Snakebyte Android and iOS Tablet gaming controller preview

Snakebyte Android and iOS Tablet gaming controller preview

Snakebyte has announced the release of its tablet gaming controller for the international gaming market. The tablet gaming controller will be available in both the android as well as iOS versions. A soft touch coating has been given for the gaming controller which will improve comfort of using it for longer hours. The base of this gaming controller is much similar to that of a PS3 controller.

The tablet gaming controller is designed in such a way that it can be connected to your android based tablets or iPad device through Bluetooth and is also quite easy to establish connection. So users need not worry about using any external cables to connect with the tablets. Users can use this for different purposes by selecting from a list of five modes.

The five modes include ‘gamepad/ controller’ mode as well as ‘keyboard and mouse’ mode. The other three modes include ‘solo keyboard’ mode and ‘solo mouse’ mode as well as ‘iCade mode’ which have been especially designed for iOS operating system. These multi-mode functioning makes this device highly useful.

There is an LED indicator that is present in this gaming device by means of which users can easily identify the mode they have chosen. The LED indicator is placed towards the front side of the kit. This gaming controller functions has a battery life capacity of approximately up to eight hours. This gaming accessory can be charged only through USB. It also provides a simple stand on which you can place this gaming controller.

The power button is located almost on the center of this peripheral. Above the power tab, users will be able to see two buttons namely ‘Select’ button on the left side as well as ‘Start’ button on the right side. On the top most left corner, you will be able to see the ‘Turbo’ button and on the upper right corner is the ‘Clear’ button, these buttons are quite easy to locate and use while gaming. Overall this tablet gaming controller has a user-friendly design for giving users comfort and fun.

There has been no official information regarding the pricing of this Snakebyte tablet gaming controller for both android as well as iOS operating systems based tablets.

Nyko and NVIDIA bring out PlayPad gaming controller

Nyko and NVIDIA bring out PlayPad gaming controller

Nyko and the graphics expert, NVIDIA have joined to create something interesting for gaming lovers. They are launching a PlayPad gaming controller. Just like how Sony and Nintendo took over the gaming world over years, Nyko is putting forward a small but assured step in the gaming world with the launch of this good looking wireless controller. PlayPad is designed specifically to suit TegraZone titles. 

These gaming peripherals which are made out with the cooperation of NVIDIA come in two different sizes. PlayPad Pro is designed specifically for traditional gaming. This is made possible by d-pad, dual analog controllers, and also an array of face and shoulder buttons. The miniature PlayPad features dual analog sliders, foldable stand and also a carrying case which helps in making this device portable. 

Even though these gaming controllers are designed for Tegra 2 or 3 titles, the free Playground app supports legacy games as well. This controller can support customized layouts and also pre-sets for devices which are running on Android 3.0 and higher versions. Even though there is no idea like which all games will be supported via playground or directly, we can expect a standard library of games. 

Also no rooting is required for these gaming controllers as they can be used straight out of the box. The app also does not require any rooting like the controllers and fits into plug and play architecture. 

No such news like the exact release details of the PlayPad gaming controllers are known as of now. There is only a word like they will reach the gaming world not later than this year. Nyko is yet to announce the price of this gaming controller. However the general expectation is that it will be priced almost in the same range as Sony and Nintendo gadgets. 

Apart from the good gaming experience, Nyko and NVIDIA have made their PlayPad gaming controllers look more interesting. They have provided different colour choices, which can attract mainly kids. This includes standard black, white, silver, yellow, pink, blue, etc. PlayPad Pro is available in standard black colour too. 

Nyko PlayPad wireless controller has got good look and good external accessories, however it needs to be seen how it is programmed inside to offer the gaming experience.

Gallery Concept Design of Facebook Phone

Gallery Concept Design of Facebook Phone

According to the recent rumors, Facebook is prepping its own smartphone. Some sources claim that the company is in the process of recruiting hardware engineers for a device that is expected to be launched by 2013. However, we don’t know when the Facebook Phone will hit the market.

Designer Michal Bonikowski has created a concept of this phone on Yanko Design to give us an idea on how it could look like. It features a sleek case with the blue signature of Facebook. The device is made of metal and it has a 4.2 inch display. It has an 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front facing camera. He has included a docking station to charge the device in the design.

In 2010, Facebook was reported to work on a smartphone. The sources claimed that the initiative was stopped in between due to some development issues. In April, HTC and Facebook were reported to be working together to develop a social network centric device codenamed Buffy. In May, it was reported thatFacebook is recruiting former Apple engineers to build the hardware for the smartphone

3 new ICS Android Dual SIM phones from Gigabyte

3 new ICS Android Dual SIM phones from Gigabyte

Gigabyte is popular more in the laptop segment. They are in news now for a different reason. They are coming out with three dual SIM android smartphones. The launch of these android Ice Cream Sandwich based smartphones was announced in a trade expo that was recently held in Taipei. The three dual SIM smartphones are GSmart M1420, GSmart M1320 as well as GSmart G1362.

GSmart M1420 has a screen display size of 4.3 inches. This ICS smartphone will make use ofdual SIM technology. This would allows the users to make use of two SIMs in the same device and can also enjoy the benefits of making use of two carriers also with the same smartphone. It has a WVGA Resolution. The exact processor in this smartphone is yet to be unveiled, but it is expected to have a clock frequency of 1 GHz.

It also has a rear camera as well as a front facing camera. The rear camera specification is 8mega pixels where as the front facing camera is of 1.3 mega pixels through which users can do video chatting too. This smartphone makes use of Mediatek Cortex A9 MT6575 chipset. It also extends support to both Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth connectivity which provide wireless high speed data transfer.

Next in line is GSmart M1320 which has a much smaller screen display size of 3.5 inches compared to 4.3 inches for GSmart 1420. Both M1420 as well as M1320 makes use of a similar screen display resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The storage features in this smartphone includes 4 GB storage followed by 512 MB RAM capacity. It makes use of a rear camera specification of 3 mega pixels.

The third dual SIM ICS powered android smartphone that has been announced by Gigabyte is GSmart G1362 which makes use of a screen display size of 4.3 inches similar to that of M1420. But this device is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor compared to 1 GHz processor as that of M1420. It also has a 5 mega pixel rear camera and also has a VGA front facing camera. Storage features includes 4 GB storage as well as 512 MB RAM.

There has been no official information yet regarding the pricing as well as availability of these three android ICS powered dual-SIM smartphones by Gigabyte.

Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 to launch in India in Q3 2012

Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 to launch in India in Q3 2012

Good news for Nokia fans. Today Nokia India at its Nokia Strategy Summit back in Chennai has officially announced the launch time of both high-end Nokia Lumia 900 and the low-mid range Lumia 610 Smartphone’s. Both these Smartphone’s will be unveiled in the Q3 2012 (July-September).

Device Specifications of Nokia Lumia 900:

4.3 inch screen

ClearBlack display

1.4 GHz processor

512 MB of RAM

8 MP Camera

LED Flash at the rear of the device

1.3 MP front camera

16 GB of internal memory

1830 mAh battery

Device Specifications of Nokia Lumia 610:

256 MB RAM

3.7 inch LCD display

800 x 480 pixels resolution

800 MHz processor

8 GB of internal memory

5 MP camera at the rear

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

HSUPA and HSPDA connectivity

microUSB

1300 mAh battery

Till now Nokia has not revealed any information about pricing.