tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398100116531948702023-09-21T02:07:39.778-07:00Craziest GadgetsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1069125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-65890224082198066922009-11-26T01:33:00.001-08:002009-11-26T01:34:07.918-08:00Urban McHughly….uhmmm WTF?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5LiQ-dMGI/AAAAAAAADJ8/mB5SKUx6lSQ/s1600/urban-mchugly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5LiQ-dMGI/AAAAAAAADJ8/mB5SKUx6lSQ/s320/urban-mchugly.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408343254563106914" /></a><br />WTF? Urban McHughly is an iPhone case shaped like… well I’m not really sure what the hell he’s supposed to be exactly. An alien? His eyes are LED Swarovski crystals and one of his hands is a soft cloth you can use to wipe your screen off with. Mr. McHughly doesn’t appear to have a right hand. He also looks like he has an antenna coming out of his head which is strange because the iPhone doesn’t have an antenna. Strange stuff. No pricing or release date available just yet.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-5015833431903762322009-11-26T01:32:00.001-08:002009-11-26T01:33:32.936-08:00Mobile Visor to Avoid Peepers with Really Good Vision<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5LXaZ_4iI/AAAAAAAADJ0/IyrbWwVMPyo/s1600/mobilevisormain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5LXaZ_4iI/AAAAAAAADJ0/IyrbWwVMPyo/s320/mobilevisormain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408343068115984930" /></a><br />You need pretty good vision to see what your neighbor is doing on their Blackberry so I’m not sure I totally get the Mobile Visor. Go go gadget extended eyeball! I guess it could be useful on a train or airplane or other tight quarters but couldn’t you just use your hand or position your mobile device in such a way as to avoid peeping eyes?<br /><br />The Mobile Visor takes it’s cues from the larger monitor visors you will in offices to stop passerbys from looking at the porn important company secrets on your screen. Supposedly it also blocks the glare from the sun, which you can do with your hand, for free. Or you know, rotate your body away from the sun. It folds up to fit in your wallet for easy transport. Cost is $8.95.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-73097223188150547372009-11-26T01:30:00.001-08:002009-11-26T01:31:30.482-08:00Razor Phone Can Really Shave You (and Make Calls)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5K6m_9ktI/AAAAAAAADJs/LqPiuMzDCaA/s1600/cool-758-razor-phone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5K6m_9ktI/AAAAAAAADJs/LqPiuMzDCaA/s320/cool-758-razor-phone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408342573280236242" /></a><br />Maybe you’ve heard of a semi-popular phone called the RAZR? This is not that phone. The Cool 758 is a razor phone. Yes it’s a regular cellphone you can make calls on but open up the hatch on the bottom and:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5K0yojCkI/AAAAAAAADJk/VCk8y8EH5MU/s1600/cool-758-razor-phone2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5K0yojCkI/AAAAAAAADJk/VCk8y8EH5MU/s320/cool-758-razor-phone2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408342473324038722" /></a><br />It’s a real electric shaver! The $112 phone has all your standard cellphone features: 2.6″ screen, 0.3MP camera, MP3 capabilities, Bluetooth, dual SIM cards, FM radio, etc etc etc. Plus you can shave your face with it. I can’t see anyone using this as their primary shaving tool but maybe for a late afternoon touch-up on the five o’clock shadow or to get that embarrassing spot you missed shaving but don’t notice until 4 hours later. Neat idea.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-76785727176887940282009-11-26T01:25:00.000-08:002009-11-26T01:30:02.636-08:00Tag Heuer Meridiist Luxury Phone Gets Even Fancier with Diamonds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5Kj9NUCsI/AAAAAAAADJc/wFyqog7lsYs/s1600/tagheuer-meridiist-diamand-500x472.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/Sw5Kj9NUCsI/AAAAAAAADJc/wFyqog7lsYs/s320/tagheuer-meridiist-diamand-500x472.