HTC Click is expected to be a touch screen Android phone with 3.5mm audio jack. images courtesy of tinhte.com Basic specifications: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 microSD/microSDHC slot, Bluetooth, 3G

Is this really happening? Are we all collectively in some sort of lucid, dreamlike state where Garmin-branded cellphones flow like water, or is this the real deal? Correct us if we’re wrong, readers — but if we’re reading this press release correctly, Taiwanese folks will have a crack at Garmin-Asus’ nuvifone G60 come the 27th of this month, just a few days from now; Singapore and Malaysia will have theirs meanwhile by the end of August, and Europe and the US are “on schedule” for the second half of the year (we hesitate to associate the phrase “on schedule” with this product, but we’ll let it slide this time). If WinMo is more your cup of tea, the M20 will be coming to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia in August as expected — the US isn’t on the roadmap for this one, but Europe should have it later this half. These phones have taken so long to arrive that they’ll be fighting an uphill battle against irrelevance — but with the reality that handsets will be all but replacing dedicated portable nav units in the coming years, it’s a play that Garmin’s gotta still be eager to make nonetheless. Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds Garmin-Asus confirms nuvifone G60 for sale this month in Taiwan, M20 soon after originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:36:00 EST

Japan’s home to some pretty impressive shelf audio systems given the preponderance of well-mannered neighbors living side-by-side in tiny urban apartments. Today brings another, JVC’s latest addition to its NX-TV series, the 15 x 15 watt NX-TC5. Unfortunately, while the unit sports an iPod dock and 4.3-inch LCD, video playback is limited to its integrated 1Seg digital TV tuner or WMV video stored on USB media — not from Apple’s beloved. It does feature a swiveling front-panel for optimal viewing angle and motion-activated display in addition to 512MB of on-board storage for photos, an AM/FM tuner, and CD player with the ability to rip audio to MD or attached USB stick at 4x speeds. The TC5 is expected to hit Japan in late August for

We’ve known that that visual search engine SearchMe has been looking for a new round of financing these last few months. But from what we hear they aren’t having a lot of luck closing that financing – something was on the table, our sources say, but fell through. As an alternative strategy, they’ve approached a number of possible buyers to see if they can close an acquisition of the company or its technology, multiple sources have confirmed. If a buyer can’t be found quickly, the site may shut down. The search engine first launched in March 2008, and has raised around $44 million in venture capital. Sequoia Capital has backed them from the start, beginning with a $400,000 seed round in 2005. SearchMe has an innovative visual approach to search that lets users scroll through screen snapshots quickly

Get on down with your bad self, Mr. Spaceman — AMD just shipped its 500 millionth x86 processor! Shortly after the company celebrated 40 years of hanging tough and doing its best to overtake Intel , the outfit has now revealed that a half billion x86 CPUs have left its facilities over the past two score. We pinged Intel in order to find out just how that number stacked up, but all we were told is that the 500 million milestone was celebrated awhile back down in Santa Clara. We’ll just chalk the vagueness up to Intel not wanting to spoil an otherwise raucous Silicon Valley shindig. Classy. [Via HotHardware ] Filed under: Desktops , Laptops AMD parties hard after shipping 500 millionth x86 processor originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

Earlier this week we brought you the story of the house that twitters . In this post we explore another experimental system that uses Twitter to automate tasks. Matt Morey , by day an engineer for Texas Instruments in Florida, has developed a two-way, home automation application using Twitter and ioBridge . We all know about Twitter, the now massively popular 140 character messaging service. ioBridge will be new to many. It’s a web platform for remote control and monitoring, which bills itself (no doubt with tongue in cheek) as “one step closer to Skynet .” Those with sensitive natures about the Singularity are advised to look away now. For the rest of you, let’s see what Matt has built using these two services

Samsung I8000L runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and sports a large, 3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA resolution touchscreen. The TouchWiz 2.0 interface is on board in order to disguise the OS and what’s cooler, users will be able to enjoy Samsung’s vision of a 3D cube interface, as with the Samsung Jet. The Omnia II offers video recording in DVD quality, as well as HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity. Basic specifications: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS 850/1900 Average Dimensions – 4.65 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches (118 x 60 x 11.9 mm) Average Weight – 4.34 oz (123 g) Big display – 480 x 800 pixels; 65 536 colors Standby / Talk times (430 h / 10 h) 5 megapixels Camera,

