The Elecom MR-C27 card reader looks great - plain and simple - and yes that is a pun. There are lots of different SD card readers of all shapes and sizes out there, but to be honest, a lot of them are either unnecessary and look tacky. This one however, does not. It looks like a 4 piece toaster, and we love toast, especially when you get 4 slices. This cubed reader supports SD/MicroSC/MiniSD cards but unfortunately does not pop them back out after some time. That would be fun albeit annoying after some time, but then fun again when it happens to your friend.
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Sprint and Samsung have gone green with their latest cellphone, the Reclaim, an eco-friendly phone that is made from 80 percent recycled materials.
The Reclaim's a sliding QWERTY phone cased in a “bio-plastic” case that is made from corn, is mostly PVC and BFR (brominated flame retardants) free.
The phone also comes equipped with a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot and has Sprint Navigation. It's green down to the packaging which looks suitably earthy ad is made from 70% recycled materials and printed with soy-based ink.
The handset comes in 'Earth Green' and 'Ocean Blue' and is available mid-August.
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Seemingly targeting the casual smartphone user whose interests may have roused by the iPhone hype machine, Blackberry have released details of their latest Curve 8520 which seems geared to first time buyers.
Changes include three new multimedia buttons on the top of the phone for music playback control, as well as swapping the old nobbly trackball for optical technology, redesigned for fast scrolling through web pages, emails and documents.
Battery life is 4.5 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby but lots less using the GPRS internet. A microSD card slot allows for expandable memory and it comes with a (quite low) 2 megapixel camera with 5x zoom. The display stays the same 320 x 240 TFT LCD with Bluetooth, WiFi and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Sony have upped the Dictaphone stakes with their new PCM-M10 which is full of features and also acts as a passable music player with a built-in speaker.
It boasts and 'entry-level' price which makes these features even sweeter: the electret condenser stereo microphones, 4GB of internal flash memory, a microSD/Memory Stick Micro slot, cross-memory recording, digital pitch control, digital limiter, low-cut filter, track mark functions, a 5-second pre-recording buffer and A-B repeat capability.
From the journalist to amateur musician, everyone can make use for the uploading and downloading of WAV and MP3 files, all in a durable metal case and long battery life provided by standard AA batteries. Slated for release in the next few weeks, the PCM-M10 will cost around £275.
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