Nokia N81: Music Junkies Will Love This Phone

It can be a decent gaming phone too, with its support for landscape orientation games and a D-pad suited for gaming.

Lastly, the Nokia N81 is configured to find and buy music and games from the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service. Sounds like a great integrated entertainment solution.

Price and Availability

US$499 for 2GB removable microSD memory model, US$599 for 8GB internal memory model. Fourth quarter of 2007.

Official Press Release

Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB: Entertainment made simple
With dedicated music and gaming keys, 3.5 mm headphone connector and 3G and WLAN connectivity, the Nokia N81 multimedia computer is a true mobile entertainment powerhouse. With a sleek, polished surface and keys that light up when you activate them, accessing content on the 3D multimedia menu is fast and intuitive. Equally impressive, the Nokia N81 is configured to find, buy, manage and play music and games purchased from the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service. The estimated retail price of the Nokia N81 is 360 EUR before subsidies or taxes. The Nokia N81 8GB is expected to retail for 430 EUR before subsidies or taxes. Both versions are expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Amazon Spills The Beans: Canon 40D DSLR

Looks like Amazon spilled the beans on Canon’s upcoming 40D DSLR. This highly-anticipated camera is actually rumored around the internet for a while now, but Amazon just went ahead and confirmed it all.

Availability: September 20, 2007
Price: US$1,299 (

Most notable improvements from Canon the 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC III image processor, large 3.0-inch LCD, 6.5fps continuous shooting speed, huge 75 JPEG/17 RAW buffer, and sensor dust removal system.

Apple iMac: New Look & New Specs, Starts At $1,199

The Pretty

The most obvious cosmetic changes are the inclusion of black and the change from plastic to aluminum and glass. Following the style of the iPhone, the new iMac sports a black bezel and a black Apple logo on its silver aluminum exterior.

The new keyboard is equally sweet! With a super-low profile compared to the previous model, it provides a more laptop-like typing experience. It comes in wired and wireless versions, with the wired offering two USB ports and the wireless having a sleek power button at the side.

The tech specs are just as amazing। 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme processor, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics, support for up to 1TB of storage, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.0, 8x SuperDrives, and 1GB of RAM.

I’m now truly appreciative of environmental friendly products. I’m glad that Apple is now emphasizing on this aspect, and the new iMacs are made out of highly recyclable materials.

The Ugly

My first disappointment is that there isn’t a new 30-inch model. I thought it would be fitting. It would’ve made me really think of upgrading!

And no Blu-ray or HD-DVD? It’s not even available as an upgrade. This could turn away some people who are ready to jump onto the HD bandwagon. But then again, this can be easily solved with an external drive.

Price

20-inch: US$1,199
20-inch with processor, HDD and graphics upgrade: US$1,499
24-inch: US$1,799
24-inch with processor and HDD upgrade: US$2,299

That’s a $300 price drop for the entry 20-inch model! As for the 24-inch model, Apple was quoted saying it’s a $200 price drop. But, if you look at the price comparison pictured here, you’ll know that feature-by-feature the new iMacs is much more desirable. If you upgrade the previous range to similar specs, you’ll come up with a price drop of more than $600!

There is no better time than now to get yourself an iMac.