One more note about that Android-powered HTC Click that we saw in a gloriously-framed shot yesterday morning: it’s going to be cheap. It had been said all along that the Click would mark HTC’s first Android entry into the low-end fray (joining the Touch Viva on WinMo), meaning the sticker price would be kept to a minimum — but the Vietnamese forum that first brought you this picture is saying that we’re looking at somewhere between 5 and 6 million dong, which works out to $280 to $336 unlocked. That’s cheap enough to ensure that it’s free on contract virtually anywhere in the world where it’s sold, bringing Android to a whole new demographic. Now, just call us when the Hero’s down to $280, eh? Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds Android-powered HTC Click rumored to be crazy cheap unlocked originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:11:00 EST

Google announced today that its location based social network Latitude is now available in-browser on the iPhone and many iPhone owners will no doubt give it a try. We’d recommend you check it out and then promptly download the app for Brightkite , a startup in the same sector. Brightkite is so full featured it makes Latitude look like a frustrating joke. Much has been written already today about Apple’s insistence that Latitude be accessed through the browser, instead of as a downloaded app. That’s hardly the only thing wrong with it. So far, it’s just plain terrible

The iPhone has finally caught up with its BlackBerry, Windows Mobile 5.0, and S60 competition, at least as far as Google Latitude is concerned. The stalker-centric program is now available for Apple’s smartphone, but instead of coming as an App Store-approved download, it’s actually just a web-hosted app that grabs your location through Safari — a new trick care of iPhone OS 3.0 . As to why, the Official Google Blog explains Apple had some concern that people would confuse it for the native Maps app. We still don’t get why it couldn’t simply be added to Maps itself, but we’re not the multibillion dollar company, here. Go ahead, let your privacy cares away and direct your iPhone to the link below to see what all the fuss is about. Now it’s time to wait (im)patiently for Google Voice .

The Loop-In transportation concept hopes to combine the sensations of surfing and skating in to one device that users can use anywhere. The outside wheels have the ability to maneuver on a wide variety of surfaces and rotate independently of the board. The designers expect their wheel/board setup will give users the feeling of “pushing on a wave continuously”. Hopefully there are plans to manufacture the Loop-In soon, though I doubt it will be able to replicate the thrill of getting barreled. [ Tuvie ]

Olympus is more often than not famous for their line of shockproof and waterproof digital cameras from the mju series, and this time round the company has rolled out their latest addition to the family – the µ-7010. This newest addition to the family will come with an impressive 7x wide optical zoom lens packed into a decent body . Olympus proves yet again that form and function can co-exist together in harmony, where this ultra-slim model also comes with Dual IS for better and sharper images even though you’re trying to take a picture in the cold, shivering all over your body due to a lack of warmth. Other modes on this delectable consumer level digital camera include AF tracking and i-Auto mode, where the latter specifically targets beginners to digital photography as it helps make the most suitable mode selection at point of shooting. You will find the following system specifications on the new Olympus µ-7010 to drool over :- Exceptional 7x wide optical zoom (28-196mm) in a slim metal body to capture great scenes through to exciting close-ups Avoids blur thanks to Dual Image Stabilization 6.9cm/2.7” HyperCrystal II LCD for excellent preview even in brilliant sunlight and at extreme angles (230,000 dots) 12 Megapixels to make poster-size prints The easy way to perfect images – Intelligent Auto Mode (i-Auto) detects the five most commonly used scenes and adjusts settings, focus and exposure automatically Advanced Face Detection of up to 16 persons for perfectly focused and exposed faces plus correct exposure of other image areas Sharp photos wherever your subject moves thanks to AF tracking Spice up your pictures with built-in Magic Filters TruePic III image processor for faster image handling and higher image quality Liven up your memories with movie recording with sound (up to VGA resolution at 30fps) xD-Picture Card and microSD Card compatible Available later this August in Starry Silver, Titanium Grey and Candy Pink colors, the Olympus µ-7010 will be going for £249. Press Release Introducing Foolish Gadgets because not all gadgets are cool [ Olympus mju 7010 hits the deck copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Nokia N86 8MP Pictures – Every detail of the metal-framed Nokia N86 8MP is thoughtfully designed with photography in mind, including 8 GB of internal memory for up to 4,000 images. like any high-end digital camera, the memory can be increased with an exchangeable 16 GB microSD card. The device also offers a bright OLED

Nokia Music PC application got updated to version 1.3 yesterday. For those of you who aren’t yet familiar with Nokia Music, here are the other key enhancements in a nut shell: * Play and organise your music seamlessly between your PC and phone * Enjoy full integration with the Nokia Music Store and the Comes With Music *

Don’t get too excited since Apple hasn’t confirmed any of this yet. After all we’ve seen plenty of iPhone nano pictures but the handset was never released. Today we’ve seen more pictures that suggest that the new iPod touch and the iPod nano will both come with a camera. Chinese manufacturers have more cases for