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408342184104823490" /></a><br />Shine on you crazy diamond phone. Last year Tag Heuer previewed their Meridiist luxury phone line, designed to compete with other high end cell phones like the Vertu. Yesterday Tag Heuer announced the launch of a website for the Meridiist and we’ve got a sweet photo of the diamond encrusted version of the phone to go with this story. These phones typically sell for about $4-6000 but these diamond versions start at over $11,000.<br /><br />The phone itself is a sleek model made of stainless steel with a OLED screen behind scratchproof sapphire crystal glass and your choice of several different leather styles and colors on the back (alligator, calf, etc). It has 28 days of standby and 7 hours of talk time. The phone has a camera with a mechanical sliding lens cover (a feature all phones should have since those lenses get scratched and dirty so easily) and a neat clock feature on the top. You can order one via the Tag Heuer website I listed above. I’m saving up for one!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-85822188250702784762009-11-19T23:27:00.003-08:002009-11-19T23:29:24.083-08:00Samsung Alias 2 Cellphone with an E-Ink Keypad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZFS2gANjI/AAAAAAAADJU/lTfZhYitZSM/s1600/samsung_alias_2_003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZFS2gANjI/AAAAAAAADJU/lTfZhYitZSM/s320/samsung_alias_2_003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406084592874567218" /></a><br />Samsung has come up with an innovative solution to allow your cellphone’s keypad to have dual functions. The Alias 2 model is a dual-hinge folding phone. When it’s opened horizontally landscape style for surfing the web and text messaging, the keypad displays a qwerty style keyboard. But when it’s opened up like a traditional flip phone portrait style for talking, the dynamic e-ink keypad changes to reveal numbers for dialing instead:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZFJe08XYI/AAAAAAAADJM/qCDZmgqPQeI/s1600/samsung_alias_2_002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 93px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZFJe08XYI/AAAAAAAADJM/qCDZmgqPQeI/s320/samsung_alias_2_002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406084431901121922" /></a><br />It looks like a solid alternative to a touchscreen phone for those who prefer the feel of physical buttons on their phone instead of the touchscreen. The Alias 2 will be available on the Verizon network and comes with a 2 MP camera, bluetooth, a microSD card slot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-43412983179501910972009-11-19T23:26:00.001-08:002009-11-19T23:27:05.163-08:00Mr.P Mobile Eator – Phone Stand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEwbNkDiI/AAAAAAAADJE/P1VW967SlFw/s1600/mr-p-mobile-phone-eater-500x294.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEwbNkDiI/AAAAAAAADJE/P1VW967SlFw/s320/mr-p-mobile-phone-eater-500x294.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406084001433914914" /></a><br />Mr. P has done it again. The little helpful naked man who makes his living conforming his body into various desk accessories for you is now a wide-mouthed cellphone holder. Lucky for us, this time Mr. P is face down or you’d quickly realize where the P in his name comes from. A little exposed plastic man buttocks never offended anyone! Despite the eater name, Mr. P will just hold your phone in his mouth and won’t actually eat it. Phew!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-73153746459370120042009-11-19T23:25:00.003-08:002009-11-19T23:26:11.935-08:00$108,880 iPhone Case is Totally Worth It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEjCsVMpI/AAAAAAAADI8/sl0jZQCb5Q8/s1600/gng_iphone_main_lerkd_12-500x341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEjCsVMpI/AAAAAAAADI8/sl0jZQCb5Q8/s320/gng_iphone_main_lerkd_12-500x341.