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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 assuming that you have your…
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May 31st, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing future tech mobile tech technology
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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 your destination instead of driving…
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February 17th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology
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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 from the only Karaoke system…
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November 22nd, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: audio cool toys just plain fun mobile tech
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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 up to three mobile gadgets…
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February 7th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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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 with Bluetooth wireless headset connectivity.…
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February 1st, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: mobile tech
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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 really a tri-band GSM mobile…
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December 16th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun mobile tech retro
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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 current function mode (I’m not…
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October 18th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun mobile tech retro
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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 a North American and European…
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October 9th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: media players mobile tech
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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 is expandable using a MiniSD…
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October 3rd, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: design gadgets mobile tech
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This new mobile phone incorporates a complete Pocket PC and a cell phone in a single, compact form-factor. Rather than going the route of others by either offering the dumbed-down Windows “Smartphone” interface, or the large size of other Pocket PC phone combos, the izenMobile Krma phone attempts to combine the best of both worlds in a single device.
The…
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October 2nd, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: mobile tech
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Fossil has partnered with Sony Ericsson to develop a new watch that features some pretty nifty connectivity with their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.
The watch will come in several styles, both analog and digital, and will be able to notify you of incoming calls on your mobile phone, including caller ID information and remote phone control features. The integrated display will…
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September 28th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: mobile tech timepieces
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Just introduced today, the Nokia N75 mobile phone integrates a wide array of multimedia capabilities in a compact package.
The phone supports MP3, M4A, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA sound file formats and includes a digital equalizer and built in stereo speakers with “3D” sound. In addition the device has a 1.36-inch color cover which show current artist and track information…
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September 26th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: media players mobile tech