Docomo Cellphones Now Have Touchscreen, Scented Parts
Japan’s Docomo just showed off several new cellphones, one of which operates like a Nintendo DS and one that includes special scented sheets, almost like Smell-O-Vision. The clamshell D800iDS has two touch-sensitive screens; there’s no traditional keypad. Users operate the cellphone with either their fingers or a stylus and can send handwritten notes to other…
iPhone Skins For Windows Mobile and Palm Available, Apple’s Angry
The iPhone’s famous interface is already (illegally) available on Windows Mobile and Palm-based smartphones as skins. The iPone skins don’t add any real functionality, but they do completely rip off Apple’s trademarks left and right, something that has upset Jobs & Co. As such, Apple has demanded the removal of the files from the messageboards…
Gadget Use Compromises Your Security Says The Washington Post
The Washington Post is running a front page article today on the perils of letting gadgets take over your life. The article predicts doom and gloom for a society that has become too reliant on scary-sounding technologies like RFID, GPS and Google. Data mining companies will use your Amazon shopping habits to tailor products that…
Cellphone Starts Fire in Man’s Pocket
Nope, cellphones don’t cause brain tumors; they start fires in men’s pockets instead. Some unlucky California man suffered second and third degree burns over his body after what appears to have been a fire started by a malfunctioning cellphone in his pants pocket. Unfortunately for us, authorities didn’t reveal what type of cellphone caused the…