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406083771513778834" /></a><br />I just got off the phone with some guy about my car’s warranty about to expire and now I’m convinced that everything I own should be protected to the fullest extent possible. That’s why I fully intend to buy a $108,880 “Golden Delicious” iPhone case from Germany’s GnG. It’s totally worth it because it has 140 grams of 18 carat gold filled with 200 diamonds and it also has a 400 diamond logo (which can be customized- mine’s going to say “worth every penny”). The shell is super thin at just 1mm and has a special high-tech carbon fiber inlay for stability and security. All this to protect a $200 iPhone? Totally worth it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-32159857866843424182009-11-19T23:25:00.001-08:002009-11-19T23:25:40.613-08:00iPhone Gameboy Skin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEa5faa9I/AAAAAAAADI0/h6nylwLLwCc/s1600/gameboy-iphone-skin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEa5faa9I/AAAAAAAADI0/h6nylwLLwCc/s320/gameboy-iphone-skin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406083631604722642" /></a><br />Everything old is better! Today’s things suck. Except for the iPhone. I can’t live without the iPhone. Also walking to school is better these days since kids only have to walk uphill one way instead of both ways like when I was a kid. Also they can use their iPhones while walking to school. Everyone knows that the Gameboy was the original OG portable gaming device (Little Professor excluded). Now you can use this fancy shmancy iPhone skin (or as we called it back in my day- a sticker), to make your iPhone look like a Gameboy. Very retro indeed. Now let’s bring back those white Don Johnson suits with the rolled up sleeves and boat shoes. Costs $15 or so.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-66017947741124346202009-11-19T23:24:00.001-08:002009-11-19T23:25:00.654-08:00Rotary Phone iPhone Case is Retro Coolness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEQ6kBeNI/AAAAAAAADIs/ibf-B00V3DQ/s1600/rotary-phone-iphone-case-500x376.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEQ6kBeNI/AAAAAAAADIs/ibf-B00V3DQ/s320/rotary-phone-iphone-case-500x376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406083460093802706" /></a><br />Turn your iPhone into an old school rotary phone! Well not really, but with this felt case for your precious 3G phone you can at least make it look a bit like the rotary dial phone. Admittedly the case does look a bit rough and school-projecty, but conceptually and visually it is undeniably cute. And it will serve to protect your iPhone from scrapes and scratches which is the whole point of a case anyway, right? It even has a pocket in the back for headphones. So in review, it looks good and does it’s job. Just like you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-49070473017905648222009-11-19T23:23:00.001-08:002009-11-19T23:24:15.533-08:00Cellphone Evolution Russian Nesting Dolls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEGFlP5PI/AAAAAAAADIk/bZgrBgq_4zQ/s1600/cellphone-evolution-nesting-dolls-500x332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZEGFlP5PI/AAAAAAAADIk/bZgrBgq_4zQ/s320/cellphone-evolution-nesting-dolls-500x332.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406083274073171186" /></a><br />Cellphones are getting smaller and smaller with each new generation of phones. While we haven’t quite reached Ben Stiller in Zoolander miniature sized phones just yet, the newest mobile phones today are significantly tinier than the giant Miami Vice style phones of just a few years ago. So it’s only natural that someone would design a set of Matryoshka dolls (Russian nesting dolls) each in the shape of a popular phone style of the past- from the giant bricks of the 80’s all the way to the iPhone of today.<br /><br />These were made by designer Kyle Bean and are just a design idea- although kids today love technology so much even at early ages, I could actually see this type of thing being produced and sold at a children’s art museum or someplace like that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-10185057855454656412009-11-19T23:22:00.001-08:002009-11-19T23:23:14.214-08:00R2D2 Felt iPhone 3G Case<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZD2S1edLI/AAAAAAAADIc/ZjrMbDVU9nk/s1600/r2d2-iphone-case-358x500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZD2S1edLI/AAAAAAAADIc/ZjrMbDVU9nk/s320/r2d2-iphone-case-358x500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406083002752988338" /></a><br />I doubt there’s anyone out there better prepared to protect your new iPhone from harm like R2D2. The little droid somehow managed to sneak his way into all the Star Wars films (relatively) unharmed, while saving people left and right with his intelligence and some might say luck. This handmade iPhone case is handstitched out of a ton of little pieces of soft felt. Perfect to protect you from the Dark Side and scratches and maybe bring you a bit of luck, just like our pal Artoo. Clearly a lot of detail and effort went into this piece and it’s priced appropriately at $53. I’d say it’s Star Warsome. Star Wawsome? Just plain awesome.