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The iPhone 4 was announced today during Steve Jobs’ keynote at WWDC and the world is taken by storm again.

Its flagship features are, of course, the extremely high resolution screen, video chat capability with FaceTime, and the sexy new form factor. But there’s more to the 4 than that, and even those seemingly self-explanatory new features deserve a closer look. Let’s see just what Apple’s done here with its biggest update to the iPhone since the original.

We’re all pretty familiar with the new body, since it was really the focus of Gizmodo’s exposé. In fact, that was pretty much the limit, since they couldn’t do much else with a dead, locked phone. But they examined it very closely and found it to be beautiful and metallic. Its new squared-off look is a signal from Apple that this is an entirely new phone, not just an iteration of the original. You might say this is the true sequel to the iPhone, the 3G and 3GS being merely refinements of the original design. Three years is a long time to stick with what was essentially the same design, especially for a company as chameleonic as Apple. A change was due, and the change is welcome.

The new design is more squared off, with a flatter back, creating a stronger shape in both your hand and eye. It’s not trying to hide the buttons, but rather showing off their careful placement and clean lines. I think the overarching themes here are power and superiority, rather than slickness. The glass on both sides, we found out in the closing video, is “almost as strong as sapphire crystal” and can deform pretty seriously without breaking. Good news to those of us afraid of exploding iPhones.

The previously reported dimensions are accurate: 4.5×2.31×0.37 inches. It weighs 137 grams, more than expected and slightly heavier than the 3GS. It’s similar enough in size and weight to the old one that you probably won’t notice the difference, but the new flat back and squared-off edges will either delight or bother you. I’m guessing delight.

The announcement that the steel rim of the phone is in fact the phone’s antenna nullifies concerns people had about potential signal blocking, like we have seen in several other Apple products.

The Display

The new 3.5-inch “Retina” IPS LCD display sports 326 pixels per inch, and is 960 by 640 pixels. They’re calling it “resolutionary.” Hmm — Apple puns. 960×640 will be a meaningless number to most people, but the resolution nerds among us will recognize three things about it right off the bat.

• It’s a higher pixel count than any other phone out there. Even the mighty EVO 4G is only 800×480, and at a larger screen size to boot. This means the iPhone screen is among the sharpest, if not the sharpest, in existence (and suggests a similar upgrade for the iPad once the LCD tech is scalable).
• It’s twice the original resolution. All the old iPhones were 480×320. By multiplying both of those numbers by two for the new resolution, Apple has ensured that all the old apps can run on the iPhone 4 with a simple 2x stretch filter. Very important for back-compatibility and taking advantage of the enormous number of apps in the store. Expect “HD” upgrades for your favorite apps, though, and expect to pay. Update: We got some full-size screenshots here.
• It’s very nearly iFrame. Surprisingly, though, the iPhone 4 records in 720p. Whither iFrame? Is Apple giving it up? I sure hope so. (update: nope, it’s there in iMovie instead of 480p)The Cameras

The new 5-megapixel rear camera is a decent improvement. I complained recently about cameras trying to resolve too much detail on a tiny sensor, and the iPhone camera will continue to to that, I’m sure, but the larger lens can only make things better. The backside illumination, too, should really improve low light performance, as well as the LED flash.

iMovie: We’ve written it up in a little more detail here, but essentially you’ve got a powerful mobile timeline-based movie editor. That’s pretty insane. The interface looks pretty simple; you won’t be cutting together feature films with this thing, but you could certainly edit a home movie, and of course it’s perfect for sticking together multiple shots from your iPhone. It’ll cost $5 in the App Store — which seems kind of weird until you realize that it’s really sort of a premium add-on, and its themes and assets are things some users would rather just not have clogging up their phone.

iOS 4

Too many improvements to mention here…

There’s also iBooks for the iPhone now. Not bad: the increased resolution puts the iPhone 4 almost in e-ink territory when it comes to sharpness of text, so this could be real nice. Native support for PDFs will be handy as well. Good news: all your iPad books will work on the iPhone 4 as well. No separate download or separate book.

