Archive for the ‘Phones’ Category
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 ...
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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.
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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? ...
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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 ...
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
Before the announcement of the iPhone, Apple fanboys living in Vermont probably didn't care much that theirs is the only state in the U.S. with 0% Cingular coverage. Okay, sure, it's not like Vermont is densely populated, and it's been forever since the adjective teeming was used to describe Montpelier, ...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Here's touchscreen cell phone goodness you can gitcher hands on (if you live in Europe) months before Apple's iPhone, courtesy of LG and Prada. Everybody knew the two companies were in cahoots, but the fruit of their labor hasn't been glimpsed until now.
Like the iPhone, the LG Prada phone eschews ...
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
As dangerous? Well, with all the conflicting reports I think the verdict is still out. Although I'd certainly venture that cellphones are as addictive as cigarettes.
He pointed to the after-effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in Japan in 1945. "You find . . . a long delay. The ...
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
I want the myBlu. It is a bluetooth accessory for your iPod which displays callerID information on your ipod, allows voice redial, has an FM radio, and now I'm wondering if it pulls in your phone's address book to initiate calls from your iPod.
This was my vision.:
If Apple decided ...
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
Since the keynote, the iPhone has been the talk of the town. The phone won't be out until the summer, buy thanks to Gizmodo and their fanboys you can download the iPhone ringtone in mp3 and midi format.
and now NYC musician Andy Neesley helps us out by transcribing the ringtone ...
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
The menage of innovators collectively known as DoCoMo have pushed the envelope yet again, this time with their amazing AromaPhone. (Actually, they call it the SO703i, but isn't my name more fun?)
The new handset is a kicky clamshell that comes packaged with scented sheets. There's nine aromas in all, each ...
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