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cell phone cigarette handset is smoke free

mobile tech | strange and wonderful

Handsfree Cigarette Box Handset for Mobile Phones

I’m really not sure who the target audience is for this odd mobile phone handset. Maybe it’s for people trying to quit smoking? Or is it for people who want to look like they’re smokers? Regardless, you sure will look goofy making your phone calls into this thing.

This ridiculous device plugs into your cell phone and lets you make calls by speaking into the cigarette box…

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August 12th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

cell phone booth shuts up chatty kathies

design | strange and wonderful

Nick Rodrigues Cell Phone Booth

Sick of listening to throngs of robotic humanoids marching through the city streets gabbing away on their mobile phones? Tired of the Bluetooth Borg collective yammering into space, as if anyone cared about what they had to say? Here’s a brilliant concept that could put an end to all that annoyance…

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November 13th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

cb handset for mobile phones: 10-4 good buddy

mobile tech | retro | strange and wonderful

Taito Transceiver

Breaker, breaker, any of you got your ears on out there? This wacky invention out of Japan lets you use your cell phone like an old CB radio.

The Taito Transceiver hooks up to your mobile phone’s headset jack and lets you communicate with all the other truckers in your convoy…

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November 4th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

audi auto-mobile phone

just plain fun | mobile tech

Automobile Cell Phone

While most of us have driven a vehicle while we’re on our cell phone, this is the first time I’ve seen a mobile phone that actually is a car.

From what I can tell, this mobile phone from China is doing its best impression of an Audi A9 concept car.

The phone conceals its battery pack in the “trunk” and has an antenna that pops out of one of the headlights…

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August 19th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

nintendo ds lite cell phone charm

just plain fun | mobile tech | video games

Nintendo DS Cell Phone Charm

I’ve gotta hand it to the Japanese for this whimsical creation. It’s a little charm for your mobile phone that looks exactly like a tiny Nintendo DS Lite.

You won’t be playing any games on this one though. It’s just a pair of little mirrors that lets you admire your own precious mug from a couple of angles…

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August 9th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

can’t afford bluetooth? try this cell phone accessory.

just plain fun | mobile tech

Hands Free Cell Phone Kit

Personally, I can’t stand those people who walk down the street with their Bluetooth headsets on, talking into space. But if you’re one of those people who just can’t possibly be bothered by holding your cell phone in your hand, have I got an invention for you…

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April 22nd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

ti working on world’s smallest dlp projectors

mobile tech

TI Pico DLP Projector

Texas Instruments has announced that they’ll be showing off a prototype of a teensy DLP based “pico-projector” at the 2007 CTIA Wireless convention later this week.

The wee projector modules use DLP’s “millions of tiny mirrors” technology, yet will be small enough to be integrated into cell phones and other mobile devices…

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March 26th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

cell phone holder lights up for incoming calls

gadgets | mobile tech

Signal Cell Phone Advisor

If you prefer that your cell phone remain totally silent when you get a call at your desk, this little gadget might come in handy.

The Signal Cell Phone Adviser detects the radio waves around your cell phone and automatically lights up to let you know you have an incoming call or message…

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February 10th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

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