 Cell Phone Bag Opens Automatically - Serene by Bang & Ulufsen::Bang & Ulufsen yet again has managed to out do itself with this highly featured innovative mobile phone that acquaints a clean and clear acoustic sound. And while in it's presence the Serene sort of takes… [MORE] |
 Robot out of Recycled Cell Phones - The TeMo::Finally, something to do with that old cell phone when it has outlived it's original purpose!
Introducing - the TeMo (short for "Telerobotics over Mobile packet data services"), a robot made of Legos,… [MORE] |
 New Convergence Approach - Couple-IT::With the current obsession with convergence and the trend of cramming features and functions into a single gadget, even when it sacrifices quality. It is refreshing to see UK industrial design consultancy… [MORE] |
 Robot Cellphone - Toshiba Softbank 815T::The new Toshiba Softbank 815T PB is a robot/cellphone hybrid made for a Japanese TV show called Ketai Sousakan 7 that transforms into a robot and back to a cell phone just like the robots in the Transformer… [MORE] |
 Propose With an iPod Touch - 'Marry Me' iPod::Nowadays, a woman asking a man for their hand in marriage is pretty common. Selfridges is offering any ladies looking for a techie way to pop the question a luxurious solution via this limited edition… [MORE] |
 Super Solar Laptop - GPS, Sat Phone, Web Access::Here's a solar laptop that would make Maxwell Smart a happy dude. It has solar powered rechargeable batteries, satellite link Global Positioning System, internet access and satellite phone. Anyplace on… [MORE] |
 Marketing With the iPhone - Vans Skate Game::I am working in a the marketing department of a media company in Paris, France. Recently we were sitting in circle and discussing new advertising formats. One of the most interesting is a skate game made… [MORE] |
 Good-Doing Google - Homeless in SF Get Phone & Voice Mail::A massive problem for the homeless in San Francisco may have just been solved thanks to Google. The company is offering free lifetime phone numbers and voice mail for the homeless.
It gives those without… [MORE] |
 Biodegradable Cell Phone - Bamboo Phone Sprouts Seeds After Composting::This is a truly incredible cellular phone that has taken modern recycling methods and environmental consciousness into major consideration. The Bamboo phone is not only biodegradable, but when it is thrown… [MORE] |
 Ultimate Outdoors Juice - Solar Powered Digital Survival Kit::We have seen some solar charging docks before, but they did not come cheap. For $33 you can now have a features-packed digital kit that keeps your mobile phone, media player and all your gadget juices… [MORE] |
 Transforming Self-Cleaning Phone - Nokia Morph Concept::Super cool! The cutting-edge Nokia Morph concept phone uses nanotechnology based flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces to produce a mobile device that is “... stretchable… [MORE] |
 Mobile & Media Device For Toddlers - Zeki::Pimp out your toddler. Korean company YoungToys released a cellphone/entertainment digital toy aimed squarely at kids and toddlers. ‘Zeki’ utilizes Near Field Communication(NFC) technology to communicate… [MORE] |
 $90,000 Blackberry Pearl - Alexander Amosu Diamond Edition::The world’s most prestigious customization company, Alexander Amosu, has added a glittering new range of diamond encrusted Blackberry Pearls to their range of luxurious diamond encrusted mobile phones.… [MORE] |
 Apple Offers Free Recycling of Any Brand - A Greener Apple::After recent criticism from environmental groups, Apple has decided to polish its green image by offering free recycling both on-line and in stores of CPUs, iPods and mobile phones. They are accepting… [MORE] |
 Never Miss a Call or Forget Your Phone - BluAlert Vibrating Bluetooth Wristband::This actually might be a pretty useful gadget. I often miss calls and messages when I am listening to music on my iPod or when my phone is on vibration mode inside my baggy pants. I also have forgotten… [MORE] |
