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Mobigrip leashes replace fold-up calculator as #1 corporate giveaway

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

(Credit: Mobigrips)
Technology might be the only medium where smaller is always better, but it’s starting to get ridiculous. I’m worried that my next cell phone is going to be the size of a sunflower seed. There’s got to be a point where we finally decide that …
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LG KC780 Goes To The Fat House

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

What are you to do whether you additionally sport an 8 megapixel camera in your cell phone? Why, try to out-feature and out-design it, of course! That’s the route that LG is taking with its LG KC780 slider handset, which is touted to be slimmer than Samsung’s M8800 Pixon that stands at a mere 13.8mm [...]

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Awaiting the Google Phone

September 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Whether Google has succeeded in revolutionizing the cell phone may depend on who you ask.

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LG LX600 clears FCC

September 7th, 2008 · No Comments

The LG gets approval from the Feds.
(Credit: LG)

Last week, Nicole Lee told you about the rumored LG LX600 for Sprint, and this week we see that it has received the official nod from the Federal Communications Commission.

Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the FCC …
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Palm Treo Pro clears FCC

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

It was a big week at the Federal Communications Commission as both the HTC Dream and the Palm Treo Pro passed certification. Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the FCC holds a treasure trove of information on upcoming handsets. Because the FCC has to certify every phone …
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Nokia N96 clears FCC

August 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Nokia N96
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It made it’s debut at the GSMA World Congress earlier this year and now the Nokia N96 has passed through the gates of the Federal Communications Commission. Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the FCC holds a treasure trove of information on …
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Charge your cell phone on the SunTable

August 17th, 2008 · No Comments

(Credit: Sudia Design Labs)
Sun worshippers now have further reason to worship that great big AC main in the sky: the SunTable, which automatically stores backup energy.

Brooklyn designers Devang A. Shah and Mike Low were inspired to make the SunTable since a table has a nice, big surface area …
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Cell phone tech for swarm robots

August 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The tiny motors normally used to vibrate cell phones can provide researchers with a significantly more affordable option for building robots.
A team of students led by Alexis Johnson at the University of Southampton’s electronics and computer science school realized the tiny motors intended for cell phone vibration are …
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Panasonic teases with 921P clamshell phone

August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Panasonic has just released its new 921P clamshell cell phone in Japan, bringing the following specifications for all and sundry to enjoy (at least, for those who live in the Land of the Rising Sun).

5.1 megapixel camera with auto focus and anti-shake
3.1″ widescreen LCD display
1Seg support
Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
GPS navigation
Global roaming service
microSDHC memory card slot [...]

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Gadget Lights Keeping You Up at Night? Join The Club

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Gadget Lights Keeping You Up at Night? Join The Club by Peter Mychalcewycz, posted Jul 31st 2008 at 3:59PM These are the lights that never go out. They blink, they flicker and they can be annoying as all heck. They are your gadget lights, and you’ll find them everywhere. Just to [...]

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