A lot of technology goes into making your cellphone work. So you would think that we would be more understanding of dropped calls and garbled conversations. Nope. Nothing gets geeks into a seething tech frenzy like poor cellphone reception... and it doesn't help that we couldn't resist the glossy black smoothness of the iPhone and AT&T sucks for cellphone service. Sad.
Your cellphone is your lifeline to the outside world. Without it, you might as well be some caveman, lost in time and pounding out text-messages on cavern walls in pig blood. Please, for the sake of all that's digital, we must not - nay WILL NOT allow that to happen! As long as there is breath in our lungs, and conveniently packaged 2800mAh chemical-electric storage cells in convenience stores, our cellphones will NEVER die!
Paul van Dyk launches his own IPhone DJ application, and it's not just your ordinary fun-for-five-minutes tool. It's mobile mixing taken literally. Although Paul's not the first DJ to drop his own IPhone application. (Deadmau5 released a similar tool, a little while ago)
It may look like the new iPhone but it’s not. The Toshiba TG01 is with its 9.9mm package much thinner and with the 4.1-inch high-res screen also bigger. It is also the first phone with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor making the Toshiba TG01 faster than any device on the market.
The Samsung Pixon M8800 is the slimmest 8.0 mega pixel camera phone in the world! The Pixon contains powerful camera features like 16x zoom, autofocus and facial detection. The Samsung Pixon is designed with a full touch screen so it really disserves the description of a high-end smart phone.
At the Mobile World Congress, LG presented their brand new high-end touch screen phone, the LG Arena KM900! This multimedia phone contains an innovative and dynamic 3D S-Class User Interface. Music, movies, pictures and so much more is all within reach thanks to an extremely fast touch screen.
After the HTC Touch Pro, HTC announced the HTC Touch Pro2. The Touch Pro2 takes over a lot of qualities from the Touch Pro, but also contains a lot of new ones. There is a new improved communication input, HTC Push Internet, a user-friendly keyboard and a HTC Straight Talk.
Nokia introduced us at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to its new flagship, the Nokia N97. The device really looks great and has a lot of innovative features. Although the Nokia N97 with its sleek design, 3.5-inch touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard reminded us a bit of its competitors the iPhone, Xperia and G1. Nonetheless the N97 is still an impressive smartphone.
Nokia officially launched the E75 at the mobile world congress 2009 in Barcelona. The Nokia E75 has a full slide out QWERTY keyboard for business professionals who rely on email and got a lot of typing to do. The Nokia E75 also comes with an A-GPS receiver and the Nokia Maps 3.0 application pre-installed - which will be free for the first three months.
The Samsung Pixon M8800 is the slimmest 8.0 mega pixel camera phone in the world! The Pixon contains powerful camera features like 16x zoom, autofocus and facial detection. The Samsung Pixon is designed with a full touch screen so it really disserves the description of a high-end smart phone.
Blackberry Curve 8900 is the latest addition to the Curve range. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 delivers a sleek, new twist on a classic style, and it is the thinnest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone to date. Classic also means that the TFT display is not touch sensitive and navigation is done via the familiar Blackberry trackball located just below the screen.
RIM revealed at CES 2009 the BlackBerry Bluetooth Visor Mount. It is not the official name yet but this how the called it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Bluetooth Visor is a BlackBerry accessory that enables hands-free calls.
Sony Ericsson's has launched a new camera phone called Idou. Well that's not even the official name of this prototype. Idou has 12.1-Megapixel camera, xenon flash and a large 16:9 touch-screen.
In Barcelona, at the Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson revealed their new top model within the Walkman series, the W995! This new edition contains a 8.1 mega pixel camera, a 3G support system for top speed internet, the best options for your music and a support system for Bluetooth and WiFi. Besides all that the Media Go applications celebrated their debut.
Samsung presented their new version of the Omnia, the Samsung Omnia HD! At the Mobile World Congress, Samsung showed that the Omnia HD is a successful follow-up. The Omnia HD contains a lot of features like an 8.0 mega pixel camera, GPS, an ALOMED touch screen and a 720P HD video recorder and player.
At last years MWC in Barcelona, Modu introduced a prototype of the Modu phone. Unfortunately because of launch delays the Modu phone hasn’t hit the market yet. This year Modu is back at MWC 2009 with their latest production model of the Modu phone.
