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  • New technology heats up cell phones when callers get agitated

    New technology heats up cell phones when callers get agitated

    Posted on March 11, 2010 | No Comments
    I can't think of too many use cases for this, but they did it: A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo (Japan's MIT if you will) has developed a technology that makes it possible to "physically" convey emotions from cell phone to cell phone. The key elements of the technology are a sensor and a Peltier device that's attached to the back of the phones. Read the rest on CrunchGear.

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  • SPIDERSS For Android: Browser, RSS Reader And Social Network Update Aggregator In One

    SPIDERSS For Android: Browser, RSS Reader And Social Network Update Aggregator In One

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Tokyo-based jig.jp has been developing mobile browsers since 2003, claiming its "jig browser (which was downloaded over 4 million times so far) is the world’s first Java-based browser that made it possible to view PC sites on cell phones. And now the company has released an ambitious Android app called SPIDERSS, which combines a browser with an RSS reader and an aggregator for social network updates. Available in English and Japanese, the free app's main selling point is that all elements are accessible from a single screen: You can either choose to directly type in a URL or search term in the top bar (to then open a full browser window), check your Facebook newsfeed and Twitter timeline in the "Application Deck" under that or scroll through your RSS feeds in the bottom part. All feeds and web pages can be easily shared by SMS, Email, Twitter or Facebook with the push of a button. Read the rest on TechCrunch.

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  • CrunchDeals: All AT&T phones free on Wirefly until midnight tonight

    CrunchDeals: All AT&T phones free on Wirefly until midnight tonight

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Wirefly.com is selling its entire stock of AT&T handsets for free after instant discount with a new two-year contract. Note that the store doesn’t sell iPhones, though. You’ll have to go to Best Buy or directly to AT&T for those.

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  • Japanese company offers anti-pollen allergy ringtone

    Japanese company offers anti-pollen allergy ringtone

    Posted on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Do you remember the ringtone for dogs a Japanese company started offering two years ago? Now Japan gets to download another equally zany app for their cell phones, a ringtone [JP] that's supposed to clean your nostrils in case you suffer from pollen allergy. The way it works is pretty simple.

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  • Motorola wants mobile phones and TV to share a stronger bond

    Motorola wants mobile phones and TV to share a stronger bond

    Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments
    You know what I was thinking the other day? “It would be so rad if I could get MOTOBLUR to work on my TV.” And now, Motorola is doing exactly that by working on a platform to get its cell phones to play nice with TV set-top boxes. To get things kicked off, MOTOBLUR, the Android [...]

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  • New NEC chip helps make cell phone displays viewable outdoors, saves power

    New NEC chip helps make cell phone displays viewable outdoors, saves power

    Posted on February 17, 2010 | No Comments
    If you've ever got upset about not being able to view what your cell phone screen displays while you are outside your house, NEC's new color-compensation chip is probably good news for you. The chip, which is specifically made for LCDs for mobile phones, helps to make them easier to view in bright outdoor settings.

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  • Dolby Digital Plus to land on mobile handsets “in the very near future”

    Dolby Digital Plus to land on mobile handsets “in the very near future”

    Posted on February 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Just think, soon you'll be able to enjoy the full surround sound experience on a 3-inch screen! All because Dolby is bring the magic of Dolby Digital Plus to cell phones sometime real soon. How exciting.

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  • Linux creator says, ‘Nexus One is a winner’

    Linux creator says, ‘Nexus One is a winner’

    Posted on February 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Since we all know that Android runs a modified version of Linux, you’d think that the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, would absolutely love Android handsets. Nope. As a matter of fact, the man hates cell phones. Torvalds says that he got the G1 when it came out but rarely used it because of his [...]

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  • Verizon: You know who should buy a Pre Plus? Your mother.

    Verizon: You know who should buy a Pre Plus? Your mother.

    Posted on February 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Two new TV spots for the Pre Plus have just made their way out, and it looks like Verizon has taken a decidedly.. different approach to marketing Palm’s handset than they did with the Motorola Droid. Lets compare, shall we? Exhibit A – Droid commercial: Stealth planes! Missiles! Dudes with beards, explosions, and guys on horses – oh [...]

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  • Sharp to bring solar-powered cell phone to China (and possibly elsewhere, too)

    Sharp to bring solar-powered cell phone to China (and possibly elsewhere, too)

    Posted on January 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Sharp, the biggest (in terms of market share) of all eight major Japanese cell phone makers, has been talking about internationalizing its phone business for quite some time now. It makes sense, as the domestic market is shrinking and as Sharp only sold 20% of all their cell phones outside Japan (1.6 million units) last fiscal.

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  • Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus to go BOGO – sort of.

    Palm Pixi Plus and Pre Plus to go BOGO – sort of.

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Like this – except, you know, with cell phones. If you were planning on buying two Verizon Palm Pixi Pluses (or, if you’re feelin’ nutty, one Palm Pre Plus and one Palm Pixi Plus), get excited. It looks like you’ll be walkin’ out of the Verizon store with a bit more cash than you expected. Yesterday afternoon, [...]

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  • Video: Ericsson gets fancy with 3D maps on an Xperia X10

    Video: Ericsson gets fancy with 3D maps on an Xperia X10

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    As someone who makes a living babbling about cell phones all day, I can’t complain too much about my job. With that said, the dudes over at the Ericsson Labs don’t have it too bad either. Their job, as I see it: Make something really cool Release the source code for aforementioned really cool thing [...]

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  • Mysterious camcorder surfaces with DLP pico projector attachment

    Mysterious camcorder surfaces with DLP pico projector attachment

    Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments
    The only info we can find about this camcorder comes from the YouTube video and description, which states it's a first-of-its-kind camcorder attachment using a WVGA DLP pico chipset. We can't make out the manufacturer and really anything else about the concept. But one thing is clear. We love it. Click through for the video demo.

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  • TDK develops method to tint touchscreens

    TDK develops method to tint touchscreens

    Posted on December 24, 2009 | No Comments
    I'm not really sure if that's something a lot of gadget freaks were waiting for, but here we go: TDK has found a cost-effective way to tint touchscreens. The company claims it can add color to transparent electrode sheets that serve as the basis of those screens. In the future, electrode sheets will be available in 13 colors, including red, green, blue, aquamarine, purple and black hues. The main selling point here is to match the body of a given device with its touch screen.

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  • FACTRON SIMPLEX: $200, lens-friendly duralumin iPhone case

    FACTRON SIMPLEX: $200, lens-friendly duralumin iPhone case

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Duralumin, an aluminum alloy used in airship frames and auto body panels, isn't necessarily the first material springing to one's mind when it comes to cell phones cases. But Japan-based Factron actually used it for its so-called FACTRON SIMPLEX, an iPhone case that lets you use a number of lenses (sold separately) with your iPhone camera.

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