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1. True iPhone & iTunes Killers - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic at Half The Price (VIDEO)
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the latest phone to lay claim to be an iPhone killer. However, Nokia might be on to something with its first ever touchscreen phone as it comes with around 5 million tracks…
2. iPhone Killer Launches - Spy Footage of the Blackberry Storm (VIDEO)
Spy footage of the touch-screen Blackberry Storm that is touted as the latest iPhone killer have been posted online. In the video, the Blackberry Storm's numerous features--mobile music, GPS, mobile browsing…
3. 57 Weather-Inspired Designs - From Windswept Hair to the Blackberry Storm (CLUSTER)
The Blackberry Storm isn't the only invention named for or inspired by the weather--it's just the latest. At Trend Hunter, we've noticed how widespread our fascination with the weather truly is, whether…
4. Ads About Cellular Oversharing - Nokia 'Somebody Else's Phone' Campaign (VIDEO)
Nokia's new promotion involves a game/story event that plays upon our propensity to harbor potentially sensitive information on our cell phones. How often have you gotten in trouble for pictures, videos,…
5. Offensive Ringtones - 'Psycho Teddy' Tune Protested by Mental Health Charity (VIDEO)
Australia's answer to the Crazy Frog, Psycho Teddy, has had his ringtone frenzy toned down after receiving protests from a mental health charity. He now has to be called Teddy Z.
While his lyrics encourage…
6. Anti-Piracy Programs - Rawrip, Roccatune and Kyte Fight Illegal Downloads (VIDEO)
The annual IMEA (Innovation Music and Entertainment Awards) are held at the Popkomm in Berlin. The whole music industry is looking for new ways to cover the financial damage caused by illegal music downloads.…
7. High Heel Phones - Pretty in Pink Landlines (GALLERY)
This fabulous, novel landline phone is the perfect gift for lovers of all things girlie. Despite the fact most people now simply rely on cell phones, this high-heeled phone could still become a friend…
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1. 80 Uber Hip Phones - Celebrating the Google G1 Phone (CLUSTER)
The much anticipated Google G1 phone has been released, creating a lot of buzz. However, the Google G1 Phone is not the only hip phone in the world…
This cluster celebrates some of the hottest new phones,…
2. Movie Stars For Enivronment - Scarlett Johansson + Eva Mendes Say "Answer the Call!" (GALLERY)
Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes are using their sex appeal for a good cause with public service announcements (PSAs) to promote mobile phone recycling.
The campaign is organized by the…
3. Map Phones - Google Launches The G1 Phone (VIDEO)
Finally the most anticipated phone since last year’s launch of the iPhone, the G1 has been launched in NY. The phone has been co-developed by Google, HTC and T-Mobile, with the intention of developing…
4. True iPhone & iTunes Killers - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic at Half The Price (VIDEO)
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the latest phone to lay claim to be an iPhone killer. However, Nokia might be on to something with its first ever touchscreen phone as it comes with around 5 million tracks…
5. Mega Leaks - T Mobile G1 Photos Leaked Early (GALLERY)
The G Phone is set to be released today, the T Mobile G1 making its world debut in the U.S., but official G1 photos have already been leaked!
As we know, and clearly Google knows too, 'leaks' are a huge…
6. iPhone Killer Launches - Spy Footage of the Blackberry Storm (VIDEO)
Spy footage of the touch-screen Blackberry Storm that is touted as the latest iPhone killer have been posted online. In the video, the Blackberry Storm's numerous features--mobile music, GPS, mobile browsing…
7. 20 VoIP Innovations For Free Phone Calls (CLUSTER)
You use VoIP, right? Most of you will say yes, but if you’re asking, “What is VoIP?” then I’m guessing you’re also one of those people who still has a giant retro car phone laying aroudn, so it’s time…
8. 57 Weather-Inspired Designs - From Windswept Hair to the Blackberry Storm (CLUSTER)
The Blackberry Storm isn't the only invention named for or inspired by the weather--it's just the latest. At Trend Hunter, we've noticed how widespread our fascination with the weather truly is, whether…
9. Mobile Jewelry - The Cell Phone Ring (GALLERY)
The 'ring-cellphone' is a truly innovative concept in technology design. Industrial designer Tao Ma has come up with this stylish piece of jewelry which could be worn fashionably by either a male or female…
10. Gaudy Mobile Phones - Over-Blinged Overseas Technology (GALLERY)
What’s hot on the streets of Tokyo right now? Glammed-up mobile phones decorated with colored rhinestones in blingy designs which include faces, pets and wild retro patterns.
Whether you call it over-the-top…
11. Cheeky Childhood Advantages - Vodafone Youth Commercial (VIDEO)
Mobile service provider Vodafone targets young customers with this funny Romanian commercial to remind us to enjoy the benefits of youth.
The commercial is shot in candid-camera style, where little boys…
12. Gilded Gadgets - The 24K Gold iPod and iPhone (GALLERY)
There is an unwritten law of popular culture that states that no gadget, no matter how cool it looks when it is released, must be left stock; these gold iPods prove this point quite succinctly.