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-23831852756122789152009-11-19T23:19:00.000-08:002009-11-19T23:22:41.813-08:00Winnie the Pooh Cell Phone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZDmCRVwqI/AAAAAAAADIU/xlW0AvL7OGs/s1600/poohphone_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZDmCRVwqI/AAAAAAAADIU/xlW0AvL7OGs/s320/poohphone_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406082723428549282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" cell="" phones="" come="" in="" all="" sorts="" of="" shapes="" and="" sizes="" these="" days="" but="" this="" is="" certainly="" one="" the="" more="" unusual="" ones="" ve="" s="" a="" winnie="" pooh="" shaped="" cute="" bear="" opens="" up="" clamshell="" manner="" to="" reveal="" buttons="" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZDllNd9KI/AAAAAAAADIM/JRov3sWWBW4/s1600/poohphone_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZDllNd9KI/AAAAAAAADIM/JRov3sWWBW4/s320/poohphone_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406082715627680930" /></a><br />Pooh is a dual sim card capable bear phone with a 2 inch display screen. Winnie can play MP3 and MP4’s, has 1.3MP camera for taking pictures of favorite honey spots, FM radio to listen out for any Tigger spottings, GPRS, double (tiny) speakers, and bluetooth so he can synch up with Christopher Robin’s computer (obviously Winnie the Pooh doesn’t own his own computer- obviously). I highly highly doubt that this is an official Disney licensed phone. Did you know…you can see the original stuffed teddy bear that inspired Pooh Bear? It’s on display in New York City’s public library (main branch on 42nd).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-80239553738935707292009-11-19T23:15:00.000-08:002009-11-19T23:19:17.605-08:00Q-Pot Melting Chocolate Phone from NTT Docomo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZC6js8pBI/AAAAAAAADIE/UgUpdzIPrxo/s1600/docomo-melting-chocolate-phone-500x280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZC6js8pBI/AAAAAAAADIE/UgUpdzIPrxo/s320/docomo-melting-chocolate-phone-500x280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406081976488469522" /></a><br />The Q-Pot phone from Japan’s NTT Docomo looks like a melting bar of chocolate. You can even get straps that look like complimentary dessert sweets too. The phone has a 3.0 inch screen and takes 4mp pictures- sweet! Available in “melty bitter” and “melty strawberry”.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZCwnBYP_I/AAAAAAAADH8/odKgbzw7oSc/s1600/docomo-melting-chocolate-phone2-500x274.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 175px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwZCwnBYP_I/AAAAAAAADH8/odKgbzw7oSc/s320/docomo-melting-chocolate-phone2-500x274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406081805580779506" /></a><br />The phone is manufactured by Sharp and will be limited to just 13,000 production units.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-13460660830635735042009-11-19T00:27:00.002-08:002009-11-19T00:36:59.691-08:00Yeehaw- It’s a Rocking Horse Cell Phone Holder made from Dead Cows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUCjG4BfBI/AAAAAAAADH0/mdpo-sNx3WQ/s1600/rocking_horse_gadget_holder-500x430.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUCjG4BfBI/AAAAAAAADH0/mdpo-sNx3WQ/s320/rocking_horse_gadget_holder-500x430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405729729892416530" /></a><br />Horses are one of nature’s most powerful and helpful animals. Where would we be without our domesticated riding companions and racing equines upon which we can bet our life savings away on and be forced to live on government subsidized payments eating only cat food so we have enough money to go back to the track in our derby hat and plaid leisure suit and pick the one we’re sure is going to come in on the trifecta in the 6th race this time we just know it trust us we heard an inside tip? Also Seabiscuit, we love Seabiscuit.