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Built around a classic Nokia cellphone, this Steampunk Cellphone mod completes my universe.

Complete with a leather and metal finish, this Steampunk-infused phone is almost too cool for words. Almost.

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Ovi. What sounds like a menstruation period for a woman is actually Nokia’s attempt at an application store. According to TechCrunch and several other blogs, the service has launched but it’s hardly working. Search results yield nothing of value and the categories are all screwed up. Looking for a top ten apps list? No one’s been able to accomplish that yet. It’s not looking good for Nokia with a fucked up launch like this. Let’s hope that by Friday, Nokia has everything it needs to in place.

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Just for the hell of it, Nokia decided to run a design competition, challenging competing designers to create headphones inspired by their favorite music. Some of the resulting designs, as expected, are pretty awesomely wacky. The design above is inspired by Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” complete with unearthed zombies and a pedophile werewolf.

After the jump, you can check out a second design called “I’m Flying,” which is apparently inspired by R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Piss On Teenage Girls Fly,” but reminds me more of A Flock of Seagulls for some reason. (more…)

You know, this is a sweet mockup or whatever, but I’ve got a few issues with said cellphone gun. First off, it appears to be using a Nokia from 1998. Where is the functionality in that? Secondly, no touchscreen? Good luck selling it in today’s market. Lastly, look where the mic and headset are placed. I sense that many a dead bird will come out of talking on the phone frantically. Besides, I’ve seen way better uses for a pistol.

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Nokia has formally launched its latest handheld device, the E63, as a budget alternative to the E71 and a competitor to RIM’s Blackberry. The E63 sports a 3.5mm audio port, a two megapixel camera with LED flash in addition to a microSD card slot for extra storage and a redesigned QWERTY keyboard with a smaller space bar and some extra character keys. Nokia also plans to give all E63 owners free access to 1GB of space through Files on Ovi, which allows you to access files on your computer from your phone via the Internet.

But what exactly makes the E63 so budget friendly? Simply put: the E63 swaps the part-metal casing of the E71 in favor of a plastic casing. This drops the price of the E63 to $251, making it an affordable smartphone in the wake of the Blackberry. As of now, no release date has been announced but it’s only a matter of time before one shows up on eBay.

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Nokia is holding a rather cool contest right now that anyone in love with music should be down to participate in. It’s called the Music Almighty Headset Competition and it involves you designing your own headphones inside your web browser or, if you’re really gifted, inside the application of your choosing.

The Top 5 designs will be produced into working headphones by Nokia. They’ll then be toured around the world before finally being returned to the contest winners. I had a lot of fun making the pair you see above. Head on over to the official contest site to design your own and check out what others have made.

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Nokia is tight but Motorola? I haven’t seen a desirable phone from you guys since the PEBL. Ouch!

In all seriousness, both phone manufacturers are building up solid Google Android teams in house to help develop phones that will run the OS. Motorola is supposedly forming a huge 350 person team to solve the lack of Android-equipped phones the company offers. Of course, none of this matters since last week, T-Mobile and HTC announced the G1 Android phone. There’s not a lot of news regarding Nokia but those Fins love their precious S60 operating system. We’ll have to see how big of a demand there is for the Android OS before Nokia goes ditching S60. Either way, more options always benefit the consumer, so this is great news!

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Did you get a ticket for talking on your cellphone while driving? Man, that sucks. Well, do something about it, get a headset. Better yet, get a headset to feed your nicotine addiction. Making calls is as easy as shouting into this cigarette box.

It’s designed for Nokia/Samsung/Sony Ericsson cellphones or people trying to get over cancer by reminding themselves that this pack is not smokeable. It’s the headset that doesn’t mind getting coughed all over, after all, it’s used to it. I’m amazed by the fact that this $6.79 headset is not only cheaper than a lot of headsets, but it’s also cheaper than cigarettes. What the fuck?

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If you have an old Nokia 6100 lying around, put it to good use! Rip it apart, grab that LCD and follow Alex’s instructions on how to turn it into a picture frame that displays photos from Flickr. Don’t use Flickr? Then you’re just not very Huey Lewis & The News.

If DIY projects aren’t your forte, you may want to keep your distance as this one’s a real doozy. The finished product is pretty neat (to an extent), though, so give it a go if you have a free weekend.

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Senile senior citizens cannot be trusted. As much as I love to laugh at the frequently falling and hip-breaking demographic, I also know a life with seniors is no picnic. As senility wins over their feeble tissue masses which used to be called active and functioning brains, they start reverting back to simple childhood curiosities.

The difference is, that seniors actually have the means to drink the chemicals under the sink, provided they don’t break a bone while scurrying over to the kitchen. The Health Guard concept designed for Nokia uses RFID technology to monitor what the golden oldie consumes. Whether it be expired food, medicine, or possible allergens, they are bound to get into something they shouldn’t be getting into. The two-way Health Guard keeps tabs on their absent-minded consumption. If they’re really such a burden you could always take a blind eye, though that could be grounds for murder charges, and you aren’t a murderer, are you? (more…)