ECS Tablet Dock Transforms Your iOS, Android And WP7 Smartphone Into A Tablet

An new innovative concept has been unveiled at Computex 2011 this week in the form of the EDS ICE smartphone tablet dock. Which allows you to dock your smartphone with a brainless tablet/screen device to then create a working tablet, using your smartphone for processing power.

The early prototype on show at Computex is demonstrated below using an iPhone 4 but the dock is capable of transforming iOS, Android or Windows Phone 7 mobile phones into tablets. Watch the video after the jump for a run through of the devices features.

The tablet dock is equipped with a SD card slot, two USB ports and a front-facing camera and transforms your iPhone’s video and outputs it via HDMI to the built-in 9.7 inch display.

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2011 Android Phone Update: GrooVe IP Lets You Make Free Calls On Google Voice Over Wi-Fi or 3-4G

GrooVe IP is an Android application that allows you to use Google Voice to make free unlimited calls in the US and Canada or cheaper International calls.

The great thing about the GrooVe IP Android application is that it allows you to make and receive Google Voice calls over Wi-Fi and/or 3G or 4G, without using up your voice minutes.

The application also utilises your current contact list and provides the ability to choose to either use either the separate GrooVe IP dialer or your cellular service standard dialer to make your calls.

The GrooVe IP application has also been awarded, Lifehacker App of Day and is available to download from the Android Market now for $3.99

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Apple iPhone 4 Secret Mod: Camera Mic App Triggers Your iPhone Camera Shutter Using You Mic (www.drmobiles.co.nz)

When Apple removed the array of applications from the iTunes App Store which remapped the camera shutter button on the iPhone. we were left having to use the Apple screen shutter release. However a new application is now available within the Apple App Store that allows you to cleverly use your microphone on the headphone cord to trigger the iPhones shutter to take photographs.

The Camera Mic App offers the ability to take pictures using the iPhone or iPod Touch 4G’s microphone allowing a user to “feel” and tap it like a physical button. You can also tweak the sensitivity of the tapping from within the app to make sure you dont take unwanted photo’s.

You can also use the mic within the iPhone itself, positioned on the bottom-left side of the home button and of course using sounds or voice commands if required. The new Camera Mic application is available to download from the Apple App Store for $1.

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Apple’s Smart Bezel Patent Could Add Secondary Display To iPhone And iPad

04 June, 2011, Auckland (www.drmobiles.co.nz) -- There have been some patents previously from Apple about a smart bezel for iOS devices, but a new one has just been revealed, and the details look very interesting.


The latest patent for an Apple Smart Bezel, would see Apple using the bezel as a secondary display, which uses a printed segmented electroluminescent display, and this would be used to show illuminated indicators on the bezel.

The illuminated indicators would then be able to change and display different things, for example you would be able to see gaming controls and productivity controls built into the front side of the bezel.

The patent also points to controls that could also be built in to the back of a device, like the back of the iPhone or iPad, you can find out full details on this new Smart Bezel patent from Apple over at Patetnly Apple.
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