Isaiah's Tech

For all of you Samsung Instinct (S30) Mini fans out there, today is your day. The Mini is now available through Sprint for $129.99 USD on a 2-year contract. The Instinct Mini (compared to its predecessor) is slimmer, has an easier UI to navigate through, and most glitches / bugs are probably fixed. Just in case you were planning to go out and get one now, you might want to take a look at Best Buy's prices first. I think we should all wait for the Palm Pre, especially those on Sprint right now.

[Boy Genius]

Samsung has already shown off there Samsung Instinct successor the S30 aka Mini. Although it's not that "Mini" there is new news that has surfaced today. It will be released on April 19 through Sprint for $129.99 USD on a 2-year contract. The Instinct S30 will have a 2MP camera, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, Sprint TV / Music Store, and for your browsing needs it will use Opera Mini 4.2. "It's also got a Speech to Action function for controlling the phone by voice and allegedly more access to the core Java API for development." It will be released in 2 colours Cobalt Metal and Touch of Copper. Enjoy.

[Engadget]

This is the comparison shot. Clearly, the Samsung Instinct Mini is not so "Mini" beside its older brother. The Mini is actually a bit larger than the original Instinct, sporting a 3.2-inch screen compared to the Instinct's 3.1-inch screen. It also has some software updates so the Mini is basically just a slightly larger - in size - upgrade. I just thought I'd clarify that. Maybe that's what they'll do with the iPhone Nano too? It's a joke.

[Gizmodo]

This is the first official shot of the Samsung Instinct Mini which will be released by Sprint later this year. It is anticipated to have an official announcement in the next couple of days, most likely at CTIA Wireless which starts tomorrow. This is the son of the Samsung Instinct which was released last year. It's got the same buttons and the same touchscreen, no word on the exact screen size though. Actually, no spec sheet is available, so just expect the official announcement from either Samsung USA or Sprint in the next couple of days.

[Engadget]

Someone on the Sprint forums has posted pictures of the new Samsung Instinct Mini. It's not confirmed, but it's pretty much what it should look like. It has the Sprint logo and looks like the Instinct. The Instinct Mini is scheduled to be available on April 19, so it's no surprise that images are starting to be leaked out to the public.

Twitter has finally integrated a new search tool to their home page. I guess it wasn't released to all Twitter users at once because i still don't have my search feature up, so i'll be waiting for that. Although i still don't know what Twitter can be used for. I just figured that Canada would soon jump on the Twitter bandwagon and i'd be the first one to adopt it. Although, i do think that Canada will stay clear off it, but just in case y'know.

The Samsung NC20 is being released today, so i thought it'd be good to give a short review about the specs of the laptop. It's got a 12-inch 1,280 x 800 display which is fairly glossy. It's slightly larger than its competition in both the size and weight department. The laptop weighs 3.4 pounds and has a 6-cell battery which is expected to last at least 4 hours. Inside you will find a 1.3GHz VIA Nano processor "found to be at least on par with Intel's Atom, if not slightly faster." This is all accompanied with: up to 2GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, an integrated 1.3MP webcam and will be running on Windows XP. You get all of this for under $500, so it's a pretty good deal.

At CeBIT Asus has unveiled the so-called Green Asus line. There are 2 montiors (VH192C and VH196) that were unveiled as part of the Green Asus line. The monitors uses "low levels of mercury during construction and just two lamps to save more than 20% in power consumption. An advanced optical film provides brilliant image performance without sacrificing brightness, and the Aspect Control technology delivers a 4:3 aspect ratio or full screen playback for sharp, vibrant and free distortion-free images." Whew, that was a long quote. It looks like Asus is shifting towards taking care of the environment a little bit better. Green is great.

Samsung Instinct Mini (and picture): http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/05/live-images-of-possible-instinct-mini-for-sprint-surface/
Twitter Seach: http://mashable.com/2009/03/05/twitter-search-being-pushed-out-to-all-tonight/\
Samsung NC20: http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/samsung-nc20.aspx?page=1
Samsung NC20 picture: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/05/samsungs-nc20-reviewed-ahead-of-us-release/
Green Asus EzLink LCD Monitors (and picture): http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=14549