Need a stand for your iPhone? Consider Movie Wedge, which actually is a small bean bag. In that sense spending 10 bucks on it sounds expensive and unreasonable. But then again, it will save you some time in any “do it yourself” endeavor you may want to pursue to make yourself a usable stand for…
Yidsun Wireless unveils two cool Bluetooth headsets: BluSaber Classic and BluSaber X
You may not be that familiar with Bluetooth accessory maker Yidsun Wireless, but their two new headsets rock. The BluSaber Classic and BlueSaber X are part of the company’s Green Concept series, which offers “more pleasant experience than ever with its ultra light and super slim design.” And while we’ve already heard similar words from…
Joe Everypimp’s Guide to BlackBerry Customization
Awhile back, my buddy Al did a roundup of some of the most extreme pimping of BlackBerrys you can find – diamonds, gold, leather you name it. A cool novelty, no doubt, but what about Joe Everymanpimp? Is there not something for the common BlackBerry Mack Daddy in a cubic zirconia, pleather, or metallic finish?…
Funky miniUSB Cable Reads SD cards too!
Now here’s a neat little accessory. Brando’s 2-in-1 SD Card Reader Cable lets your computer read SD cards while at the same time charging your miniUSB-toting cell phone. For a little extra flexibility, you could even pop in an SD/microSD adapter in there, but odds are your memory card is already in your phone and…
Novatel puts the ‘intelligent’ in MiFi Portable Intelligent HotSpot!
At first glance, the Novatel MiFi Portable Intelligent HotSpot shows no signs of being intelligent. To the casual observer, the CDMA and GSM MiFi Portable HotSpots are nothing more than portable WiFi routers. And, those casual observers would be wrong. Sure, the Novatel MiFi HotSpots provide up to 5 continuous hours of WiFi connectivity (using…
Power your cellphone by walking around!
While the developed world waits for standardized adoption of wireless power/wireless charging technologies in the mobile space, more rural areas like much of Africa, are struggling to deal with unreliable or nonexistent power infrastructures. Sure, we may have the luxury to whine about having to deal with a multitude of cables and wires to charge…
Nokia Launches Stereo Bluetooth Speakers for your Car
While combing through my photos from Mobile World Congress, I stumbled on one little gem that had managed to slip through the flurry of press releases and launch events. These HF-310 Speakerphones were looking a little lonely at the Nokia booth when everyone was oogling the N97 not far away, but they were pretty impressive.…
Kindle 2 breakdown reveals vestigial SIM card slot!
Like our appendix or tail-bone, the Kindle 2 apparently shows signs of a vestigial SIM card slot that might allow it to roam wireless networks when abroad. iFixit, known for their unabashed tear-downs of the hottest Apple products, like the iPhone 3G, has taken to disassembling a Kindle 2 to see just what makes it…
Video shows iPhone playing nice with Apple Bluetooth Keyboard!
The day when iPhone users can use their beloved Apple phone to tap out long(ish) emails and blog posts using an external bluetooth keyboard seems to be coming fast. Last we saw, the iPhone and iPhone 3G had been hacked to accept text inputs from an external keyboard. This time around, Ralf Ackermann shows off…
Wristband Bluetooth headset spotted on a Japanese website
I know what your thinking – how “wristband” and “headset” could be placed into a single sentence. Have no clue, but I don’t know how else to describe the Bluetooth accessory pictured above. As you can see, it’s a wrist-worn Bluetooth accessory, which should be used as a regular headset. The problem, though, is that…