A gadget is a small technological object (such
as a device or an appliance)
that has a particular function, but is often thought
of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly
designed than normal technological objects at the time of their invention. Gadgets
are sometimes also referred to as gizmos.
1. Motorola i9 Ferrari Mobile Phone
 Motorola and Ferrari have joined forces once again and created the i9 Ferrari edition handset, that will reach Nextel Brazil soon. This device is already available in the US, as Motorola Stature via Sprint and Boost Mobile.
Moto i9 is a pretty sexy iDEN phone, bearing the Ferrari logo and packing Ferrari content (wallpapers, screensavers and ringtones that mimic Ferrari engine sounds). The handset features 2 QVGA screens, push to talk, GPS, a 3.1 megapixel camera and external illuminated keys.
Bluetooth support is also on the specs list and you have to know that the phone is bundled with a 2GB memory card. Nextel Brazil sells Motorola i9 Ferrari for about $688
2. ACER F900
 The Acer F900 is one of Acer's first breed of smartphones, sporting a 3.8in touchscreen as the main interface and running Windows Mobile. The Acer F900 is a complete 3G touchscreen smartphone with built-in camera, computing and more, that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 software. The 3.8-inch screen is a beauty.The Acer F900 is armed with a slide-out qwerty keyboard which makes it bulkier mostly aimed for business users. The Acer F900 is 12.85 millimeters thick, slightly bigger than the iPhone 3G's 12.3mm, and measures 117.5mm tall by 63.5mm wide.It is said to have a lot of resemblance like Samsung Electronics' Omnia.
The nice thing about the 3.8in screen on the Acer F900 is the sharp picture quality. The resolution on the screen is 800x480, which is the same as High Tech Computer (HTC)'s Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2, and better than the 480x320 resolution on the iPhone 3G.You need a big screen with good picture quality for the Acer Shell user interface (UI).The phone runs on 2G and 3G networks, and includes email and internet browsing.Other built in features include a 3.2 MP camera with flash and video, MP3 player, GPS and various PDA programs, such as Pocket Office. The Acer F900 is powered by a 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410 mobile processor and includes microSD (transflash) memory. It's battery lasts for 6 hrs talk with 300 hrs standby.
Price: Rs 30,990
3. Dell Wasabi PZ310 Inkless Printer
 If you want to have the instant photos print out, now there is a permanent solution from Dell. Dell has launched a new range of inkless printers with its new Dell Wasabi series. The innovative Dell Wasabi PZ310™ Ink-free Mobile Printer is the first product from the partnership between ZINK Imaging and Dell Inc.
The Dell WASABI PZ310 Ultramobile Photo Printer produces high quality 2-inch-by-3-inch borderless digital photos in full color using the Zink (Zero Ink) Technology. The printer weighs around only 225 gms and has the dimension of 4.8 inch x 2.8 inch x 0.9 inch. Wasabi can also connect wirelessly to your camera phone or computer via Bluetooth technology. If that does not strike your fancy, you can print via PictBridge USB connection from your digital camera.
 Dell Wasabi is Dell's first product in its Zink series whereas it is the 4th product available for inkless prints which uses the Zink technology. The special type of photo paper developed by Zink has been embedded with heat-activated colored dye crystals. The colors are then activated by heating the surface to create images in less than a minute. The paper comes with an adhesive backing so that the images can be used to create stickers and point of sale material. Instead of developing its own machines, Zink allows licensing of its technology to be used in already existing devices.
You can grab your Dell Wasabi at an introductory price of just US $100.
4. RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 - black
 T-Mobile and Research In Motion have announced the BlackBerry Curve 8520, RIM's newest device in the company's line of BlackBerry capable consumer and corporate smartphones. The Curve 8520 features global band support, a QVGA resolution display, multimedia capabilities, and a traditional full-QWERTY form factor.
The 8520 features quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support with EDGE data connectivity. It also includes WiFi technology for high-speed local data networks. Built on a speedy 512MHz processor, the Curve 8520 should navigate through BlackBerry's attractive new operating system, which should likewise look nice on its 2.64-inch 65k color 320 x 240 TFT pixel display.
Users can send text and email messages to friends family and business colleagues as the device has support for an impressive number of email services, like Yahoo!, Windows Live, Gmail, and more, along with BlackBerry's secure and capable BlackBerry Enterprise Server support. A full-QWERTY keyboard and an innovative optical joystick "trackpad" will help send those messages off in a dash.