It’s worth mentioning that IOS is already an OS, and one by Cisco to boot. It’s deja vu all over again!

iAd got another plug, and will be going live July 1st. Joy!

Inner gear

The iPhone 4 runs on the A4 processor, the same one that’s found in the iPad (or near enough). Jobs claims a 40% improvement in battery life due to the efficiency of the A4 (plus the 16% larger battery): 7h 3G talk, 6h 3G browsing, 10h Wi-Fi, 10h video, 300h standby. Nice. This will certainly be used for making better and faster apps, and you’ll be seeing a lot of that in new games. Speaking of which:

The iPhone already had an accelerometer setup that allowed for limited motion controls, but the new 3-axis gyroscope is “perfect for gaming” according to Steve. Take that, Nintendo! With the new screen and this improved controller, the iPhone may now actually be a credible threat to the big N.

Its output options are unfortunately limited compared with other devices: the dock connector will allow for a 1024×768 signal, which was nice in 2007. The iPhone 4 can play 720p files up to 30FPS, but HD output would have been nice as well.

Pricing and Availability

The new iPhone will be available on June 24th. It comes in black or white, and with a new contract, costs $199 for a 16GB version and $299 for 32GB. If your upgrade date is in 2011 (i.e. 1/1/11 or later) you can get the early update price, which is $399/$499. And of course you can always pay full price: $599/$699 with no contract at all. The 3G is being retired, and the 3GS will now be $99. The June 24th date is for the US, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK. The rest of the world will get it in July.

The Tekkeon NavDock Home Media Center with On-TV Navigation for iPod/iPhone lets you navigate your iPod/iPhone through an on-TV menu to play videos, photos and music on a connected television.

The Tekkeon NavDock browses directly through your iPod/iPhone menus, so finding and playing music and videos is easy.
You can use the 16-button remote to adjust or mute volume, shuffle, repeat or skip songs, and fast forward or rewind through music or videos.
The remote offers a five-way navigation pad and quick keys that jump directly to the videos, photos, music or settings menus.

With Tekkeon NavDock, you have complete control. You can change the language, the menu color scheme to fit your mood, or the navigation speed to fit your taste. You can even access the equalizer or display the lyrics or album art that appears next to your songs in the Now Playing screen in motion as your personalized screensaver.

The graphic display that appears on your TV is very nice, both aesthetically pleasing and easy to read, with adjustable color backgrounds.

The remote gives you full navigation of your IPod: Playlists, Artists, Albums, Songs, Podcasts, Genres, Composers and Audiobooks. It also allows you to set your Equalizer just like on your IPod and basically shows about everything on your TV screen that your IPod display does.

The display on the TV screen will show you what is currently playing and you can set the screensaver to come on after various lengths of time. The title of the current song always scrolls across the album cover area. Yes, it shows album covers! And you can turn that feature on or off; just like the IPod Classic it works a little faster without the album cover display turned on but I prefer to see the album covers. Anyway, it’s nice to have the option.

The NavDock will play your videos and photos as well, though with photos you have to first navigate using the IPod display itself, instead of using just the display on the TV to navigate. This is the only time you ever have to look at your IPod itself when you have the NavDock connected. Everything else can be done with the NavDock remote: you can browse artists, genres, and albums and one nice feature is that the remote has a shuffle button right on it, so you don’t have to go into the menu to turn shuffle on or off.

Get the Tekkeon NavDock now for US $89.99 (and save up to 31% off its regular price!)

It’s hard to believe but these two compact cameras are able to accomplish a mission impossible.
They’re both well under US $ 100, both feature 12 Megapixels sensors and 3x optical zoom!

Meet the Kodak EasyShare MD41: a really easy compact camera, with a 35–105 mm (35 mm equivalent) optical zoom, a face detection function that locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings for great shots, SD/SDHC support.

It supports ISO positions 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600 on a 1/2.3 inch CCD sensor and weighs 115 grams and sports a 2,7″ LCD.

In the Kodak EasyShare MD41 there are also a lot of on-camera playback features such as cropping, undo-delete, picture rotation and self-timer. You can also tag your images with text and make use of multi-field search.

