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Photo from Gear Diary

[11 October] Judie Lipsett of Gear Diary have the review on the Palm Centro up. The first part of the review series looks at the Centro’s hardware side and for US$99, this phone sure looks sweet. Not sure when we can expect this one in Hong Kong but as usual, will keep you posted.

Specifications:
Display - 320×320 pixel Transflective color touchscreen,
supports 16-bit color (up to 65K colors)
Radio - Dual-band CDMA2000 EvDO backward compatible
with 1XRTT and IS95
Platform - Palm OS 5.4.9
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Version 1.2
Memory - 64MB available user storage
Camera - 1.3 megapixels with 2x digital zoom and
video capture
Battery - Removable 1150mAh, lithium-ion
3.5 hours talk time, up to 300 hours standby time
Expansion - microSD card (up to 4GB supported)
Connector - Multi-connector
Dimensions - 4.22″ (L) x 2.11″ (W) x 0.73″ (D); 4.2 oz
Colors - Ruby and Onyx
System Requirements - Windows® XP, Windows Vista™, Mac OS X v10.2-10.4

source: Gear Diary

[Updated: 15 October] Another great review on the Palm Centro from engadget, lots of pics on the OS and the form factor, link here.

Photo from the::unwired

Not the Palm Centro, although they look very much alike.  Review from the::unwired here.  Mind you, this is just an entry-level phone, it lacks WiFi, quadband GSM, triband UMTS and HSDPA but nonetheless, a fun phone given the size.

Photo from Engadget

[25 September]

[Updated: 15 October]

Photo from CrunchGear

Some more great pics on the Samsung Armani phone posted up on CrunchGear, link to the article here.

On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind - the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

To date, there’s already 5,879 blogs participating in this event. If you would like to join this event, click here for the Blog Action Day homepage to learn more about it.

On the topic of environment, check put this blog, The Giving Hand. Pelf is running a month-long campaign on environment related matters from 15 September to 15 October to coincide with the event and she got some great articles up -

• 10 ways to green your gifts

• How much plastic bags do you use?

• 5 reasons not to drink bottled water

[Updated: 14 October] Remember the Blog Action Day is tomorrow, sign up if you haven’t.

Photo from ModBlog,

The piece is done by Kyle Cotterman at Great American Tattoo Company located in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States.  The Band-aid really stands out and the details looks great.  Link to ModBlog’s article here.