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CES 2008: Blueant V1 Voice Controlled Bluetooth headset

James Allan Brady, Jan 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Blueant is the company that made a Bluetooth headset that actually made our own Vincent Nguyen happy, which is a hard thing to do. So, I just can’t see their latest product, the V1, being much different especially when he only has to touch one button and then he can give commands to do whatever he wants. Read The Full Story

Nokia N95 8GB for sale on Nokia USA website

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 31st 2007 Discuss [0]

Are you ready for the N95 8GB sticker shock? Nokia USA website has the phone listed $779! Don’t make a made dash to buy it until you think through your 3G needs because this model is NOT the US version. It uses the 2100MHz WCDMA band mainly for the European market. Read The Full Story

Waterproof phones could become common practice thanks to P2i’s Ion Mask

James Allan Brady, Dec 31st 2007 Discuss [0]

So P2i has taken the technology the British defense department has been using to repel chemicals and gases from their soldiers uniforms and applied it to cell-phones to repel water from the high tech gadgets. Generally you had to add some size and girth to a mobile device to offer up waterproofing, whether it be from a special water-tight case or due to the seals being built into the actual phone itself. Read The Full Story

Blackberry 9000 in the flesh?

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 31st 2007 Discuss [1]

If the device in the image below is in fact the real Blackberry 9000, there are going to be a lot of disappointed Blackberry owners or would be owners. Overall appearance shows that it is slimmed down a lot. The screen does look bigger than current models, and then again that could just be my imagination. Read The Full Story

iPhone firmware 1.1.3 full video demo

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

I was skeptical at first based on the images taken from GearLive. Thank goodness for this video, I’m now a firm believer that the iPhone firmware 1.1.3 is for real. Check it out for yourself. Read The Full Story

TSA limiting size of Lithium metal and Lithium-Ion batteries allowed through security

James Allan Brady, Dec 28th 2007 Discuss [6]

So according to the table below if you have x amount of Lithium or Lithium Ion in your gadget’s batteries you can’t take them with you. But that’s not even the best part, the best part is that this isn’t a security concern…. Wait for it, until January 1st 2008! Read The Full Story

Palm Foleo Dead but apparently not entirely forgotten

James Allan Brady, Dec 27th 2007 Discuss [1]

So the Palm Foleo was going to be this amazing device, it was going to be the thing that took smartphones to the next level. For those who’ve never heard of the device or forgot what it was supposed to do, it was basically going to be an ultra-portable extension of the smartphone allowing you to use a lot of the same apps and such that are on your smartphone in a larger, more user friendly version. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Helio Mysto has finally arrived

James Allan Brady, Dec 22nd 2007 Discuss [7]

Vincent got his Mysto by way of FedEx this morning, it looks great. He hasn’t yet taken the time to review it, so this is just pictures of a more or less dead phone, there is one with the phone on, but that’s it.

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Helio Mysto finally hitting stores

James Allan Brady, Dec 21st 2007 Discuss [0]

Not on a mass scale though, apparently they’ll actually only be available in the Helio NYC and Santa Monica stores, and even then they won’t be advertised at all, you’ll have to specifically ask for one to even see it, let alone buy it. However, word is, there should be enough available for everyone that shows up and asks for one on the 26th and 27th, then after that they’ll probably be out of supply, for about a month. Read The Full Story

Creative Videophone cat let out the bag by FCC

James Allan Brady, Dec 19th 2007 Discuss [0]

Check out this Skype phone on crack! Lets start with the cell-phone like keypad, the 7” screen, the integrated 2-hour battery, and the webcam with a 76 degree viewing angle. Oh yeah, did I mention it has dual mics to make sure whatever you say comes in clearly? Read The Full Story

En-Tech Vibe NVE-100 earphones are the most awesomest ever

Lynnsie Nguyen, Dec 17th 2007 Discuss [1]

So you want to be able to not get killed while jogging, but you want to be able to clearly hear your music, the only way to do that would be with some sort of sonic vibration headphones that sends the music directly to your tympanic membrane but don’t block your ear canal or damage your ear drum, well, hear they are (you see what I did there?)! Hopefully they come in some other color than pink when they go on sale. Read The Full Story

Paul Frank’s line of Verizon accessories

Abby McVay, Dec 17th 2007 Discuss [0]

Paul Frank is known for their clothing and accessories and they are teaming up with Verizon Wireless. They have created a line of stylish Paul Frank mobile accessories, custom for all Verizon gadgets of course. They fit most of the Verizon PDAs and phones. The pouches come in a few different styles with about three different designs printed on each one. One of the designs being the classic Paul Frank monkey. The prices range from $14.99-$24.99 just depending on which case you get. The cases are available both online and in the Verizon store. Paul Frank PDA, cellphone cases and pouches [via techie diva]