Mobile Phones

For those of you who don’t know, the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first landing on the moon, is this year, on this very month, to be exact.

I suppose it is only fitting that Motorola has put out a special version of the Aura to commemorate this historic event. It is called the Celestial Edition, and it includes the historic audio clips.

I’m sure you know the clips I’m talking about: “that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. By the way, I heard that Neil Armstrong actually screwed up his famous line, as he was supposed to say: “that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”. Makes more sense that way, doesn’t it? I mean, he might as well have said: “one small step for man, one giant leap for man”.

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BlackBerry continues the good fight against Apple’s iPhone and numerous other Windows Mobile handsets by making available their latest release, the 3G BlackBerry Tour from RIM. This model will arrive on Verizon wireless Communications stores come this July 12th, where it is going for a $199.99 price point after a $70 mail-in rebate as well as a new 2-year contract. At that price which is similar to the new iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre, it would be interesting to see this tussle work itself out when consumers vote with their wallets. Will the BlackBerry Tour be able to hold its ground or even win some more market share for RIM? We’ll just have to wait and see, but head on right after the jump to know more about the BlackBerry Tour before you make a purchase decision.

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Pocket projectors are all the rage now, the ability to use a projector the size of an iPod to display information on a wall is a godsend for the business set, who look to expand the ability to make presentations without having to travel with expensive projectors or having to customize their presentations to what equipment is available. But while getting more popular, projectors like the PICO and the Mili Pro - which can connect to an iPhone or iPod Touch - are still in their infancy.

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T-Mobile has announced that they will be offering a new Android-powered handset in due time to oust the aged G1 smartphone, and this time round it would be the T-Mobile myTouch 3G that will be taking over the baton. Just in case you were wondering the myTouch 3G is also known as the HTC Magic in other parts of the world, and the smartphone will come packaged in a sleek body alongside a contoured feel, boasting a wide range of new features which will surely make it a success compared to its rather muted predecessor. Alongside a full touchscreen display, you also get a virtual keyboard that helps you whip out text messages as well as emails in double quick time without getting bogged down by typos.

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Have you ever been on your way to an important appointment, and stopped to smell your breath? Pretty impossible, isn’t it? I suppose you could use that trick where you breathe into your hand and sniff it, but the best you’re probably going to get out of that is the scent of your own hand.

This is why someone invented the Date Breath Checker, a technological way for you to check your own breath. All you need to do is turn it on, blow into it, and it gives you the readout.

The frowny face means that you shouldn’t have asked for the garlic and onions on the submarine sandwhich that you had for lunch, and the smiley face…well, you get the idea.

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An iPhone user proves it’s not the “Jesus phone” after all by dropping it in the pool!

Hat Tip to Crave for this YouTube link of a user videotaping poolside using his iPhone 3Gs. He suddenly drops it and into the drink it goes. But here’s the amazing part. It continues to video tape while in the water and according to C’Net, two days after dropping it into the pool, IT STILL WORKS.

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This is a hoot - we all know that Mr. Obama fought his way to keep his BlackBerry by his side even after he became the most powerful man on earth by virtue of his political standing in the world, but this - the Blockberry 9500, a clone of the BlackBerry even gets a standing endorsement from the man in his trademark smile? More than one thing smells fishy here, with the slogan on the phone’s poster, “Obama have Blackberry, I have blockberry” being one of the funniest marketing pitches we’ve come across in a long, long time. Interestingly enough, the Blockberry 9500 will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 alongside a 460MHZ proccessor, a 3.2″ touchscreen display, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, WIFI and Bluetooth connectivity, a SiRFStar III GPS navigation chipset as well as support for 3G and EDGE networks.

Source: Cloned in China

Mention National Geographic and what comes across your mind? Surely you will think of exotic far off places, or a patient cameraman waiting for days, weeks even, to capture that glimpse of a rare animal, or even visit the remotest jungle tribes in the world and view their culture over TV? Well, the informative company is now taking a rare step into something totally different - it has just announced their very own handset, known as the National Geographic Duet Travel Phone that was specially designed for the needs of the international traveler. We don’t suppose all those folks who act as hosts on National Geographic documentaries will be getting one of these puppies, eh? This new handset will come with dual SIM card support and is traveler friendly, featuring functions such as Bluetooth connectivity, a camera, an integrated FM radio for entertainment, mobile TV support and a memory card slot.

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