If you’re a T-Mobile user wondering what your choices for phones looks like in the year ahead then it’s worth taking a look at this 2011 Roadmap put together by Chris Zeigler at This is My Next . There is a rundown of every expected or rumored model coming to the carrier in 2011. Some highlights include several BlackBerry models, a mystery Samsung model codenamed “Dumont” and the LG Optimus II.
They’ve backed up this list with a full breakdown of each model and corresponding rumors from TmoNews and BGR . The list of phones in chronological (more or less) order looks something like this. June
HTC Sensation 4G
Samsung t589 Gravity Touch 2
Samsung t759 “Hawk”
Huawei E587 “Wayne”
July
HTC “Doubleshot” AKA myTouch 4G Slide
HTC “Marvel” AKA Wildfire S
BlackBerry “Monza”
August
BlackBerry Bold Touch
BlackBerry “Apollo”
Huawei S7 with HSPA+ and T-Mobile branding
September
Samsung Hercules
LG “Flip II”
Nokia “Panda” AKA Nuron 4G
Further Out
LG Maxx
LG Maxx Q
Huawei U2805
Samsung “Jamong”
Samsung “Dumont”
LG “Gelato” AKA Optimus II
HTC “Bresson”
HTC “G-Infinity”
That’s a lot of phones slated for America’s third-most popular carrier. TIMN points out that the G-Infinity might very well be the next G-series device to follow the G1, G2 and G2X. The Samsung “Dumont” is noticeable if only for the complete lack of details but it would be nice to see a new flagship Samsung phone on T-Mobile. The BlackBerry Bold Touch has already been outed but the “Apollo” could be a new Curve replacement. The “Doubleshot” should end up being a 3.7″ dual-core, HSPA+ flagship phone for HTC.
The lineup looks pretty packed, with a decent selection of phones from most of the majors. Noticeably absent from the rumors is Motorola, which currently offers the Defy on T-Mobile. Head on over to This is My Next for a complete breakdown.
Sony announces Playstation Vita, the new mobile gaming device
Sony introduced its successor to the PSP mobile gaming device today at E3, naming it the Playstation Vita.
The device features a 5″ touch screen, and from what we saw at the E3 demo, games running on the device look amazingly crisp.
The Vita has front and back touchpads, and two cameras for augmented reality games. It’s got a standard dual-stick layout like most regular consoles.
Like the iPad, there are two models: wifi-only, and 3G that’s exclusive to AT&T. No word yet on exclusivity in non-US markets.
According to rumors, the wifi model will cost $250, and 3G slightly more at $299. Update : pricing just confirmed at E3.
Sony demoed several games, including Uncharted and Ruin, that have been designed exclusively for the Vita.
Games on PlayStation 3 and Vita work together seamlessly: save your progress on either device and you can head over to the other and pick up where you left off.
Check this out: A t-shirt that analyzes your sleep
The need for a good night’s sleep shouldn’t be underestimated – it helps boost our memory, it controls our metabolism and the quality of sleep ultimately determines our mood the next day.
But everyone’s sleep patterns are different. You may think you’ve slept well because you’ve conked out for 8 hours, but someone who only got 4 hours sleep may feel more refreshed because they were in a deeper state of sleep and awoke just at the right time.
There have been many apps, devices and contraptions designed to help you track your sleeping patterns throughout the night, but most require you to attach some kind of monitoring device, such as a wrist or head-band. Not any more – step forward the Somnus Sleep Shirt .
The Sommus Sleep Shirt is a t-shirt – you wear it to bed in place of your normal bed garment. Except this t-shirt is embedded with thin, flexible respiration sensors that monitor and measure breathing as the wearer moves around in bed. The t-shirt itself is made from lightweight, breathable material so it shouldn’t feel like some sort of lab experiment:
The t-shirt was developed based on research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital. So – how exactly does it work?
Well, the sensors that are embedded in the shirt work in conjunction with what’s called a SleepLogger – a small contraption roughly the size of a car key’s fob – and this slips into a small pocket at the bottom of the t-shirt, powering the sensors throughout the night.
The SleepLogger can record data for up to five nights, and when you charge the device in the morning, your data is automatically transferred to the website of creators Nyx Devices, where your sleep health is thus analyzed. The t-shirt is designed to record both the quality and quantity of your sleep, and your data will look roughly like this:
The sensors are made out of common t-shirt vinyl that can be applied to almost any type of fabric, so will this mean we’ll be seeing a whole range of sleep-monitoring bed-clothing soon? This remains to be seen.
As for the t-shirt, it’s currently still in testing by Boston-based Nyx, and it hopes to launch it commercially by summer 2012 , with a price expected to be below $100.