<br /><br />Well Taiwan’s 25 to go has brought the love of horses with the love of cell phones into one leather rocking horse gadget holder. Yes it’s made of leather which as you know comes from dead cows (primarily). It takes a dead cow to make a phone holding horse. So this just proves the superiority of the horse in the horse vs. cow debate we’ve been having all these years. And yes that rocking motion will make your cell phone sleepy. Very sleep.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-42441730500982622002009-11-19T00:27:00.001-08:002009-11-19T00:37:34.156-08:00Cigarette Lighter Phone is the iPhone Killer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBbvyg-pI/AAAAAAAADHs/AdhEQp_LHPs/s1600/cigarette-lighter-phone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBbvyg-pI/AAAAAAAADHs/AdhEQp_LHPs/s320/cigarette-lighter-phone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405728503924587154" /></a><br />This phone is a true killer- it’s the world’s first mobile phone with an integrated cigarette lighter. Details are a bit sketchy (as is the website it’s featured on-Engadget says it’s malware-laced so I won’t link to it here) but apparently just like those car cigarette lighters of ‘yore, this uses the cell phone’s battery to light up your smokes. When did they stop putting cigarette lighters in cars anyway? The lighter phone just makes the whole holding a cell phone in the air before the encores of concerts just a bit more logical (not much though).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-60196527690624303062009-11-19T00:26:00.000-08:002009-11-19T00:37:39.136-08:00British Red Telephone Booth Shaped Cell Phone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBSE-oqpI/AAAAAAAADHk/es544ITiQyM/s1600/british-telephone-booth-phone1-500x375.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBSE-oqpI/AAAAAAAADHk/es544ITiQyM/s320/british-telephone-booth-phone1-500x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405728337813875346" /></a><br />Cheerio! I love those classic red styled telephone booths from the UK (or as they call them over there “telephone boxes”). Apparently they are getting to be as rare as telephone booths are here in the US (which mostly serve as advertising billboards and urinals these days anyway). But if you’re living across the pond (or as they say over there “not across the pond”), you can pick up your own red telephone booth with this “London Calling” cellphone shaped just like one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBLy0q-rI/AAAAAAAADHc/PVL17Vw3-w4/s1600/british-telephone-booth-phone2-500x375.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBLy0q-rI/AAAAAAAADHc/PVL17Vw3-w4/s320/british-telephone-booth-phone2-500x375.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405728229861030578" /></a><br />For a novelty mobile phone it has some decent specs with a TFT screen, SMS and MMS messaging, polyphonic ringtones and GPRS connectivity. Plus it has 15 iconic images of the country and the pre-loaded ringtones like Rule Britannia and God Save The Queen. I like it. Neato.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-31427197828572660632009-11-19T00:25:00.001-08:002009-11-19T00:37:44.609-08:00Is that a Microscope on Your Cellphone or Are You Just Happy to See Me?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBAbiK4gI/AAAAAAAADHU/bssjRIzRDvg/s1600/cellscope-500x312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUBAbiK4gI/AAAAAAAADHU/bssjRIzRDvg/s320/cellscope-500x312.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405728034630853122" /></a><br />Oh those crazy Berkeley kids. Scientists at the university have created a microscope for cellphones that takes your nice pocket sized mobile device and turns it into something the size of, oh I don’t know- a microscope! This 60x microscope has now been upgraded with fluorescent microscopy so it can see a parasite, bacteria, or cell–tagged with a specific fluorescent wavelength emitted by a special dye. So yeah, your phone can now pick up a virus, literally.<br /><br />They say this can be built easily with off the shelf parts at a minimal cost compared to a normal microscope and that it’s considerably smaller than similarly powerful real microscopes. The prototype is ideal for third world countries without access to electricity or hospitals.<br /><br />Although to me it still looks like the size of a regular microscope. Also it might be slightly counterproductive to use something to look for harmful viruses and bacteria with and then put the other end of it up to your nose and mouth to make a phone call. I would think you would want to keep your lab instruments and your personal gadgets separate and sterile but as you might have guessed, I’m not a doctor nor do I play one on TV (or the internet).