visvim ALTA JACKET 2.5L GORE-TEX

visvim’s ALTA JACKET makes a return for this season with the following example set to release this week. Unlike previous iterations, the ALTA JACKET features a simple light-colored 2.5L GORE-TEX construction with leather highlights. Additional design elements include a belt above the bottom row of pockets as well as the collar area. The visvim 2010 Fall/Winter ALTA JACKET 2.5L GORE-TEX will release at select retailers this week. Via hypebeast

adidas Originals Limited Edition Hardland

The Hardland has been getting tons of play lately as the latest design from the adidas Originals camp. Pairing some retro spunk with contemporary appeal, this new colorway highlights the high top in a gold metallic finish with snake skin detailing. Made exclusive to Japanese retailer atmos, the kicks are just one part of a set that also features a silver version. Via hypebeast

F-Troupe “Made in England” Collection

As F-Troupe prepares to open its first flagship store in London next month, we get a peek into an exclusive collection made for the retail venture. Dubbed the “Made in England” Collection, the line will boast unisex styles for Fall, all following a brogue motif, designed and handmade in Northampton. Stay tuned for a closer look into the lineup as the F-Troupe store officially opens in September. Via hypebeast

Nokia N8

It's official - Nokia unveiled their new flagship, the Nokia N8. With 12MP camera and 720p video recording, the latest handset from the Finnish company is on track to becoming the new imaging champ in the mobile phone world.

The 28mm wide angle camera on the Nokia N8 is equipped with Carl Zeiss optics and a xenon flash. Nokia says that the image sensor "rivals those found in compact digital cameras". The camera can also capture 720p HD video at 25 frames per second and offers built-in video editing tools. The Nokia N8 also features two different TV-out interfaces - the standard 3.5mm audio jack and a mini-HDMI port (a first for the GSM world). The Nokia N8 also features Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound over the HDMI link.

The Nokia N8 offers up to 3 hours and 20 minutes of video capture or 7 hours of video playback (6 over HDMI) thanks to the 1200mAh battery. The talk time is impressive too - 12 hours, and the battery will last for 50 hours of music playback. There's plenty of storage to store the videos - the Nokia N8 has 16GB of built-in memory and supports microSD cards up to 32GB. As for viewing things on the phones itself, the N8 comes with a 3.5" capacitive touchscreen with 16:9 aspect ratio with nHD resolution (360 x 640 pixels).

The Nokia N8 is connectivity champ - it is a true globetrotter with quad-band GSM/EDGE and five-band 3G. Yep, five bands - 850/900/1700/1900/2100. It has Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS with A-GPS (plus other positioning methods), microUSB with USB On-the-go and a built-in FM transmitter. Having mentioned GPS, the N8 will of course come with Ovi Maps for free voice-guided navigation. The N8 is the first device that runs Symbian^3 and it also has support for the Qt cross-platform apps and UI framework that should allow development of apps that run on Symbian and MeeGo. It has multiple homescreens and is proficient in social networking. It also offers improved application and graphics performance. Via GSMarena

Apple iPhone 4

You can't make a phone that everyone loves and Apple is not even trying. Much like any other iPhone so far, the iPhone 4 is a phone that everybody loves AND hates.

Apple’s latest is always the greatest – you have to give them that. Sometimes it seems they put less effort into making it than in letting people know they did. But with the Apple iPhone 4, they were obviously hard at work. The 4th generation iPhone has an all new look, new feel and plenty of new skill. We already caught a glimpse of the iOS4. But there’s much more: a 1GHz chip, two cameras, HD video and of course the Retina display – the highest-res screen we’ve seen so far on a GSM phone. Surely there are still enough blank spots on the feature list but that’s Apple and its iPhone. Compromises are being made in every phone out there anyway. But the simple fact is Number 4 is the best iPhone to-date. Let's see how good that is.

Key features
Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
3.5" 16M-color LED-backlit TFT capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 960 px resolution
Scratch-resistant glass front and rear, with fingerprint-resistant coating
1GHz Apple A4 SoC; 512MB of RAM
5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and touch focus
720p video recording at 30fps
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
GPS with A-GPS connectivity; digital compass
16/32GB storage options
Accelerometer, proximity sensor and three-axis gyro sensor
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated secondary microphone
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo Bluetooth v2.1
Excellent audio output quality
Slim waistline at only 9.3mm
Secondary front-facing camera
Some degree of multitasking
Rich AppStore
Main disadvantages
Hardware design is prone to reception issues
MicroSIM card support only
No Flash support in the web browser
No true multitasking for all applications
FaceTime video calls work only over Wi-Fi
No file transfer over Bluetooth or USB Mass Storage mode
No hardware shutter key for the camera
No FM radio
No stereo speakers
No microSD card slot
No smart dialing
Too dependent on iTunes for loading multimedia content
Poor loudspeaker performance
As you can see, most of the main disadvantages are simply passed from one generation to the next but - whatever iPhone you’re coming from - the Number 4 will tick most of your boxes. via GSMarena