Mobile

As an iPhone user, I can tell you that the little switch on the side of the phone which puts the Apple device in “silent mode” is very easy to switch unintentionally. Because of this, I have missed calls that could have been a matter of great importance, such as saving the world, or picking up some milk from the ...

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 ...

We’ve seen an assortment of uses for RFID technology, the majority of it being used for credit card and financial transactions. The Consorzio del Prosciutto di San Daniele, a group of Italian ham producers, has started using RFID in an unorthodox way.

Sharp is not a major player in the phone industry outside Japan, but it has definitely attracted a sizable group of cult followers. However the company has not been launching any high-end phones since more than 2 years ago (Sharp 903/ SX833/ WX-T91), well this is about to change this year. Earlier this month FCC has given go-ahead to a ...

Band-Aids are great for covering cuts, scrapes, and assorted battle wounds to protect from infection, but isn’t it time we mixed some 21st century ingenuity into the old “cover it up and pray for a clean heal” mentality? UK startup Toumaz Technology is working on a band-aid that can monitor your vitals using a 800-900MHz wireless chip, and costing less ...

…It’s time for a new scale. The Eye Level Wireless Scale allows you to read your weight, even if your tummy is too large to view the weight on a typical floor scale. Though, before the thought “Wow, I think I need a new scale” enters your mind, hopefully the thought “Wow, I really need to lose some weight” is ...

No worries. This pen won’t self destruct. Or will it? Mwahaha. The WiFi Detecting Pen features 4 LEDs which show the strength of a WiFi signal within 30 feet. The pen itself runs off of two button cell batteries and will help you find a signal even when you’re deep within a terrorist compound, using your espionage skills against forces ...

There are a trillion and one ways nowadays to check for WiFi signals. From keychains to mobile phones. Another gadget with a WiFi detection feature couldn’t hurt. This WiFi Laptop Case can detect a wireless signal when you go on your hunt for WiFi enabled nooks. The Wiffinder series from Soyntec allows you track down a WiFi signal in a ...

Bluetooth handsets are getting smaller and smaller nowadays. So small that they are easy to drop, easy to forget. Chinese company Naxing came out with an idea of having a bluetooth handset hidden in your phone. Jump to find out more.

Apparently SonyEricsson has a new UIQ messenger device soon to be launched, and it would be a P3i under the P series (not the M series). From the thumbnail leaked from MSN China, the P3i might be a variant based on the Elena prototype (viz P1i) that we have seen since the dawn of civilization. Software updates are expected, but ...