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-4003436415000689192009-11-19T00:24:00.001-08:002009-11-19T00:38:22.861-08:00Mixtape iPhone Case is Retro Cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUAzzX705I/AAAAAAAADHM/ynod7WCu1KA/s1600/mixtape-iphone-case.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUAzzX705I/AAAAAAAADHM/ynod7WCu1KA/s320/mixtape-iphone-case.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405727817692074898" /></a><br />Agent 18 is introducing a limited edition iPhone case in the form of a mixtape. Remember mixtapes? Your iPhone (or iPod Touch) is pretty much like a mixtape anyway. These cases are hard plastic, backside only. There’s no telling exactly how limited these (pre-order) $30 cases are but once they’re gone, they’re gone. Just like real mixtapes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-54267729991420063162009-11-19T00:23:00.000-08:002009-11-19T00:38:28.538-08:00Bluetooth Headset Converts to a Ring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUAqIpDfdI/AAAAAAAADHE/Ij2JXS2NbfE/s1600/bluetooth-headset-ring-500x269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUAqIpDfdI/AAAAAAAADHE/Ij2JXS2NbfE/s320/bluetooth-headset-ring-500x269.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405727651602333138" /></a><br />This might be one of the coolest things ever- it’s a bluetooth headset that folds up into a ring to wear around your finger when not in use. A simple twist and it converts. It’s called the Orb and it’s scheduled to launch in January. Yep, it might look like a concept but this tiny bluetooth headset is really being made.<br /><br />If you’re a frequent wireless earpiece user with your cellphone you usually only have a few choices about where to put your headset when it’s not in use. You can leave it on your ear, which just looks weird and a bit pretentious- like you’re talking on the phone all the time or are expecting important calls constantly. You could put it aside on a table or someplace but then you have to scramble to go find it when you want to use it. Or you could put it in your pocket, which is a bit of an awkward proposition at times and do you really need one more thing in your pockets?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-88038313931571525912009-11-19T00:22:00.002-08:002009-11-19T00:38:33.424-08:00Frosted Pop Tart iPhone Sleeve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUAd_f31uI/AAAAAAAADG8/f35_nUpFO5k/s1600/pop-tart-iphone-sleeve-500x345.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUAd_f31uI/AAAAAAAADG8/f35_nUpFO5k/s320/pop-tart-iphone-sleeve-500x345.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405727442989471458" /></a><br />Mmmm… toaster pastries. A tasty way to secure your iPhone for $20. Just make sure the kids don’t get their hands on this, I’m not sure if toasting your iPhone is covered by Applecare.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-24673970177452600082009-11-19T00:22:00.001-08:002009-11-19T00:38:39.917-08:00Blue Tooth Bluetooth Holder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUATokVyEI/AAAAAAAADG0/3wAiT8aaX2w/s1600/bluetooth-blue-tooth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUATokVyEI/AAAAAAAADG0/3wAiT8aaX2w/s320/bluetooth-blue-tooth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405727265035503682" /></a><br />It’s a blue tooth bluetooth earpiece holder made of felt. Too smart and cute for it’s own good? Probably. So maybe your bluetooth headset doesn’t really need a protective holder. Well then you could use it to hold children’s teeth when they lose them. Or your dentures when you go to sleep at night.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-23207952569013985762009-11-19T00:21:00.001-08:002009-11-19T00:38:46.932-08:00DIY Dinosaur iPhone Dock Roaaar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUACIDsWVI/AAAAAAAADGs/gdDISrElYKk/s1600/diy-dino-iphone-dock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwUACIDsWVI/AAAAAAAADGs/gdDISrElYKk/s320/diy-dino-iphone-dock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405726964250859858" /></a><br />The iPhone is the 500 ton dinosaur of the cell phone world. It rules the land with no natural PREdators (got that Palm Pre, see how I did that?). Nothing can (HTC) Touch it. Here’s a clever little DIY Brachiosaurus iPhone dock. All it takes to make one is an exacto (or other type of) knife and a rubber dinosaur. In fact you could use any type of rubber toy. But it wouldn’t be as cool a dinosaur. Personally I would have used a more appropriate song/album for the photos- maybe “Walk the Dinosaur” by Was (Not Was)… all together now “open the door, get on floor, everybody walk the dinosaur”.