Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category

Why Do Celebrities Love Ugly Cell Phone Clips?

Friday, April 6th, 2007

geeksugar is knocking on celebrities for their excessive use of ugly cell phone clips. As always, my advice is to get a more chic and discreet cell phone holder, which will allow you to keep your phone within reach, but not attached to your body. Unless your Batman, an uber-gadget-nerd, or part ...

Charge your cell phone without wires

Friday, March 30th, 2007

A new technology has been developed by a company called Powercast which will allow people to charge their mobile phones and other low voltage devices without wires. Someday. It may sound futuristic, but Powercast's platform uses nothing more complex than a radio--and is cheap enough for just about any company to incorporate ...

Enhance those crappy cell phone images

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Until you get that 5mp camera phone here are some tips for making your cameraphone pics look, well, presentable. Here is an example of what you can do: Read: Enhancing Cell Phone Camera Photos

Solar powered mobile phone

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

HTW has developed the S116 Solar Mobile Phone which will run as long as we have the sun. The phone can provide you with 20-25 minutes of talk time after 40 minutes of charging in direct sunlight and is operational in an emergencies from the 5 candle lights. The manufacturer claims that ...

Now Gucci wants to sell its own phone? Zzzz.

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

This pic was spotted at Flickr recently along with two others that may or may not be bona fide comps for an ad campaign for a new Gucci cell phone. So when can we expect Baby Phat's phone? Mark Ecko's? Gee, thanks a lot, Prada! Props to: The Cell Freak.

Old n’ Busted: 14K Gold Anklet; New Hotness: This

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Remember the cell phone garter? The keen minds at HTL Wireless have gone one better. This is the CPC Strap (Cell Phone Case Strap), "the world's first and only cell phone case accessory on the market with Jewelry Strap Loop Attachments™ that allow you to personalize the case by attaching cell ...

This gives “Yo, what up, dawg?” a whole new meaning.

Monday, February 26th, 2007

I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later: a cell phone for your pooch. Here's the PetsCell from On4 Communications, a 2-way communication device with GPS your dog wears as a collar. The PetsCell will come in handy if your dog gets lost as you'd be able to speak ...

20th Century Cool, 21st Century Tech

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Gordon Gekko would love this -- the '80s Brick Cell Phone. It's an unlocked, GSM-compatible handset sporting as much 21 Century tech as it's missing. The phone doesn't have Bluetooth or USB connectivity, and wireless headsets and car chargers won't work with it, although would you really want it to? ...

Mmmm…bendy!

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Meet the RIZR Z8, Motorola's new slider that actually bends to bring the mic closer to your mouth. Genius! It will street in April, which is apparently a good thing: "[Motorola is] doing something different and that's what [they] need to do. The market is getting more competitive and being thin ...

Don’t Flip, ROLL Open your phone

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

It started with the bag phone, went to the brick, then to the flip phone, to the candybar, and now we have the "roll phone." Telecom Italia and Polymer Vision announce the CELLULAR-BOOK; a cell phone combined with a new low-power, flexible display which has a resolution and readability factor comparable ...