 Custom Color Jobs For Your Tech - ColorWare::An item that is inseparable from the geek lifestyle: a MacBook. Or dreaming about a MacBook. Or if you’re like me, it’s dreaming of a baby blue (as blue is the new pink, for your information) MacBook.… [MORE] |
 Virtual Living Via Mobile - Second Life For Cell Phones::Second Lifers start saving up your minutes, or negotiate a new cell plan because Second Life is coming to mobiles. In the most exciting development since Webkinz Vollee has the technology to use 3G handsets.… [MORE] |
 Phone, Computer & More Under Your Skin - Digital Tattoo Interface::The Greener Gadgets Conference had some really 'interesting' concepts. Take this concept by Jim Mielke for example; a gadget that is 'tattooed' under your skin and runs on blood by turning glucose and… [MORE] |
 Super Stylish Fashion Phone - The Edge Phone::The Edge Phone, with its fashion-oriented design and glowing glass keyboard, uses light and touch technology to target the style-conscious fashionistas. To answer an incoming call, simply slide the glass… [MORE] |
 New iPhone Ad - "The Great Thing"::We've seen how viral Apple's commercials get, so we thought we'd fill you in before everyone's seen the latest. Plus, when this one gets spoofed, you'll want to have the original to compare it to. The… [MORE] |
 Turn Your WiFi Gadget into Mobile TV - PacketVideo Mobile Broadcast Receiver::PacketVideo (PV) is releasing a pocketable mobile broadcast receiver that turns WiFi-enabled phones and personal media players into mobile TVs. The portable receiver decodes a digital TV signal and repurposes… [MORE] |
 Charge by Movement, Not Batteries - Atlas Kinetic Phone::You will no longer worry about recharging your phone on a long trip, or be able to make up excuses about your phone being out of juice. The Atlas Kinetic Phone uses the daily movement of a cellular phone… [MORE] |
 Digital Calendar Girls To Go - Mobile Calendarettes::Just as YouTube changed the way we get our entertainment fix, so mobile TV is about to change the way we get our fix of reality shows…to go. Snackable content in the form of Calendarettes, which features… [MORE] |
 Turn Your iPhone Into A Piano - iAno::Do you like to play piano? Got an iPhone? Well, you can now turn it into a sleek portable piano, provided it is jailbroken so you can install thirdparty software. iPhone developer Mister Aardvark has just… [MORE] |
 Catch A Virtual Fish and Eat It In Real Life - Ippo Zuri::A cellphone game has been developed in western Japan where the players get to, literally, eat the fish they catch. The game is called Ippo Zuri (pole-and-line fishing in Japanese) and the way it works… [MORE] |
 Can Dell Have a Cool Phone? - Alienware Android Phone::Dell is not a name synonymous with cool or must-have phones. Their foray into the mobile phone market was a dull range of PDAs, a complete flop. But things might change soon. Dell recently acquired Alienware,… [MORE] |
 Snakes on iPhone - Chloe iPhone Case::After launching an iPhone compatible website a while back, French fashion house Chloé have released an iPhone case made from a specially treated Python with a unique metallic look and feel . The case… [MORE] |
 Eco Cell Phone Shell - Bamboo Chute Phone::In a time where the eco-friendliness of a product or service is a primary concern of consumers, designers need to innovate to answer the same functional demands while incorporating greener ways and not… [MORE] |
 High-End Photography in Your Phone - New Cybershot C902 & C702::If you love taking pictures anytime on the spot, Sony Ericsson is promising best-in class picture quality beyond just megapixels with the new C702 Cyber-shot™ and C902 Cyber-shot™. The models, presented… [MORE] |
 Detect The Intensity of Virtual Kisses - Kiss Phone::We told you cell phone kissing was a hot activity in Japan, and now kissing your loved one from a distance via mobile is even easier thanks to the Kiss Phone.
