Skype is coming to the iPhone on Tuesday, BlackBerry devices in May. The Skype app works over WiFi only (not over EDGE or 3G data) and supports calls to SkypeOut contacts in addition to many of the other features you’ve used from the desktop client. iPod touch owners will require earphones with an embedded mic to talk. It will be totally free. 
Over at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, 3DFusion has announced the market launch of its 3DFMax stereoscopic, glasses free, broadcast ready 3D display. The set is built upon the Philips WOWvx 3D solution.. No resolution, no contrast ratio, no price. Just the hope of a chicken in every pot and a 3D HDTV in every den.:(
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Lim Ding Wen, a nine-year-old from Singapore, enjoys writing iPhone apps in his spare time. Doodle Kids is a drawing application for children that he wrote for his two younger sisters and it’s already been downloaded over 4,000 times since its release on February 1st. Wen, who is fluent in six programming languages and enjoys reading books about computer programming, is already hard at work on his next app called “Invader Wars”.
Here’s another AU phone by KDDI, the WOOO Ketai H001 featuring a 3D display for both video and photos. The LCD is made by Hitachi with integrated the IPS Technology, and has a 845×480 resolution on a 3.1” screen. The H0001 has a 5Mpix camera module with AF, supports microSD cards, 1Seg TV tuner, ewallet, VOD… at a size of 51 x 111 x 18.6 and weight of 145g.
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The DLNA-certified Cyber-shot DSC-G3 is the planet’s first WiFi camera with a built-in web browser, enabling users to upload images and video directly to popular sharing sites wherever a WiFi connection is available. Of note, the camera comes with complimentary access to Sony’s Easy Upload Home Page via AT&T WiFi, which provides easy entrance into Shutterfly, Picasa, YouTube, Photobucket and Dailymotion. Other specs include a 10 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom and Face Detection. It’s yours to grab right now for around $500.
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Available in capacities as large as 1TB, the multimedia hard drive weighs in at 33 ounces and promises to upscale your digital media to 1080p over HDMI. Of note, the unit is DivX certified and features a S/PDIF audio output, though it might have trouble handling some of the more exotic formats. It’s up for grabs as we speak starting at $159 for a 500GB version.
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This setup uses a Robotech Bluetooth module that’s placed in a modified battery sleeve and connected to an unlocked iPhone (or iPod Touch) which, in turn, communicates with the keyboard using the Bluetooth SPP profile. Of course, that’s still a long ways from an officially supported solution, but if you’re looking to give it a go, Ralf is promising to dish out the necessary schematics and source code soon.
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The iPhone went on sale at Walmart today for $197 / $297, just as we expected. The plan is to attract consumers who don’t shop at Best Buy, Apple, or AT&T stores, so basically Wally doesn’t care about anyone reading this.
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At long last, iPhone users who have grown increasingly frustrated by using Google Maps as their primary navigational tool can find relief… sort of. Available right now in the App Store, XRoad’s G-Map application requires no internet connection whatsoever in order to function; rather, it packs oodles of maps into a 932MB package that covers most of western America and a few sporadic locales on the east. We’re a bit baffled (and angered) by the not-at-all-comprehensive coverage, but we suppose we can expect updates to patch the gaps in the near future. It provides most of the same amenities you’re used to seeing on real-deal GPS units, including POI editing, memo capabilities, location searching, etc. A word of caution, though: early reviews don’t seem too stoked about it, so you may want to gloss it over good before hitting your card for $19.99.
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