Oct 18

BenQ M7

The BenQ M7 will not be the most attractive phone on the market, but neither does it require, as its exterior is designed solely to protect its interior.

Exterior of BenQ M7 is resistant to dust and splashes, downside of that is that the keyboard lacks the spaces between the keys. The USB port has a rubber coating and the cap of the battery is attached with a screw, everything is done to protect the interior of the mobile.

Inside the BenQ M7 is a chip quadband GSM 3G in the band of 2100 MHz, two cameras, front and rear pair with resolution of 2 megapixels, a 2-inch QVGA screen and support for GPS assisted (GPS).

It also has a slot for microSD expand cards, the 50 MB of internal memory and will be able to fully enjoy the media player compatibility with audio and video.

There are two ways of connecting to BenQ M7 by Bluetooth 1.2 and USB 1.1. This mobile weights 93 grams and its dimensions are 105 x 47.5 x 16.8 mm while the 920 mAh battery offers a range of 5 hours conversation and up to 16 hours of waiting.

BenQ M7

Oct 18

Lime green edition

Olympus has launched an lime green edition of the µ 790 SW. This is a unique version of 5,000 units which are now on sale in Europe. That might well be termed as the “digital camera nearly indestructible”, which has protection against: beatings, water and freeze.The µ 790 SW offers a resolution of 7.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, LCD hipercristal 2.5 inches, facial recognition technology, multiple modes including four specific to shoot under water (up to 3 meters depth). We must also add the image processor, TruePic III.

Other highlights include LI-42B batteries and charger, internal memory expansion by xD cards, and 24 languages to choose the Olympus Master software in its version 2.03.