Tag Archives: cellphones

Philips Puts Phone On Alkaline Life Support

They’ve been talking about it for over a year, but finally Philips has delivered on their AAA-powered mobile phone. The phone comes with the standard lithium ion battery, but also gives you the option of shoving in a battery to keep the phone on life support for an extra three hours.

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Mobile Phone With An Optical Disc Drive

� Indian handset manufacturer Spice recently revealed at the Mobile World Conference, their new mobile phone which features a built-in optical disc drive. Each optical disc can hold up to two-and-a-half hours of video, or enough to rewatch half of The Return Of The King. So far only 40 titles are available, most being Bollywood films, but who knows whether ...

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Sharp readies high-end phone outside Japan, finally

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 ...

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SIM Card Manager: Dude, Where’s My Translator?

Looking very much like one of those translating/portable dictionary devices from yesteryear, the SIM Card Manager is actually a lot more useful than you’re led to believe from its appearance. Offering the sexiness of a full QWERTY keypad, the device can save 3 different SIM card phone number databases on its on-board storage, providing you with a back-up plan unless ...

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KissPhone Makes My Nipples Hard

Designed by freelance designer Georges Koussouros, the KissPhone is pretty much what it sounds like. The device is built with its own pair of synthetic lips which allows users to send kisses to each other, using stats from their own kissing prowess. The kissing sensor is designed to measure the percussion speed, pressure, temperature, and sucking force of the lips, ...

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World Of Warcraft Going Mobile

Months ago we talked about the possibility of WoW on the iPhone. Now, Baris Karadogan, a venture capitalist with ComVentures, is making a prediction that a cut-down version of World of Warcraft might be making its way to mobile gaming. “The game will be different but it will be the extension of the overall experience. So when you have three ...

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Sharp 904SH, Toshiba 911T both unlocked but far from perfect

For those who remember the all-awesome Sharp 903 launched years ago, we all miss the sweet 3.2MP CCD camera with 2x optical zoom. Since it was able to be unlocked at that time, we expected all Sharp phones to be unlockable as well… Wrong! Those who had paid $500 for the unusable Sharp 904SH started re-selling them at $250 on ...

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Chinese Cell Phone Can Take A Swim, Fall From Tall Buildings

Fujitsu was once known for bathing cell phones as well as dirty Asian model girls, but a new Chinese phone, the CK800, can do so much more. Not only can this bad boy take a bath to wipe clean your bad breath residue, but it can take a fall like a professional wrestler. The CK800 is water and shock resistant, ...

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Remote Controlled Camera Phone Through SMS

Damn, this is one impressive project. This dude put together an incredible mod which allows you to control a camera phone through SMS messages. Pretty much making your cellphone a remote control for the hacked camera phone. When a message is sent to the hacked device, a set of relays activate the phones interface, navigating to the camera application. After ...

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