Concept mobile phones present designers’ ideas. They always have extreme design, extra options, and, often, the feature to be transformed. Unfortunately, not all these unbelievable ideas will be realized. But let’s see what interesting concept mobile phones exist nowadays.
Number 10. Actually, the idea of Triple Watch is not fresh and extraordinary. The triple flip technique lets the user of the gadget to convert the watch into a usual mobile phone. The advantage of such gadget is the following: it has a speaker button, so while using it as watch you may talk on the phone and do anything you want, your arms are free to do any actions. Such phone might be rather handy for drivers, teenagers while skating or skiing, children in order not to lose the device.

Number 9. Sky “Sleak n Slim” mobile phone is based on the latest touch screen technology. But what really attracts attention is its design. It is really unusual, but, to be honest, I’m not sure if such form is comfortable while using the phone. The characteristics of this device are that is has discretely glowing touchpad and hideaway keys. The gadget looks stylish, modern and fashionable.

Number 8. Nokia 888 Communicator takes almost any form you like. The design is cool and modern. Speaking about the features of this gadget, it is important to say that the phone uses liquid batteries, speech recognition, touch-sensitive body cover and flexible touch screen. This Nokia concept phone looks like the phone from the 22nd century or a fiction film.

Number 7. This concept phone will help you always to feel the incoming call, because it will be situated right on your wrist. Bracelet Phone with Built-in MP3 Player looks like a fashionable accessory, but with some extra-features. The diamond-like keystroke will help you to operate the phone. The gadget also has a built-in MP3 player, but it is not the novelty nowadays.

Number 6. CUin5 Concept Cell phone is definitely something unusual and fresh, because every part of the gadget carries a keypad, microphone and speaker. While using one part of the telephone, the other parts are in lock mode. But it looks like the only function of this gadget is to call and receive calls. There is no display, which means you won’t be able to send messages. Interesting idea and realization, but I guess it wouldn’t find its users.

Number 5. BenQSiemens Snake phone looks like a perfected combination of Triple Watch and Nokia 888 Communicator. Its design is more glamorous but there are doubts about the functionality and comfort while using this phone. It looks like a snake and it was designed to be put on your wrist. There are just a few buttons on it but the shape makes this gadget not really handy.

Number 4. At first sight Dark Label Retroxis Phone doesn’t look different from other modern mobile phones. But it has some interesting functions. At first, it is unbelievably light. Secondly, while you don’t use the phone, imperceptible OLED display silently hides away. Thus, the gadget looks clean, unusual and fashionable.

Number 3. Black Box Concept Phone might seem a little bulky. But its difference from other concept phones is that it changes the control layout according to the functions you need. This new idea and its realization might find its fans.

Number 2. The designers of the concept phones often make their gadgets flexible. NEC Tag concept phone is one of these kinds. You don’t have any restrictions. You may put it into any shape you like according to your mood.

Number 1. Nokia Archive Concept Phone should open us the door to the newest level of communication. With the help of this dual-touch screen gadget wireless conferencing will be available for everyone. It will guarantee you qualitative and clear communication. Thanks to pretty design and great characteristics this mobile concept phone is number one today.

Source: gadgets.infoniac.com

Can someone please explain to me why LinkedIn even has the “I don’t know Peter” option if they won’t let you use it? How many people have had their time wasted by that.

When you click on “Send Invitation” you get this message.

Here’s why I’d use this option in this case. I know Peter, I just don’t know his e-mail address. He was an exchange student

that lived with us when I was in high school. Haven’t talked to him since. Would love to reconnect with him now.

LinkedIn…thanks for nothing.

Source: gadgetsnews.info

This three in one wireless router has all the exclusive features that your looking for in such a device. Wireless Access Point gives the unique option to connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network. The 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch even lets you connect wired-Ethernet devices to this router. You can connect up to four PCs directly. There is a Router function that lets you share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection and other resources. This saves you time and money, by not having to buy separate devices to perform these actions. The Router Functionalities are VPN Pass-Thru and DHCP Server. It has a fast Ethernet speed with the LAN standards of IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD or IEEE 802.3u 100 Mbps. The firewall features include Stateful Packet Inspection, Content Filtering and Port Filtering. The LED indicators include WAN, WLAN, Diagnostic, DMZ, Activity and Link. The router also comes with a one year warranty. From a Gadget Addicts perspective, the router has a very secure connection, which is important in todays world. It also has many great features and is really easy to install.

