Eclectic Electronics

Wall-E, downloaded while roaming, costs man $62,000 (originally)

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 02:30 PM PDT

You’d think somebody would be wise enough to limit usage of a metered internet connection while roaming. Well, think again! A guy named Alberto, was reportedly charged $62,000 USD for downloading Wall-E via his broadband data card, by an undisclosed wireless carrier upon return from his roaming trip.

The wireless carrier reportedly brought down the sum after some haggling, Alberto needs to pay $17,000 USD instead of the original amount, because the wireless carrier says it cost them that much to deliver the movie/data to him.

While the total amount may still puzzle many people, he didn’t mention how big the file was. C’mon! Talk about being ignorant! Getting the DVD or Blu-ray would have been a much cheaper and easier solution.

Amazingly cool Wall-E PC casing, built by Russian in 18 days

Samsung Omnia Pro with QWERTY?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Is Samsung coming up with an Omnia phone that has QWERTY keypads? The photo above is believed to be photoshopped by one of the guys over at the Samsung Mobile - HD Blog. Rumor has it, that the device will have the following:

624MHz processor
3.5-inch WVGA (800 x 480) AMOLED touchscreen
5 megapixel autofocus camera with stabilizer and flash, capable of capturing photos and videos
slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Windows Mobile 6.1 (upgradeable to version 6.5 once available)

The rumored device looks quite similar to the HTC Touch Pro2, but possibly with a four-row QWERTY instead of five rows.

[via WMExperts]

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Nikon D5000 unboxed and tested, a day early, by Flickr member Kadath

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 09:30 AM PDT

A Flickr member going by the name of Kadath, got the Nikon D5000, a day early from the actual release date. Kadath was nice enough to take photos of the fresh and new Nikon D5000, almost from all angles you can possible imagine! Plus, some test shots showcasing the picture quality of the camera, are also posted.

Meanwhile, below is a YouTube clip for you streaming video addicts out there, who like seeing the product actually being held by a person.

It highlights the 2.7-inch vari-angle LCD screen and the guy in the video also discusses Live View mode, the different Live View modes and other features. A very informative video for those looking for reasons to purchase the Nikon D5000.

[via Gizmodo]