Microsoft Lync for Windows Phone

Nice find by wpcentral, the Lync app for Windows Phone, no video support (but the phone is also missing the key front mounted camera anyway!). I’m guessing there’s no extensibility to link Lync into the message hub?

Hey, look at that! Microsoft Lync Mobile was on hand, in beta form, for us to play with on a Nokia 800. The communications app for enterprise was quite snazzy and very fast from our brief hands on. You get your contacts, IM, email and status updates all from within a very nice Metro app.

via wpcentral

Flight Back From Iwo Jima

October 26, 2011
Photography
Photography Sunrise

‘Flight Back From Iwo To (Iwo Jima). Sorry I didn’t slide my seat back far enough to get the whole HUD’, via Imgur.

Nokia’s new Windows Phone offering

I’m excited to get my hands on the new Lumia 800, I hope it delivers in terms of speed (not that my Omnia 7 is slow, but faster is always nice), a much better camera and a high quality screen. On paper this phone should rock, it also comes with some Nokia services, complimenting the Microsoft and 3rd party ones…

Nokia Drive is a full, turn-by-turn voice navigation solution with support for 95 countries. It’s available from the start screen of the Lumia 800 for easy access, and offers simple search and real-time GPS, with speed and distance information.

I doubt apps like Turn-by-turn have much to worry about, given the lack of any traffic routing or downloadable maps, this service may feel a bit basic compared to the likes of Android or TomTom.

via Mashable

ThinkGeek strikes again… IRIS 9000 voice control module for Siri

October 25, 2011
iPhone
Dock Siri Voice

Think Geek have out done themselves with the ’2001 Space Odyssey’ voice control docking station for the iPhone and Siri…

Simply place your iPhone into the Iris 9000 cradle and use the included micro remote to trigger Siri up to 50 feet away. Just tap the Iris 9000 remote button once, listen for the Siri chime, and speak your command. The built in mic on the Iris 9000 picks up your voice from across the room and the embedded speaker amplifies Siri’s spoken responses. You can also make and receive calls using the Iris 9000 like a standard speakerphone. Oh and did we mention that Iris 9000′s glowing eye flickers along with Siri’s voice?

via ThinkGeek

Fans of bands before concerts

October 25, 2011
Photography
People Photography

James Mollison took photos of fans who were about to go to concerts of their favorite bands (KISS, Sex Pistols and Oasis if you’re wondering), via The Green Box.

How the Gadget Show built its BattleField 3 simulator

October 24, 2011
Technology
Games Simulator

An awesome build, well worth the watching, Ive never seen tech like this…

Armed with naught but a pre-release level of Battlefield 3 and £500,000 ($650,000), it transformed a Birmingham studio into the sort of game room only multi-billionaires can dream of (as long as the dreams involved getting shot back, the sim comes packing paintball markers).

via Engadget.