The Kodak EasyShare MD41 price?
A mere $89.99. You Save: $60.00 (that’s 40% off!)

What about a touchy display and interface? What about the HP PB360?

The HP PB360 offers 12.2 megapixel resolution, 3X optical zoom, and 5X digital zoom.
A wide 3″ touch screen LCD display with on-screen icons allows easy camera control.
More features? Smile detection, digital image stabilization, red eye removal, different scene modes, and more.
With Motion JPEG video capture capability, you can record special moments and easily share them with your friends and family on YouTube.
Capture clear and bright images with a wide range of ISO sensitivities (up to 3200) even in dim light.

Ok, so touch the HP PB360 at US $99.99 and save up to 29% (that’s US $40.00 less!).

As expected, Sony has unveiled the NEX-3 and NEX-5 mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.
Both come packing the same new 14.2-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, which is almost 60% bigger (23.4mm x 15.6mm) than what you’ll find inside a micro four thirds body. Both can capture HD video and stereo audio via the built-in microphone, but the NEX-3 tops out at 720p, while the NEX-5 can crab 1080i video in AVCHD format; meet the new, mirrorless E-mount.

Both offer high-resolution tilt/flip screens, fast continuous shooting and HD video capture, with 720p from the NEX-3 and 1080i, AVCHD from the NEX-5.
Also announced are three E-mount lenses: a 16mm F2.8 pancake, offering a 24mm equivalent field-of-view, a standard 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 stabilized kit zoom, with a 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 stabilized superzoom to follow.

If you’re not satisfied with three lens options (and you have a little extra room in your bag), the optional LA-EA1 Mount Adapter allows both NEX cameras to use the full range of Alpha lenses, plus a “huge range” of other legacy A-mount lenses if you don’t need AF. It’s worth noting that there’s no internal image stablization on the NEX bodies, so you’ll have to opt for the 18-55mm lens if you want to enjoy the Optical Steady Shot functionality.

Despite the extra sensor real estate, both bodies are impressively compact.
The NEX-5, which has a magnesium alloy body, weighs just 10.1-ounces (with battery and media) and the NEX-3 checks in at 10.5-ounces.

The new NEX-3 and NEX-5, which will be hitting shelves in July.

The Rechargeable Speaker Logitech S315i will blow you away with 20 hours of music when you use the power-saving mode.
That’s a full day’s (or night’s) worth of music without missing a beat. This little beauty powerfully reproduces your favorite songs with accurate highs and every note will be heard loudly and clearly.
A custom, full-range driver brings you crisp, sharp sounds. And since it’s rechargeable, this is a sleek and stylish speaker and goes with you wherever you go.
You can play and charge your iPod or iPhone with a dock connector. The result is a product that makes the most of your music. Go ahead. Play a song or two … or 300 … without recharging.

Get now the Logitech S315i and act quickly! It’s now available for US $ 49.99 (that’s 50% off its regular price!).

The Nikon Coolpix S8000 lays claim to the title of the world’s slimmest 10x zoom compact. And while tech is dominated by constant chatter about “world firsts”, this nifty little number is every bit as good as its makers reckon.

The zoom is the real big drawer with the Nikon Coolpix S8000.
Use it in conjunction with the ace macro mode and your shots will be imbued with excellent detail and will let you get close up without any nasty blur around the edge of your pics.

Push the lens wider though and your landscape shots will really look the part. The 30mm shots we took looked vast and rich in detail, perfect if you want cracking pics without investing in something bulkier and pricier.

Elsewhere the Nikon Coolpix S8000 is instilled with the camera maker’s excellent and easy-to-use UI.
Accessing scene modes is straightforward via one button, letting you optimise your shots wherever you are.

Moreover the LCD screen slapped on the back is ace too. At 3-inches and featuring 921k pixel it’s more than ample for viewing your handiwork, although we would have preferred AMOLED in order to get a slightly bigger viewing angle and it’s comparable to higher-level Nikon’s D90!

