The Asus Eee Pad Transformer has already been revealed (somewhat) in a number of teasers and previewed when Asus pimped it onstage, but a clear close look at Asus’ upcoming tablet really hasn’t been released. Or at least not officially. Well, this should take a bit out of the mystery. Live photos of the Transformer Prime has leaked out and posted on Notebook Italia, showing the slim new tablet’s brushed aluminum panels and chiclet-style keyboard.
After a recent leaked document from T-Mobile mentioned that the LG DoublePlay would be launched on November 2, we thought the launch was pretty close. Apparently, it wasn’t close enough. LG has tweeted that the DoublePlay is now available via T-Mobile’s online shop.
Besides the new phones and cool headsets, Nokia also showed off this interesting prototype at Nokia World. Called the Nokia Kinetic Device, it’s basically a phone that can be bent to move around and control the interface, so bending it forward or back will let you zoom in or out. You know, in case pinching with two fingers sounds like it’s too much work.
Corning just announced a new type of tough glass that we might be seeing on next year’s crop of premium smartphones and tablets. Called Lotus Glass, the new glass type has been designed to hold its shape and handle heat better during manufacturing while allowing for thin mobile designs, and should be tougher than the current Gorilla Glass found on the iPhone 4, 4S and other premium Android devices such as the Droid RAZR. Lotus Glass is said to be in production, although Corning didn’t mention specific brands on devices. Press release after the break.
After Nokia unveiled their Windows Phone-based Lumia phones at Nokia World, Microsoft also gave a preview of the things you can do with a Windows Phone 7.5 device and an Xbox console. First off, a rather predictable smartphone remote function that’ll let you control the Xbox console’s video functions using your phone, letting you browse movies and movie info on the phone while something’s playing on the console, or as a plain remote that connects via Wi-fi.
