LG might have it's answer to the iPhone 4's Retina display with the 1024�480 pixels resolution display on the XOXO phone.The XOXO which stands for Hugs&Kisses is a phone made for the Korean market and features a 3.8 inch Touchscreen display. Other features include a 5 MP Camera with 720p HD video , HTML Browser , WiFI, DivX video playback.

The price of the XOXO phone (canU T1200) is 700,000 Korean Won or 610 USD approx

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As discussed before, it is not just the big players but also the regular camera making companies that have utilized Photokina 2010 pretty well to launch their unique products in between the world media. In a similar launch Seitz Phototechnik, a Swiss company, has announced a camera that looks weird but for sure has its unique advantages which helps it stand out of the crowd.

The Seitz D3 has the capability to generate 6�17 sized images of upto 160 million pixels in just about few seconds. The Swiss company confirms that Seitz D3 has high speed scanning sensor which is used to generate such huge images in no time. The camera also comes up with a digital touchscreen. The camera has been designed in such a fashion that it can be easily operated and handled in toughest conditions.

The Seitz D3 can be easily used with Rodenstock, Schneider or many other lenses of large format. To add to this the Seitz D3 sensor cassette can also be attached to other cameras. This provides the much wanted compatibility with other cameras.

The camera offers resolution of over 7500 megapixels and is priced at around 21,000 Euros.

[via Better Photography]

Though Alpha has tagged its new launch, named as ALPA�12 STC, at Photokina as compact camera for travellers yet the images of the new camera has led us image how uncomfortable this camera would be for travelling.

The ALPA 12 STC is said to be the youngest member of the ALPA 12 family and Alpha dreams of setting a benchmark with ALPA 12 STC in the stream of handheld cameras though I still consider designs of point and shoot by the likes of Nikon, Olympus and Canon to be more superior.

Alpha of Switzerland has come up with a whole range of products at Photokina 2010 though the one that has been its major launch is the ALPA�12 STC camera. All the shift movements have been mounted on roller bearings hence making it easy to tag the ALPA�12 STC as a digital camera.

The shape of the ALPA�12 STC supposedly allows travelling photographers to easily mount and shift the camera on tripods. The STC (stitching / shifting travel compact) has been completely integrated in the modular and extensive ALPA�12 platform.

The 134 mm high and 145 mm wide ALPA�12 STC will cost you $3,682 which could easily be more than your tour budget.

[via alpha]

We have been waiting for the big players to make their moves but we have hardly had any announcements at the Photokina this year. Looks like the giants have decided not to use the Photokina platform to launch their major products so as to avoid real time�criticism.

We do have something from HP though. Along with the launch of HP Designjet Z6200 Photo Printer series HP has also launched HP Vivid Photo links. Both when combined are said to deliver high quality outputs along with the speeds of high end printers.

The newly launched HP Designjet Z6200 photo printer has been especially designed for photo print shops, photo labs, design firms, advertising agencies and commercial printing. The output image has a resolution of 2400 dots per image which can easily be tagged as photo-quality prints. The printer also offers option for indoor applications from line drawings to photographic output to signage.

The HP Designjet Z6200 photo printer has been tagged as the successor to the HP Designjet Z6100 and is said to be twice as speedy when compared to its junior. The printer can easily print up to 1500 square feet on an hourly basis.

[via Better Photography]

Noritsu has come up with a new generation minilab that has been designed to cope up with the changing trends in digital photography. The newly announced D1005HR is the successor of D1005 and comes with a resolution of 1440 dpi.

Noritsu understands the importance of focusing innovation on immediate customer's needs. With the D1005 HR we've combined the best of our proven technology with game-changing innovation in a power-packed one square meter of space, letting retailers do more with less. The D1005 HR combines high-quality printing efficiency with consumer-product driven flexibility all supported by the largest minilab service organization in the world, giving retailers peace of mind and increased opportunities for growth.

The new D1005 HR is supposed to lend sharp, vibrant prints with perfect colour accuracy. It produces archival prints with the Noritsu four color dye ink system that uses six gradations per dot. It also combines specially formulated, fade-resistant ink designed to withstand ozone and light.

The Noritsu designed D1005 minilab come up with a compact minilab that one can actually carry with himself to any place without any hassels. Operating minilabs won't get much easier than this.

[via Noritsu]

Photokina is on a roll and so are different companies that aren't letting go the chance to launch their products in the presence of the world media. Though we have discussed about the likes of Pentax, Fujifilm, Panasonic and Sigma and their new photography gadget yet one must not consider Photokina to be the gathering of industry biggies only.

Some of the regular players keep popping in and so is the case with Lensbaby. Tilt transformer from Lensbaby is one product that is doing rounds in Photokina and attracting plenty of attention.

The Lensbaby Tilt Transformer permits its users to permits any Nikkor Lens on a Micro Four Thirds of a Sony NEX mirrorless camera which helps to shoot images that will have the very obvious tilt-lens look with them. This tilt lens effect is usually possible with the help of tilt lenses which are usually pretty costly. Such effects give the image the look of toy scale model.

Lensbaby says that the tilt transformer permits photographs to be tilted twice as much as compared to regular tilt lenses. This proves to be a sure shot advantage of Lensbaby's tilt transformer over its competitors. You will have to shell out $250 to grab one of these so better do your calculations before you proceed.

[via BetterPhotography]

It's here folks, it's finally here. I was waiting for the final match from a long time, and now we are heading to our final match. But lets talk about the previous match first. First round of Semi-final was between the Nokia N900 and Palm Pre, where Nokia N900 won by a very close margin, and the second round match was between the Xperia X10 and Samsung Galaxy S, and the winner is Samsung Galaxy S. We got a total of 2,703 votes, from which Samsung Galaxy S got 1,481 votes, and Xperia X10 got 1,222 votes. So the final is between the Samsung Galaxy S and Nokia N900.

So folks, let's head to the final. The final will match last for 5 days, and we will announce the winner on October 1. So guys, are you ready? So on your marks, get set VOTE!

Update: Folks there is a little problem going on with PollDaddy, so you can directly go to the link below and vote, we are trying to fix it.

http://poll.fm/29y7r

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We know that Verizon is working on LTE, and they have plans to launch their first LTE device in early 2011. And also AT&T announced that they will be launching LTE next year, so both carriers are trying hard to better than each other. HTC CEO Peter Chou said that they will bring the first LTE device in 2011, and as we know that HTC launched the first 4G powered phone via Sprint (HTC EVO 4G), and also the first HSPA+ phone via T-Mobile (G2). So HTC has full plans to take the LTE too. Well it's not confirm yet that which carrier will pick it, but I think it's Verizon. Because Verizon is launching LTE before AT&T, so if HTC want to bring the first LTE device, then for sure it's Verizon. But there is one more confusion, that what will be the operating system? Verizon and HTC both love Android, because HTC is making a lot of Android phones, and you can also see a lot of Android handsets on Verizon shelves. But it could be WP7, because Microsoft said that they will start shipping the CDMA version of WP7 phones in early 2011. So lets wait for some official words. By the way what do you want, Android or Windows Phone 7?

via GSMDome

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