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The $2,000 Motorola Aura

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets, Timepieces / Watches

Now that's a phone. The $2,000 Motorola Aura is here, and lookalikes are bound to follow.

The Aura has the world's first circular display with 16 million colors and a 300 dpi resolution. The lens isn't just scratch resistant, it's Grade 1 62-carat sapphire crystal. The casing is stainless steel, coated with PVD coating (like on a luxury watch), and it rotates open with the help of 130 precision ball bearings.

All the usual technologies (2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Open Source browser) are included in this sleek, attractive 47.60 x 96.87 x 18.55mm phone.

Blackberries are for assistants.

Just in time for the holidays, you can order one now to be shipped out December 4th.

[via engadgetmobile.com]

Tags: aura, bluetooth, camera phone, cell, cell phone, CellPhone, mobile, mobile phone, motorola, open source, phone

SanDisk Mobile Phone Memory Card Giveaway

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

Does your phone need a little extra storage? These days people aren't exchanging their phones quite as rapidly and so they are trying to get the most out of them. Today I'm giving away one of SanDisk's Wake Up Your Phone packages. Their line of flash memory devices called the SanDisk Mobile Ultra are designed to offer easy transferring of large media files between your PC and your phone. The SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDHC 4GB memory card comes with a pocket-sized, USB 2.0 compatible SanDisk MobileMate Micro card reader to make connecting easy. The device is compatible with almost all microSD supported mobile phones.

To win, enter a comment below about what you store on your phone. Music? Videos? Pictures? What's in yours?

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, September 26, 2008. We'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries.

Some other important details:

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below answering the question above.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before Friday, September 26, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive the 4GB SanDisk Mobile Ultra SDHC card and reader valued at $39.99.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest has closed. Thank you for your participation.

Tags: mobile phone, MobilePhone, sandisk, sandisk ultra, SandiskUltra

Apple iPhone 3G, Studded with Diamonds

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

I'm not generally a big fan of diamond-encrusted cell phones but I think the iPhone lends itself to the idea better than others because it's so sleek and has such a limited area where diamonds can be placed. Claiming to be the world's first real diamond-studded iPhone, the Apple iPhone 3G by Swiss jeweler Knalihs Athem is made with 475 brilliant cut diamonds totaling 3.75 carats. Only 50 iPhone 3G handsets will be created on a made-to-order basis, with the first 10 units being sold at the special price of $10,000. iPhones 11-50 will be priced "sharply upwards."

I'm not sure what that translates to exactly but it sounds like if you want one you better move fast.

Tags: athem, cell phone, CellPhone, diamond studded, diamond-encrusted, DiamondStudded, iphone, knalihs athem, KnalihsAthem, mobile phone, MobilePhone, phone

Polo Ralph Lauren To Offer Shopping By Mobile Phone

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Gadgets, Services

Polo Ralph Lauren will soon be offering American shoppers the ability to shop for goods via mobile phone. The technology itself is only about a year away (something about integrating codes for download) but the company expects Americans to warm up to the idea only very slowly after that. Although foreign consumers like the Japanese have been using similar technology for years, Americans are thought to be a little less comfortable with cutting edge shopping methods.

Do you think that's really the problem? Couldn't it be that we just have too much fun shopping to reduce the whole experience down to a tiny cellphone screen?

Hm, maybe that's just me. If you're interested look for the service to appear soon on a cell phone screen near you.

Tags: cell phone, CellPhone, mobile phone, MobilePhone, phone, phones, polo, polo ralph lauren, PoloRalphLauren, ralph lauren, RalphLauren, shop, shopping

"My Dior" Mobile Phone

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

Christian Dior has branched out into the mobile/cellular phone universe with the "My Dior" phone, by ModeLabs. It took three years to develop the clamshell, which will be available in two versions: a $5,000 basic version and a $26,000 luxury version, which features a 2.6 touch screen with an integrated media player and is decorated with 640 stones of 3,251 carats of Swarovski crystals imprinted on a crocodile skin case. Ringtones are proposed to be Dior's voice as well as music. Look for marketing to begin this month. This phone is just beautiful, but I'd be terrified of dropping or losing it!

Tags: cell phone, CellPhone, Dior, mobile phone, MobilePhone, Swarovski

Motorola V8 Luxury Phone

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

If the iPhone isn't on your holiday list maybe the new Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition will catch your eye. The phone has 18K gold-plated accents with a black metal finish, a soft-touch back with a snakeskin look and details such as pin stripes, an engraved diamond-cut pattern on the sideband and a linear etching on the navigation wheel. The phone includes the Opera mobile browser, a 2.0 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom that also provides up to 2 hours of video capture and playback, 2Gb of storage for up to 1,000 songs, and a large external screen so you can manage music and read texts without opening the flip. it also comes with a matching black Motorola H680 Bluetooth headset with 18k gold-plated accents.

Gallery: Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury

Tags: cell phone, cellphone, luxury phone, mobile phone, motorola, phone

Diamond Nokia N95

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

The latest in blinged out cellphones is the Diamond Nokia N95, and there's no argument that it's 'doing the bling thing' in a big way. Coming from Alexander Amosu, the phone is a combination of 18k solid gold and 3.30 carats of high-quality diamonds. Available in a limited edition of only 10, each phone is custom set with 325 diamonds and the owner's choice of white gold or classic gold (white gold for me all the way), and of course each will be numbered from 1-10. Name or initials also available, $24,482.

