Posts Tagged ‘cell-phones’

In Nokia's own words, what we're looking at is a "piezoelectric kinetic energy harvester." Working along the same principles as kinetic wristwatches have done for a long time already, Nokia's idea is to capture the energy generated by the phone's movements and to refashion it into beautiful, clean-as-a-whistle electric power. By allowing the heavier internal components to move on rails within the phone as ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones How far will a cell phone service provider go to get your money? Apparently, all the way to the grave. According to the St. Petersburg Times , Verizon wouldn't cancel Cynthia Lacy's father's contract after he died last year, even after she showed the company his death certificate. Lacy didn't know her father's personal identification number (PIN), which promoted a ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones How far will a cell phone service provider go to get your money? Apparently, all the way to the grave. According to the St. Petersburg Times , Verizon wouldn't cancel Cynthia Lacy's father's contract after he died last year, even after she showed the company his death certificate. Lacy didn't know her father's personal identification number (PIN), which promoted a ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone It's a foodie's dream come true: photos of delicious dishes from restaurants spanning the globe, and maps that lead you to them. Best of all, it's right at your fingertips. 'Foodspotting' is a new iPhone application and Web site that functions as a user-generated travel guide for people who enjoy eating. It's a simple yet wonderful concept that ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Google , Social Networking We spend a lot of time discussing the various capabilities of smartphones and the apps available for them, but the truth of the matter is that not everyone has a smartphone. In fact, the vast majority of people don't. Fortunately, though, " dumb phone " owners don't have to miss out on all the fun, ... Full story

Filed under: Car Tech , Cell Phones So this doesn't really help non-New York City residents. And for the moment, it only makes a difference to those who happen to dwell in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn . But a startup called Roadify is testing out some interesting stuff. 'Parking Around Me' (PAM) is a text messaging service for finding parking spots. Users ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Green Tech , Web As the global economy strengthens its grip, consumers (and even some manufacturers) are led further and further away from the origins of the products they consume. And, of course, the greater distance a product travels to get to us means a larger carbon footprint, further damaging the environment. At the Greener Gadgets conference last week, ... Full story

Filed under: Audio/Video , Cell Phones , iPhone The peripheral marketplace offers companies a fantastic opportunity to capitalize on the success of massively popular items. As is often the case, though, those peripherals are typically lacking in the performance department . An upcoming add-on for iPhones looks like it may actually counter that trend of inadequacy. The sleek two-piece Power A case fits snugly ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones If you're going to send a ridiculous amount of text messages , you had better make sure of two things: first, get an unlimited plan, and second, make sure you're sending them from your own cell phone . Failing to do either will certainly get you in a heap of trouble. Case in point, according to an Associated Press report ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones If you're going to send a ridiculous amount of text messages , you had better make sure of two things: first, get an unlimited plan, and second, make sure you're sending them from your own cell phone . Failing to do either will certainly get you in a heap of trouble. Case in point, according to an Associated Press report ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking The religions of the world have had no choice but to enthusiastically embrace technology. The Dalai Lama is now on Twitter , the same social network that hosted the Passion story for a NYC church, Jews can Tweet prayers to the Western Wall , and there is even a Web service that will do your ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking The religions of the world have had no choice but to enthusiastically embrace technology. The Dalai Lama is now on Twitter , the same social network that hosted the Passion story for a NYC church, Jews can Tweet prayers to the Western Wall , and there is even a Web service that will do your ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones We pick on AT&T a lot. And, if you live in either New York or San Francisco, you probably understand why. While we beat up on AT&T for its poor coverage in metropolitan areas (or at least in those two), we can't deny that, when you do manage to get service, it's blazingly fast. Now, PC World has put a ... Full story

