cellphones

Your Tired, Your Poor: Samsung Doesn’t Want Them

Samsung’s CEO Yun Jong-yong said in a recent interview that they will be “very selective in choosing new markets” and have decided to forego the market for “the cheapest models,” generously leaving it to Nokia. Apparently, “cheap phones would not fit its brand image.” Instead, they want to sell “luxury versions” of cheap phones—wha? What…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Apr 15

S-series Wooden Cellphone, Wish It Were Real

The “S-series” sounds like a product put out by a real corporation, but unfortunately this is just a concept from Simon Enever. We love his slider camera design and the non-gaudy implementation of wood. It screams, “I’m wealthy, tasteful and nautical—but your iPod is cute, really.” Why do we tease you with products that aren’t…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Apr 15

Cellphones Wiping Out Bees?

In the US alone, the East Coast has recently lost 70% of its commercial bee population, with the West Coast not far behind those numbers. Apparently it’s a result of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), when colonies essentially cease to be (no pun intended). From the Independent: German research has long shown that bees’ behaviour changes…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Apr 15

Nokia N95 Interface Video: The Ins and Outs

I just took this UI video of Nokia’s N95. But, man, the wave of N95 coverage here and elsewhere, is slowing. Everyone says the beautiful phone is powerful, but too expensive for most to buy at $750. Many of you are left dreaming. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-long-ass-nokia-n95-review-why-it-rocks-why-i-250902 That’s why I’ve tried to show you all I can, partially…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 13

Clips: Replacing the Color Casing on the Sidekick ID

John Biggs, over at Crunchgear, is smarter than the average bear. He has always figured out how to replace the color bumpers and did something truly wacky (just watch and see). From his and our initial impressions, it seems that this phone is a definite option for the cheap texting fiend. –Travis Hudson Sidekick ID…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 13

PDA with Detachable Cellphone Gets Patent 15 Years Too Late

So apparently a patent has just been filed for a PDA with a detachable cellphone. It works like this: The phone sits in a recess behind the PDA. When they’re docked, you can transfer contacts from one to the other. When detached, the mobile works like a standard cellie, relying on its own battery. An…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 13

Unboxed: Our Shots of the Sidekick iD

Last night, we told you T-Mobile was launching the Sidekick iD. This morning, the FedEx man delivered it unto us. Our unselfish first thought was to take a lot of pictures of it and post them for you to check out. But, before you click for the gallery, let’s recap: https://gizmodo.com/sidekick-id-official-from-t-mobile-251993 •Budget-configured version of the…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman Apr 13

Moto STNKR On The Way?

Those loveable patent sifters have discovered that Motorola, entering into some kind of twisted competition with Samsung and NTT Docomo, will consider development of its own “smell-o-phone.” Motorola says its phone would heat up a packet of scented gel, presumably one that you’re guaranteed to never grow sick of. It was apparently inspired by those…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman Apr 13

BenQ Siemens SF71 Joins in the Shiny Clamshell Fun

BenQ Siemens jumps onto the shiny clamshell bandwagon with its SF71, not wanting to get left behind by its rivals at LG with its latest Shine phone, that LG VX 8700 clamshell launched on Verizon last week. But this tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) + UMTS cellphone doesn’t have that elegant brushed aluminum look of the…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 13

Nokia Plans to Put GPS Chips in All Its Cellphones: SatNavvers Playing Ketchup

Bad pun, I know, but I couldn’t resist. We’ve already reported on the TomTom and Garmin cellphone rumors earlier this week. And now here comes some more news that makes the rumors about the SatNavvers wanting to multi-task seem even more likely. https://gizmodo.com/garmin-and-tomtom-eyeing-the-cell-phone-market-251064 Mike Goodenough, from the UK office of Route 66, has been quoted…

Tech News Ad Dugdale Apr 13

The Intruder: Cellphone That Thinks it’s a Powder Compact

This cellphone concept, designed by Dennis Hopkins, has been given the most awful name—considering its femme-friendly design. It’s called The Intruder—probably something to do with UFOs which, judging by Dennis’ website, seem to have influenced his idea. Just 2.5 inches in diameter, the Intruder is just one-third of an inch thick when closed. Open it…