Better than just using video and making… [MORE] |
 Mobile Phones for Developing Nations - $20 Phone From India::India telecoms are rolling out the $20 cell phone. Developed by Spice, its a no-nonsense, no frills phone aimed at the lowest end of the market . There is no screen. It's a phone that only makes phone… [MORE] |
 Mini Mobile is Adorable & Functional - Neo 808i::This petite little mobile phone is about as tiny as it can get while still proving functional. The baby phone, the Neo 808i, comes in real brushed aluminum casing in pink with silver accents and black… [MORE] |
 The Cellphone As Multimedia Object- Isabella Rossellini Mounts A Housefly On Your Screen::Actress Isabella Rossellini, a 20 year veteran of the big screen, is involved in a project to direct a series of short 1 minute films specifically designed for cellphones and computers. Three of the films… [MORE] |
 New Hands-Free Concept - The Tie Up::I fully support this. I am tired of people walking around with weird-looking hands-free gadget stuck in their ears. The Tie Up is a new concept for hands-free communication that tackles the problem of… [MORE] |
 Touchscreen Smartphones for the Masses - New Sony Ericsson G900 & G700::Finally, we don't have to shell out more than $500 to have a powerful phone. Sony Ericsson announed a new G line of touchscreen smartphones for the masses. The first G-models, G900 and G700, were unveiled… [MORE] |
 Phone Tech Transforms Fashion Week - Nokia 6131 NFC::A few key players in the mobile phone world are using at London Fashion Week, which is currently running, as an opportune venue to test drive some innovative new technologies like NFC's Instant Fashion… [MORE] |
 Smoking Hot New Phones - Samsung Dual Touch Chic G400, F480 & F400 B&O Slider::I'm not just saying this phone is stylish, it actually is called the Samsung Dual Touch Chic G400. It's one of three hot new phones the company has debuted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, along… [MORE] |
 Nokia's Green Phone - 'Remade' is All Recycled::It doesn't get any greener than this. A mobile phone made entirely from recycled material. Nokia unveiled 'remade', an environment friendly phone concept at the Mobile World Congress. The silver-coloured… [MORE] |
 Video LCD Binoculars::Your video's all fussy and distorted. Finding it hard to focus. Hoping to escape the cinematography of your own four walls, well have you tried looking right outside your window. You even have a port to… [MORE] |
 Blu-Fi - Bluetooth Partners with Wi-Fi for Better Performance::What an exciting development. Bluetooth is going to get a whole lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets. Linking Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (or Blu-Fi, as… [MORE] |
 Multimedia Computer Phone - The Nokia N96 Super Mobile::Nokia has the right to insist on calling it a "multimedia computer" rather than a phone. Nokia unveiled the highly anticipated N96 dual slider at Mobile World Congress. The N95 successor packs powerful… [MORE] |
 Digital Fountain Pen - Send SMS and Email::Send digital messages with a pen? The D-Scribe is a digital pen, designed to look like a traditional fountain pens, however it converts your handwriting into digital form to be sent as either text messages… [MORE] |
 Speakers Fold Up into an Egg - DLO Portable iPhone Speakers::If you have an iPhone, chances are you are into good design and these speaker are a fine example of aesthetic enhancement options.
You’ll love pulling a little black and gray egg out of your pocket… [MORE] |
 When Sexy Ads Attack Headsets - Jawbone::It seems most ads nowadays are using a provocative sexual style to grab the attention. But do ads really need to employ such tactics so often? Jawbone, a stylish military-grade noise eliminating bluetooth… [MORE] |
 Google Adroid OS - Seen at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona::The much anticipated, Google-backed, open Adroid OS has appeared on a number of prototype phones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
"Texas Instruments had the handset you see above -- from an… [MORE] |
 1st Greener Gadgets Conference - Winners + Highlights::Green technology is red hot these days, and not to be outdone by the fashion industry in New York city, it had its own fashion show at the first Greener Gadgets Conference with an assortment of exotic… [MORE] |
 Magic Gadget For Mobiles - MCube::The MCube is truly magical. This little wonder is a wireless charger, a bluetooth speaker and information display all in one. It was designed by Sohui Won, Seung-Hoon Kwak & Yeong-Kyu Yoo.
Using short… [MORE] |
 People as Traffic Sensors - Nokia's Road Experiment::In an effort to find a cheaper alternative to permanent road sensors, Nokia conducted a large-scale experiment to test how cell phones can monitor and predict traffic. The experiment was in collaboration… [MORE] |
 New SMS Language - Teens Using Codes to Throw Off Adults::Parents are texting. So teenagers must communicate differently. Phone addiction prevents them from kicking the connection, so they change the text. "Cool" becomes "book"; "awake" for "cycle" Even woohoo… [MORE] |
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