I-mate, the global specialist in Microsoft Windows Mobile devices and software, launched the I-mate 810-F, the world’s first complete lifestyle mobile with a lifetime warranty. Designed to meet military specifications, the 810-F combines high-end mobile technology and incredible durability in a single sleek package.
Samsung announced at the WMC two new Beat phones. One of them is the Beat DJ, a 2.8-inch AMOLED touchscreen phone that allows everyone to be a DJ. You can not only play music with the Beat DJ but also scratch records and add sound effects.
The Palm Pre, unveiled at CES 2009, is a multimedia smartphone from Palm, Inc. It is the first phone to make use of Palm webOS. This internet connected phone has a rounded ergonomic design with multi-touch screen and a curved sliding keyboard.
It may look like the new iPhone but it’s not. The Toshiba TG01 is with its 9.9mm package much thinner and with the 4.1-inch high-res screen also bigger. It is also the first phone with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor making the Toshiba TG01 faster than any device on the market.
At the CES 2009 in Las Vegas, the Nokia 7510 was unveiled. What makes the Nokia Supernova 7510 unique are the changeable faceplates and external display animation. Our host Tommy visited the Nokia booth to check it out.
RIM has launched a few new accessories for your Blackberry. One of them we saw at CES 2009 is the matchbox sized BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway. The gateway enables you to wirelessly stream music stored on your Blackberry or other A2DP device.
The Samsung B2700 is built to resist. Water and dust no longer are of danger to your mobile phone when you have the Samsusng B2700 in your pocket. Also the Samsung B2700 is equipped with a torch, an altitude meter, a compass and a stepcounter, making the Samsung B2700 the perfect mobile phone for adventurers like, for example, hikers or survivalists.
iSteam is a new iPhone application which can be downloaded for free. When you installed the iSteam software on your iPhone you can haze the iPhone’s screen by blowing into the iPhone’s mic.
The LG Renoir KC910 is it an compact phone with an impressive 8 megapixel camera. The 8 megapixel camera is only one aspect of the LG Renoir. Its unique combination of features, including a full touchscreen interface, Dolby Mobile for Music and built in support for Wi-Fi and A-GPS make the LG Renoir a very attractive phone.
The T-Mobile G1 is also known as the Google Phone. The T-Mobile G1 in fact has instant acces to several Google applications such as Goolge Talk, Google Calendar, Google Maps and Google Search.
The Palm Pre, unveiled at CES 2009, is a multimedia smartphone from Palm, Inc. It is the first phone to make use of Palm webOS. This internet connected phone has a rounded ergonomic design with multi-touch screen and a curved sliding keyboard.
You are in a hurry. Car keys, wallet, driving license and registration, check! Phone in the car kit and you and of you go. Nothing keeps you from making those very important calls while being stuck in traffic. For those of you that don’t have a car kit, don’t forget your headset! In most European countries, hands free calling is a must. Lacking to do so can result in very high fines.
Today's snow globes can include music boxes, moving parts, internal lights, and even electric motors that make the snow move so that it is no longer necessary to shake the globe. Now there are also virtual snow globes and apps for on your iPhone, like the eSnowglobe from Polypeptides.
The Sonim XP3 is waterproof, has an extra though screen and body and is immune to dust or for example sand. This phone is the ultimate phone for people with a rough or very wild lifestyle, like construction workers or party animals.
With the Wrist Phone, Handsfree calling is a piece of cake. The Wrist Phone is a watch/mobile phone, which your wear around your wrist. The Wrist Phone is CE branded, which means the Wrist Phone is approved according to European mobile phone guidelines.
The XPERIA X1 is the new multimedia phone from Sony Ericsson. It is the first Sony Ericsson device using Windows Mobile, together with the XPERIA user interface. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is a stand out arc slider phone combining a 3-inch clear, wide VGA display and a full QWERTY keyboard within a quality metal-finish body.
The Nokia 7310 Supernova is a well received newcomer in the mobile phone business. In contrast with the latest mobile phones with many advanced and extra features, the Nokia 7310 Supernova keeps it simple. The Nokia 7310 Supernova weighs only 83 gram and is 106,5 cm in length, 45,4 cm wide and 11,95 cm thin.
