mobile phone on technabob...

giant button cell phone for seniors (and simpletons)

giant_button_cell_phone

Whether you have bad eyesight, an aversion to technology, or are just an imbecile, have I got a cell phone for you!

This generic-brand mobile phone offers oversize numeric buttons (1-cm wide) that you can read from several feet away – making phone calls nearly fool-proof. The phone was mainly designed for seniors with limited…

continue reading »

November 5th, 2009 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech technology

street fighter 4 cell phone strapya joystick: combo moves on the go

street_fighter_4_cell_phone_strap

The Japanese have managed to create an entire cottage industry out of selling crap you can hang off of your cell phone known as “Strapya”. The latest Strapya: this Street Fighter IV mini arcade joystick.

The tiny controller actually yells out samples of your favorite character’s voices when you pull of their combo moves using the…

continue reading »

August 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun mobile tech

quantum touchscreen dual sim media phone wants to be an iphone

quantum_cvfd_m46

The Quantum CVFD-M46 crams in all the features you’d expect in a multimedia mobile phone, and it sells for under $100, fully unlocked.

The Quantum offers a 3-inch touchscreen display, and is loaded up with a variety of mobile applications, including a calculator, contact manager, clock, FM radio, games, MP4 video player and voice recorder…

continue reading »

July 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging gadgets media players mobile tech technology video

pheonix freeze: empowering lazy-ass computer users all over the world.

pfreeze-1

Currently in beta, Phoenix Freeze is a program that allows users to use thie Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones as “keys” to their computers. After pairing your computer with your phone, Phoenix Freeze will automatically lock the computer as you go away from the computer, and it will unlock the computer as you go nearer. That is of course…

continue reading »

May 31st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech mobile tech technology

samsung’s blue earth phone hopes that your pockets let the sun shine in

samsung-blue-earth-phone

Samsung is set to unveil an eco-friendly cellular phone at the 2009 Mobile World Congress. Called “Blue Earth”, the phone packs a number of environment friendly features, such as a solar panel on the back of the phone and an app called eco walk that tells you how many trees you’ll save if you walk to…

continue reading »

February 17th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology

sega hitokara karaoke disco ball: just add off-key vocals

Segatoys Hitokara Home Karaoke

You’ve gotta hand it to the Japanese. They managed to take the strains of howling, tone deaf, drunken business executives and turn them into a multi-billion dollar yen industry. Now you can bring the Karaoke experience to your living room, complete with a cheezy disco light show. (Minus the drunk business executives).

While it’s far…

continue reading »

November 22nd, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio cool toys just plain fun mobile tech

wall charger keeps gadgets organized

KangaRoom Wall Charger

If your household is anything like mine, you probably have scads of electronic gizmos which need to be kept charged all the time. But who really wants all those unsightly cords and chargers lying around their countertop? This handy box neatly tucks away all your power adapters and cables.

The charging station lets you charge…

continue reading »

February 7th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets

bluetrek surfacesound speaker for hands-free calling

Bluetrek Surface Sound NXT Speaker

This slick-looking device clips onto your car’s visor, giving you seamless hands-free calling for your mobile phone. Bluetrek’s SurfaceSound Compact uses NXT flat-panel speaker technology to provide plenty of volume and clear calling quality using a Bluetooth connection to your phone.

The flat speaker/microphone is perfect for use with the iPhone or any other phone…

continue reading »

February 1st, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech

the rotary dial mobile phone

Portable Rotary Phone Spark Fun

A while back we showed you the retro bluetooth handset you could use with your mobile phone. Well if you’re one of those people who didn’t think that took the concept far enough, you might want to check out the Portable Rotary Phone from Spark Fun Electronics.

This fully-functional, highly impractical piece of nostalgia is…

continue reading »

December 16th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun mobile tech retro

retro handset goes bluetooth

ThinkGeek Bluetooth Retro Handset

While I’ve seen plenty of retro handsets for mobile phones, this is the first one that I’ve seen which features wireless Bluetooth connectivity.

ThinkGeek’s exclusive new retro handset provides wireless connectivity to any Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. It has a 30-foot range, and is rechargeable via a USB connection. A nifty blue LED indicates the…

continue reading »

October 18th, 2006 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun mobile tech retro

samsung x838 slick new mp3 phone

Samsung x838 Mobile Phone

Samsung has shown the sweet looking new X838 mobile phone for release in China.

In addition to being a GSM phone, there’s an onboard MP3 player with an iPod-esque click wheel interface and 1GB of memory for storage of tunes. The phone also features a 1.3 megapixel digital camera.
Let’s hope that Samsung thinks about…

continue reading »

October 9th, 2006 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech

best looking pocket pc (ever)

Zenum Opus Operis Pocket PC

Switzerland and LA-based Zenum Technologies has been working with industrial designer Jaren Goh to design the most svelte PDA we’ve ever seen.

The Opus Operis will be a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC featuring GSM/GPRS phone capabilities in one gorgeous package. The PDA will feature 128MB of flash ROM and 64MB of internal RAM. Storage…

continue reading »

October 3rd, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design gadgets mobile tech

more posts »

page 1 of 212next »