Do you already have a Direct TV card? If so, which one is it? You most likely have one of two different cards, the H card and the HU card. The H card is an analog card and is unable to pick up digital signals. The HU card was introduced in 2001 and picks up both analog and digital signals. Both access cards are used to pick up satellite programming on the Direct Satellite System (DSS). If you don’t have the HU Direct TV card, then you might want to get one, in order to receive digital signals.
The HU Direct TV card is also known as P3 or football card; and may now be the only valid card to receive DSS programming. Though the actual digital broadcast (HDTV) standards is due in 2006, the hardware and software manufactures in the satellite industry has already begun sending digital signals; as a result, the manufacturing industry is coming out with HDTV-ready equipment.
Most Direct TV cards are re-programmable. Retailers even offer to reprogram your old card to access the channels you are looking for. You can order a Direct TV access card online; and receive it in the mail. Installation is a wink and results gratifying.
When buying a Direct TV card separately from the Direct TV system, look for the companies that offer universal and not receiver-specific cards and a retailer who guarantees compatibility with your system.
Headsets
iPhone users have been complaining about the non-existing MMS [Multimedia Messaging] feature for more than a year and finally a company named “Mobispine AB” is saying, via a press release on 19th November that they are working on an MMS and that they have plans to offer it to carriers worldwide. Mobispine said that the app will be distributed via Apple’s App Store and will be branded to each particular operator. But until now .. no one no when this is going to be launched.
Mobispine currently provides white label RSS reader and Desktop SMS and MMS solutions to companies that are looking to get their own branded mobile service.
iPhone users: Is MMS important to you? Would you like to see your carrier implement this solution, or would you rather wait for an official Apple MMS service, if one comes at all? Would you pay for the MMS service if your carrier decides to charge a fee? Leave a comment with your choice or ideas ..
Povalnogo upset the trend of increasing fashion for long-phones with large displays in the country rising sun tries company Sony Ericsson, announced today its new mobile phone model - Walkman Phone, Xmini, made in the form-factor “Slider”. This phone is not hard to guess from its name, adding to a series of music phones companies, and will have the same miniature, by today’s Japanese actions sizes. Immediately rushed a bit disappointing - Walkman Phone, Xmini will be sold only in Japan and only the local operator au KDDI, offering their services in standard CDMA. However, it is worth noting that local producers is another trend - not to design a model unique and transferring his ideas to follow, including to other operators and even other markets. For example, that the fans Walkman brand outside Japan, it is hoped that a similar design model for sale in their city …
Vivid colors and throws the body, their combination, said immediately that this model is designed for youth and small size allows a phone as fashion accessories. At least, so the manufacturer wants. The first Walkman Phone, Xmini designed for listening to music, and that it has a 4 GB internal memory and support for Bluetooth wireless technology with A2DP profile in addition to high-quality headphones, which was in the sales package, as well as a convenient user interface for managing player. It is also worth noting the existence of touch control keys on the top of the “slider” that allows you to control your phone and its built player without revealing the phone, and the availability of tactile feedback when clicking on these buttons do the job more comfortable.
Other specifications Walkman Phone, Xmini look like this:
• Dimensions: 44h75h18 mm
• Weight: 75 gr.
• Display: 1.8-inch, TFT, permission 240h320 points
• Build-in memory: 4 GB (available approximately 3.5 GB), 50 MB for BREW applications
• Support for various music services
• Communications: infrared, Bluetooth
The London-based diamond jeweler De Vere’s has unveiled the Angels Tears, a diamond encrusted iPhone 3G. This stunning Art Deco inspired phone has been created by De Vere’s founder Philip De Vere in memory of his mother who died of ovarian cancer.
A number of examples are being sold to raise money for the research and treatment of women’s cancers. They are available for a limited time for about $4,000 USD.
The unlocked (by Apple) 16GB black backed 3G iPhones have 400 small brilliant cut diamonds set into the steel bezel surrounding the front screen. The majority of these diamonds are F colour, VS clarity whites, apart from one corner, which has pink diamonds that gradually fade to whites as they extend along the edges of the iPhone.
At a later date, if the owner wishes, the diamonds can be removed from the iPhone and set into custom made jewellery. A plain bezel can then be refitted to the original phone.
Predicto
The T-Mobile G1 - the phone built for the internet and the first to run on the innovative Android open source mobile software platform - went on sale in the UK today, prompting a queue of gadget enthusiasts outside T-Mobile’s Central London store stores eager to get their hands on this year’s most anticipated mobile phone. Queues began at 5:00 am at T-Mobile’s Oxford Street store which opened early to allow shoppers to get their hands on the T-Mobile G1. Exclusive to T-Mobile, the G1 offers a completely new mobile internet experience with full touch screen plus QWERTY keyboard for easy online communication and high speed internet with popular Google services already on board. The T-Mobile G1 also offers access to innovative application downloads from the new Android Market, 50 of which are available now to download for free. These initial applications enable you to do everything from compare prices to mix a cocktail and even measure the earth’s movements. Andy Burgess, a software programmer from Farringdon, London, was the first to emerge from T-Mobile’s Oxford Street store with a T-Mobile G1. He said: Being the first person in the UK to own this mobile phone is amazing - I’m going to be popular at work! I’ve been waiting for this phone for months and I knew I had to be the first to own it.The 50 applications available to download for free at Android Market include Wikitude, which displays local information from Wikipedia live on-screen when scanning your local surroundings using the phone’s camera. There are also a number of applications designed to help consumers make their money go further including ShopSavvy, which uses the G1’s camera to ˜scan’ product barcodes and then searches the web using the browser to find the best available prices. Other applications help users indulge their interests. SplashPlay teaches users how to play the guitar by streaming video over the web, whilst Cooking Capsules and Cocktail! comb the web to provide recipes and instructions based on the contents of your kitchen or drinks cabinet.
This is an image of one more Enterprise phone from Nokia’s Kitty, the E63. E63 belongs to the E Series family and resembles the E71 but as the nomenclature suggests this one would be less advanced than the E71 and will target the mass market enterprise phone users. E63 comes with plastic body unlike the steel body of the E71, will have 2 mega pixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, GSM, HSDPA connectivity and is a bit thicker than the E71 but looks almost like an E71. Like most of the enterprise phones available today the E63 will be having a microSD memory card slot. As this phone is leaked there are no pricing details available but it will be priced lower than the E71.
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Nokia E63 Specifications:
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio as well as UMTS/HSDPA support
- Bluetooth, WiFi
- QVGA screen (320×240 pixels)
- Camera: At least 2 megapixels. No Front Camera.
- Symbian 9.2 with S60 Feature Pack 1 (like the E71)
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack (E71 has a 2.5 mm jack)
- Thicker than the E71
- Flashlight function
- Non-metal construction (unlike the E71)
- No side buttons
- Three versions will be available: E63-1 for Europe, E63-2 without a camera and more memory, and E63-3 for the Americas.