RIM is best known as the developer of the BlackBerry. One of the latest smartphone models that they introduced is the BlackBerry Bold. The top of the line BlackBerry smartphone is designed to give business professionals and die hard users unprecedented functionality and performance.
Nokia is showing off the Nokia E71! The Nokia E71 is stacked with the latest technology, including video call, high speed internet and built in GPS! The Nokia E71 is available in grey and white. In both colors, the Nokia E71 is a real feast for the eye.
After the success of the Nokia N95, phone manufacturer Nokia introduces the Nokia N96. The Nokia N96 has several special features like Live TV and GPS.
The newest smart phone, The Blackberry Storm, lets you stay in touch with phone as well as your friends. The Blackberry Storm has a 480*360 responsive touch screen with click through technology!
De stylish Samsung L810v is a true eye catcher! And that’s not all! The Samsung L810v enables you to video call your friends, check e-mail and watch tv!
I’m sure there are a lot of Coolest Gadgets readers that use Skype’s service in order to save money on phone calls by using the Internet, and some of you may even have exclusive Skype phones. Designer Eno Setiawan has created a unique design for a Skype phone that is simply known as the hanger phone.
Sprint is back again with yet another HTC handset, this time round it will be the HTC Touch Pro that will grace our land and attempt to prise our hard earned dollars in return for a highly desirable smartphone. The HTC Touch Pro might resemble the HTC Touch Diamond at first glance, but upon closer inspection, things are very different since this is more of a business-oriented handset that attempts to help you get work done no matter where you are in a fairly quick and easy manner.
The Samsung Soul is the latest in the high-end Ultra Edition-series of Samsung. Although the Samsung Soul is only 12.9 mm thick, it’s equipped with a 5 megapixel camera. With Magic Touch navigation indicators on the keypad of the Soul change according to your needs, making navigation of the menus simple, intuitive and direct.
HTC Corporation recently unveiled the perfect device for multimedia fans. The HTC Touch HD integrates a large 3.8 inch wide-screen VGA display, a standard 3.5mm audio jack and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus. Together with the TouchFLO 3D user interface and an incredible fast download speed the HTC Touch HD provides the ultimate entertainment combination.
Still carrying both your private and work phone with you every day? Maybe it is time to consider one of the Dual-SIM phones on the market. In other words: Two SIM-cards in one phone and reachable on both numbers simultaneous.
A concept phone, designed by Nokia‘s Research Center together with the Cambridge Nanoscience Center (UK) and completely based on Nanotechnology. It will take at lease 7 years before Nokia thinks that the Morph will hit the market, but it looks promising.
Followed by the success of its predecessors LG released the Secret. This handset combines a stylish design with advanced features. As the LG Secret is made of durable materials like carbon fibre and tempered glass, it always looks as new as the day of purchase. The touchscreen buttons on the LG Secret sensitively respond to commands.
The video game Pong is the first game to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home console markets. Pong is based on the sport of table tennis and actually needs no further explanation. The video game released in 1972 by Atari Inc. is now making its come back.
T-mobile is going to be the first operator to bring an Android powered mobile phone on the market. Together with HTC and Google will they launch the HTC Dream, better known as the T-Mobile G1. The T-Mobile G1 is a mobile phone based on Google’s open source Android operating system.
The good: The second-generation Apple iPod Touch has it all: music, videos, photos, podcasts, e-mail, Web browsing, Internet radio, games, Nike+, Wi-Fi music downloads, and an App Store for adding thousands of custom features.
What's immediately obvious about the i-mate Ultimate 9502 is the sliding screen with the QWERTY keyboard underneath, reminiscent of the T-Mobile Sidekick range.. and it's roughtly the same size as the Sidekick too.
This is a highly sophisticated Windows Mobile 6 device. The most prominent features on the Ultimate 9502 is the large 2.8" 640 x 480 pixel (VGA resolution) touchscreen. There are not many devices on the market that can compete with that, especially when it comes to web browsing.. although the Nokia E90 is one of them.
A review from Cnet.com for the LG Dare form Verizon Wireless. I just got this phone yesterday, and i highly recommend it!
