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Pentax Optio I-10 is a slim and stylish compact camera. You will love it at first sight as its design is inspired by the classic look of film SLR cameras. It is of 12.1MP resolution with 5x optical zoom, and 720p HD video recording. With the Pentax I-10, you will experience a combined feeling of classic and modern.

You’ll find a Pentax Optio I-10 digital camera, a D-LI92 battery pack, a battery charger, a data cable (USB), an AV cable, a strap, a CD-ROM and a user's guide in the box.

The classic design of Pentax I-10 is really attractive. There is a large “PENTAX” logo above the lens, further marks the signature of the camera. It features a 12.1 megapixel high resolution CCD sensor with Motion Blur Reduction technology which eliminates the handshake problem. Anti-shake is also available when shooting HD videos.

The lens used in I-10 is a PENTAX zoom lens that contains 7 elements in 6 groups (3 aspherical elements), with focal length of 5.1 - 25.5mm and 5x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: approx. 28 - 140mm).

The display of I-10 is a 2.7-inch wide LCD, which supports approx. 230k dots colour.

The control buttons are grouped and allocated in a pretty neat way. The square control dial is surrounded by four buttons. One of those is the Face Detection, particularly useful when capturing human faces.

The On/Off button, shutter button and zoom ring are placed on the top as most of the other cameras do.

There’s also the “Pet Face Recognition” in I-10, capable for detecting cats and dogs’ faces at an instant time. It will be more fun to play with your pets by then. Just try the classic Pentax I-10.

If you have to go on trips frequently or have more than one mobile numbers for different uses, one of the biggest troubles must be swapping SIM cards for your phone. Dual-SIM mobile is a good solution in this case. Motorola launches EX115 that features innovative and easy-to-use dual-standby function with dual-SIM card slots. There will be no chance to get annoyed because you don’t have to swap SIM cards anymore.

Unboxing items include a Motorola EX115 phone, a battery, a charger, a handsfree and a user's guide.

EX115 has a 2.3-inch TFT display (non-touched). It supports 240x320 pixels and about 262k dot colour.

The rear of the phone has the brand and model logo, as well as the camera.

On the top there is the standard audio jack, convenient when you put the phone inside your pocket while you are listening to music.

The camera has 3.0MP which support video recording, good enough for simple snapshots.

One of the most appealing features of EX115 is the QWERTY keyboard, which is particularly useful for texting.

There are two SIM card slots. Just insert the SIM cards and they will be operated simultaneously.

There is also Bluetooth and GPRS connectivity for data transfer. As dual-SIM and dual-standby phones are more demanding in the market, Motorola EX115 is a good choice of its kind; especially it is equipped with a QWERTY keyboard.

As high-end compact cameras are continuously challenging the DSLRs, Nikon’s P-series put great efforts in launching the COOLPIX P7000. It is a high-performance digital camera offering superb image quality and precise imaging control, much alike DSLR shooting which favors both professional and enthusiastic photographers.

Inside the box you’ll find a Nikon COOLPIX P7000 digital camera, a EN-EL14 battery pack, a MH-24 battery charger, a UC-E6 data cable (USB), a EG-CP16 AV cable, a AN-CP22 strap, a CD-ROM, a user's guide and a BS-1 accessory shoe cover.

Nikon COOLPIX P7000 is quite large and square in size, with plenty of external controls. Operated under EXPEED C2 processor, it has 10.1 MP effective pixels with 7.1x optical zoom, supplemented with a pop-up flash. Also, it supports 720p (1280x720) HD video recording with AF and lens zoom during recording.

The screen of Nikon COOLPIX P7000 is a 3.0-inch 921k dot TFT LCD screen mounted with anti-reflection coating and has a 5-level brightness adjustment. There is also the optical viewfinder which is of 80% coverage above the LCD. As mentioned, there are lots of external buttons all around P7000.

The advantage of having such many buttons is to give faster control to the camera without entering any menu. There is a display mode button, image review, and menu near the LCD. To the right of the 4-way controller is the delete button, and on the cardinal points of the controller itself are direct access points for macro/normal AF, self-timer, flash modes and AF modes.

