Cell Phone Accessories
Apple iPhone updates
Jul 20th
Nothing all that exciting has been happening in the world of the iPhone but the accumulation of stories warrants some coverage.
First it appears that the firm Colorware has decided to put their personal touch on the iPhone with custom paint jobs in 29 different styles.
No matter how many denials take place the persistent rumor of a revamped or Nano model of the iPhone seems destined to happen. AppleInsider reports that the Apple road map for 2007 has two different handsets in the pipeline.
The road to unlocking the Jesus phone seems to be taking a tad longer than some had hoped but the first step in the process has fallen with iPhone Dev Wiki detailing how to use any AT&T SIM card, including Go Phones.
The AIM client can now be used all you need to do is point that browser to FlickIM and soon you’ll be chatting with Chris Hansen and Co.
And last but certainly not least, Louis Vuitton has decided to grace the iPhone with a $1120 Alligator case destined to make all you gay friends jealous.
M500 GSM/MP3/MP4 Cellphone Watch
Jul 11th
Hey you getting burned out with the same old clamshell designs? Was the iPhone just not expensive enough for you? Do you want to be James Bond without the tight swimming trunks? Well if you answered yes to these questions, the $830 M500 Watch Phone is now ready to put a dent in your credit rating.
It has 80 hours standby time
Full sms functionality
Bluetooth compatibility
Dial Up Networking
An MP3 and Mp4 Player
128 Mb Memory
USB connectivity for software uploads and downloads
199 number memory storage
Possible laser beam upgrade
40 embedded real ring tones tones and
And did I mention its a freaking mobile phone watch?
You Tube Demo
Info and images courtesy of MyMobileWatch
Worlds smallest Bluetooth headset
Jul 1st
The Motorola H9 Bluetooth Headset measures only 1.2×0.8×0.5 inches, is only slightly larger than a quarter and weighs less than 8 grams. The black and silver design accents make this a stylish device sure to turn heads. This ‘in the ear’ device is designed for enhanced comfort and includes 4 ear tips for a personalized fit.
Call features include the standard answering, ending, rejecting and making calls, as well as call muting, last number-redialing, putting a call on hold, transferring a call from the phone to the headset and vice versa, and support for voice dialing, call waiting, and conference calling. The Motorola H9 Miniblue has a rated talk time of 1.5 hours, though you could potentially talk for as long as 7.5 hours using the portable charging base.
What You Get:
* Motorola Bluetooth® H9 headset
* Headset Charger
* Travel Charger
* User Manual
* Quick Start Guide
* Extra ear tips
Retail $149.99
Cell Phones to make you breakfast too!
Mar 7th
Well, maybe not yet, but its gotta be in the future right? I mean, with this weeks news that cell phones will begin to act more and more as a remote control for your television, and with it already being a piece of technology that many cant live without, Im sure everything is fair game.
“As time goes by, we’ll be expanding what our customers can do remotely with a cell phone,” spokeswoman Amanda Ray said. “We anticipate introducing additional features.” - AT&T
Here is a brief rundown of some news articles and opinions surrounding the new “Cell
Phone Television” technology.
And for some unbiased opinon, one of which we linked yesterday, but will again. Lets hand it over to the bloggers……
~ AT&T Launches scheduled recording by cell phone
~ Why Cell Phones With A Built In TV Remote is a Stupid Idea
Personally, I think its a kinda unecessary thing, but in a world of “you cant miss anything” and “you can do anything from anywhere”, im not surprised……
Cell Phone Links - 3-5-07
Mar 5th
Making our way through the cell phone blogs today to aggregate some of the content we most enjoyed, here are our links you should check out for the day.
- Canada is text message nuts apparently……
“According to the The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, Canadians have sent over 4.3 billion text messages in 2006 or triple the number of text messages they sent in 2005. The busiest texting month was December when 560 million SMS messages were sent or 18 million a day.”
via: Cell Phones Etc.
- Welcome to the worst cell phone fashion statement ever, or at least this week. I guess they dont care much about that radioactive study thing.
via: Cell Phone Freak and American Inventor
- A fully compatible Amharic mobile phone operating system using Symbian? Apparently so, Ethipoia gets the cell phone bug. Better late than never guys!
via: Textually
- Why The Cell Phone with a built in TV remote is a stupid idea….. (maybe not so stupid, check out the sweet headgear above!)
via: Mad4MobilePhones
Starbucks fix now available on your cell phone
Mar 3rd
There is something that seems to go hand in hand with technology geeks and caffeine. Maybe its the long nights spent in
ICQ rooms talking to each other about the latest and greatest Linux hacks or possibly its just the fact that Starbucks has wi-fi? Even so, the majority of America it seems, not just us geeks, are addicted to Starbucks coffee.
So, its not a surprise that now you can find the nearest ‘Bucks’ location with just a few touches on your cell phone via a text message. Simply text your zip code to MYSBUX and it will send you back a message with three of the nearest Starbucks locations, including the addresses and phone numbers. All business travelers that are sick of bad coffee at the Motel 6 continental breakfast just leaped from their chairs. Its really that easy. And its a charge that is no different than a regular text. And for the text message challenged among us, feel free to just dial up your mobile phones browser to visit the new mobile Starbucks site.
But wait, driving through Mayberry and dont know the local zip code? No worries, just dial up 1-800-235-2883 (1-800-be-latte) to locate a store. And speaking of crack. Because thats really what coffee is right? If you are a Blackberry owner (aka Crackberry) and arent partial to only Starbucks, but cant possibly exist without a latte of some capacity, head over to CNET and download the Caffeine Finder for Blackberry for free. This will point you to the closest restaurant or cafe for a great cup of coffee. Find every major cafe or restaurant across the country from over 45,000 locations. Once you find 
where you want to go, ask Coffee Finder for a map, a review, and the address, all right from your phone or PDA.
Never spend more than 30 minutes without coffee again!
And now…. some better cell phone blogs!
Feb 7th
As the new kid on the block in the cell phone blogging game, we here at Cell Phones Zone would like to pay our respects to those bloggers that have slaved over a hot laptop for many more months than us today. There are lots of great ones out there, but we will just do a current news rundown on a few today that you can probably expect to see us reading and linking to pretty regularly.
- Engadget is kinda the king of technology blogging, and they have a cell phone division
that is pretty incredible as well. Yesterday they brought a cell phone watch to our attention that is being made by SMS Technology. I have to give them the originality award at least, as Ive not seen this yet. But I’m not sure how big the market is for something like this. You do get the “James Bond” factor though. - The Nokia Cell Phone Blog, another great source for cell info, has some sleek photos up
today of 8 brand new handsets from Sony Ericsson. I especially like the look of this W880/888. Maybe its the black and orange color scheme or possibly the fact that its one of the new Walkmen phones that makes it appealing. The early reports though are showing this one is a bit light on the feature side. And of course, we dont think it can compete in the music category with the upcoming IPhone.
