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Sony Ericsson parties with new Walkman phones, accessories

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on July 22nd, 2008

Sony Ericsson New Walkman MobilesSony Ericsson is celebrating the Walkman phone’s third anniversary by adding three new mobiles to the family as well as a small army of new accessories. All of these products will be available by the end of the year.

The mobile phone company is specifically debuting the W302, W902 and W595 Walkman cell phones to select markets around the world. It is also rolling out wireless and regular speakers as well as wireless and noise canceling headphones. More details on all of this and more can be found after the jump.

Suo Xin ZT888 with Apple call buttons

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on July 21st, 2008

Suo Xin ZT888 with Apple call buttons
The Suo Xin ZT888 is a nice looking mobile phone from China that comes with an extra genuine leather case/battery for some reason. This caught my eye because of the call buttons. I’m pretty sure Apple doesn’t approve and I can only guess that they are trying to fool some morons into thinking that this is the new iPhone they’ve heard so much about.

This luxury phone comes in white and black, both with gold and sports a 2.4 inch display and 2.0-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Dual SIM slots, microSD slot and other basic functions like Calculator, Calendar, Memo, Alarm, World time, stopwatch and games. It will cost you $115.43. Probably the cheapest phone with an Apple logo.

Bic pre-charged disposable cellphones

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on July 13th, 2008

Bic pre-charged disposable cellphones
Disposable cell phones are everywhere. That’s nothing new. But disposable cells must have now reached critical mass if Bic, makers of disposable lighters for decades, is in the game. The company has teamed up with Orange France to launch their Bic disposable cellphone. It’s a prepaid phone that comes pre-charged and gives you an hour of free calls. It even comes with a SIM card already inserted, which needs to be activated to start making calls.

It’s manufactured by Alcatel and they kept it simple as the user can only make calls and send texts. You can get them in “Citrus Orange” or “Lime Green” for $80 starting August 7th in France. They probably should have thrown in standard Bic lighter for that price. It’s the least they can do. Then you would be covered for both making calls and lighting your smokes.

Get a taste of LG Chocolate 3 this Sunday

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on July 11th, 2008

LG Chocolate 3

Verizon Wireless, following up on its announcement of some hot new mobile phones last month, said today the LG Chocolate 3 would be available shortly. This particular cell phone will price around $130 after rebate and two-year contract.

The LG Chocolate 3, said Verizon, has among its key features a new flip form factor, enhanced music subscription capabilities, a built-in FM transmitter and 2-megapixel digital camera and camcorder. It will be available in black or light blue body colors as well.

UTStarcom puts an Arc in the Virgin

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on July 8th, 2008

Virgin Mobile ArcVirgin Mobile USA announced today a new flip phone developed for the mobile carrier by UTStarcom. This one is called the Arc and pricing is set around $50.

The Virgin Arc has what is described as a “trendsetting red soft-feel touch.” Sounds like lines from a porno – “a virgin arc with a red, soft feel touch.” Anyhow,  the phone measures 3.6- x 1.9- x0.8-inches and weighs around three ounces.

Openmoko Neo FreeRunner hits market July 4

Posted in Mobile Phones by Shane McGlaun on July 2nd, 2008

Openmoko Neo FreeRunnerWith the iPhone 3G set to hit the market this moth there are lots of gadget fans out there counting the days until they can get a new phone. If you aren’t with AT&T and still want a cool touchscreen device you have some options including the new unlocked device from Openmoko.

The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner is set to hit the market on July 4 and is an open device operating on GNU/Linux. Included software for the device allows it to dial calls, SMS and record contacts. The open nature of the device means that it can be upgraded with more features and functions. Openmoko says that the first upgrade will come in August and add location based services to the FreeRunner.

T-Mobile’s Motorola ROKR E8

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on June 26th, 2008

T-Mobile’s Motorola ROKR E8
T-Mobile announced it’s own version of Motorola’s ROKR E8, a delicious candybar which is shiny, sleek, glossy and black. Okay, maybe it’s not that much of a looker. Some features are: a 2 megapixel camera, 2GB of internal storage, microSD slot that will get you 8GB more, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio, and the morphing keypad that makes keys invisible like magic.(If you are in the right mode) Not a surprise that there’s no 3G, but T-Mobile customers are used to that. You can get the E8 starting July 7 for $199.99 with contract.