Tech News Ad Dugdale Apr 13

Sidekick ID Official From T-Mobile

The Sidekick ID is unveiling itself soon, and here’s confirmation on a lot of what the speculation is about. The Lite version of the Sidekick 3 drops the MP3 player, Bluetooth, camera, and costs only $99 bucks. (Half the price). The same Web, mail, messenger client for AIM, Yahoo!, and Messenger. It’s roughly the same…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 13

Official Apple Words: iPhone Release “late June”

Amid the hubbub of the Leopard OS X delay today, only Mark F. over at our beloved Boingboing noticed that the press release, essentially Apple PR gospel, puts the release of the Holy iPhone in “late June as planned.” It came from a press release. That means its official. https://gizmodo.com/official-apple-delays-leopard-iphone-is-priority-1-251911 That pretty much shitcans the…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 13

Sidekick ID Found in the Wild

Which Sidekick-whoring, former Gizmodo editor landed himself a fancy, new sidekick a bit early? Rumor has it that this device may be the Sidekick ID, at least according to what we have seen in the past. Who knows, but a little birdie says that the review will be coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled.…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 12

New iPhone Dating App Either Fake or Comes Bundled With Old Headphones

After the iPhone poker that was really a bluff, here comes another application that wants to date the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/first-third-party-iphone-app-probably-a-bluff-251171 This time, instead of being vague about it, the developer goes on the record and says that “this will be an application running on the iPhone in summer. It’s currently in development and will soon…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 12

Geek Squad, Attempting First Look at Naked Female, Gets Busted

This image was lost some time after publication, but you can still view it here. Apparently some members of Best Buy’s Geek Squad have never seen a naked woman before. One of them, Hao Kuo Chi (pictured at right), decided to start up his cellphone video camera and place it in the bathroom just before…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 12

Motorola Action Figures by Eric So

The coolest thing Motorola’s done in awhile is push these Motorola action figures by Hong Kong artist Eric So. They’re of Chinese stars Jay Chou and Zhou Xun, and they’re holding the same phones that they come with, the Moto E6 and MOTOKRZR. You’ve likely guessed by now that these aren’t available in the US,…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 11

Horse’s Head Sold Separately

Just when we thought we could get away with a really slick pairing of Nokia phone and tuxedo-clad silver-screen icon, the cellphone maker itself beats us to the punch. Now you can buy an Nokia N73 in tux-friendly black, with a 256MB miniSD card containing The Godfather. Yep, Coppola’s entire original 1972 film. According to…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 11

Nokia N95 Spyphone: Will Eavesdrop on your Wife, won’t Shag her or Mix a Martini

It has been well documented here that Nokia’s N95 brings zero gravity to your pocket—a certain feeling of weightlessless as you realize that your wallet is lighter by 750 notes. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-long-ass-nokia-n95-review-why-it-rocks-why-i-250902 Well, paranoid (and rich) types can launch their wallets into even deeper space by blowing $4,520 on the same phone but with one special…

Tech News Ad Dugdale Apr 11

Kooky Brit Marries Aussie Woman After Text Encounter

It doesn’t get any wackier than this, folks. 24-year old David Brown says he woke up one morning with a random telephone number in his head. So later that day he decides to text this number and randomly finds 22-year-old Michelle Kitson on the other end. The two begin a text relationship, and after a…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 11

Your Tired, Your Poor: Samsung Doesn’t Want Them

S-series Wooden Cellphone, Wish It Were Real

Cellphones Wiping Out Bees?

Nokia N95 Interface Video: The Ins and Outs

Clips: Replacing the Color Casing on the Sidekick ID

PDA with Detachable Cellphone Gets Patent 15 Years Too Late

Unboxed: Our Shots of the Sidekick iD

Moto STNKR On The Way?

BenQ Siemens SF71 Joins in the Shiny Clamshell Fun

Nokia Plans to Put GPS Chips in All Its Cellphones: SatNavvers Playing Ketchup

The Intruder: Cellphone That Thinks it’s a Powder Compact

Sidekick ID Official From T-Mobile

Official Apple Words: iPhone Release “late June”

Sidekick ID Found in the Wild

New iPhone Dating App Either Fake or Comes Bundled With Old Headphones

Geek Squad, Attempting First Look at Naked Female, Gets Busted

Motorola Action Figures by Eric So

Horse’s Head Sold Separately

Nokia N95 Spyphone: Will Eavesdrop on your Wife, won’t Shag her or Mix a Martini

Kooky Brit Marries Aussie Woman After Text Encounter

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