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This is the second DMB phone we have covered, this time it is from Samsung, and TI. They have announced a phone that receives digital TV signals from the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) satellites. This is, of course, only available in Korea right now, although we can dream that it will come to [...]

Japan will be getting a neat little cell phone for you rugged types. Not only is it shock-resistant, but it is also waterproof.
It includes an illuminated clock, stopwatch, an electronic compass, and also a camera. Everything you would ever need, except for one thing; GPS is missing, and would have been a fantastic [...]

Ok, so the subject is a little misleading, but the Cyon KP4000 does a lot. It is a cell phone, GPS, camera, and MP3 player. It also has an FM transmiter (nice), bluetooth, and a 320×240 display.
There are a lot of pictures at the dapreview.net site in the link below too.
I actually [...]

Nextel, in looking to compete with the Blackberry, has launched it’s own version of the push-email service. They will be offering instant two-way email to all of it’s Java enabled phones.
This is good, as competition usually drops prices, benefiting all of us!
Full Story [techworld.com]

Samsung announced that they will be releasing their second DMB phone to Korea shortly.
DMB is Korea’s mobile multimedia satellite technology that beams a signal of shows, and other content to cell phones. Currently there are only two phones that are capable of receiving the signals.
I don’t see this technology coming to the USA for [...]

Quebec researchers have created a new type of camera lens that can be used to improve the quality of camera phones and substantially reduce their size. The new lens is 5 times thinner than a sheet of paper and can zoom and focus with absolutely no moving parts. Current lens systems involve bulky [...]

A new beta has been released from SCN Ltd, a creator of VOIP Wireless LAN technology, launching Truphone. Basically what Truphone lets you do is make calls via a Bluetooth connection with handsets based on the Series 60 platform phones from Nokia.
From the press release:
Truphone brings the economics of VoIP to mass [...]

I’ll be honest. There isn’t a thing to write about at this late hour on a Saturday night. Seriously. It is pretty difficult to find a decent story to write about!
Well, I found one that is a pretty good read, even if it isn’t directly about gadgets (it kind of is though, [...]

A new system created using SMS and your cellphone (along with a smart mob) has been released called Cellphedia. It is based on ideas from Wikipedia and dodgeball that use social networking to answer questions (this time, it can be anything).
Here’s how it works, you register for free on the site, and indicate which [...]

This is something that I think is actually missing from the current cellphone craze. A lot of the times I feel like I just want a cellphone that is easy to use, quick to call, and does what it is supposed to do. Vodafone has reallized that some people want this too. [...]