Motozine ZN5 from Motorola and Kodak

Posted in Mobile Phones by Darrin Olson on June 23rd, 2008

Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 from Motorola and KodakRumors of the Motozine from Motorola have been floating around for quite a while and the company today has finally made an official announcement for the new cameraphone. The Motozine ZN5 was created with a partnership with Motorola and Kodak to create a device that contains high-quality features of both a phone and a camera.

Kodak included a number of features on the camera-side of the mobile handset including a 5 mega-pixel sensor behind a sliding lens cover, Xenon flash, built-in integration with Kodak Gallery, on-phone image stitching capabilities to create large panoramic shots and an option 4GB of external storage.

Nokia, Verizon prep “Dark Knight” themed mobile

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on June 13th, 2008

Nokia 6205 The Dark KnightVerizon Wireless and Nokia are so willing to bet you’ll be enamored with the upcoming Dark Knight movie the two are releasing a new limited edition mobile based upon it. It is called the Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight edition and you’ll find it pricing around $70 after rebate and two-year contract.

The Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight is a themed-edition flip phone set in black and embellished with a subtle The Dark Knight emblem. It comes pre-loaded with wallpapers, voice tones, animated screensavers inspired by the film, and a full movie trailer.

Verizon announces three new tasty LG mobiles

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

LG DecoyVerizon Wireless is out today with three new innovative LG phones which should do some fun shaking up of the cellular provider’s line up when they debut in the next month or so. They are the LG Dare, LG Decoy (pictured) and LG Chocolate 3.

The phones, said Verizon, will offer their customers “touch-screens, music and more.” We’ve put after the jump the snippets of the Verizon press release which briefly detail the new models.

Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905 with 8.1 megapixels

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on June 10th, 2008

Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905 with 8.1 megapixels
Sony Ericsson’s let another one out of the bag before the official announcement. In this case, it’s a nice looking slider called the Cyber-shot C905, apparently codenamed “Shiho.” Assuming the rumors are true, it’s pretty impressive. How about an 8.1 megapixel camera with xenon AND LED flash, for all of your still and video capture needs, throw in GPS, TV out, DLNA certification, and HSDPA in either European and American. It should be announced on the 17th of this month, and available in gold, silver, and black in the fourth quarter.

Touch Screen Audi & BMW cell phones

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on June 5th, 2008

Touch Screen Audi & BMW cell phones
We loved the Ferrari cell phone and we knew that it was just a matter of time until more cars joined in on the fun. If you’re not the Ferrari type, or just need a new car to use as a cell phone, you might want to try an Audi or even a BMW.

You’re gonna look silly talking on it, that’s a given, but if you’re brave enough to buy it, you’re probably brave enough to use it in public. You can get the Audi in white and the BMW in black. Both sport touch screens, a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, 3GP and Mp4 support, Bluetooth and 1GB of memory. They’ll cost you $160 each and unlike the real deal are electric powered. Try not to get caught playing with them on your desk.

Boost drops rugged Motorola handset into line up

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

Motorola i335Boost Mobile is introducing to its line up of pay as you go mobile handsets the rugged new Motorola i335. The phone will cost you around $60.

The Motorla i335 is noted for having “military grade” durability and a thin candy bar design with textured backing and a rubber face. It has a walkie-talkie chatting function and also sports Bluetooth.

Pantech Breeze phone blows into AT&T stores

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on May 29th, 2008

Pantech BreezeAT&T and Pantech have teamed to release a phone developed on the “principles of Universal Design — the practice of designing products and applications that are usable by the most customers possible.” What this essentially means is the two are debuting the Pantech Breeze, a simplified flip-phone priced at around $80 before rebate.

The Pantech Breeze offers as key Universal Design features, according to AT&T, a clean and uncluttered design, simplified menus, an oversized display with large keypad and quick-call keys. This is all part of this GSM quad-band world phone’s design.

Marvel Comics on your cell phone

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on May 27th, 2008

Marvel Comics on your cell?The time may be close at hand when you can peruse Marvel comics on your cell phone. The comics industry had to embrace it someday, sales being what they are. I’m just wondering how they are going to deal with such a small screen. They may just offer snippets that give you the whole story, or let you view a frame at a time. But are comics any good viewed in that way?

I mean, is that kind of severe eye strain worth finding out whether Spiderman beat his latest foe? Or if Wolverine finally bagged Jean Grey? A better bet might be to subscribe to Marvel’s online service that costs between $5 to $10 monthly. Still, anything that brings geeks together with comics is a good thing.