On the top right there is the exposure mode dial, on/off switch, shutter release and collar-type zoom control.

A multi-purpose mode dial which provides access to ISO, white balance, image quality and bracketing is on the other side of the top. And there is the flash activation button below it.

A NIKKOR ED glass lens is found on P7000 with focal length of 6.0-42.6mm, equivalent to 28-200mm lens in 35mm.

Last but not least, the HDMI and USB 2.0 A/V out ports are hidden beneath a small sprung door on the right of the camera's body.

Overall, Nikon is once again hitting the high-end compact camera market by this P7000. With all the brilliant features that it has, photo enthusiasts will be benefited with superb quality photos and great shooting experience that P7000 provides.

Blackberry’s easy messaging functions and business features really make its fans fall in love with it. The Pearl 3G 9105 is simple but neat, giving up of the brand’s signature QWERTY keyboard design, but a standard numerical keypad instead. One of the biggest features falls in the Blackberry OS 5 upgradable system.

In the box there is a Blackberry Pearl 3G 9105 phone, a battery, a charger, a handsfree and a user's guide.

Pearl 3G 9105 has a 2.25-inch 360 x 400 pixels TFT screen (not a touch one), featured with the BlackBerry OS 5 upgradable and all kinds of texting functions like SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM. Also, as we mentioned above, Pearl 3G 9105 has lost the Blackberry’s signature QWERTY keyboard, but a standard numerical keypad instead. The optical trackpad is kept there for a substitution of a touchscreen. It can give you accurate and smooth when you slide and track the targets.

The rear design of Pearl 3G 9105 is really modern and stylish. A large piece of maroon shell with the Blackberry logo is there, and the “Pearl” is nearby the camera. A nice one.

The camera of Pearl 3G 9105 has 3.2MP with flash, also enables video shooting. It may sound a little bit not enough, but it is already good for daily snapshots when you don’t have a camera in hands.

As the position of Pearl 3G 9105 is not so “business”, there is a row of music buttons across the top, particularly convenient when you put it inside the pocket and want to swap songs.

The 3.5mm audio jack and the micro-USB port are located at the right edge of the phone.

In general, Pearl 3G 9105 does not have brilliant super-features but only simple ones, but sometimes it is good to be back to basic, identifying what you actually need and pick the one that suits you most.

Following the popularity of Apple iPad , many other companies is putting all efforts in developing products of the same kind, not excluding Samsung. And it comes out with Galaxy Tab which is of course the newest and the most desirable mobile phone for all, or maybe you can call it a pocket PC. Why say so? Take a deeper look at it and you’ll know.

Unboxing items include: a Samsung Galaxy Tab phone, a battery, a charger, a handsfree and user's guide.

Having an ultra-large 7-inch TFT multi-touch screen, the Galaxy Tab is with size of only 190.1 x 120.5 mm, just fit into your hand. And as thin as 12 mm, it can be pocketed into your suit, to let you make good use of it as your best business partner. Like the other members in the same series, Galaxy Tab keeps the four virtual keys under the screen.

With a resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels, the display can be either portrait or landscape. Under the most updated Android v.2.2 (Froyo) OS, Galaxy Tab users can make the best use of the system for business, leisure and entertainment with the joy of multi-touch and fast response.

Designed in pure white, the rear of Galaxy Tab is much like the Apple iPad . But Samsung obviously does not want to be a follower. Thus the “Samsung” logo and “Galaxy Tab” logo are on the back shell.

The SIM card slot and micro-SD card slot are at the same side on the left edge of Galaxy Tab.

On the other edge there is the power key and the volume rocker.

The audio jack is at the top of the device.

A 1.3 megapixel camera is put at the front, specifically for video conference. It must be your first time to have a live meeting on a 7-inch large screen. Very cool, right?

The main camera of Galaxy Tab lies on the rear, having 3 megapixels with Auto-focus and LED flash light.

The advantage of Galaxy Tab over Apple iPad is its slimmer and thinner body, as well as its multi functions. It can be pocketed as a smartphone for sure, or as a camera, or as an ebook, or as a mini theater, or as a game player, or many other possibilities. It will be particularly useful for business-users if they find their smartphones not powerful enough or their laptops not small enough.