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CellBlaster UV Cell Phone Sanitizer

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on March 9th, 2011

If you are worried about germs on your cell phone, I mean really worried, then there’s a better way than spraying it with cleaner every hour. The CellBlaster is the world’s first universal UV cell phone sanitizer. Just pop your phone in and clean it.

This device features an extra-long, powerful germicidal UV tube and a super-reflective scanning bed that quickly eliminates 99.9% of disease-causing germs, bacteria and viruses. The device is compatible with almost any type of cell phone, PMP and other portable gadgets.

BlueAnt S3 Speakerphone launches at CES

Posted in BlueAnt by Conner Flynn on January 6th, 2011

BlueAnt, makers of all kinds of Bluetooth gear has launched a new device at CES 2011 called the S3. It connects to the visor in your car and offers hands free calling as well as a lot of other features. The device features a convenient auto reconnect that connects your phone back to the S3 each time you get in or out of the car. It also supports text-to-speech for text messages when used with a separate downloadable app.

The S3 will cost you $79.99 and ships in the first quarter of 2011. It can also be paired with two devices at one time and supports five languages. In addition to the other features, the speaker is full-duplex and it has wind and echo cancellation.

Motoworkr concept phone for medical professionals

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on December 29th, 2010

The Motoworkr concept phone is designed not for you and I, but for medical professionals. It features a swivel keyboard design and incorporates various tools of the medical profession that are required for regular health checkups. Aside from those cool features, it also provides first aid during emergencies.

The Motoworkr also has an integrated Bluetooth thermometer and a card slot for reading digital and medical card information and to update health records. If this ever becomes real, it will be a Doctor’s best friend.

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Swap Rebel USB Phone Watch, with GPS and Touch Screen Display

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on December 9th, 2010

Most people use their phones as a watch these days, but not as many use their watch as a phone. This is changing as watches can do more. The sWaP Rebel is first and foremost a watch. One that has cellphone functionality, a touchscreen color display, a built-in camera, FM radio and Bluetooth connectivity among other features.

The price isn’t too bad at £190 and you can choose from black, pink, orange, white and green colors, but it won’t replace your primary handset. It’s always nice to see watches doing more and more though.

Man claims Motorola Droid 2 exploded in his ear

Posted in News by Conner Flynn on December 5th, 2010


The Motorola Droid 2, like a rookie soldier in Vietnam, has just claimed it’s first ear. The Droid 2 used by Aron Embry of Texas supposedly blew up on him when he was getting into his car. In an interview with Fox4 he claims, “I heard a pop. I didn’t feel any pain initially. I pulled the phone down. I felt something dripping. I realized that it was probably was blood.”

He goes on to explain: “As I got into the bathroom and once I got to the mirror and saw it, it was only then I kinda looked at my phone and noticed the screen had appeared to burst outward.” Maybe the phone didn’t like his death grip?

HTC Wildfire coming to the US this quarter via unknown carriers

Posted in HTC by Conner Flynn on October 28th, 2010

The HTC Wildfire has been launched in Europe and Asia in the first half of this year and now HTC has announced that it will be landing on American regional carriers before the end of 2010. No mention of which carrier will be offering the phone, but considering that regional carriers were mentioned, it could be MetroPCS, Cricket, US Cellular, Cellular South and similar.

Nothing on pricing yet, but the phone will generally cost you about $300 without a contract. It runs Android 2.1, but an update to Froyo should be released later this year by HTC. The smartphone also features a 3.2 inch QVGA (240 x 320) multi-touch capacitive display, Wi-Fi, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, and MicroSD card support.

First official pictures of the T-Mobile G2

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on August 31st, 2010

The folks over at Cellphone Signal have gotten their hands on some images that are purportedly the T-Mobile HTC G2. The phone should be announced in October, which is quite a ways off. Details are scarce, but the HTC G2 is supposed to use T-Mobile’s latest HSPA+ 3.5G network.