Filed under: Car Tech , Cell Phones What's more embarrassing than a burglar accidentally dialing 9-1-1 on herself? Accidentally calling the police while she's in the middle of giving a lecture on how to escape the police . As 19-year-old Stefanie Vargas and her 13-year-old male accomplice were in the middle of robbing cars in Daytona Beach, Fla., the cell phone in Vargas' pocket ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Since the dawn of self-awareness and the birth of philosophy, anthropologists have struggled to decipher the mysterious intricacies of human social behavior . Leave it to a nerdy physicist to render those millennia of study obsolete by deciding that people are not only amazingly predictable, but incredibly boring, as well. Albert-Laszlo Barabasi of Northeastern University pioneered a recent study that ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Just as touch screens are becoming commonplace on cell phones , a new prototype was recently unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2010 , in Barcelona. It'll make you do a double take -- in more ways than one. According to the Telegraph , NTT DoCoMo has created a gadget that lets users navigate their cell phones by moving their ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Just as touch screens are becoming commonplace on cell phones , a new prototype was recently unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2010 , in Barcelona. It'll make you do a double take -- in more ways than one. According to the Telegraph , NTT DoCoMo has created a gadget that lets users navigate their cell phones by moving their ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone , Social Networking Everybody knows that technology, particularly social networking , has done nothing more than make hooking-up easier than ever (not that we'd know from personal experience). Still, it usually involved some work. But a new iPhone application does all the heavy-lifting for you by pinpointing your nearest booty call on a map. According to CNET News ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone , Mobile Software , Web Meebo has been a favorite amongst cloud computing purists for some time. It's a Web-based, multi-protocol instant messaging client that works across more networks than one person could possibly remember. Mobile IM addicts have been eagerly anticipating the service's official iPhone app, which will finally offer an alternative to high-priced options from Beejive ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones It looks like Oprah isn't the only one loving on Skype . The service, which allows users to make free calls to other users over the Internet, and to make ridiculously cheap calls to actual phones, just received a major boost thanks to Verizon. The carrier, which you would think might see Skype as something of a competitor, will now ... Full story

We're not sure what to think of this one, but it would be remiss of us not to pass it along to you. On one hand, pics like this can be faked pretty easily these days. Yet again, the tipster seemed pretty convincing: he used the term "datassette" like he knew what he was talking about. We'll let you be the judge, OK? Commodore ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Share Earlier today, Microsoft announced the impressive new Windows Phone 7 Series operating system at Mobile World Congress 2010. Forget what you've seen from earlier Windows Mobile operating systems; Windows Phone 7 Series is an enormous leap forward for Microsoft's smartphone efforts. It features a completely revamped interface (similar to the Zune HD), integration with Xbox Live and Zune, and ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones How many app stores does the world need? Well, if you ask Verizon , NTT DoCoMo , Samsung , LG , and about 20 other cell phone carriers and manufacturers, at least one more. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, a whopping 27 companies, claiming 3 billion customers between them, announced that they would be collaborating on an ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones It seems there's no shortage of amateur flight enthusiasts sending balloons into the sky. Still, when you consider the money and resources devoted to most of these missions, it's hard to call them "amateur" projects at all. But a group of people in San Francisco recently proved that new ballooning heights can still be reached for relatively cheap. According to ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones It seems there's no shortage of amateur flight enthusiasts sending balloons into the sky. Still, when you consider the money and resources devoted to most of these missions, it's hard to call them "amateur" projects at all. But a group of people in San Francisco recently proved that new ballooning heights can still be reached for relatively cheap. According to ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone Share For every iPhone app that actually serves a worthwhile purpose (even if that purpose is only to amuse the user ), there are hundreds of useless offerings that are only meant to dupe unwitting shoppers. Technology has also given rise to an influx of "snakeoil" gadgets that weasel money out of gullible consumers with false promises. Dr. ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone In order to detect when and where you tap, capacitive touchscreens, like the one found on the iPhone , rely on the ability of the human finger to conduct electricity. Unfortunately, that means whenever you don gloves, the device becomes useless. Companies like Ten One Design sell specially designed styli for use with such screens, but some might ... Full story

Filed under: Audio/Video , Cell Phones , Web Share Hey! It's 2010 and we have advanced so rapidly in terms of culture and society that the old gender paradigms seem like a dusty joke. Oh, wait: Verizon has decided to fall back on a history of sexist advertising by separately targeting its cell phones to men and women. After the cryptic, sci-fi-inspired spots for ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Google , TV Now we'd like to see your iPhone (or for that matter, iPad ) do this. The Weather Channel promoted its Android app by displaying a QR code (that strange-looking box on the bottom left corner) and a banner instructing owners of the Google -powered handsets to "scan here." Scanning the code would take you straight to ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Nobody likes the long waits and crowded waiting rooms that plague hospitals and doctor's offices. But what if you could ask a group of doctors a question and get instant feedback without ever stepping into an office? A San Francisco company sees it as a reality and a way to change the way we get treated when we're sick . ... Full story