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ADzero Is World’s First Bamboo Smartphone

Tanya Palta — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:10:34 +0000

Think bamboo, and the mind instantly conjures up images of furniture, bamboo shoots (hey, I like Chinese food), panda food, and other such generic objects. What you don’t associate bamboo is with smartphones, but all that has changed, thanks to one 23-year-old British student.

Kieron Scott-Woodhouse, from Shepherds Bush in London ...
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Stressed Out? You Might Want To Turn Off Your Smartphone

David Delony — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:36 +0000

If you’ve been feeling stressed lately and want to do something about it, one study has shown that it you might want to turn your spiffy new smartphone off, or at least not check it so often, TechCrunch reports.

The British Psychological Society presented a study done on 100 people by ...
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Skype Will Be Available On Windows Phone “Soon”

Jess Brohard — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:54:31 +0000

Although Skype was slated to be built into the Windows Phone by end of last year following Microsoft’s acquisition of the video and voice chatting application, there is still no set date for it to be fully integrated.

In a recent interview at this year’s CES in Las Vegas last week, ...
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Steampunk Cell Phones

David Delony — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:50:17 +0000

What makes Steampunk great is that imagines how the evolution of technology could have turned out different. These designs for cell phones provide a perfect example.

They’re designed by a Zagreb, Croatia-based artist named Ivan Mavrovic. Instead of the slick LCDS we’re used to seeing in the 21st Century, these designs ...
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Senseye Technology Introduces Eye-Controlled Cellphones

Tanya Palta — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:11:41 +0000

Move over iPhone, as you may just get some competition from eye-phones soon! Touch-screens phone are so passe, since (and by that we mean any time in the future) one will be able to navigate their smart-phones from their eyes.

They say “eyes are the windows to the soul”, but can ...
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Mobile Phone from the 1920s

David Delony — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:51:30 +0000

If you know the history of technology, you’ll know that a lot of things people think are new have been around for a while, at least conceptually. This is the case for the mobile phone. An old film clip from the 1922 demonstrates the idea of a mobile phone.

The silent ...
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Moshi Moshi Headset for iPhones is Delightfully Retro

Alexander Nachaj — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:45:49 +0000

A new headset peripheral for iPhones called the Moshi Moshi is delightfully retro, giving your smartphone an old-school office vibe.

According to our source, the Moshi Moshi is the latest accessory to come out of Hong Kong based specialty headset manufacturer Native Union. Connecting directly to your iPhone, the smooth charcoal ...
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Samsung to Launch Smartphones with Flexible Display Screens

Alexander Nachaj — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:00:13 +0000

Samsung is preparing to launch a new line of smart phones and tabelts in 2012 that will feature flexible display screens.

The smart phones and tablets will be designed using AMOLED (Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) technology that is essentially a thin layer of organic compounds which transmit light when an electric ...
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Snapdragon S4 Smartphone Powered by Bug Circus Generator

Alexandru Chiuariu — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:59:25 +0000

Hamster wheels are so yesterday’s thing! The bugs are the future, or at least that is what Qualcomm wants us to believe, judging by the latest Snapdragon commercial.

The whole idea in the below video is to demonstrate how quickly smartphones based on the Snapdragon family of systems on a chip ...
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No Warrant Needed: California Cops Allowed to Search Your Gadgets

David Delony — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:48:12 +0000

The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, has vetoed a bill that would have required a warrant for police officers to search cell phones of people they arrest, Wired reports.This means that in the Golden State, if you somehow end up on the wrong side of the law, the cops can ...
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