Most recent laws on driver behavior when behind the wheel forbid the use of cellphones for texting and chatting. And in case this doesn’t stop you from being a bad boy/girl, there’s always Ford’s MyKey and the new Key2SafeDriving that combines a cellphone jammer with the key of your car. The actual jamming is more of a “driving...
Everyone knows how tough it gets to get past queues on election day and how frustrating it is to stay in line, specially if your favourite candidate doesn’t make it. Turns out that there’s a simpler way to cast your vote, one that will be available in Estonia by 2011: mobile phone voting. The Estonian Parliament has recently approved a...
This week we found out that Sony Ericsson is ready to join the Open Handset Alliance and now it seems that we’ll even see a SE-branded device with Android on board hitting the market next summer. The source of this info is Sony Ericsson spokesman, Gustaf Brusewitz, who also claims that the first Android device made by the company will be a high...
Although this is a 2006 device we’re talking about, it seems to been spotted only now by Engadget Chinese, who recently got to spend some quality time with Neo 808i. The fashion phone is incredibly tiny, pink and it packs decent specs, for the era when it was launched. Neo 808i comes with tri-band GSM radio, a microSD card slot, a battery that...
Although the Samsung F400 handset, Helio’s version got cancelled at some point, it has just surfaced on the web, in the form of a batch of pictures that make the device look quite attractive. This phone was announced long before Virgin had acquired Helio and it was sort of a sensation, with its dual sliding design, numeric pad and dual speakers. In...
Waiting for the latest BlackBerry handset working on Sprint’s iDEN network? Yes, it’s the 8350i model we’re talking about, that will go live on Monday, December 15th. Among the features of this new device there’s a mini USB port, a 2 megapixel camera (with optional flash), WiFi 802.11, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 and a microSD slot. BlackBerry...
If you haven’t bought that Vertu Boucheron handset already, there’s a Motorola Aura handset waiting for you at your local store, at a price of $1,999.99. The luxury device features the world’s first circular display with 300 dpi resolution a scratch-resistant 62 carat lens and stainless steel housing that’s got chemical etchings. The...
Usually we have a look at smartphones for the minds of the strong, but now it’s time to take care of those with strong bodies. Enter GettaGrip Musclephone… Aside from having a ridiculous name, this handset comes with a pretty interesting charging concept: you squeeze it and power it up for the next minutes of chatter. The handset will have...
Neonode announced just a few days ago that its Swedish subsidiary, Neonode AB filed for bankruptcy. It seems that the financial situation of the company is really bad, despite the fact that Neonode N2 is a great product. The Swedish branch has been selling this device since 2004, as for Neonode Inc, it’ll become a technology licensing company....
BlackBerry’s creator, Research in Motion announced that they have started the procedures needed to acquire Chalk Media. The company developed the famous Mobile Chalkboard app and is a member of the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program. Usually, this brand’s products get used by corporate government organizations, so RIM will be taking business...