Source: gadgetaddict.com

This compact MP3 player can hold 2000 of your favorite songs. You can even add more external memory with a MicroSD Transflash Card. The e280 plays MP3, WAV, WMA and ASF audio files. Unlike most other MP3 players, it also plays MPEG-4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV and AVI video files. The 1.8 inch screen is bright and displays the unique Sansa interface nicely. Cool features include FM Stereo Tuner, Voice Recorder, Radio Recorder and Built-In Card Reader. The Rechargeable Lithium Battery lasts for 20 hours when full charged, giving this media player, excellent battery life.

The sound quality is clear, just like an iPod, just without the price tag. The 2280 is very affordable, and is cheaper than any iPod. It also has a lock button, to avoid accidentally changing your playback. Durability is a plus on this device, since it’s built solid. The interface is simple and upfront. From a Gadget Addicts perspective, this mp3 player is an excellent choice if your looking for an MP3 player. The interface is different, so it will take some getting used too. The screen is going to get scratched if you don’t take good care of it, but if your at all careful, you’ll be alright. Also, the earphone that are included, aren’t exactly top quality. It seems like all you need to do, upon your purchasing your device, is to buy a sleeve for protection and earphones. Overall, I would choose the Sansa e280, over an iPod, any day.

Source: gadgetaddict.com

It turns out that this mobile game, Silverbackers, has everything to do with gorilla conservation. Go to the site to download the game and learn about these awesome creatures living in the forests of Central Africa – their population totals just over 700. Here’s the interesting part: these gorillas are endangered because they live in a habitat rich in Coltan, a mineral used for the production of cell phones. What better way to bring attention to this problem than through our cell phones?

Read more about the history of Silverbackers at textually.org.

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TripIt, which organizes personal travel information, expects to announce Thursday that it has raised $5.1 million in a series B round of financing from travel behemoth Sabre Holdings and German investment group European Founders Fund.

Seed investor O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, which had previously put $1 million into the company, also participated in the round.

San Francisco-based TripIt, which was founded in October 2006, helps people plan trips, including flights and restaurant reservations, and then share their travel itineraries with friends and family. That the company raised millions from an old-school travel company like Sabre proves there’s still room to innovate in the business, especially with the use of social-networking applications.

TripIt said it expects to use the money to further develop and market its 6-month-old service in the United States and abroad.

Tim O’Reilly, partner at O’Reilly AlphaTech, said TripIt helps manage e-mail and personal data from the Web, which can sometimes work at cross purposes. “We have so many overlapping applications, and the next frontier is getting them to work better together,” he said in a statement.

Source: news.com

Google is typically tight-lipped about it the inner workings of its search business, but there are a few nuggets worth looking at in a Popular Mechanics interview with Udi Manber, the Google vice president who oversees search quality. Among them: Google rejiggered its search algorithm 450 times last year.

The job of the algorithm is to best match Web pages with people’s search terms. One tweak the company tried last week was increasing the “diversity” of search results so the listed Web pages would cover a broader scope in an attempt to compensate for the ambiguities of search terms, he said.

And while some might see the industry of search engine optimization (SEO), which strives to get Web sites higher placement on search sites, as gaming the system, Manber said that at least a basic amount would make his life easier.

“I wish people would put more effort into thinking about how other people will find them and putting the right keywords onto their pages,” he said.

He also said Google doesn’t adjust search results by hand.

“If we find, for a particular query, that result No. 4 should be result No. 1, we do not have the capability to manually change it,” he said. “We have to find what weakness in the algorithm caused that result and find a general solution to that, evaluate whether a general solution really works and if it’s better, and then launch a general solution.”

For those interested in the subject, I also recommend the New York Times interview with Manber from last year and another from Eric Enge at SEO firm Stone Temple Consulting. (I can’t help but note that the latter piece shows up higher in Google search results.)

Source: news.com