You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many mobiles. Balaji Narasimhan checks out some phones that will liven up 2009
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many mobiles. Balaji Narasimhan checks out some phones that will liven up 2009I HATE ALL OF YOUYou slip into a movie and the idiot next to you starts jabbering away on his mobile as if his lines are better than Mel Gibson's. You could carry a chainsaw and chop his head off, but you will then have to spend a fortune on detergents and who can afford that these days? So, try another way, one that doesn't involve so much blood. This Portable Phone Jammer blocks a universal list of phone signals. The product has a radius of 8 to 10 meters and a battery life of about 1.5 hours.
THE FRENCH CONNECTIONIf you like the French you should get this phone, which looks like the Eiffel Tower. This was created by MobiFrance with Sony Ericsson and is called the French Luxury (FL).
ALMOST INVISIBLEWant the lightest? guinnessworldrecords.com says the lightest mobile phone is the Modu, which weighs 40.1 g.
WEIRDLY CHICDesigner Marc Schumann has come up with something called the Cryptex phone. You need a lot of patience for this one because you need to turn each individual section to the correct number before the haptic technology provides a confirmation.
i DID IT MY WAY
zzzPhone is banking on its build-to-order phone business model, claiming that you order a cell phone the way one orders PCs from Dell. Head over to its website, select your desired features and the customised version will be sent to your doorstep.
UNDELETE THAT Want to check out on your spouse or employees? This device from BrickHouse Security will allow you to recover deleted text messages from your phone.
THE LONG OF IT
This phone is so long we don't know how you will fit it into your pocket. Tamer Koseli's Super Phone is a no-frills device and doesn't have any MP3 player or camera.