Cell Phone Beat

We’ve already told you about Kogan Agora’s tech details here, with a tentative release date. But the recent updates via Gizmodo Australia seem to be portentous and hazy as well. How? Where it states the presence of a 3.8-inch full touchscreen and Cupcake’s virtual keyboard, you won’t be finding any similarities with Blackberry Bold, Samsung Blackjack or the HTC Dream. This Android prototype is almost obdurate to come out with an exact date of release. So, keep on waiting and let Kogan take its time!

Via: Gizmodo

While sticking to the same mobile phone for years might bore you a bit, designer Will Orrock urges you against that! Basically, concentrating upon two ideas i.e. layers and upgrade, he seems to have fetched a permanent solution for such a quandary. The battery, OLED screen wrap, high-strength polymer case and a printed circuit board step up to form four layers. Just knock the components off you don’t need anymore; replacing it, would be more sensible.

Just a few days back, I told you about Rogers’ announcing LG Globus TU330, now, it’s Samsung backing this Canadian wireless network provider to unveil two new handsets for those who love texting while on the move. Dubbed Gravity and Propel, these sliders come with some real cool features and specs.

Technical Specifications of Samsung Gravity: QWERTY keyboard, 2.1″ display (176 x 220), 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth, 60MB internal storage and microSD up to 4GB.

Technical Specifications of Samsung Propel: QWERTY keyboard, 2.2″ display (220 x 176), GPS, 1.3MP camera and MP3 player.

Turn your iPhone into a rock funfest with iShred! This funky application by Frontier Design might turn any newbie into a musician, thanks to some cool applications like Fuzz, Delay, Treble Boost, Vibrato and Tremelo. An amp simulator, over 2000 integrated chords, en suit recorder and wireless web backup makes it a real bonus for music freaks. You can avail this buffet here for $4.99 only.
Hit the jump and let the video illustrate this fabulous app:

After Casio, now it’s i-mate claiming to have developed “a military tested” cellphone, dubbed i-mate 810-F. It’s equally bolshie to heat, humidity, water, pressure and shock as the former was. Now, it’s a definite, planned move to overlook the likes of cellphones being flaunted at MWC’s dais. Hence, it sports a smartcard reader and can resist water for full 24 hours. Do a double take if you think VG’z One is the most rugged handset available!

Technical Specifications: A full QWERTY keyboard for messaging, a 2 megapixel camera with camcorder, a bright QVGA touchscreen display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 2.2GB of built-in storage, 128MB of DDR memory, GPS, digital compass, accelerometer, quad-band GSM/tri-band, HSDPA and Wi-Fi.
Check out the video after the break:

Vertu, Nokia’s luxury handset ancillary, announces its Constellation Pure collection of luxury mobile phones. Crafted in steel, leather and ceramics, these cool, sumptuous gadgets will surely make you drop the Euros willingly. The cellphone swanks a ceramic keypad and earpiece. Also, the line-up touts features like quad-band GSM connectivity, Bluetooth and MMS. No room for qualms if the maker charges a hefty €6,800 ($8,574) per unit! Set to rock the market soon in white, black, chocolate and silver, only a fortunate few might lay their hands on these lavish mobile-phones; September might see these coming. Also, exuding exclusivity, Vertu portends generation of 2,500 units only.

Via: Sybarites

Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone might be effectual in a setting where you aren’t allowed to carry a mobile-phone and you need it desperately. This DIY from Instructables allows you to play spy unnoticed in such a situation. What you need is a pair of wooden-heeled shoes, a Bluetooth headset, and a Panasonic GD55 or any other tiny cellphone. Though assembling it, is not that easy a job, yet the video after the jump might aid you in doing it fluently:

INQ¹ hammered the likes of BlackBerry Storm, LG KS360, T-Mobile G1 and the Nokia E71 at the MWC in bagging the Best Mobile Device or Handset award. Certain innovations like Facebook integration and a compelling UI at an affordable price does the trick. Though preferences may vary from person to person, still I feel LG Prada II is far better a handset than this newly crowned slider. I can file a hundred reasons for that, here’s one. Won’t say that INQ¹ doesn’t deserve to be on top, still a particular attribute i.e. social networking topples the standing!

Via: PMP Today

Cricket caters to its regular customers in introducing two mid-range candybars, dubbed Kyocera S1300 and A100. You definitely can’t expect too much as these basic cellphones feature simple functions like talk/text, mobile Web, games and apps. It’s justifiable keeping in view the price-tags these come with.

Technical Specifications of Kyocera S1300: 1.8 inch CSTN (128 x 160 pixels), HAC-compliant, supports TTY/TDD for the hearing-impaired, speakerphone and voice memos.

LG finally proves everyone wrong in kidding us all through yet another release date for the Versa VX9600 touchscreen phone. After speculating on a Feb release, we should be looking at March 1 this time with a Verizon connection. Perhaps, this affiliation would lend some authenticity to the announcement.

Technical Specifications: CDMA/EV-DO Rev A connectivity, 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with 240 x 480 pixels, VZ navigator, visual voicemail, light sensor, HTML browser, Bluetooth, music player, 2.5mm headset jack, 2MP camera with autofocus and flash and microSD card support, up to 16GB.