Here comes the second Android OS powered handset. It is called Agora Pro  and is released in Australia by Kogan. Available for international pre-order the phone has a 2.5-inch resistive touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, 3G and GPS for $399.

Below is the press release.

KOGAN UNVEILS AGORA

FIRST AUSSIE PHONE POWERED BY ANDROID

MELBOURNE, Thursday 4th December 2008 – Kogan Technologies today unveiled the Kogan Agora, the first Australian mobile phone powered by the Android operating system.

Kogan Technologies will sell the Agora for AU$299 and the Agora Pro for AU$399. Both models are available for sale today on www.kogan.com.au. The phones are sold outright – with no contract – and will work on any network.

The Kogan Agora (AU$299) features a full QWERTY keyboard, central navigation key, 2.5” touchscreen, microSD slot, and 3G connectivity.

The Kogan Agora Pro (AU$399) adds a 2 MP camera, Wi-Fi, and GPS to the Agora’s impressive specifications.

Both models will ship to customers – in Australia and internationally – on January 29th 2009.

Kogan Technologies founder, Ruslan Kogan, said the Agora is proof that his company is achieving its goal of offering the latest technology at the best value prices.

“The Kogan team have been working very hard to bring out the exciting new phones powered by Google’s Android operating system at the right mix of price and specifications,” Kogan said.

“We’ve been listening to customers through our blog, and crammed in all the features we possibly could. The end result is the best value, fully-featured phone in the Australian market.

“We worked closely with manufacturers and vendors to develop drivers, software, and tweaks to make the Agora an intuitive and exciting experience for everyone.

“The design and features of the Kogan Agora makes the phone appeal to both consumers and business users.

“The Android operating system means the handset can capture and play music, photos and video, surf the web, play games, navigate, and organise your life with extremely powerful applications."

Kogan has been a long time supporter of open source and Android provides a real alternative to Apple’s proprietary operating system for the iPhone.

“Google is a key player in developing efficient and innovative online solutions for customers around the world. The open source nature of Android means the operating system will continually improve over time,” Kogan said.

Some of the applications pre-loaded on the Kogan Agora are:

•  Gmail
•  Google Search
•  Google Calender
•  Google Maps
•  Google Talk
•  YouTube

HIGHLIGHTS:

•  2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen
•  Integrated QWERTY keyboard
•  High-speed 3G network connection
•  One-Touch Google Search
•  Easy Web Browsing
•  Easy-to-use email with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents
•  Customisable Home Screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications
•  Instant access to mobile Internet services (Gmail , YouTube , Google Talk , Google Calendar , Google Maps )
•  Music Player
•  microSD expansion slot for all your storage needs
•  Wi-Fi network access (included with Kogan Agora Pro)
•  GPS navigation capability (included with Kogan Agora Pro)
•  2.0 megapixel camera (included with Kogan Agora Pro)

 

It's Small but it's powerful enough so that you can playing Unreal Tournament III. Usually when I look to other Netbook, I am thinking to myself, what they can do with those tiny shape and also with limited capacity. But say yes to this gadget.  Asus has recently released the new Atom-powered netbook that can run video games. it dubbed  The Asus N10J,

it has

• a 10-inch display
• Intel Atom N270 CPU
• 1GB of RAM,
• Microsoft Windows XP.
• Nvidia GeForce 9300 graphics card so you can still play the Unreal Tournament III on this netbook. .

You can grab this netbook for £455.

 

 

 

Another new type of netbook, this time it comes from Japan. This  new netbook from Japan based Sotec that become the first ever Hello Kitty netbook. The design include some Hello Kitty cartoon and her friends.

The specs are :

• an Atom N270 CPU
•  1GB of RAM, an Intel 945GSE Express
• 120GB of HDD.

 Unfortunately, it is available only in limited units. So, be hurry if you want to give this netbook to your girl or your child. The Hello Kitty netbook retails for  $890.95

Printing a 2D object is the past, right now we are facing a printing a 3D Model. I know it kind bit absurd, but it's the future. It's hard and complicated especially when the object is have a 'uncommon' shapes..

3D printers are basically a quick way to fabricate objects; you just provide it with a 3D model, and it gets to work, usually creating a real object based on the specs by packing power into the desired shape. It’s a quick way to produce an actual model, most probably to help determine if a product concept works.

This printer is feature  at MAKE Magazine and it's  illustrate just how far the 3D prototyping process has come.

The highly anticipated Asus P565 smartphone has been unveiled to the market at last.

This smartphone has a dimension  102mm x 60.5mm x 16mm and weighing at only 120 grams, Also it comes with  Windows Mobile 6.1-powered handset features 800MHz Marvell processor, a 2.8 inch VGA LCD display, Glide technology, 256MB flash memory, 128MB SDRAM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity, 3MP shooter with autofocus and microSD/SDHC memory card slot. The smartphone also supports HSDPA 3.6Mbps and UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900 connectivity.

Well, it looks quite impressive,  and I am sure it more superior with it Glide technology.