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.

Globwon ZTC-F1 offers up watch phone abilities

Posted in Watches by Nino Marchetti on May 9th, 2008

Globwon ZTC-F1 watch phoneGlobwon Electronics is making available to overseas purchasers a new Chinese watch phone. It is called the Globwon ZTC-F1 and you’ll find it pricing around $225.

The Globwon ZTC-F1 is a quad-band, mobile phone which supports Bluetooth for hands-free calling and includes an integrated 1.3-megapixel digital camera. It’s also got FM radio capability and comes with a 1GB memory card.

Jukebox controlled by cell phones

Posted in music by Conner Flynn on April 14th, 2008

Jukebox controlled by cell phones
LocaModa and Touch Tunes are doing the nasty together and plan on having a monster love child. The idea is to hook up to 30,000 jukeboxes to social networks, allowing them to be controlled remotely by cell phones. The partnership allows users to let their handsets interact with flat panel screens powered by TouchTunes jukebox’s media server.

Social networks will display all interactions as data feeds. Online users can view and participate at their favorite locations. Is this taking social networks too far? Where does it all end? I don’t know, but it looks like that Jukebox is in the middle of a Bermuda triangle type deal. Hope it doesn’t disappear.

Sprint, Samsung bring us their Instinct

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

samsung-instinct.jpgSamsung announced today a bitching new touchscreen mobile which may very well get us to switch over to its exclusive wireless carrier Sprint. It’s called the Samsung Instinct and, sorry, there is no pricing as of yet.

The Samsung Instinct sports “localized tactile feedback, called haptics, which allow the virtual QWERTY keypad and other operations to become a sensory experience.” Sweet. It is also Sprint’s first EV-DO Rev A consumer focused mobile, meaning you can expect quicker load times for things like browsing the Web and streaming audio.

Kingston Ricky Martin microSD card feels disturbing

Posted in Memory by Nino Marchetti on April 1st, 2008

ricky-kingston.jpgKingston Technology is trying to connect with God knows which demographic by announcing today a microSD memory card preloaded with Ricky Martin material. You’ll find the Kingston 1GB microSD card with an accompanying USB reader kit available for around $11.

Now we really don’t have anything against Ricky Martin, but come on Kingston. This is a pretty lame promotion. If you must buy into it however you’ll find the 1GB microSD card loaded with Martin items like the tracks “Somos la Semilla,” “Tu Recuerdo,” concert images and a music video that opened his “Black & White” world tour.

Motorola delivers MOTO Z9 to AT&T

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

moto-z9.jpgAT&T and Motorola are bringing us a sweet new slider phone which will have a bounty of goodness associated with it, including GPS. It is called the Motorola MOTO Z9 and will cost you around $250 after a two-year agreement.

The MOTO Z9 has a nice slider design which hosts a phone offering GPS functionality through AT&T’s AT&T Navigator for finding your way around town. It supports AT&T’s 3G wireless service around the country as well to let you send live one-way video and audio from one user to another using a similarly compatible AT&T Wireless mobile.

Nokia preps 6650 for European launch

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on March 3rd, 2008

Nokia 6650T-Mobile customers in European markets will later this year be able to exclusively get their hands on a rather sweet new Nokia mobile. It is called the Nokia 6650 and you can expect it during the third quarter of 2008.

The Nokia 6650 is designed to offer up access to several different wireless features, including integrated GPS and FM radio. It sports a 2.2-inch QVGA color display and high speed HSDPA data connectivity. There are also dedicated keys for the built-in media player.

Sprint says $100 a month buys you the kitchen sink

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on February 28th, 2008

sprint-everything.jpgSprint is ready to bust some balls in the cellular phone industry by unveiling today a all you can eat plan to cover about every mobile need you’ll have. It is called the Sprint Simply Everything plan and it will run you about $100 a month.

LG-KF700 offers three times the input fun

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on February 12th, 2008

LG-KF700LG Electronics is showing off this week a number of interest cell phones for consumers. One which seems to be getting a lot of attention in particular is the upcoming LG-KF700, which will be available perhaps sometime this year in the United States after first hitting Europe.

The LG-KF700 offers up three separate input methods - three-inch touchscreen display, alpha-numeric keypad and a scroll dial. The latter is interesting in that it lets you scroll through six user-selected features by controlling a virtual dial on screen. It is also a media strong horse, offering MP3/MP4 playback and a three-megapixel camera, among other features.

Get the full scoope on the LG-KF700 after the jump.

Motorola showing off new handsets

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on February 12th, 2008

Motorola MOTO Z6wMotorola is showing off this week a number of new mobile handsets for consumers, including one which is compatible with both cellular and Wi-Fi networks. This latter model is known as the Motorola MOTO Z6w and it should be available in the second quarter of this year.

Motorola, besides showcasing the MOTO Z6w, was also announcing two new W series phones which the company says focus on “value and quality.” This is in addition to further previews of some more recently announced models such as the ROKR E8 and MOTO 10.

Want to know more? Check the full details after the jump.

New Sony Ericsson mobiles have built-in speakers

Posted in Mobile Phones by Nino Marchetti on January 26th, 2008

Sony Ericsson R306 RadioFrom India Sony Ericsson brings us word of two new mobile phones with built-in AM/FM radios and speakers. These mobiles are known as the R300 Radio and R306 Radio.

Simply put, these two Sony Ericsson cell phones let you listen to AM/FM radio. Preset buttons on the front of each let you switch between favorite stations. The built-in speakers, meanwhile, work best when the phone is set on its side. Sound from these speakers can be upgraded with a volume boost and also 3D sound enhancement.


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