Finally! a pocket that can take the iPad
I knew the iPad would change men's fashion irrecoverably. The portable 10" screen tablet computer is either going to have men toting man-bags or it will do something very strange to men's pockets. Today I saw a vision of one of those possible futures, it's above. Some beautiful photoshop work from ohno!doom! has brought us…
Windows 7 comes to mobile phones: bringing minimalism, tiles and some hope for Microsoft
The succesful Windows 7 operating system for PCs has finally gone mobile and will be available in selected mobile phones by the end of this year. Built to incorporate touch screen technology, Windows 7 was always going to be a big step up from their traditional series of smartphone operating systems, but Engadget describe it…
Vodafone release the £10 phone: Vodafone 150 destined for India, Turkey and Africa
Where a lot of companies are pushing the specs and the prices of smartphones ever higher, phone network operators Vodafone have zoned in on the other end of the spectrum and created their cheapest handsets to date. The Vodafone 150 and 250 are aimed at consumers in India, Africa and Turkey and will retail for…
MWC 2010: Samsung release the Wave – first phone with Bada OS
Samsung have released their first phone on their new Bada Operating System - the Wave - at the Mobile World Conference today. The name is appropriate - Bada is Korean for ocean - and so the Wave keeps the whole fluid metaphor going. The Wall Street Journal suggests that the Wave could have a massive…
MWC2010: Sony Ericsson's Co-Creation strategy puts User Generated Content back at the centre
Sony Ericsson's Co-Creation strategy puts User Generated Content back at the centre of their mobile phones and signals a challenge to Apple's locked-down iPad. At the Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson pledged a commitment to Co-Creation. Okay so "co-creation" sounds like woolly term that doesn't mean very much - but SE's statement does mark an…
MWC: Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 mini – the Xperience in a pocket-friendly size
The same but smaller: Sony Ericsson have compacted their Xperia X10 into a palm-sized Xperia X10 mini measuring 83 x 50 x 16 mm. It's a nice move that should see the phone fit a bit better in the pockets of SE fans. There's also a sister version the X10 mini pro with a slide-out…
Sony Ericsson's Vivaz Pro adds a keyboard to flagship phone
Sony Ericsson announced an update to their consumer phone the Vivaz last night. The Vivaz Pro adds a QWERTY keyboard to the high-end camera phone. Promising all the media and entertainment friendly features of flagship phone the Vivaz, it should make email and SMS easier too. A key feature of the Vivaz, also on the…
Keeping the flame alive: iPhone Bic Lighter app revives an old classic
It seems a bit ridiculous to talk about retro iPhone apps - I mean the phone has only been out for 2 and a half years but looking at this new lighter iPhone app from Bic brought late '08 swimming back to me. The classic - though chavvy - Zippo lighter has always been one…
GyPSii: quick Q&A on world's biggest mobile social network
So what is this GyPSii thing? Well, it describes itself as the world's leading location based mobile social network.. connecting the real world with the virtual world. So, if it's the world's biggest, why haven't I heard of it? Probably because you're a Brit. It's very big in China and the Far East, Japan, Taiwan…
Micro Pets-i: tiny £10 toys are latest craze from Japan
Tiny, rolling plastic pets from Japan could be the next big toy over here, if the predictions of Tomy and the Gadget Show come true. Micro Pets-i were big in the early noughties, selling a million in the UK in 2002. Eight years later they're back and they're smarter - but still pretty cute. The…
