There are 2 sorts of places that you don’t want to use your cell phone, crowded but quiet areas (like libraries) and exceedingly noisy areas like nightclubs. Using your cell phone in quiet areas often results in dagger looks (I always seem to sit next to cell phone shouters on trains, very annoying), whilst noisy environments make cell usage almost impossible (ever tried booking a taxi from a nightclub. Salemi Industries have come up with a solution, The Cell Zone™

The Cell Zone is a completely sound resistant phone booth, minus the phone. It offers a few benefit to both users and the establishments that fit them.

• Provides consumers with a convenient,
  quiet place to place & receive cell phone calls
• Stops cell phone users from disturbing
  others in your establishment
• Discourages patron’s from leaving an
  establishment to make or receive calls
• Advertising space available for ROI

Full info over at Salemi Industries, found via Crib Candy.

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If you find text-messages boring and you want a cool way to spice up your SMS communications, the Textable Display could be just the thing for you. Shaped like a futuristic crystal ball this odd gadget has its own phone number which you can use to send it text messages which are displayed in a colorful and interesting fashion.

It’s very simple to use. The ball is setup just like a mobile phone with its own SIM card for receiving SMS messages. When you send a message to the special number you are given it will appear on the Textable Display in bright colors for everyone to see.

A cool thing about it is that the device is actually connecting to cellular networks which makes it a whole lot cooler than other similar gadgets which can just receive messages from radio transmitters. The number that comes with it is actually a real phone number so you could use it to receive text messages in place of your mobile phone. You could even use it to message home if you wanted a fun way to let your family know where you are.
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If you’ve always wanted to be able to play your PSP in the bath but were slightly nervous to do so a solution is at hand, zip lock gadget bags.

The zip lock bags (AKA Aquatalk) come in a variety of sizes to suit many every day gadgets, like PSPs, Nintendo DS flip-top mobile phones etc. As my knowledge of Japanese is on par with my knowledge of quantum physics, I’m not sure if they’re fully waterproof or just splash proof but either way I think I’d still be a bit hesitant to have a bath with a) an electric device and b) a couple of hundred pounds worth of gadget.

More info over at Rakuten, found via Ounae, thanks.

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This is a really neat gadget as it provides several helpful tools which could be perfect for any kind of emergency such as black-outs or storms. The Cell Phone-Charging Hand-Crank Radio is a completely hand-crank powered device which works as a radio, flash light, and a cell phone charger!

The radio can pick up AM/FM and weather bands so you can get the latest updates in the news. It can pick up 7 NOAA weather channels and can even receive VHF TV audio so you can get news from many different sources. It also has an ALERT function to receive National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration weather warnings.
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If you’ve always wanted a talking banana then your dreams have been answered thanks to the banana cell phone holder.

I’m not sure who would buy one of these but if you see somebody talking to one you might want to cross the street, I did like Ohgzmo’s name for potential users, geektards.

Available from (as if you care) Fred Flare, found on The Bag Lady via Shiny Shiny via Oh Gizmo.

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The Flame 5 Bluetooth-enabled jacket is for those who need a more discreet way to receive calls and messages. Vibrate mode just isn’t enough for some people.

The jacket heats up a certain spot depending on the person whom the incoming message is from. That’s pretty much all of its functionality.
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If you ever wanted an easy way to charge your mobile phone or any other device which can be charged via USB such as many MP3 players or iPods this gadget could be for you. The Scotty Phone and USB Solar Charger is a small and compact solar panel which you can easily plug your gadgets into to charge them even when you’re miles away from civilization.
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This is a very neat little Skype Wi-Fi Phone. It looks just like a cell-phone but allows you to make calls from your Skype account wherever there is an available wireless network!

Probably the coolest thing about it is that it doesn’t require you to have it connect to a computer, just the network. It has all the skype software on it so you can access your account and make calls to your contacts right from the phone and just use the Wi-Fi network as a connection!

It has a full color screen and is very easy to use allowing you to scroll through contacts and check their status. You can also dial numbers with the keypad, and add contacts. It’s basically just like a mobile version of skype.
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