Some other features include a 1Ghz Qualcomm SnapDragon processor, GPS, Bluetooth, and WIFI. It also sports a sliding keyboard for all of you heavy texters. You’ll also get an Android OS w/ HTC Sense.

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LAVA launches Alpha keypad phone

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on July 15th, 2010

The folks at Lava International Ltd have come up with a couple of handsets called the Lava B2 and Lava B5 They look like a BlackBerry at first, but use Alpha keyboards instead of the familiar QWERTY.

The Alpha features a totally radical alphabet arrangement in fact, using alphabetical order. This would be good for those who use cellphones, but are not comfortable with QWERTY keypads.

Samsung Galaxy Beam hits Singapore on July 17th

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on July 11th, 2010

Samsung is ready to release their first cellphone with a pico-projector built-in, the Galaxy Beam. We heard about this one awhile back and though it sounds like a weapon from an old Sci-Fi movie, don’t worry, your galaxies are safe. For now.

The pico-projector in this one is built by Texas Instruments and can display projections from 5 to 50 inches in size. The Android 2.1 phone also features a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED, 8 MP camera, FM, Wi-fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS and 16 GB storage.

San Francisco passes cellphone radiation law

Posted in News by Conner Flynn on June 16th, 2010

We know what happens when a radioactive spider bites you. You become spiderman. But what happens when you get too much cell phone radiation? Nothing good, that’s for sure. And so the people of San Francisco will soon have a new cellphone radiation law to help.

The law requires retailers to post notices on how much radiation is emitted by the cellphones they sell. This is the first law of it’s kind in the United States. The cellphone industry claims that this law could hurt sales and make consumers believe that some phones are safer than others. No one can agree on just how harmful cell radiation is.

Modu T-Phone surfaces and looks good

Posted in Mobile Phones by Shane McGlaun on June 4th, 2010

I recall seeing the Modu mobile phone at CES a few years back and thinking it was a cool idea. The device is a tiny cellular phone module that you can slip into various different cases to completely changes the device and its interface.

A new Modu phone has surfaced and it is called the T-Phone. The device has a touchscreen and looks like a slick little interface as well. The handset is the first from Modu to have 3G connectivity.

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Cursed phone number gets banned

Posted in News by Conner Flynn on May 26th, 2010

Folks in Bulgaria won’t have to worry about being assigned the cellphone number 0888 888 888. Every single person who’s ever had that number was killed under suspicious circumstances. Cellphone provider Mobitel has permanently banned the number.

In other Bulgaria news, the government has recently banned the numbers 666. The new number of the beast will be 667. Make a note of it.

KDDI shows its Summer Phone Line-up

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on May 17th, 2010

Japan’s second biggest mobile company KDDI has unveiled the 10 cell phones of their new line-up for this summer. The first of these models will be arrive in Japan as early as the end of this month.

The majority are waterproof, which is becoming a trend for phones in Japan and they come in many assorted colors and styles. Looks like there’s something for everyone and every age. Hit up the link below for the full rundown.

SanDisk to ship 32GB microSDHC card this month

Posted in SanDisk by Shane McGlaun on March 23rd, 2010

There are lots of smartphones and PMPs out there that offer storage expansion via microSDHC slots. None of the popular Apple devices do though. If you have a device with a microSDHC slot and you want a massive capacity card SanDisk has your fix.

SanDisk has announced that it will be the first maker to ship a 32GB microSDHC card. The new card uses 32nm X3 technology allowing the storage of 3-bits of data per cell. This tech is key to the massive storage capacity of the card.

Motorola Backflip available now with AT&T

Posted in Mobile Phones by Darrin Olson on March 7th, 2010

Motorola Backflip available for sale with AT&TJust as expected, AT&T has made the Motorola Backflip available today marking the first Android iPhone competitor available through the carrier with more to follow. The Backflip is available for $100 with a 2-year contract or $350 straight up. So, who’s in? Or are you going to wait to see what the other four AT&T Android phones are bringing?

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