While a work powerhouse, the Curve 8520 also has consumer entertainment benefits, like a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities. With a built-in media player, users can listen to music through wireless headphones since it supports Bluetooth v2.0 support with +EDR and A2DP, or they can plug in standard 3.5mm stereo headphones. They can store music and data in 256MB of on-board Flash memory or on a microSDHC memory card. 8520's 1150mAh battery will supply 4.5 hours of talk time or 17 days standby.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is available in black and frost color schemes for $129.99 with a two-year customer agreement and a qualifying data plan.
5. Hot Mobile Phone: Nokia N97 Black
The Nokia N97 is the flagship of the Nseries range and the first in the next generation of Nseries phones.The N97 Mobile Phone from Nokia is more like a pocket multimedia computer than just a phone. It has in-built features for surfing, gaming, watching videos and taking crisp pictures. The N97 mobile also has a 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, auto focus and flash for outstanding picture quality. Additionally, you can explore the cities of the world with Maps, A-GPS and multimedia city guides. Moreover, you can store a huge amount of data with the internal memory of 32GB. Lastly, you can enjoy playing games using the touch UI. Nokia N97 features a 3.5″ touchscreen display with 640×340 pixel resolution and a side-slide QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio jack, etc; and running on Symbian S60 5th Edition. It also offers a full range of OVI services, and a fully customizable home screen which can be changed with lots of widgets to bring live information directly to the Nokia N97.
But the bad news is that the N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared with the competition.The N97 comes with built in A-GPS which is always useful to avoid getting lost and with Wi-Fi and HSDPA support for fast internet connection,the N97 becomes the perfect phone for both business and pleasure.
6. Apple iPhone 3G S
Introducing Apple's new iPhone 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features. Improved speed and performance—up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G—with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording, and hands free voice control are the important feature of iPhone 3G 2.
iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0 software with more than 100 new features including - Cut, Copy and Paste; MMS; Spotlight Search to search across iPhone or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari; expanded parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and the ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with the new Voice Memo app.
The new 3 megapixel autofocus camera in iPhone 3G S takes amazing pictures and video, making it easier than ever to capture, edit, and share those moments instantly with family and friends. The new autofocus camera adjusts focus, exposure, color, and contrast for the best possible image and includes an automatic macro focus for extra close up shots. With the new “tap to focus” feature, a soft touch is enough to select an object or area of interest and the camera automatically re-adjusts focus and exposure. You can record high-quality video clips and edit them right on your iPhone 3G S just by simply trimming the start and stop points. With iPhone 3G S, you can send photos and videos by email or MMS and post them to MobileMe or YouTube with just one tap.
iPhone 3G S takes advantage of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard for stunning high-quality 3D graphics, making mobile gaming and other graphic intense applications better than ever. iPhone 3G S is not only faster, but with longer battery life you can watch more videos, listen to more music, browse the Internet or keep using your favorite apps even longer. The new iPhone 3G S also supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for faster networking speeds.
iPhone 3G S also features built-in Nike + iPod support making it an incredible workout companion. Users simply place the optional Nike + iPod sensor ($19) in their Nike + shoe to seamlessly connect with iPhone 3G S to track miles run or sync with the latest generation gym equipment.
iPhone 3G S customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3G S offers twice the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299. Now, iPhone 3G is available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model — a huge milestone for the high end smartphone market.
7. Samsung i8910 Omnia HD
 The Samsung i890 Omnia HD boasts a huge and beautiful AMOLED touch screen and features an 8-megapixel camera with HD video recording and playback. The TouchWiz interface is seriously improved, and the smartphone also offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.The Samsung i890 Omnia HD is a powerful multimedia smartphone that rivals the other high-end touch-screen devices.The real head-turning feature of the smartphone is its 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen that displays 16 million colors at a 360x640 pixel resolution.
Not only does the display look gorgeous, but it is also functional. There is an inbuilt accelerometer so the screen orientation will immediately switch from portrait to landscape mode when you rotate the phone. In the meantime ,a proximity sensor locks the touch screen when you are on a phone call to forestall any random presses as you hold the handset up to your ear. Both are responsive and in contrast to some handsets, the accelerometer works in all apps.
As with the 1st Omnia, the i890 Omnia HD uses Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, which can let you customise your Home screen with different widgets. There’s a tray found on the left side with numerous applications , for example your calendar, music player, Facebook, and clock, where you can then drag and drop these widgets to the main screen so they are simply accessible to you from the home page. Once you have customised the phone to your tastes, you can collapse and hide the tray by drumming the arrow button.It's a very solidly built phone and not bad looking either with its black lacquered finish and silver accents.
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