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The solar-powered mobile phone case/necktie is here!

Now this is just the kind of convergence we’ve been waiting for! The solar-powered necktie might not exactly be the idea in mobile convergence, but with photo-voltaic cells woven in to the necktie’s fabric and a pouch to hold your mobile phone, the solar-powered necktie is the epitome of “geek-chic.” Or maybe just “geek.” The sun-loving [...]

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 8:26 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: solar, Mobile Phone, cellphone, Announcements, research, Devices, phone, Technologies, solar powered, tie, necktie

Air controller “talks” down airplane with SMS text messages

Talk about flying blind. The Irish Times is reporting that an air-traffic controller used SMS text messages to help an instrument-less pilot land safely. When a twin-engined Piper aircraft lost power to all its avionics systems (electrical power, communications and weather radar) in a “serious incident,” the pilot used his mobile phone to call a nearby airport’s [...]

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 7:34 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Texting, airplane, Mobile Phone, cellphone, Announcements, blackout, text message, guide, air traffic control, avionics, power failure, atc, fly in

Keep tabs on the 2008 Olympics with your mobile phone

If you’re keeping track of the 2008 Olympics in the comfort of your own home, then you’ll likely already know that the Olympic Games are being covered by all major media outlets on the planet - on all major media formats available. But, it can get a little hectic trying to keep track of all [...]

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 10:10 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: iPhone, Mobile Phone, Announcements, beijing, olympics, Beijing Olympics, olympic games, 2008 olympics, mobile portal

FCC breaks Christian Dior phone - Dior Mini on FCC

Just in case you haven’t had your fill of ridiculously expensive designer handsets passing through the FCC on their way to nouveau riche purses and pockets everywhere, the FCC has unveiled the Christian Dior phone. The Dior Mini, as it’s called, boasts (we’re using this term loosely) the barest of feature sets that would have [...]

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 5:26 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: fcc, Mobile Phone, Announcements, Devices, modelabs, christian dior, dior, dior mini

Qik takes cellphone video streaming service to public beta - iPhone Qik application still coming

For all you cellphone videographers looking to broadcast your oh-so-important daily lives' activities to the ether with that handy-dandy video camera you call a smartphone, Qik has finally announced their highly anticipated public beta. What, you didn't realize that smartphone of yours was a full-fledged wireless video camera capable of streaming live video to the web [...]

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 8:33 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Windows Mobile, iPhone, Symbian, streaming, Mobile Phone, mac os, cellphone, Announcements, applications, Services, video streaming, kyte, Qik, flixwagon, live streaming

Russian Lightning-Strike Deaths Blamed On Cellphones

Cellphones have been blamed for everything from killing honey bees to frazzling our neurons with their deadly electromagnetic radiation. And, with the increasing penetration of mobile phone in all parts of the world, it's not hard to draw casual correlations between cellphone use and all manner of deadly diseases and fatal events. But, there's a [...]

Published Sun, Jul 07 2008 7:22 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: russia, Mobile Phone, cellphone, Announcements, electromagnetic field, lightning bolt, lightning strike, lightning

NTT DoCoMo developing eye-controlled mobile phones

For the average person, the prospect of controlling your mobile phone's music player and camera with a flick of the eye-balls is just a ridiculously lazy alternative to a swift finger jab or two. For the disabled, however, eye-controlled mobile tech opens the doors to a whole new world of productivity and independence. NTT DoCoMo, always [...]

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 8:00 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: NTT DoCoMo, DoCoMo, Mobile Phone, cellphone, Announcements, research, cameraphone, eye movement, eye tracking, eye controlled, eye control

German supermarket pushes cellphone shopping

Leave it to the Germans to push the fore-front of innovation in the supermarket. Apparently not satisfied with pushing innovative technologies and design in the automotive field, Germans at the country's "Future Store" supermarket have come up with an interesting way to shop for your groceries. With a few clicks of your mobile phone's camera, [...]

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 4:02 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Mobile Phone, cellphone, Announcements, cameraphone, shopping, Technologies, Services, barcodes, cellphone shopping

Delta Air Lines rolls out cellphone boarding pass at LaGuardia

As the mobile space continues to pervade every aspect of our lives, we're going to inevitably see more integration of mobile phones with everyday services. The latest such mobile-integration comes from Delta Air Lines. Delta has announced that domestic air-travelers flying departing from New York's LaGuardia airport may choose to use their cellphones in place of [...]

Published Wed, Jun 06 2008 4:32 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Mobile Phone, Announcements, Services, boarding pass, continental, delta, digital boarding pass, cellphone boarding pass

Christian Dior debuts $5,000 mobile phone - Dior cellphone aims at luxury market

When is a cellphone worth $5,000? Hint: never. Christian Dior has been rumored to be working on a mobile phone for some time, and following on recent speculation that the Christian Dior-branded handset could make its debut soon, the Dior phone has gone live. With a $5,000 price tag, we can't imagine anyone outside the comfortable [...]

Published Wed, May 05 2008 1:17 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Mobile Phone, Announcements, Devices, modelabs, christian dior, dior

New York State court upholds ban on cellphones in school

When it comes to the classroom, there are just some things that should be checked at the door. Some say that religion doesn't have a place in the public school environment. Others say that sex-education is best left out of the classroom. And, New York education officials feel that cellphones should be left out of [...]

Published Mon, Apr 04 2008 3:58 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Mobile Phone, new york, cellphone, Announcements, ban, school

SFR launches exclusive MTV handset - 3G mobile phone for the MTV generation

Ahh, the MTV generation. It's the generation that never gets old. There's always a fresh batch of youngins ready to rot their brains with the drivel on MTV. So, what better way to capitalize on a demographic that can't get enough My Super Sweet 16 than to release an exclusive MTV handset with 3G capability? [...]

Published Mon, Apr 04 2008 8:34 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Mobile Phone, cellphone, Announcements, Devices, modelabs, MTV, mtv3.3, mtv 3.3

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