Sprint Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE QWERTY Smartpone

Sprint debuts its first 4G LTE smartphone, the Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE with side-slide QWERTY keyboard. In addition to the WiMAX network, Sprint is rolling out its LTE 4G network and the PHOTON Q is the carrier’s first LTE-enabled device. The MOTO phone also features international capability supporting also CDMA 1900/800, 3G WCMDA/HSDPA 21.1Mbps 850/1900/2100 and quad-band GSM/EDGE mobile networks.

Powered by dual-core 1.5GHz processor and 1GB RAM, the PHOTON Q runs on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and comes with MOTO’s SmartActions app to intelligently automates routine, everyday tasks for you. It has a five-row full QWERTY keyboard, a 4.3-inch ColorBoost 540×960 touchscreen LCD display, a 8 Megapixel auto focus camera with flash and Ful HD 1080p video recording, and a 720p HD front-facing camera for video chat. The LTE handset has 8GB of internal storage and supports microSD/SDHC up to 32GB. It also supports Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, GPS/AGPS as well as NFC (Near Field Communication) for Android Beam.

The PHOTON Q 4G LTE has HDMI output and features mirror mode to bring the screen from the phone to your HDTV. Sprint will announce pricing and availability of the smartphone within next few weeks.

Source:http://www.itechnews.net/2012/07/27/sprint-motorola-photon-q-4g-lte-qwerty-smartpone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ItechNewsNet+%28ITech+News+Net%29

TinkerBrick Case Combines iPods with LEGO

As you know, we love LEGO bricks around here. There’s something just so amazing about the billions of different creative things you can do with these little modular components. Now, you can combine your LEGO enthusiasm with your iPod Touch with a single gadget – the TinkerBrick case.

The TinkerBrick is a special LEGO-compatible iPod Touch case, which allows you to integrate your iOS device into your LEGO creations. This isn’t like some of the other LEGO cases I’ve seen which just let you snap a couple of bricks on your phone. This case is specifically made so you can use your iOS gadget as a component of your LEGO builds. For instance, let’s say you want to make a strummable LEGO guitar, where the iPod Touch acts as the frets. Perfect. Simply build your LEGO guitar, snap your iPod Touch into the TinkerBrick, and then attach it to the fretboard. Voila!

The sky is really the limit. With the TinkerBrick case, you can use your iPod Touch as a screen and input device within LEGO builds, so you can create interactive creatures and gadgets with LEGO accessories.

The TinkerBrick case is available in red, black, white and yellow versions, but at this point, the TinkerBrick case is available only for the iPod Touch (4th Gen.) I’m hopeful that they’ll release the case for other devices like the iPhone and iPad, as I could see plenty of possibilities for integrating those devices into LEGO builds as well. You can get your hands on a TinkerBrick case over on Amazon now for $32.95(USD).

Source:http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/25/tinkerbrick-ipod-touch-lego-case/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechnabobtechNewsBlog+%28Technabob%29

Mushkin Catalyst Cache SSD Designed for Caching

Mushkin launches the new Catalyst Cache solid state drive designed for caching that in turn will accelerate boot time and overall system performance. It comes with Dataplex cache software that uses intelligent caching algorithms to turn the SSD into a high-performance cache for your existing hard drive. The software will automatically cache frequently accessed files to the drive for faster access.

The Catalyst Cache sports SandForce controller and uses SATA III 6Gbps interface. It delivers up to 550MB/s read and 515MB/s write speeds and 90000 IOPS performance. The 2.5-inch cache drive comes in 50GB (MKNSSDCT50GB) and 100GB (MKNSSDCT100GB) capacities.

Source:http://www.itechnews.net/2012/07/26/mushkin-catalyst-cache-ssd-designed-for-caching/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ItechNewsNet+%28ITech+News+Net%29