What would it take to put together 2 ‘working’ iPhone costumes? Apparently $2,000, a couple of 42″ plasma TV’s, a couple of iPhones, and a lot of work. Nothing else needed to be said here. Check out the video below.

I hope everyone had a very happy (and safe) Halloween this year!

[Via: MobileSyrup]

Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) has been getting the gears turning for the launch of their first Android handset code-named Rachel  with their What’s Next? website earlier this week, which has since been updated with this teaser video. This is the first official nod to the X10 device, though we’ve seen lots of hands-on pictures (mostly from when it was called the X3), and even a video of SE’s impressive custom user interface. Rumoured specs include a beefy 8 megapixel camera, 4″ WVGA touchscreen, 1 Ghz processor, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, 3.5mm headphone jack and the recently-released Android 2.0. January is our best guess for launch so far, but an official announcement will be happening November 3 (next Monday).

[via GSMArena]

The Motorola Droid is as hot as it gets in the smartphone space right now. It’s the first Android phone for Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless and it’s the first (that we’ve played with) to sport the newly announced Android 2.0 OS. It’s not just the slim-and-trim Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid’s impressive 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and slide-out QWERTY keyboard that make it a force to be reckoned with – the Android 2.0 OS blesses the Droid with integrated turn-by-turn GPS navigation with voice guidance and street view through the new Google Maps Navigation application.

Unfortunately, the closest you’ll be able to get to a Motorola Droid at this point is Best Buy’s pre-order. Us? Well, we’ve had the pleasure of playing with the Droid for a few days now. The Droid’s massive display is as good as it gets. The vanilla Android UI responds without any lag. Despite the huge display and full keyboard, the Droid is as comfortable in the hand and pocket as the similarly-sized iPhone 3G/3GS. And, with a respectable 5-megapixel camera and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps Navigation adding icing to an already impressive handset, we have to say the Droid is living up to the hype.

So, how does it fare as a competitor to the HTC Hero and a possible candidate to unseat the iPhone as the de facto leader in the smartphone space? Check out our unboxing/hands-on video to see for yourself!

Here’s a quick rundown of the Motorola Droid’s spec sheet:

• 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen at WVGA (854 x 480) resolution
• Full HTML5 browser that supports Flash and will be upgradeable to Flash 10 once it becomes available
• 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash; video capture at 720 x 480 resultion, 24 frames per second
• 16GB microSD card included
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS
• 1400 mAh battery
• Google’s new Google Maps Navigation application (more on that here)
• 60 mm x 115.8 mm x 13.7 mm; 169 grams

The first proper look at the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Essex has surfaced, promising to one-up the original Tour with added Wi-Fi, optical trackpad, and OS 5.0. Likely to be called the Tour2 9650, this BlackBerry doesn’t otherwise differ much from the current versions on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or Sprint (NYSE: S). I’m glad we’re finally seeing the Tour2 show up for real, I was starting to get worried Essex was the Curve2… Phew. On that note, why didn’t RIM just put out the Tour with these features in the first place? The touch trackpad would have made a much bigger splash with this device rather than the 8520. Check out our review of the original Tour 9630 to get a general idea of how this sequel will handle, and if you’re hoping to pick one up, rumour has it the 9650 will be available before the holidays.

Video after the jump! Video was taken down, but we got some stills.

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Bet you didn’t know the HTC HD2 supported multi-touch in its Internet Explorer Mobile web browser. Well, consider yourself officially put on notice. The HD2 you see in this here video shows the gorgeously slim, yet incredibly well endowed, getting all multi-touchy with pinch-and-stretch zooming on its 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen!

The multi-touch feature seems to be slightly laggy in the video. It’s not clear if the lag issues will be fixed as HTC puts its finishing touches on the HD2 prior to launch. Still, even with buggy multi-touch, the HD2 is high on our wishlist. We had a chance to put hands on the HD2 earlier this month, and we can say that the HD2 is worth putting up with Windows Mobile 6.5 and a slightly quirky multi-touch browsing feature. With a little luck, we’ll see the HTC HD2 going live on T-Mobile USA shortly after its November 11 launch in Europe.

[Via: WMPowerUser]

Not long ago the folks over at MobileCrunch received a package from Verizon (NYSE: VZ). The package featured the creepy/spooky red eye that the Motorola Droid is fast becoming known for. Could the Moto Droid be in the box? You’d certainly think so, right?

I’m not going to play spoiler here, so check out the video above to see what was found inside. Before you watch it, what do YOU think will be in the box? Leave your guess in the comments, and then hit play on the video. Do it! Do it now!

A huge high five to the folks at Verizon for this one.

Important note: One other fact we can pull from the video? The Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid should arrive on Verizon November 9th in November.

[Update]
That would be November 2009, not Nov. 9.

Get ready to rumble, because a new Chuck Norris ‘Bring on the Pain’ game is coming to the iPhone real soon! In true Norris style, the game promo features the following tagline:

‘You may think you’re playing a Chuck Norris game, but Chuck Norris can’t be played’.

Excellent. ‘Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain’ is said to arrive in the App Store within the next 2 weeks for $0.99. I may just have to buy it!

A quirky fact about Chuck Norris? Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) pays Chuck $0.99 every time he listens to a song. It’s true. Honest.

[Via: MobileCrunch]

Not too much to say here, but if the video below doesn’t get your mouth salivating for the new Bold 9700, I don’t know what will. Check it out now, and for full details on the Bold 9700 hit up Simon’s detailed post from earlier this morning.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx) Now Official

Note: You can also take a few moments and browse the new Bold 9700 section on RIM’s website. Enjoy.

Now that they have their own Windows Mobile application store, dubbed Windows Marketplace for Mobile, it looks like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is taking an “open season” stance on Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and their iPhone apps. A new promotional video from the Windows Mobile team has a couple engineers demonstrating handful of apps that Microsoft rejected from the Windows Marketplace. The video is funny because it’s not too hard to imagine some of the fake apps actually making onto the AppStore. There’s never any mention of the iPhone or the AppStore, but it’s clear what Microsoft is implying here.

Now, Microsoft might be thinking they got Apple good with this ad. But, we’re not so sure. The Microsoft clan is pretty fond of poking fun of Apple, but we think it usually works to Apple’s advantage. Case in point, every post related to this Windows Mobile ad is more than likely going to make mention of the iPhone, Apple and/or the AppStore. Some will probably even mention how the AppStore has gazillions of apps and the iPhone is super popular. That’s all publicity for apple and the iPhone.

Rather than poking fun at the competition, Ballmer and Co. might do better focusing on bringing their wares up to speed. Windows Mobile 6.5 is starting to look like it was released before it was fully polished and Windows Mobile 7 is about a year off (which is like “forever” in the mobile world). All the while, the iPhone, Android and webOS are picking up steam.

But, that’s not to say the video spoof isn’t totally on point or hilarious. Give it a look!

Now that the dust has settled from the initial announcement that Rock Band is headed to the iPhone, it’s time for EA Mobile to keep this hype train going.  What better way than to offer a teaser trailer.

As is customary with almost all “teaser trailers”, you’ll see very little  gameplay footage here.  For the most part, you’ll be watching a video of four people who are stuck in a boardroom fantasizing about performing in front of an audience in some club.  I’m curious as to what kind of office allows a woman to dress the way she does in the video and for a black gentleman to be sitting in on a meeting while holding drumsticks.

If you really want to get a good idea of how Rock Band iPhone plays, check back after the break for our hands-on demo video.

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