Nikon Coolpix S8000’s short list of features:

• Macro shooting from as close as 1 cm (0.4 in.)
• High-speed performance
• 16 scene modes for optimized shooting in various settings
• Scene Auto Selector
• Subject Tracking
• Quick Retouch
• D-Lighting
• Auto Sort function
• Approx. 32 MB of internal memory
• USB charging via Charging AC Adapter EH-68P/EH-68P (AR) or PC
• HDMI connectivity

The Nikon Coolpix S8000 is available right now at the slim price of US $262.20, so you save $37.75 (that’s 13% off its regular price)!

Forget your tiny iPod speakers and pump up the volume with da beautiful Lasonic i931, a portable music system in true retro ghetto blaster style.
The Lasonic i931 features playback of MP3s via an iPod dock, usb port, or SD/MMC card slot.
In addition, the Lasonic i931 has AM/FM radio, remote, mic input, and bass and treble EQ controls. The system is capable of blasting out 15 watts per channel through separate woofers and tweeters.

Da features:

• Supported USB flash disk and SD/MMC card to playback MP3 files
• Enjoy your iPod without earphone
• FM 20 preset stations and AM 20 preset stations
• Separate bass and treble controls
• Powerful speaker sound system (12W x 2)
• Full function remote control

It’s bulky, chunky, heavy and everyone will notice it so… why bother? Everyone will see you’re in da house!

Yo! Get the Lasonic i931 now for $114.95 and you save $185.04 (that’s 62% off!).

The ViewSonic PJL7211 is an advanced 3LCD projector which delivers 2200 lumens with a 1024 x 768 XGA native resolution.

This projector is designed for table-top use or can be mounted on the ceiling for classrooms and meeting rooms.
The top load lamp and bottom filter with slide design provide for easy maintenance.
There are 7 default picture modes (Normal, Cinema, Dynamic, Blackboard, Greenboard, Whiteboard and Daylight modes) to choose from depending on the user’s projected source.
Whisper mode helps extend the lamp life and drops the fan noise down to 30dB.
For increased security, a PIN lock feature allows you to set a password to prevent unauthorized use and Kensington security lock.

One reason to buy the ViewSonic PJL7211 now?

It’s available at US $457.96 , ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping, so you save US $291.04 (that’s 39% off!).

Let’s admit it, we can’t look forware for Zynga to release any Farmville sort-of for iPhone & iPod touch.
In the meantime, meet Ngmoco’s We Rule for iPhone.

In a nutshell, it’s a free game for iPhone in which you manage and rule (!) your personal medieval world!

Most elements in We Rule will be immediately familiar to Farmville fans: reign building starts right from harvesting field, selling products, gettin’ money and so on.
This is, of course, embedded in a sort of social world where you interact with lots of other users and trade crops/stuff with them.

[Via tiPhones.com ]

Based on a best-selling line of Japanese drawing books, Let’s Draw! challenges players to create full images by combining small, easy to draw shapes into larger objects and scenes.

Let’s Draw! makes art accessible by teaching children of all ages, even those who have not yet learned to read, how to draw via full voice instructions as they play.

Kids follow step-by-step guidance to create more than 100 different images that they can then bring to life with animation and sound. Let’s Draw! also lets players pair their newfound art skills with their imaginations to create and animate their own designs from scratch.

Let’s Draw! Features:

• Portable art studio: Because Nintendo DS is a portable game machine, kids can enjoy drawing at any time, anywhere without the need for paper and crayons!
• Touch and animate your pictures: Once a drawing is completed, touch it and bring it to life with animation and sound. Watch the elephant running, the rocket taking off, bird chirping, and more!
• Kid friendly voice instructions: Even a small child who can’t read yet can play by simply following the voice instructions throughout the menus and game.
• Play fun mini games, with YOUR creations!: Play 10 fun-filled mini games such as “Car Racing”, “Whack-a-Mole” or “Air Hockey” featuring the very characters you’ve drawn.
• Flex your creative muscles: Once you’ve mastered your drawing skills in “Learn to Draw” mode, it’s time to unleash the creativity! Draw whatever you like! Once completed, each picture is stored in the Album for you to view later.