Tags: alexander amosu, AlexanderAmosu, amosu, cell, cell phone, CellPhone, diamond encrusted, DiamondEncrusted, diamonds, mobile, mobile phone, MobilePhone, N95, nokia, phone, telephone

Samsung Plans Gold Phone For The Olympics

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

Those at China's Olympics can keep in touch with a gold phone. Samsung will make a special 18-carat gold-plated mobile phone in China to celebrate the Olympics in Beijing. The P318 phone will be black with gold trim and gold along the bottom half of its back. The phone will only be sold in China and no launch date has been set yet.

Tags: beijing, cellphone, gold, mobile phone, olympics, phone, samsung

Porsche Designs Mobile Phone

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

We never thought a phone could look fast, but Porsche seems to have accomplished just that. The squarish clamshell contraption you see in the photo is the company's newest design, a cell phone it developed in cooperation with Sagem Communications.

The P'9521, launched at the Red Dot Museum in Essen, offers up a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, 320 x 240 pixel touchscreen display, high-speed internet access and MP3 capability. While we're not sure if or when the phone will hit the market, it's no doubt that the Porsche name will send this phone a long way toward marketing success.

[Source: Softpedia]

Tags: cell phone, CellPhone, mobile phone, MobilePhone, motorola, porsche design, PorscheDesign, Sagem

LG Strawberry Chocolate Phone

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

If you like pink, you'll love the new LG Strawberry Chocolate phone. Available exclusively from Verizon wireless, the bright pink phone joins the Cherry, Mint and White Chocolate phones already in the LG Chocolate lineup. The phone offers an mp3 player, 1.3 megapixel camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth and a memory expansion slot for SanDisk 2GB cards. On top of all the tech specs, an optional accessory for the phone is a Hershey's Carrying Pouch, which comes with a Hershey's Hugs Chocolates Charm and coupons for a free Special Dark chocolate bar (the edible kind). The phone is $99, with a 2-year contract.

Tags: Chocolate, LG, LG Strawberry Chocolate Phone, LgStrawberryChocolatePhone, mobile phone, MobilePhone, Phone, Strawberry

24K Gold Horoscope Phone Straps

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

If a diamond phone strap is a bit too much for you, or if you simply like the semi-personalized nature of zodiac/horoscope symbols, a 24K Gold Horoscope Phone Strap might be just what you're looking for. Each one features a small, golden animal representing one of the symbols of the Chinese horoscope, like the boar pictured here. The strap that it dangles from is far less impressive, but perhaps some tradeoffs must be made to keep it affordable. Each strap is 30,000 yen ($251).

[via tokyo mango]

Tags: 24K, Gold, Horoscope, mobile phone, phone, phone strap

Diamond Studded Mobile Phone Strap

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Diaddict, a designer Japanese brand that specializes in jewelry, has recently come out with a one-of-a-kind, diamond-studded strap for mobile phones. The accessory features a 6.02-carat yellow diamond, as well as 2.1-carats in clear, white diamonds, a .61-ct. blue diamond and a .36-ct. pink diamond. Stunning to look at, it is currently on display at the Takashimaya Co. departments store in Nihombashi, Japan. Its listed price is 100 million yen ($842,000) .

Tags: accessory, japan, japanese, mobile phone, Nihombashi, phone

KE850 Prada Phone from LG

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

The Dolce & Gabbana RAZR phone, although undeniably good-looking, was just a dressed up version of the standard RAZR. The newer Prada-themed LG KE850 isn't based on previous interfaces of the chocolate LG phones, but uses a completely new touch-screen interface - which will be Prada-branded, of course. The phone will come in a Prada-made made leather case and is rumored to have only three "real" buttons on the whole, extra-thin unit: send, end and confirm. A limited European release isn't expected until late spring.

Tags: cell phone, lg, mobile, mobile phone, phone, prada

Nicole Miller Cellphone Case

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

Nicole Miller is a designer who usually plays it safe and puts out collections that are more refined and elegant, than funky. This cell phone case is a change from that traditional style, but it is a welcome one. The silk taffeta case is brightly colored and has a ribbon-laced corset detail on the front. It measures 3.8" x 2.2" x 1.2" and should hold a variety of different phones, as well as an iPod or a small digital camera. Price: $25.

[via shiny shiny]

Tags: case, cell phone case, clutch, holder, mobile phone, nicole miller, NicoleMiller

Vertu Racetrack Legends Box Set

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

When Vertu first announced their Racetrack Legends phones, which pay homage to some of the world's most famous tracks, the company planned to sell them individually, releasing only 1000 of each of the six designs. So far, only 4 of the 6 designs have come out. To appeal to collectors during the holiday season, Vertu has just released a very limited edition Racetrack Legends Box Set that includes all six of the phones in a carbon-fiber box. The box also has three trays with cases for headsets and other mobile phone accessories. Only 51 sets will be sold. Price: £30,000 (approx. $59,000).

Tags: boxed set, cell phone, collector, limited edition, mobile phone, phone, phones, racetrack, vertu

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