TAG Heuer is iconic brand that is synonymous with time pieces, but phones, now that’s a different story.  However, the watch manufacturer has plans for a high end, virtually indestructible phone called the LINK.

It will ship with Android 2.2 and sport a 3.5-inch touchscreen covered in that ultra tough Gorilla Glass we saw at CES.  Storage is just 256MBs, but it does ship with an 8GB microSD card, which of course can be upgraded to 32GB if you so choose.  The camera capture 5 megapixel photos and we assume 720p video.

TAG says that the phone is virtually impregnable to water/dust and damage from drops, though we’re skeptical until someone takes this thing to the gun range, or a derivation there of.  You’ll have your choice of finishes, of course depending on what you wanna spend, which includes steel, 18k rose gold, and titanium.  Trim options include leather, rubber, alligator, leather and a variety of other materials.

So what does a phone of this breadth cost?  Well, it starts at 4,700 Euros, and you can bet your ass that doesn’t include the gold finish.

Full spec list after the ‘leap’

Main characteristics
Size: 118mm (H) x 67mm (W) x 16.6mm (D)
OS: Android 2.2
Form factor: Bar type touch screen
Weight: 200 grams (battery included)
3G Talk time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Stand by time: up to 330hrs (~14 days)
Battery included: Li-lon 1400mAh

Messaging
SMS / MMS / Email (Predictive Text Input XT9)
Image formats supported: JPEG / GIF / BMP
Sound formats supported: MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / RA / WMA

Connectivity
Stereo Bluetooth
AGPS, Wifi, WAPI
Compatible with any SIM card

Radio
Edge & HSUPA (3G)
4 Band GSM/Tri Band WCDMA

Music / Photo & Video
Internal memory: 256 MB
Memory card: 8GB
Music play time: 11 hours

Photo & Video
LCM Screen: TFT 3.5”
Screen resolution: 800*480 pixels – 16 millions of colors
5 Mega Pixel Camera Auto Focus
Video player and recorder

Applications
Android Market with up to 250 000 applications such as:
Adobe Flash Reader
Google Search, Google Maps
GMail , You Tube , E-Blogger

Phone Materials
316L Stainless steel, Gold, Diamonds, Black PVD, Titanium, Rubber, Calfskin leather,
Carbon leather, Alligator and Lizard

Price
An entry price of 4700€.

Via: Ablogtoread

Sony’s soon to be released Dash is now available for pre-order directly from Sony.  The personal internet viewing device is going for $200 and really picked up some traction a few weeks back once it was announced that you could stream NetFlix.

Will this be direct competitor for Apple’s iPad?  With the functionality not as robust as Apple’s jumbo iPod Touch I think Sony lovers will flock to this, especially since the advent of the streaming TV feature.

Units will start shipping out just before or around April 15th.

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What is it: Neuros LINK is their latest open source media player with the ability to play Hulu, NBC.com, YouTube, etc. through their subscription-free ‘Neuros.TV’ service.

Features: The kitchen sink of digital online and local media. What feature doesn’t it have?

• 1080p H.264 video playback
• HDMI (max resolution 1920×1200, 1080p) output
• High-definition 6-channel Audio output
• Optical S/PDIF audio output
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 802.11 g/b WiFi, up to 54Mbps
• Lots of USB 2.0 High-speed Ports (6 external ones today)
• Housing: 300mm x 90mm x 326mm (11.8″ x 3.5″ x 12.8″)
• Noise: under 27dB
• Controller: 2.4 GHz wireless keyboard trackball controller
• Software:
  • Seamless integration with Neuros.TV, a free service that lets you organize and watch Internet TV on your TV
  • Neuros distribution of Ubuntu 8.10
  • Open-source video players (MPlayer, VLC, Xine). A comprehensive list of formats, containers and media can be found on the above websites.

Availability: Grab yours NOW, direct from Neuros

Price: $300

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