Get Let’s Draw! now for US $ 19.99 and enjoy artistic fun!

The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is a compact, easy-to-carry Internet companion that’s ideal for helping keep kids, teens, bloggers and travelers connected from just about any location at any time–whether on the couch or on the road. You’ll also be able to watch your favorite TV shows wherever you roam thanks to the internal digital TV tuner.

With the integrated digital TV tuner, you’ll be able to catch your favorite programs wherever you roam; moreover the the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 includes three USB ports, a VGA video output, and 3-in-1 memory card reader.

This netbook is powered by the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, which is designed especially for mobile devices and features an innovative hafnium-infused circuitry that reduces electrical current leakage in transistors to conserve energy: thanks to a 6-cell battery for up to 6.3 hours of battery power.

You’ll be able to surf the Web, chat with friends (both via text and using the integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam), and upload on-the-go photos to blogs or social networking sites.
Standard built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity means quick and easy Internet access to hotspots in the home, on campus, in a local coffee shop, or in the office.
It comes in a range of colors, including a shiny Obsidian Black.

The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows Windows 7 Starter and it’s available now for US $303.84 (that’s 24% or US $96.14 off its regular price) so hurry up!

So you’ve got two iPods but only one power socket. What’s a gadget fan to do? Well just buy the Griffin Powerdock!

There isn’t much to say about the Griffin Powerdock, it’s just one of those devices that does exactly what it says it does: charge two iPods at the same time from one power source!

In the box you get a power cable with various country tips on it, the silver docking station that takes two iPods and a plethora of cradles to fit all manner of iPods from years gone by.

Charging your iPod(s) is as simple as dumping it in the dock and waiting for them to charge. With zero indication on the unit itself you do have to look at the iPod itself to see how much longer you need to charge for, but it’s not biggie.

With Griffin Powerdock Charging Station you get eight Universal Dock inserts to fit most iPod models that charge by dock connector so you don’t have to buy any extra connectors: just plug it in!

The Griffin Powerdock is available right now with 41% saving at US $ 29.55!

Here are a couple of Universal Remote Control from Logitech that span most pro-am users’ needs when it comes to handle all our beloved HD gizmos.

Logitech Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote Control: meet the Remote Control King!

The Harmony remote makes it easy for any family member to use the home-entertainment system without help – and start any activity with just one touch of a button. NO more navigating a variety of entertainment components with multiple remotes and/or a complicated sequence of commands, which often require a set of written instructions.

Logitech’s range of universal remote controls has been so well-received by the home cinema enthusiast market that the company has rapidly become the number one brand for programmable clickers. And with the high-end Logitech Harmony 1100 it’s easy to see why.

With its gloss black styling and 3.5in colour screen, it’s an exact replacement for the extremely popular Harmony 1000. The Logitech Harmony 1100 is similarly capable of controlling up to 15 separate items of kit (via IR or, with an optional extender, RF).

But the most impressive feature, one that rivals find impossible to match, is that the control codes for your equipment can be found and stored within seconds thanks to an ever-expanding online database with, so far, over 225,000 available.

Of course, you’ll need to hook up the remote to your computer and, subsequently, the internet, which may put off some, but the supplied software is so simple to use, that it shouldn’t take more than an hour to set up. And that includes macros (called ‘Activities’ here), too.

Be confident you can control whatever entertainment devices you have today or buy tomorrow. The Harmony 1100 works with more than 225,000 devices from 5,000+ brands – and the list grows every day.

The software, onscreen graphics and button layout have all been improved over the Harmony 1000 thanks to consumer feedback. The ability to set up Activities (sequences of events that switch on all of the relevant equipment) is a godsend. For example, tap ‘Watch TV’ and the screen, Freeview box and amp all start up automatically.

When used with the Harmony RF Extender (sold separately), the Harmony 1100 helps you control devices that you keep behind closed doors, even those you can’t see.

The Logitech Harmony 1100 is available now for US $286.83 so you Save $212.17 (that’s 43% off) so hurry up.

Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control: for the budget-conscious user

The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It’s home entertainment the way it should be–simple.

Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming.

It comes with a recharging station so, never replace batteries again. The Logitech Harmony 880 includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged. Your family will always know where to put the remote—and you´ll always know where to find it!

The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It’s home entertainment the way it should be - simple. Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16: 9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4: 3 ratio for basic television programming.

Get ready to save up to 65% on this! The Logitech Harmony 880 is now available for US $69.99!

Most DSLRs today sport live view features, as we all know, but being able to remotely watch a scene and control your DSLR is another story, isn’t it?

The Aputure Gigtube is a plug-in, external LCD display and camera controller for digital SLR cameras. It works with all the major digital SLRs (except Sony) and provides a live feed via the camera’s LiveView function. If LiveView isn’t available on the camera, the Gigtube will still display the photo that has just been taken so you can review it. The Gigtube’s screen is a 2.5″, 230 kpixel 16 million colour unit and it connects to the camera via it’s video out port and USB control port.

It comes with a 2m extension cable or you can attach it to the camera via the flash hot-shoe. The display rotates 270° and it has a built-in rechargeable battery that will last about 3 hours on a full charge.

Compatible with any camera with a video output, the Aputure Gigtube screen can automatically display an image immediately after shooting it, or can stream the video feed from live view. Moreover, the LCD screen is rotatable for different angle view and this gadget offers the remote shutter release function.

How can you use it? How is the Aputure Gigtube going to come in handy to the pro-am photographer?
Check some examples.

Self-portraits viewfinder
Aputure Gigtube can automatically transfer the live view mode of the camera (if the camera supports) on the LCD screen so you make a shooting toward your side to freely take photos of you and with your friend or family, just like you shoot other object, easily.

High-angle (position) viewfinder
When shooting an object in high position that not easily accessible or overlooking to shoot and more such situations, the Aputure Gigtube can make its powerful effect by its live view and instant photo display function and off-camera remote shutter release function.

Off-camera remote shutter release
When shooting an object in high position that not easily accessible or overlooking to shoot and more such situations, the Aputure Gigtube can make its powerful effect by its live view and instant photo display function and off-camera remote shutter release function.

Low-angle (position) viewfinder
Aputure Gigtube is usefully in the situations where the camera is positioned in a way that makes viewing the camera’s screen difficult or impossible. There is a hot shoe mount for making above-the-head and low-angle shooting easier.

There are different models of the Aputure Gigtube for each camera manufacturer
specifically for Nikon (D700 /D300 /D300s/D3/D3x/D200/D2Xs/D2Hs/D2x/D2H Cameras) or Canon (EOS 5D/50D/40D/30D/20D/1D Mark III/1Ds Mark III Cameras) among others.

The good news is that now they are available with some interesting discount (up to 37%) at around US 189.95!

The Fujifilm FinePix Z30 may look like a toy, but this fashion-first point-and-shoot camera takes excellent photos.

Boasting a high-resolution 2.7-inch LCD screen, the 10-megapixel FinePix Z30 has a Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens and is designed for ultra-portability, making this the ideal camera for the fashionista on-the-go. Like its predecessor, the Fujifilm Z20, the Fujifilm Z30 can Face it, Blog it and Roll it.

Users can Face It with Fujifilm’s innovative Face Detection Technology with Automatic Red Eye Removal for capturing the ultimate group shots; Blog it with the innovative Blog Mode, making it effortless for social-media-savvy users to post pictures and videos to personal profile pages, blogs and video sharing websites or simply to e-mail to friends; and Roll it with the Successive Movie mode that allows users to create 60 second movie clips.

Starting with the front of the Fujifilm FinePix Z30, a shiny, button-bedecked faceplate protects the lens when the camera is powered off; sliding it to one side turns the camera on. The shutter button and the speaker are the only two items on the top of the camera. A slightly grainy 2.7in-diagonal LCD and 10 rubber buttons handle all of the controls on the back of the FinePix Z30.

The Fujifilm FinePix Z30 is available now for US $76.95 (you save: $73.00 [-49%] ).