Tag Archives: cellphones

There has been so much damn buzz about the iPhone, that it already seems to be kinda out-dated, am I right? According to reports, Apple is auditioning manufacturers for the second-gen iPhone, even though the original is still weeks away from release. According to sources, the reports state that the nex-gen iPhone will have different outer designs to fit different ...

In an exercise to integrate old game playing and mobile technology, Domino Phone concept from Syntes Studio is a real storyteller. Everything from its packaging to its keypad is themed to remind us of how we used to feel when we whipped out the old dominoes set. In our world full of high-tech silver metal styled cellphones, the Domino Phone ...

Continuing their “design fiction”, which was first shown with The Pebble MP3 Player, nonobject in conjunction with branko Lukic presents their touchless cellphone design, Tarati. The Tarati concept design features no buttons, but holes you pass your finger through to activate the keys. Tarati “beckons” the user to reach out and touch someone, without having to actually touch the person. ...

One thing that has always turned us off about PDA’s is the inaccurate control the touch screens actually grant you. They hand you a stylus and send you on your way, but they neglect to tell you that the touch control does more messing up than it does controlling. Some researchers for Microsoft over in Redmond are working on a ...

A newly released patent reveals a new handheld device from Nokia which comes with a removable QWERTY keypad. The patent describes a UMPC device with dual touchscreens and a keyboard that sits on top of one of the screens until it is needed. They keyboard will slide out when needed for texting or web surfing. When the keyboard is removed, ...

Are you frustrated that you can’t find a cellphone dock that fits your needs? Here’s a solution. Make your own! Instuctables has a nice and simple DIY which guides you through producing your own cellphone accessory. The dock and wire wrangler work together to keep your cellphone in one compact area, without any pesky tangles. Really great for someone who ...

Sharp’s first dual-mode transmitter, the VA3B5EZ915, is capable of tuning in on both T-DMB and DVB-H terrestrial digital broadcasts. Sharp claims this device to be the first of its kind. With the launch of One-Seg in Japan, other similar services have started popping up in other areas in the Eastern Hemisphere, including DVB-H for some areas of Europe, and T-DMB ...

The Japan Acoustic Laboratory is famous for their soft science research, those guys have recently started selling ringtones online that they claimed can calm crying babies. Nikkei has decided to spend a few bucks and try that out on 2 babies. First they downloaded the tone on to their mobile, then they sent it to the alarm clock by muPass. ...

Afro-rocking California Senator Carole Migden, who has been known throughout congress as an ardent activist supporting a law against driving while on the cellphone, fell prey to her own hypocrite views. While cruising around in her SUV, Migden crashed into another car as she blabbed and gossiped away on her cellphone. Most likely talking about how bad she wants to ...

A recently released patent from Motorola reveals a cellphone design that integrates solar panels and the LCD display of the phone. Environmental-lovin’ nerds are sure to be up in arms with a joyous stupor over the announcement of solar integration. The technology works best with black LCD screens, with 75% of the rays reaching past the display layer. The thin ...