Filed under: Handsets, Others

A new concept cell phone from Syntes Studio that’s called the “Domino” might be giving the current crop of thin phones a run for thier money. With a retro, 80s style to it, the Domino might be called “svelte and sexy” in some circles. Stylish? Yes. Functional? Don’t expect to crank out tons of text messages on it. With such details as what features that will be supported and even what networks it will even run on, don’t expect the phone to show up anytime soon (oh, and yes, there are the requisite dots on the keys to complete the domino theme).

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Original post by Michael Caputo

Filed under: Cellphones

Ok, imagine this for a second. You’re Eric Schmidt — head of the most powerful internet company in the world, worth $4.8 billion dollars, member of Apple’s board of directors… and you don’t carry Apple’s new cellphone. So what’s a brother got to do to get a friggin iPhone? Check this:

Walt: “… Steve was flashing his iPhone around. I held it for 20 minutes.”
Eric mentions he hasn’t held it, and doesn’t have one.
Walt: “Your a member of Apple’s board!
Eric: “No…I’m still waiting for mine.”

So either Eric still has his iPhone in pocket-stealth mode, or Steve’s totally stiffing his bud down in Mountain View — we’re bummed either way.

P.S. -Walt asked about the Googlephone, which Eric non-denial denied exists. Instead Eric just talked about phones, platforms, application layers, partnerships with KDDI, LG, Samsung, etc.

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Ryan Block

Microsoft announced this week the world’s first-ever commercially viable third-generation user interface — the Microsoft Surface. Here’s the question: Will Apple’s Steve Jobs announce June 11 a third-generation UI competitor that runs on Mac OS X Leopard? If so, will it SHIP ONE MONTH BEFORE MICROSOFT’S DOES? What’s YOUR prediction?

Original post by Mike

Residents of the city of Xiamen, China, launched a MASSIVE PROTEST VIA SMS — involving over one million messages — shutting down a chemical plant they fear Will create catastrophic pollution.

Original post by Mike

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS

For a company that tends to concentrate on candybars and the occasional slider for its smartphone stable, a double shot of S60 flips in the American market is pretty much a bumper crop — and that’s exactly what Nokia’s delivering, officially announcing its own availability of the N75 and the N76 today. Notice we say “its own” availability; the N75 has been livin’ it up in AT&T’s lineup for a few weeks now but it’s been nigh impossible to get one contract-free from the carrier, so Nokia’s direct sale is a welcome one for folks that just want to buy one outright. Side by side, the N76 solidly whips its stablemate in the looks department, but bear in mind one critical fact: 3G data lurks underneath the N75′s hood. Pick up the N75 for $429.99 and the N76 for $499.99 starting today from Nokia (including the flagship stores in New York and Chicago) and its distributors.

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Original post by Chris Ziegler

Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs

Raon didn’t exactly knock it out of the park with its first foray into the UMPC market — largely due to its curious decision that integrated WiFi and Bluetooth weren’t all that important — but it’s now having another go at it, introducing its new-and-improved Everun UMPC. From the looks of it, the company is certainly off to the right start, with the Everun packing both WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 on the inside, along with integrated HSDPA or WiBro to round out your connectivity options. The device will also apparently come in a couple of different models, each boasting a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, a full QWERTY keypad, AMD LX900 or LX800 Geode processors, 30GB or 60GB hard drives (with a 6GB SSD drive an option on some models), and a promised 7 hours of battery life (or 11-12 hours with the optional expanded battery). Apparently, the device will also cost less than the company’s previous Vega UMPC (which was just over $1,000), although Raon isn’t specifying exactly how much less. We shouldn’t have to wait too long to find out though, as it’s reportedly set to be released in mid-July, though we’re guessing some importing will be in order for those of us in North America.

[Via UMPC Portal, thanks Kornel T]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Handsets, Others, NTT DoCoMo

While not quite a home theater in your pocket, the NTT DoCoMo F904i from Fujitsu (which, if you remember, was part of the FOMA 904i launch) at least rocks widescreen action, and that is half the battle won right there. Unveiled in colors including blanche, bordeaux, noir, and champagne — and sadly not apple green with envy for these great handsets from Japan — it sports a 3.2 megapixel cam, GPS services, finger-based biometric authentication, and a monster 432 X 240 screen. Of course the screen is really why we’re here — one-seg widescreen TV and all — and by simply spinning the display, any widescreen formatted show’s letterboxed bars disappear.

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Original post by Sean Cooper

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio

Although the most recent buzz surrounding satellite radio as a whole has focused more on the unexpected outages (and furthermore, the lame excuse for an apology), a mysterious FCC document piqued the interest of those paying close attention to the sat radio realm. A Korean company dubbed i-Sirius Co., Ltd. had somehow snuck onto the scene, and without much to go by aside from the intriguing name, speculators began to run wild with visions of potential partnerships and new radio devices, but it seems that the whole fiasco has ended with a thud. The inspection of a SAR test report has apparently revealed that the company’s latest offering has nothing to do with Sirius or the satellite radio industry at all, as the application is for a GSM 850 / 1900 dual-band phone branded as the Motorola FX-850P. Hate to burst any not-yet-popped bubbles out there, but don’t count on this being the last time an FCC find doesn’t exactly live up to unsubstantiated expectations. [Warning: PDF read link]

[Via Orbitcast]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Darren Murph