combined in any combination, and are sold separately just for this purpose at around $4.50, creating so called “exotic” coloured devices.

The stores are also fully stocked with the more mundane screen protectors, softcases and hard cases and other accessories, showing at least a significant commitment from the retailer launching the handset.