Goldstriker…
13. Sickening Searches - T-Mobile Likens Competitors to Cow Bums (GALLERY)
Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile wants you to know that, "You won’t find more minutes for £30. Guaranteed." Even if you look up a cow’s bum...
To illustrate that they’ve “already searched the other four…
14. Ride Sharing via iPhone - Carticipate.com (GALLERY)
The high price of fuel means that car pooling and ride sharing are becoming a necessity for an ever increasing number of people.
Carticipate now offers the first location-based mobile social network…
15. Touch-Screen Keyboards - The Swype Traces Your Words (VIDEO)
It is not that often that there are radical advances in interface technologies--devices like the mouse and keyboard have remained largely unchanged for years--so the technology industry is buzzing like…
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Popular Last Month
1. Incredibly Weird Hidden Ads - "Open At Own Risk" by Nokia (VIDEO)
Nokia has rolled out an unconventional promotional site called Open At Own Risk that features a video which Nokia calls, “The Weirdest Clip Ever Made.”
“Within this box lies one of the greatest secrets…
2. Copying 1960s Product Design - Braun Products the Secrets to Apple Success (GALLERY)
A very interesting look into the honest, functional, and trend changing design of Apple and where it’s design aesthetic comes from. While most people credit Apple’s Jonathon Ive with leading this revolution…
3. Gadget Destruction Art - iPhone 3G Disassembly (GALLERY)
The life cycle of gadgets, namely phones, can be very short. Merely a couple of months after people were camping and lining up in the hope of getting their hands on an iPhone 3G, we bring you a gallery…
4. Cell Phone Disco - LEDs, Music and Mobile Phones (VIDEO)
Cell Phone Disco, an experimental art installation by Ursula Lavrencic and Auke Touwslager, blends art, music and technology into a microcosm of nightlife. The LED lights that comprise the installation…
5. Apple Advertising Fraud - iPhone 3G Ads Yanked in U.K. (VIDEO)
Apple's iPhone 3G ads have been pulled from the U.K. air because the iPhone doesn't deliver the internet. The iPhone doesn't use Flash and Java, so what you see on the iPhone internet is different than…
6. Wireless Power Systems - Intel WiTricity (VIDEO)
Wireless power is one the Holy Grails of technology and something that has been searched for since Nikola Tesla fired up his giant coils in the 1890s. Now tech giant Intel has demonstrated WiTricity, a…
7. Rebel Manufacturing - Factory Worker Loads iPhone With Her Photos Before Shipping (GALLERY)
Are iPhones preloaded with pictures of cute young Asian women? Apparently, yes!
A British man opened his iPhone only to learn that photos had appeared 'accidentally' on his iPhones. Basically, workers…
8. Fake iPhone Landlines - The OpenFrame Home Phone (GALLERY)
A few more years from now, it is possible that landlines will be considered prehistoric. With the presence of high tech innovations like Apple's iPhones, it's not that hard to imagine.
The OpenFrame…
9. "Personal Area Network" Clothes - Rodeo Jacket has 39 Pockets (GALLERY)
This is my kind of travel jacket. Minimalist and sleek looking on the outside, but packs a powerful punch with 39 hidden pockets. Oh, did I mention that the Rodeo Jacket utilizes a patented Personal Area…
10. Gadget Waterproofing - 'Golden Shellback Coating' Waterproofs Cellphones, iPods & Laptops (GALLERY)
Golden Shellback Splashproof coatings mean that you no longer need to worry about your precious gadgets getting ruined by water damage. The coating gives the devices a water repellent barrier, which means…
11. Cellphones with Turntables- The "Box to Play" by KDDI AU
Japan's KDDI AU Design Project designed this innovative new phone dubbed the "Box to Play". The phone can transform from a normal-looking cellphone to a box with a graphic music interface.
The phone…
12. Ultra Compact Touchscreen Cell Phones - The Neonode N2 (VIDEO)
This tiny, touchscreen phone could challenge the iPhone. The Neonode N2 is a 4-band world phone that's smaller than a credit card. It holds up to 32 GB of music, images, and videos. It also has the most…
13. Self-Hanging Hygienic Earphones - Holeder by Yoonsang Kim (GALLERY)
The Holeder earphones is an innovative design on three counts. The first is all about hygiene as the ear phones are not placed in the outer ear canal like most ear buds. The ear phones are curved like…
14. Phones Made of Corn - Samsung E200 Eco
Following our story on the Hoshino USB drive, made of fermented corn, we bring you a new green phone from Samsung that follows a similar formula.
Samsung has used bioplastics (materials extracted from…
15. Talking Plants - Plants Twitter When They Need Water (GALLERY)
Some people just have too much time on their hands. At Makezine, we learn how to use technical gadgetry to allow our favorite household plants to talk. As the website advertises, "Make plants talk!…
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