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Last year, Texas Instruments has already presented a prototype of its DLP Pico Projector. Now they are integrating it into a BlackBerry.

The BlackBerry with Pico Projector is definitely slimmer than last year’s prototype, though the BlackBerry is wider. The BlackBerry in the video is actually just a dummy BlackBerry casing, hopefully TI will be able to complete a working phone with the Pico Projector integrated.

Check out this ShengTai CKing mobile phone in China, they have a working phone with a mini projector with a small projection screen size.

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Other than the new Googld Talk for Apple iPhone, Google Maps for mobile team has also announced a new voice search feature on its search application. The new feature is compatible with a select group of BlackBerry devices at the moment include BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120 and 8130 in US.

According to the announcement on the team blog, here is the instruction on using the voice search:

1. Press “0″ to center the map view around your location
2. Press the left-side key and hold it while you say the name or type of business you’re looking for (for example, “pizza”)
3. When you’re done speaking, release the left-side key, and our voice recognition technology will figure out your request and find the business you’ve been looking for, no typing needed.

Get it now on your BlackBerry Pearl by visiting http://www.google.com/gmm on your mobile phone

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MetroPCS Communications announces the launch of its flat-rate unlimited wireless services in the Greater Philadelphia Region. With MetroPCS service plans, customers pay by the month, not by the minute, and services do not require a signed contract, credit check, minimum balance or deposit. Service plans start from $30 per month, and unlimited long distance service to the 48 contiguous states is available with service plans as low as $35 per month. The first month of service is included with the purchase of a phone and there is no activation fee. Additionally, MetroPCS offers unlimited family plans.

This marks MetroPCS’ first entrance into the Northeast and the start of its 11th market. MetroPCS unlimited wireless service is now offered in all major U.S. regions including the East Coast, Southeastern U.S., Midwest, Central and Western regions.

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Bang & Olufsen, a great North American supplier of high end home theaters and custom multi room music systems, has recently broke into the headset market with the EarSet 2 and EarSet 3.

The EarSet 2 is a Bluetooth wireless job that features two omni-directional microphones that uses Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to assist in clearer sound by suppressing wind and other background noise for the best transmission possible.

This EarSet 2 also has a great ergonomic feel as well. It has a full adjustable clip to fit on your ear comfortably, and a convenient fold out mike. This fold-out mike functions as an on/off switch for the device. Calls and volume are operated by a single, easy-to-use switch.

As for the EarSet 3, it may not have the wireless action going on, but they do have the clarity of sound that the Earset 2 has, but in both ears. Not only is it designed for talking on a cellular phone, but works well for music mobile phones, MP3 players, and is even compatible with the Apple iPhone.

You should be able to get these products from the Bang & Olufsen (B&O) website. The EarSet 2 is about $350.00, and the EarSet 3 is for $250.00.

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Musician’s aren’t known for being diabolical war mongers. Most of the time they have a free-loving, peaceful anti-war spirit (if they aren’t named Ted Nugent). The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected legislation that would have banned hand guns from public and inner-city use. This, of course, spurred some pretty nasty controversy among the old Interwebz.

Before the ban was rejected, Freaking News ran a Photoshop contest in preparedness for a nationwide hand gun ban. The concept? Make weapons less intimidating through the design of musical instruments. And boy, did users create some doozies. If names like the Trumpet Pistol and the Russian Banjo aren’t enough to intimidate, we don’t know what is.

Take for example the previously mentioned Russian Banjo, which features an assortment of rockets and bombs as the banjo’s neck and a Russian psuedo-commie star as the face design, not to mention being the prized possession of one Vlad Putin. Yet surely the totally fake instrument can whip out an impressive Deliverance twang line.

While musicians might not be running out to their local instrument stores to seek out musical weapons there is a lot that can be said about making gun-control less of a hardcore issue and more about constitutionalism. Sure, a lot has changed since our fore fathers wrote that fateful second amendment, but it hasn’t killed us all just yet. In the end, the Supreme Court did their job of enforcing the law. Like it or not, it’s what they’re there to do.

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Did you ever wonder why there are motorcycles motorized bicycles (motorcycles), but there are not motorized unicycles? Probably because unicycles require delicate balance just to stay up, and the high speed of a motor could really amplify the injures received from a normal unicycle accident.

Well, now there is the UnoCycle, a one-wheeled motorized wonder that uses the same principles of the Segway. I’m guessing it also uses the same balancing principle that the Audi Snook uses.

Believe it or not, the UnoCycle has only one button for its controls. There is no throttle, brakes, or handlebar, just the riders leaning in whatever direction. In fact, it uses the same Segway principle of LeanSteer. The UnoCycle has a top speed of 15 miles per hour, but the designers hope they could get it up to 40 mph.

I’m not exactly itching to try this UnoCycle out for myself. No offense to the designers, but this looks like one of those devices where you would expect a little falling before you get it right.

So if you want that experience of learning how to ride a bike again, this is for you. It doesn’t look like it will hit the general market anytime soon, but the way gas prices are going up, there will be a demand for fast, one-man fuel-efficient vehicles.

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This replacement for the K323 is thinner and lighter, while adding a color external display and (on some versions) support for CDMA 1700. Other features of this affordable clamshell phone are similar, including a VGA camera, Bluetooth, speakerphone, BREW, and voice dialing.

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Google has just released a web based version of Google Talk, specially designed for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

In order to stay online with the Googlel Talk, you will need to keep your Safari web browser running after login in to the Google Talk. Once you switch to other window or application, your session will be disconnected and eventually they will reconnect you back when you return.

To access the web based google talk, just open up http://www.google.com/talk in your iPhone or iPod Touch browser.

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Nokia is now running a new viral marketing website with a hint of upcoming announcement in about 101 hours time. The website, OpenAtOwnRisk.com did not tell you what they are going to announce. The count down timer is about 101 hours and 30 minutes more from now, which turns out to be next Monday 5AM EST.

Although someone has manage to find a NSeries logo in the flash file, it is not sure if Nokia is announcing a new service, software or new mobile device. Make your own guess according to this sentence in the flash movie, “A secret that can now be found within Nokia Download service, allowing the public- you, to find the key to break the seals. And see…”

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Orange Business Services is launching Unik for corporate, a fixed-mobile convergence solution that seamlessly integrates mobile and office phones. Employees can be reached anywhere by dialing one number, which rings their office and mobile phones at the same time. 

Unik for corporate is the latest development in the Unik line of services, including Unik, packaged for the consumer market, and Unik for business, which is designed for small companies with less than 50 employees. Unik for business is currently available in France, Spain, U.K. and Poland. Unik for corporate is designed for businesses with more than 200 employees, and can support thousands of users with availability in over 200 countries. 

Employees can effortlessly move from desk phone to mobile, and back. Voice messages go to one mailbox simplifying life. In addition, international calls from employee’s mobile phones can be routed through their IP PBX to their Business Talk Global voice network, saving money. Business Talk Global is Orange Business Service’s international voice offering. 

“Unik for corporate is a great example of our capacity to innovate by continually bringing new, managed convergence services to our customers and end users,” said Laurent Kocher, senior vice president of Global Services, Orange Business Services. “As a global integrated operator, Orange Business Services can provide a more competitive solution than a single player that is just an integrator or just an operator.”

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