We have one more concept today, specially made for SF freaks. The so called “Intruder” phone has a circular shape and is designed by Dennis Hopkins. The concept device is a 2.5″ wide, and instead of a conventional clamshell or a slider design, the center part of this phone swivels out to reveal its 220…
Archives for 2007
Keomo Solar Nemerix 16 Bluetooth GPS receiver
We’ve already seen solar powered cellphones ready for market, but not many accessories that use the power of Sun. One such accessory is before you today. It’s the Keomo Solar Nemerix 16 Bluetooth GPS receiver, which is equipped with high fidelity solar panel to charge itself and its batteries. According to specs, this device can…
Samsung Ultra Video F500 passes the FCC hurdle
DivX certified Samsung Ultra Video F500, also known as UpStage‘s big brother, just got the FCC’s seal of approval. This means that Samsung’s cool-looking member of the Ultra family is about to hit the cellphone store shelves in the States. If some carrier picks it up, it will most probably be either Cingular or T-Mobile…
Affected by the Blackberry push email crash? Call Cingular for your cut… NOT!
If you were one of the users affected by the Blackberry push email crash, Cingular understand you (NOT) and wants to offer you a “fair” compensation. If you call Cingular these days, you will be able to apply for a whooping $2.50 refund. Yes, you’ve got the number right – it’s two bucks and fifty…
Motorola announces L72 SLVR and Maxx V1110 in Taiwan
Motorola announced two new cellphones in Taiwan today. The first one, L72 SLVR supersedes the L7, and brings a built-in HSDPA radio, 2 MP camera, FM radio, as well as the microSD expansion slot. This 11.5 thin device also boast a technology called “CrystalTalk” that will apparently improve the call quality. Other phone Motorola announced…
Global Mobile Phone Growth Slows As Market Dries Up
According to a recently released research report, from IDC, the global market for handsets seems to be growing at a slower pace. Sure, we saw shipments of mobile phone grow 10%, compared to the same time last year – that’s still a good amount of growth – but, the explosive 20%+ growth from every quarter…
PDA / Cell Phone Combo Patent Application – Cell Phone Tucked Inside PDA
We found this interesting patent application for a PDA that can also function as a cell phone. Yes, there are numerous smartphones out there. No, this patent application isn’t for a smartphone. This thing is more than just a PDA with built-in cell phone functions. It’s a PDA with a built-in cell phone. You can…
S60 Summit 2007: What can we expect
I was poking thru the (password protected) 2007 S60 summit site and came across this PDF file: Download S60_Summit_Expo.pdf I just hit gold. This 7 page document gives a summary of what I’m going to be seeing on Wednesday. Here are some highlights: Helix Multimedia Engine: Helix makes Windows Media video possible on S60 Java…
The Roll Phone Cell Phone Concept
It’s a roll of film! It’s a Tootsie roll! No! It’s the Roll Phone cell phone concept from the mind of Tao Ma, the same guy that brought us the Bracelet cell phone concept. Tao Ma claims this Tootsie Roll-sized concept to be the shortest cell phone to date, and features a bending, rollable display…
Bracelet Phone II Concept Cell Phone – Successor To Bracelet Phone Concept
Tao Ma, the creator of the inimitable Bracelet Cell Phone Concept, is at it again with a Bracelet Phone successor and the Roll Phone Concept. The Bracelet Phone II, as Ma calls it, is similar in shape and function to its predecessor, but goes for a slimmed-down look and brings a bluetooth headset along for…