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-69283054513093296492009-11-19T00:20:00.001-08:002009-11-19T00:38:52.701-08:00Waterproof Bag for the iPhone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_1kD142I/AAAAAAAADGk/SBSuFktjToQ/s1600/sanwa-waterproof-iphone-500x385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_1kD142I/AAAAAAAADGk/SBSuFktjToQ/s320/sanwa-waterproof-iphone-500x385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405726748429378402" /></a><br />How cool would it be to have a waterproof bag so you could take your iPhone to the beach or pool and not have to worry about water damage? While it seems like an awesome idea, I simply would not trust a bag to keep my precious iPhone 3GS safe from harm. I’m sure it works just fine but I wouldn’t want MY gadget in there. You go ahead. The case has a clear window in the back so you can use the camera or videocamera features of your phone and supposedly it still allows you use the touchscreen (it better! otherwise the phone’s pretty useless). It costs about $34 and is available in Japan, so I guess we don’t have to worry about how effective it is just yet.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-28097571582313061802009-11-19T00:18:00.000-08:002009-11-19T00:39:25.406-08:00iPhone Playing Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_uAEqVJI/AAAAAAAADGc/lgudY6l1xdY/s1600/iphone-playing-cards-500x354.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_uAEqVJI/AAAAAAAADGc/lgudY6l1xdY/s320/iphone-playing-cards-500x354.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405726618510054546" /></a><br />I really like the design of these new iPhone playing cards from Meninos. I’d accept the King’s call, any day… unless I was stacked full of Aces. I would think that the slightly rounded design would be real comfy to play with. Annie Duke, I officially challenge you to a round of poker with iPhone cards. I don’t know why I just did that either, but the challenge is out there AD, your move.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_kpYblcI/AAAAAAAADGU/U7n_g2LNnZU/s1600/iphone-playing-cards2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_kpYblcI/AAAAAAAADGU/U7n_g2LNnZU/s320/iphone-playing-cards2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405726457800136130" /></a><br />It’s pretty unusual to see a design on the FRONT of playing cards. Super cool. Sure $25 is a LOT to pay for a deck of cards, but that’s just the “Apple tax”, right?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139810011653194870.post-47537435010716509882009-11-19T00:16:00.000-08:002009-11-19T00:39:33.931-08:00Geeky Graffiti by Espo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_DN3QC3I/AAAAAAAADGM/rKW31UgDELQ/s1600/steve-powers-espo-love-letter-project-03-500x396.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMmU53zvQ3s/SwT_DN3QC3I/AAAAAAAADGM/rKW31UgDELQ/s320/steve-powers-espo-love-letter-project-03-500x396.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405725883477527410" /></a><br />Graffiti artist Espo (Steven Powers) is embarking on a project in Philadelphia called “Love Letter” in which he does sort of romantic themed murals on the rooftops facing the Market elevated train line. There will be 50 painted walls as well as other more interactive elements to be completed by next week. I found this geeky cell phone graffiti to encompass the true meaning of love- I got the rollover minutes baby, give me a call. I’m saving all my pre-paid minutes for you. No need to wait until nights and weekends or even mobile to mobile- my minutes are all yours. Ahhh true love in the age of cell phones.<br /><br />More info on the project at Gradient<br /><br />PS Espo if you’re reading this, you have (had? I think the building was taken down) one my favorite pieces in NYC- on the rooftop on the south side of 14th Street in the Meatpacking.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0