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stick your iphone somewhere handy with the soaripod

filed under: gadgets | media players | mobile tech

For all those times you just can’t handle holding your iPhone in your hands, the Soaripod will hold it for you. It’s got a flexible 12-inch extension arm and clamps to any surface…

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July 18th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

loudest mobile phone ever

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QKphone 911 Loudest Phone Ever

This ridiculous cell phone from China is capable of blasting out ringtones and media files at an earsplitting 120dB.

For those of you not familiar with the Decibel Scale, that’s somewhere between “Front Rows at Rock Concert” and “Threshold of Pain.” Unfortunately, this video of the phone in action doesn’t really capture just how load 120dB is…

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July 6th, 2007 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

palm foleo turns smartphones into stupid laptops

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Palm Foleo

Palm today rolled out the details on a new device which extends the functionality of smartphones. Dubbed the Foleo, it’s a companion product for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile versions of Treo smartphones.

In a nutshell, Foleo adds a big screen and a full size keyboard to your mobile phone…

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May 30th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

blackberry features coming to windows mobile devices

filed under: mobile tech

Windows Mobile BlackBerry Mashup

In a surprising move, Research In Motion today announced that they will start to produce software that will let you run BlackBerry applications on select Windows Mobile 6 devices. The BlackBerry software will run side-by-side with Windows Mobile applications as a dedicated icon on the programs list…

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April 23rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

blackberry 8800 adds gps and more

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BlackBerry 8800

Research in Motion today announced their latest smartphone model, the BlackBerry 8800. The new model adds numerous features including GPS tracking, expandable memory, and a long-lasting battery.

The 8800 is a full quad-band GSM/EDGE phone, and lifts many of the features found in the popular BlackBerry Pearl model, such as its well-received trackball navigation…

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February 12th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

openmoko + fic neo1973 : open source smartphone

filed under: mobile tech

FIC Neo1973 OpenMoko Phone

Between the iTunes DRM, a 2-year AT&T/Cingular contract commitment and a slim chance you’ll be able to write custom applications for the device, Apple’s iPhone is beginning to sound like one highly restrictive device. On the flip side, there’s the OpenMoko open source phone platform…

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January 14th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

dopod p800w: windows smartphone with gps

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Dopod P800W

I’ve seen phones with GPS and PDAs with GPS, but this is the first time I’ve seen a full Windows Mobile phone with built-in GPS navigation capabilities.
The Dopod P800W is a full Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone with 802.11b/g wireless, Bluetooth and an integrated SiRF III GPS receiver…

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October 22nd, 2006 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

new palm treo 680 smartphones announced

filed under: mobile tech

Palm Treo 680 Smartphones

Palm’s new Treo 680 series of smartphones were announced today.
They come in four colors: graphite, crimson, arctic and copper (does anybody else out there think this is a Cingular exclusive?) and feature a smaller form factor than earlier models. The antenna has also been integrated into the case so it doesn’t stick out anymore…

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October 12th, 2006 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

izenmobile phone / pocket pc combo

filed under: mobile tech

izenMobile Krma Mobile Phone Pocket PC

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…

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October 2nd, 2006 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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