O2, European GSM operator, just went official with an announcement that the much lauded XDA Zinc will not be offered through their network. We all expected the Zinc to drop in January, and then expected it in March. And when we finally get news of it dropping on us, we find it’s been dropped from…
Freehand – Pocket For Your Hand
There’s an unsightly bulge in your pants and we hope don’t think it’s because you’re happy to see us! Oh, right, it’s that cell phone of yours. Banish those uncomfortable and bulky items to the back…of your (free)hand. This rather interesting accessory is like Michael Jackson’s glove, only it holds stuff like cell phones and…
LG KS20 – Prada Phone Successor, The iPhone ‘Dominator’
So it seems we’re not the only ones who thought the LG KE850 ‘Prada’ Phone was not quite the iPhone killer it was supposed to be. Those LG engineers may have just been teasing us with the KE850 because they might be pushing out a successor to the Prada Phone – the LG KS20. Wait,…
Butterfly Concept Phone
We got another concept phone for you guys! But aside from the obvious good looks and striking design, the most important aspect of this concept is the creator. The Butterfly concept was, well, conceptualized by a 15-year old high school student. That’s right, barely pubescent Andrew Kim designed this horizontal-sliding, dual AMOLED screen concept with…
AirCell Down But Not Out – Will Provide In-Flight ‘WiFi In The Sky’
AirCell isn’t ready to throw in the towel! Just when we thought it was curtains for AirCell and its ambitious goals to provide in-flight wireless service, there’s this new report from the Wall Street Journal that AirCell will be providing in-flight WiFi.
Sleek & Slim SKY Cell Phone Concept – The Greatest Phone That Was Never Made
Amazing, beautiful, sleek, slim – words that could be used to describe this glowing, mirror-finished concept phone. But, then so are words like impossible, never, keep-dreaming (okay, that last one isn’t really one word). What we wouldn’t do for this glossy-black fashion phone with that oh-so-desirable minimalist sliding touchpad. The SKY is like that high…
It’s A Cell Phone, No Wait It’s A Stun Gun
This cell phone stun gun comes to us from our friends at BudK Catalog. Inconspicuously marauding as cell phone, this stun gun will deliver an 800 volt shock to anyone you don’t like threatening your well-being. Pick one up for about $60, unless you’re in HI, MA, MI, NJ, NY, RI, or WI. Via: UneasySilence
FCC Approves Samsung i760
Looks like the Samsung i760 has the green-light for a US release! The FCC recently approved the Windows Mobile 6.0 powered smartphone for CDMA duty on Verizon’s EV-DO network. There’s been a lot of coverage on this sliding-qwerty Pocket PC, and it’s nice to finally see this thing strapping up to hit US shores. A…
2010 Census Goes High Tech With Data-Only HTC ‘Census’ GPS Smartphone
Well folks, it looks like the U.S. Census Bureau is finally getting high-tech for their 2010 census. With $600 million poured into the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) project, half a million (500,000) field enumerators will be getting hooked up with a HTC Census smartphone. Armed with an EVDO data-only Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC,…
T-mobile Gives Motorola K1 KRZR Some MyFaves Love
Are you a T-mobile subscriber? Got a hankering for piece of that yummy Motorola K1 KRZR – the beautifully glossy successor to the RAZR? Now you can satisfy that K1 sweet tooth with a KRZR of your very own! T-mobile recently launched their own brand of K1 KRZR, but without 3G or the super-cool touch-sensitive…