Very Exclusive Gadgets & Gizmos

This SciPhone N19 is an Android smartphone with a 2.8 inch touchscreen, WiFi, quadband, Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera, microSD slot and 128MB of RAM. Price? $135.00 unlocked (including a 1GB memory card).

Zomm is a bluetooth gadget that lets you know when you’ve left your cellphone behind. After pairing it with your phone you attach the Zomm to you, or your keys and if the phone threatens to get out of range the Zomm first vibrates and then emits an alarm. You can also program it to ring your local emergency phone number when you press the panic button and it doubles as a speakerphone. No word on battery life or price yet, and it’s coming soon.

Lenove has also annoucned a Google Android system smartphone - Lenovo Lephone.
The Lenovo LePhone features include a vibrant 3.7-inch 800x480 touchscreen, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, a camera on both the front and back (3 megapixels for the latter), A-GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, removable battery and 3.5mm headphone jack. The best part, it has a optional keyboard accessory. the chameshell-style snap-on is very similar to the IdeaPad U1's detachable display. It will launch in China this year at first.

There has been a lot talk about the LG eXpo, a phone that has a pico-projector. However, CES last year had on display Logic Wireless’ Bolt projector phone. That phone is capable of throwing a VGA image on the wall that is 64 inches wide.

Of course, the projector is only one of the features of this phone that can run Symbian. It also has a touchscreen, as well as slots for two SIM cards.

This Chinese Sunno S880 mobile phone looks to be pretty conventional, but hidden inside is a deep meaningful secret. It is designed to run both Windows Mobile and the Android operating system. It will ship this month with Windows 6.5 installed, and customers can update the firmware for free in a few weeks to run Android as well. Not sure whether it’s one or the other, or if the two can co-exist, but either way it’s a pretty awesome feature.

The BUGbase is a tiny Linux computer which comes with 4 slots for add-ons. The base unit features Bluetooth, a chunky rechargeable battery, USB, Ethernet, microSD slot and a tripod mount, and you can add modules to beef it up with things like GPS, WiFi, colour touchscreen, audio and motion sensing.

The SciPhone N21 is the world’s first dual SIM Android phone. It also comes with a 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3 inch touch screen and something called Dual Standby, which we assume means it can flick between SIM cards on the fly. There’s no mention of 3G in the specs, so the Web function may be a little dodgy, but hey what do you expect for $215.00 (and available via Paypal)?

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.

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.

I’m not really certain why Motorola’s messaging phone the i465 is called the Clutch. Perhaps it is because the back of it is completely covered in textured rubber, just like the clutch of a stick-shift car.