Mobile Phones

Pantech intends to create an impact among cellphone users in the US with their latest release from AT&T – ironically, the cellphone itself has been named “Impact” for obvious reasons. This being the second Pantech handset to arrive in store shelves this coming holiday season, you will be able to choose from a couple of colors, where they are bright blue and soft pink. This cellphone will sport a totally new form factor that has never been found in AT&T’s stable of quick messaging phones, boasting a high-gloss faceplate with a haptic response touchpad, a couple of displays to keep up with the current trend, a full hidden keyboard as well as a bunch of the latest social and multimedia options to make sure that Gen Y folks remain connected in a fun manner all the time.

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Today I will conclude the Motorola trilogy with the i290, or Moto. I began with the i465 Clutch and the i9 Stature, and I had some nice things to say about those phones.

Sadly, I do not have anything to say about the i290. Of course, my mother always used to say that “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything”. Well, I’m am going to say anything, because even though the i290 isn’t a good phone, it isn’t a bad one. That would make it…a normal candybar cell phone, which is what it is.

Yes, this is a phone that allows you to call people and make text messages. Yes, there are many other phones like it, and if you can afford one that does this and other things, then yes, you should buy one. As it is, this phone has no camera, very little features, except that of push-to-talk and Java capability.

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Android-powered phones are gaining traction slowly but surely, and it is encouraging to see more and more manufacturers jump on the Android bandwagon as they attempt to break the growing stranglehold that the Apple iPhone has on the world of smartphones. One of the latest players would be the Saygus VPhone which is tipped to make its debut at next year’s CES in Las Vegas, having picked up the CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards already under the “Best of Innovations” in the “Wireless Handsets” category against other top smartphone manufacturers. What makes the Saygus VPhone so special? Well, it is touted to be the first two-way video calling capability handset in the US, where we’ll look at it in further detail right after the jump.

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Boy, has South Korean companies come a long way since they started industrializing the nation a few decades ago. Remember back in the day when people shunned Korean handsets like Samsung and LG due to their perceived poor build quality? I even vividly remember that one of my frieds preferred a Nokia above all else as he claimed that Samsung phones were made out of recycled plastic, hence having a lower intrinsic value in the eye of the beholder. Whether that is just a malicious rumor or truth, it doesn’t matter today. LG and Samsung are known for their line of high end smartphones with cutting edge technology within, capable of keeping you connected to family and friends at all times while looking great. The latest in a long line of pedigrees would include the LG Shin II, where this next generation handset attempts to make a fashionably smart statement with its glossy exterior and versatile utility.

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Yeah, this isn’t the first time that Coolest Gadgets has reported on watch phones such as the LG G910 and the Kempler and Strauss WPhonewatch.

I suppose that this would be the time to talk about how most watch phones don’t take into account that Dick Tracy isn’t cool anymore and the idea of having a phone on our wrist just doesn’t appeal to us like it did back then. I mean, most people have cell phones! Hello?

Still, you have got to give the Gauntlet Watchphone credit for trying to make the watch phone relevant in today’s mobile society. You will notice that the watch has a lot of icons on its touchscreen face, just like everyone’s favorite smartphone from Apple!

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Recently I’ve decided to switch cellphones, my old phone can only be dropped so many times before it finally starts looking a bit ragged.  I’m now not exactly looking forward to the joys of punching in all of my numbers into a new phone.  We’ve all had to do it before, in many cases it’s happened several times over the years.  It’s just what you have to do, so you deal with it.  Well instead of adding in those numbers one by one, you can have a gadget to transfer all that data for you.  It’ll store all of your numbers and can transfer it to your new phone if you get a new one or your old is lost or stolen.

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Cellphone charms might not be your cup of tea, but surely if you’re a true, blue Star Wars fan, you won’t be able to turn the Star Wars Cellphone Alert Charms down! Not only do they come in a miniature, cute and cartoony version of your favorite Star Wars character’s head, they also let the world know of your allegiance to the superior sci-fi franchise instead of trekking to where no man has gone before…

These cell phone charms are specially programmed to spin and light up in reaction to the frequency emitted by a ringing cellphone. Hang your Vader or Stormtrooper charm on your jacket, computer bag, navel ring, etc., and whenever you get a call on your cell, it will spin around and the little lights near its base will flash. You can leave your phone on silent, tucked in your pocket, and pretend to be paying rapt attention to your boss as he drones on about this new technology they call Twitter and how your business is going to harness the power of social media. When Vader spins, you make a quick exit, feigning a potty emergency, and rush to safety to answer that important phone call from the Emperor.

They might be a wee bit more expensive than normal though with the Star Wars Cellphone Alert Charms going for $9.99, but being a fanboy certainly has its price to pay, eh? Bear in mind the Star Wars Cellphone Alert Charms only work with 800 – 1600 MHz GSM network handsets and require a trio of LR41 batteries to get you started.

It’s been a while since we talked about the Motorola Stature i9, the “thinnest iDEN Push-to-Talk flip ever”. Granted, it is a slim 15 mm thick, but you can’t sell a cell on thinness these days.

I had a chance to try it out for myself, and one of the features that I found very amazing is the ModeShift Morphing technology. You know how most clamshell phones have that secondary screen that does nothing more than just show the time and what the camera can see for self-portrait shots? The i9 really fulfills the potential of the Secondary Screen.

In fact, I had more fun accessing the features of the camera when it was closed than when it was open. All I had to do was push the menu button on the side, and I could access the main menu which included the Media player, 3.1 MP Camera, and Camcorder. The secondary screen had this odd frame with light up buttons that included haptic feedback for navigation. In short, the ModeShift Morphing allows the i9 to become a PMP when it is shut.

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