The Chinese mobile telephone company Huawei presented in CeBIT 2007 these cool concepts for new cell phones that may or may not be produced in the near future. The most interesting one is a mobile phone with an integrated USB connector that can be used without the need of an adapter or even a cable. The USB adapter is made with a flexible rubber that can be bent in any angle you need to connect it directly to your computer for transmitting data and charging your phone.

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More and more useful gadgets are coming in smaller and smaller form factors.
For the most part, that’s a good thing (I like my camera nice and thin), but sometimes it doesn’t turn out nearly as well (remember UMPCs? Of course you don’t.) Don’t be sad though! This is one of those happy gadgets that benefits from its smaller form factor. In fact, it even has a nifty little keychain built right in so you can take it anywhere your keys go. What the devil am I talking about? It’s a mini card reader — this baby reads all of your SIM and MicroSD cards.
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This is a groovy little security package, the Yoggie, 13 different security products that fit into the palm of your hand.

The Yoggie is ideal for the mobile workforce and is the first hardware solution that I’ve seen that is feasible to carry around with you. The Yoggie connects to your laptop via USB and provides the following security solutions: Read the rest of this entry »

The passengers of taxis in Hong Kong now have the option of using a free 3G Internet access as they roam through the city, thanks to SmarTone-Vodafone, the mobile phone provider. This is a part of a marketing program created to increase the awareness and use of the HSDPA network in Hong Kong.

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I’ve written about a massage mouse before (which was given as a gift and used once), but this latest gadget takes it to the next level, not only does it look like a mouse but it actually functions like one.

Information is a bit sparse (I could really do with learning Japanese), but by the looks of the pictures you simply connect two sticky electro pads to your body which will then stimulate your muscles on command.

I wonder if they code combine this with the next FPS so that when you get shot you have a muscle spasm in your back.

Further info in Japanese over at thanko, found via TokyoMango.

Akihabara is a neighborhood in Japan, more exactly in Tokyo. It is popular for the big shopping scenes that offer everything you can imagine in the electronic world such as computers, digital cameras, mobile phones, mp3 players, and so on. This post is to present you some of that Asian technology, not that it matters much (actually it does), but the problem was that I couldn’t find anything better to write about.

So here you have the latest products on the Akihabara universe:

Bou-Kun USB Keys

• These USB pens were designed by a popular Japanese artist and made by Sollid Alliance
• The name Bon-Kun means Mr. Stick
• Each USB device contains the drawing of an animal like snake, giraffe, zebra, etc.

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This is a cool idea, a USB Flash Drive with integrated card reader.

The DataTraveler Reader functions like a regular flash drive but you can also expand it with various memory cards (SD, MMC, SDHC, MMC, microSD, etc.). So not only is the drive expandable you can use it to read your memory cards when your on the move, so that’s one less gadget you’ve got to carry in your gadget bag.

For furter info on the DataTraveler Reader check out Kingston Technology, found via Trusted Reviews.

If you take a lot of digital pictures, and want to simplify the process, the answer is the new groundbreaking Ultra® II SD™ Plus Cards from SanDisk. These flash memory cards can turn into an USB adapter and plug directly to your USB port, eliminating the need to carry an extra cable.

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