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SunBlazer holster charges your phone

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Shane McGlaun on July 4th, 2008

SunBlazer Solar Charging HolsterIf there is one universal thing cell phone users can agree on it is longer battery life for their devices. We have seen all sorts of methods to prolong the run time of our cell phones from add on batteries to solar chargers.

The SunBlazer is a pretty interesting product and combines two things that most cell phone users might need. The SunBlazer is a holster for your cell phone that also has a solar charger built-in to keep your phone powered up.

New Panasonic device links mobile phones to home handsets

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Nino Marchetti on June 11th, 2008

Panasonic KX-TH1211 Link to Cell

Panasonic said today it was releasing a new mobile phone accessory which connects Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones to cordless handsets in the home. It is known as the Panasonic KX-TH1211 Link to Cell and you’ll find it pricing around for around $100 (model KX-TH1212 includes two handsets and retails for around $130).

The Panasonic KX-TH1211 Link to Cell is a Bluetooth-enabled box which has a one touch initialization process, according to Panasonic. It can link up to two Bluetoot-enabled cell phones with up to six compatible wireless handsets. It can also support regular landline communications.

Renasis launches mobile phone signal booster

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Nino Marchetti on June 4th, 2008

Renasis MCB-819If cell signals drop like a stone in your home, you probably need a mobile cellular booster to help bring your bars back up. Renasis, a developer of wireless communications products, is offering one such new product in the form of the Renasis MCB-819.

The Renasis MCB-819, which has no pricing or availability information at the moment, offers dual band compatible service (CDMA/PCS) can be used in home or office to enhance cellular signal in areas which typically drop calls, such as in basements or “dead” spots.

Cellphone Voice Changer for prank calls

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Conner Flynn on May 26th, 2008

Cellphone Voice Changer for prank callsDo you ever have the urge to mess with your friends, but don’t, because your voice would give you away? Well, check this out. With the help of this simple and cheap device, you’ll be able to make a phone call without being recognized. It works just like other hands-free headsets. Just plug it into your cellphone, and you are good to go.

One drawback is that there aren’t many voice options. The device comes loaded with five voice modes, a robot voice, an old man for when you want to tell hippies to get off your lawn, a child, and a duck for when you want to do your own rendition of Disco Duck in someone’s ear. I’m not sure how long the fun would last, but the price is $29.99.

FunkWerk updates Ego Bluetooth mobile accessories

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Nino Marchetti on April 1st, 2008

funkwerk.jpgFunkWerk Americas is an outfit I’ve not heard of before but from the looks of the products at their Web site the company seems to be doing some pretty cool things with regards to mobile accessories and Bluetooth. It is taking the CTIA Wireless show this week to make some announcements about upcoming ventures.

FunkWerk said it will be adding on to its Ego Flash and Ego Look products an iPod adapter, available this summer. This iPod adapter will let a driver charge and control the iPod or iPhone, including “automatic pause and resume playback music feature during active calls.” Also being made available in these two Ego products by late spring is the ability to read aloud through a car stereo text messages sent to a Bluetooth enabled cell phone.

modu claims title of world’s first modular phone

Posted in Mobile Accessories, Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on February 7th, 2008

modu1.jpgEnvision if you will for a moment a mobile phone which lets you change it up somehow so that it meets your “changing needs, preferences and style- easily and affordably.” That is the idea behind a new mobile phone ecosystem announced today which is called modu.

Several sets of products make up this new ecosystem. At the core is the modu itself, a tiny mobile phone. This modu phone can be used enclosed in design focused phone enclosures called modu jackets and enhanced via modu mates - products from mainstream consumer electronics manufacturers who will be developing special MP4 players, digital photo frames, cameras and DECT phones, among other items.

Skyfire: full internet for your mobile

Posted in Browsers, Mobile Accessories, Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on January 28th, 2008

Skyfire promises better browser
Skyfire is a new mobile browser that promises a nicer browsing experience on your mobile phone as well as speed and simplicity. Right now it’s in private beta mode and just available to those with a US phone number.

According to the site, the browser can go anywhere and get anything, which would make it a nice step up in mobile browsing. Supposedly it just like browsing on your PC. Check out a demo of Skyfire after the jump. If it’s even half as good as they claim, users are going to be very happy indeed. At least it has a cool name. Things always sound cooler with fire.

PCMobilzr controls your PC from your cell phone

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Conner Flynn on January 28th, 2008

Image courtesy of Ubergizmo
For those interested in using your cellphone to control your computer from a distance, the new mobile application, PCMobilzr, has just been unveiled by Rove Mobile Inc. It’s an application that lets you control your PC using your BlackBerry or Windows mobile phone only. It will display your desktop and control the keyboard and mouse, also give you remote access to every file and application on the computer.

While away from the office or on the road, if you find yourself wanting to know what’s in a file or document on your computer, you can access it easily. The application can be downloaded from the computer or the mobile. One downside is, that in order to access your computer using the PCMobilzr app, you need to subscribe for a monthly fee of $9.50 and have a username and password.

