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phone gun: deadly phone or ugly gun?

filed under: gadgets | hacks-mods

Cell Phone Gun

The Italian police have recently recovered a gun disguised as an ugly, outdated, monochrome-screened phone. That’s right: monochrome. James Bond would rather have his testicles torn off, boiled and then fed to him than be caught using this ancient tech.

The phone was seized in a raid of the Naples-based mafia group Camorra…

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December 1st, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

batman desk accessories: to the bat-cave, robin!

filed under: cool toys | just plain fun | retro

Red Batman Batphone

Yeah, I know. The Dark Knight was arguably the best movie of 2008, but can Christian Bale’s throaty rasp really hold a candle to Adam West’s booming baritone Batman? Now you can bring back memories of the classic camp of the original Batman TV show with these great accessories that help you turn your room into a regular Wayne Manor…

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November 28th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mplayit: try free mobile game demos before you buy

filed under: mobile tech | video games

Mplayit Mobile Phone Free Game Demos

How many times have you plunked down your hard earned cash on a new game for your mobile phone, only to find out the game sucked? Now you can try out full (time-limited) versions of many mobile games right in your web browser before you decide to buy.

The guys over at mplayit offer you the chance to play a number of Java-based games from the convenience of your computer’s web browser…

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November 24th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

oh my god, a bear is eating that lady’s ear!

filed under: cool toys | mobile tech | strange and wonderful

Kuma Bear Phone by Willcom

Leave it to those wacky Japanese gadget makers to come up with something so silly as this mobile phone that looks like a teddy bear.

Mobile phone provider Willcom recently demonstrated their “Kuma Phone” (Bear Phone), at the 2008 Good Design Expo in Tokyo…

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August 30th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ply phone stacks a whole world of gadgets into one device

filed under: future tech | gadgets | media players | mobile tech

Ply Phone KDDI

The Ply concept phone has so many features stacked into its wooden shell that I had to read about it twice to fully grasp its awesomeness. Each layer holds a gadget with a distinct function, including a phone, game controller, photo printer, and projector (among other things). Zowie!

It’s designed by Hideo Kanbara…

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August 21st, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

phones that look like food don’t seem so delicious

filed under: hacks-mods | strange and wonderful

I had no idea you could get custom phones to look like food products, but I’m here to tell you that you can, and they’re… um… unique.

It all started when I saw this phone that looked like a sandwich, or rather, that looked like a phone horribly smooshed into a sandwich…

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August 2nd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

chocolatize your iphone with the homade chococase

filed under: just plain fun | media players | mobile tech

Homade ChocoCase

The Homade ChocoCase is an iPhone case that looks like a scrumptious chocolate bar… but is in fact a silicone cover with a screen protector!..

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June 10th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

iphone 2 [3g] price and release date announced

filed under: media players | mobile tech

iPhone 3G

As anticipated, Apple today took the lid off the iPhone 3G, the latest and greatest models in the iPhone series. Highlights of the new phones include high speed wireless data capabilities, a built-in GPS system, and a substantial price cut…

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June 9th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sanctuary keeps cables organized and gadgets charged

filed under: gadgets | media players | mobile tech

Sanctuary Gadget Organizer Charger

If you’ve got a ton of portable gadgets, you know how much of a pain it is to keep all your cables and chargers in order. This simple and elegant gadget organizer aims to bring order to all the chaos.

Bluelounge’s appropriately named The Sanctuary gives all of your portable electronics a single, tidy home that they can live in when you’re done running around for the day…

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June 3rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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