It’s no baloney. It ain’t no phony. Learning from the cult success of the song Banana Phone, LG presents its LG-SV280. This banana shaped slider phone features silky smooth looks and a sleek design, shaped aptly like John Cleese’s head (compare the two we swear it’s true). This marks the first time LG has created a fruit-cellphone hybrid.

Measuring in at a cool 101.4 x 48 x 23.8 cm, it’s definitly not the smallest phone on the market, but come on, it’s shaped like a banana people! The LG-SV280 will also feature a 1.3 megapixel camera with 142 MB of memory and deliciousness. Its 2″ 262k color TFT LCD screen should provide a crystal clear picture to show off to your banana enthusiast friends. When you receive a message, not only will you get the normal ring or vibe notification, but the banana colored lights will illuminate as well. The Banana Phone will be available in June 2007. We know we’ve said it a lot in this post, but just for good measure, BANANA. — Andrew Dobrow

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You’ve gotta love concept electronics. Right when you think you had seen everything, a bunch of these concepts get released. The BenQ-Siemens new concept phones are indeed an interesting bunch.

There’s a phone which stays on your arm with a strap like design, one with an asymmetrical body which twists into something resembling a gun with a screen, and a more sleek design with a sliding touchscreen keypad.
The third concept is definitely our favorite and also the one we’ll most likely see on the market some day. The second one looks like it would bite your hand off or something when you try and touch it. Pics after the jump. (more…)