Polymer Readius folding E-reader phone

Posted in Mobile Accessories, Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on January 22nd, 2008

Polymer Readius folding phone with 3G
Polymer Vision this afternoon revealed that it is now producing the Readius, a device they are billing as the world’s first phone with foldable display. It’s more advanced than Amazon’s Kindle and uses a 5-inch e-paper display that replicates the sharpness of ink and tucks into the main body for portability, creating a much smaller profile than any other e-book reader available.

It’s also a full-fledged phone. The Readius can make calls and connect to the Internet in the US and most other 3G-capable areas of the world. This will allow live RSS reading as other real-time information. The device also supports ActiveSync for synchronizing contacts and e-mail with Microsoft Exchange servers and audiobooks, music playback, and basic games stored on microSDHC cards up to 8GB in size. With the e-paper display, it can last for as long as 30 hours for reading and longer than many phones when it comes to calls.

Blue Raven previews cell phone to landline device

Posted in Blue Raven, Mobile Accessories by Nino Marchetti on January 15th, 2008

Blue Raven MobileMate 1380Blue Raven Technology is out with a new phone adaptor device for use at home or in the office which lets you use your mobile to place and receive calls over your land line phone. It is called the Blue Raven MobileMate 1380 and it is set to price at around $100.

The Blue Raven MobileMate 1380 makes use of Bluetooth technology and lets one connect a Bluetooth-enabled mobile to a house phone. It can, by doing this, in effect let you use either phone to place and receive calls over either network. The connected house phone will ring when the paired mobile does as well.

CES 2008

Spykee Cell Bluetooth Robot

Posted in Bluetooth, CES 2008, Mobile Accessories, Robots, iPhone, iPhone Accessories by Conner Flynn on January 9th, 2008

Spykee Cell Bluetooth Robot
Here’s another Spykee robot to go along with your Spykee Vox and the Spykee Miss. I won’t comment on what it looks like he is doing to that iPhone from behind, that’s his business.

The Spykee Cell is another build-it-yourself robot from Meccano. It’s remote controlled via Bluetooth from a cellphone and can move and snap pictures, then transmit them back to your cellphone for storage. The loudspeaker module gives it the capability of becoming a hands-free set, if you want to speak and hear through the robot.

Yujin Kaomiji cell phone emoticon toys

Posted in Mobile Accessories, Toys by Conner Flynn on December 26th, 2007

Yujin Kaomiji cell phone emoticon toys

Yujin has just released these Japanese cell phone emoticon toys and they are possibly the cutest ever. If you are looking for an after Christmas gift to give to yourself, these are as geeky as you are likely to get. Use them in your e-mail exchanges and they will laugh hysterically, cry, go into rages and more. With a combination of letters, symbols, slashes. and dashes, they produce a wide variety of expressions and emotions.

Take a look at this video here, for some cuteness overload. You are bound to go into a coma after seeing this slightly creepy cartoon. Fans of Japanese toys will love these and they are nice and cheap. You can get them for about .90 cents U.S.

IOGEAR offering up new Bluetooth headphones

Posted in Bluetooth, Headphones, Iogear, Mobile Accessories by Nino Marchetti on December 18th, 2007

IOGEAR Wireless Stereo HeadphonesComputer gear maker IOGEAR is debuting today some new Bluetooth devices for making the most out of using your mobile phone. The one grabbing our eye the most is the IOGEAR Wireless Stereo Headphones, priced at around $50.

The IOGEAR Wireless Stereo Headphones sport a behind the neck design and are designed to sync with your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone. You can use these headphones to listen to music wirelessly upwards of 30 feet away from the phone, letting you pause music when alerted that an incoming phone call is coming. Built-in controls also let you manage track changing and volume.

Verizon teams with Paul Frank for new cases

Posted in Mobile Accessories, Verizon by Nino Marchetti on December 13th, 2007

Verizon Paul Frank CasesWireless provider Verizon and designer Paul Frank are teaming to provide wireless users stylish new cases for their mobile devices. These new Paul Frank designed cases and pouches are priced at around $25 and $15 respectively.

Three products are specific to this Paul Frank inspired line up. One is a PDA case which fits almost any Verizon PDA. It has a belt clip, removable wrist strip and comes screen- printed in the Skurvy pattern. The other case is for mobile phones. Verizon says this case, printed in the Julius pattern, is versatile and fits most phones. It includes a carabineer clip and removable wrist strap.

Alien-detecting mobile phone accessory

Posted in Humor, Mobile Accessories, Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on December 13th, 2007

Alien-detecting mobile phone accessory

Do you suspect that some of your friends are actually aliens? Maybe you’ve watched too many X-Files episodes, but just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. First you need to consult Agent Scully, then you’ll want to grab this device.

It will detect Alien anomalies in your general vicinity. Any alien being, whether it’s a grey, has tentacles on it’s head, or looks just like us, will be detected by this little gadget. It will even detect UFO’s. It’s available from Japan right now. Finally, you can expose the global conspiracy and stop the invasion.


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