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Cect mobile wristwatch phone

Ewdison Then, Jul 31st 2007 Discuss [0]

Japanese are not the only people that can create cool gadgets, a phone manufacturer in China has got some nice prototype of wristwatch phone called Cect mobile watch phone. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Review : Sanyo Katana DLX from Sprint

Chris Davies, Jul 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

Sprint’s second launch of the day, the Katana DLX, might share most of a name with it’s entry-level fashion phone, but the clamshell’s similarities really stop there. High-speed internet, sat-nav and media; this could be the handset to showcase Sprint’s services to a much wider audience.

Sanyo Katana DLX from Sprint

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LG KU990 NYX Chocolate Phone video – The next Prada phone?

Ewdison Then, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [3]

Our sister site SlashPhone is reporting that LG’s upcoming phone, the KU990 have striking similarities with the Prada phone with its keypad-less 3-inch touch screen design. Although it is still not confirmed, the KU990 might be the next Prada phone. The LG KU990 features five-megapixel camera with built in flash module, HSDPA data connection support, FM radio, and Muvee video editor. [youtube _aB5pjbp4PU] SlashRumor: LG KU990 NYX 5 Megapixel Chocolate Phone [via slashphone]

VTech ‘borrows’ RAZR’s keypad for DECT

Chris Davies, May 23rd 2007 Discuss [0]

They say imitation is the best form of flattery, but I'm wondering whether this new VTech cordless DECT phone steps a little too much across the imitation line and falls flat into copying - that keypad is very similar to the Motorola RAZR! Read The Full Story

Pick up the phone – it’s Darth Vader

Chris Scott Barr, May 9th 2007 Discuss [1]

If there were ever a phone to unplug when you have a lady-friend over, this would be it. Unless she's as big of a Star Wars nut as you, then you're good. In fact, if she's a Star Wars nut, don't screw it up, she's a keeper. Read The Full Story

Magic Ringer brings custom tones to your landline

Chris Davies, May 8th 2007 Discuss [1]

I'm deeply ashamed of my landline phone. Whereas every time my mobile rings I'm serenaded with the theme-tune from The Littlest Hobo, my landline is only capable of going "ring ring" ad nauseum. What I need is to blow twelve of my hard-earned bucks on this Magic Ringtone mp3 ringer, a sharks-fin shaped and landline-loving mp3 player. Read The Full Story

Landline phone patent suggests ad-subsidised calls

Chris Davies, May 7th 2007 Discuss [0]

Anyone remember the Amstrad E-m@iler? An overpriced and generally rubbish home phone which was supposed to bring email access to the grubby-fingered masses, its already expensive costs were apparently subsidised by the occasional advert being shown on its display. Well, it looks like there's an inventor in California who thinks it's a damn good idea, except he's harnessing the omnipresent Google adverts system. Read The Full Story

jkontherun give Netgear’s WiFi Skype phone the once-over

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2007 Discuss [0]

We looked at Netgear's SPH-101 Skype phone last December, praising it for the convenience of cheap or low-cost VOIP calls and remaining silently critical of the whopping MRSP. Well, my favourite cam-whore Kevin Tofel has grappled with the handset itself and finds it comes up trumps if portability floats your sexy boat. Read The Full Story

Featured

Samsung Upstage hands on and unboxing video

Vincent Nguyen, Mar 27th 2007 Discuss [6]

I was very impressed with the Sprint Upstage, also known as Samsung M620 or F300 when I first saw it at CeBIT. I managed to score a unit of my own to play, and so far it’s been a pleasant experience.

Samsung and Sprint have done a great job keeping the Upstage in the price range of $150, considering how featured packed it is. First of all, it’s the first of its kind, a doctor Jekyll and Hyde kinda phone – if you will. On one side is a large screen for watching TV or videos. There a pseudo scroll wheel that doesn’t scroll in the traditional sense. It lacks any tactile feedback and does not rotate, and it’s sensitive to the touch of your finger when you slide your thumb up and down or side ways. So out of the box, don’t expect the Upstage to act and feel like your iPod.

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Nokia 7373 Special Edition

Vincent Nguyen, Feb 21st 2007 Discuss [0]

If you were bummed out that the Nokia 7373 was too feminine for your taste when it was released last summer, well bum out no more. Expected to launch in March is the Nokia 7373 Special Edition, redesigned by a fashion designer Giambattista Valli. Valli dressed it up in sleek black with his iconic pearl necklace with a black skull, matching Valli wallpapers, graphics and the exclusive ringtone “Rhodium”. Read The Full Story

Samsung A303 to sport Helio’s name?

Vincent Nguyen, Feb 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

PhoneArena got a tip in which reports that Helio will get a second Samsung phone after the Drift. The article goes on to say that it’s geared towards fashion conscious consumers, featuring a glossy black finish. It’s got a sleek, touch-sensitive screen, in a slider form factor similar to the Chocolate. Other features include EVDO and 140BM onboard memory and a 1.3-megapixel camera. I’m shocked to be reading this article because Helio is tight lip, similar to Apple. Announce today and it goes on sale today type mentality. Helio gets fashionable Samsung A303 [PhoneArena]

Waterproof cordless phone for those damp moments

Chris Davies, Feb 3rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Do you like it wet? Well, do you? Are you all soggy at home? I imagine you'll have problems with your electronics, then. Nothing like water to short-circuit the delicates. But when the call from a loved-one comes in - or maybe that "we can't find your house" call from a pizza delivery man - the last thing you want is to have to stand impotent as the answerphone picks up and your extra-cheese double-pepperoni congeals on the back of a cheap scooter. Uniden have the answer: a waterproof, submersible cordless phone with Caller ID. Capable of lasting thirty minutes at a depth of one meter, it actually floats so even if you drop it in the neighbours pool you won't have to go too deep to find it. Not bad for $49.99! UnidenDirect [via Coolest Gadgets]