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Yes, the New York City is no more that safe as it may used to be, and thus the NYPD is looking for newer and better methods to make the city much safer, and one of their solutions is this Mobile Scanner that allows the police to spot armed passerby on the street without ever having to get out of a police van. The device is something like the full body scans used in airports, while it is much compacter and portable, also with a wide range of three to four feet. And in the future, the device may be produced with a range of up to 80 feet, which means that it can reach people on the other side of the street easily. So will this make New York safer? Let the time to tell us the answer.

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Never drop your cellphones again, with the Cellhandle. It features a strong sucker to stick onto the back of your cellphone steadily as well as an adjustable binder that goes around your fingers, so that you can simply use one finger to hold the mobile phone safely. Besides, the gadget can serves as a phone stand too, therefore to meet your various needs.

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Japan often brings us with new telecom products and concepts and this time some designers from this eastern country have come up with a prototype that resembles a human body. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Simple but practical cellphones will always easily find their supporters and consumers… especially when they’re endowed with easy-to-use big buttons, built-in sound amplifier, long-lasting battery and a personal emergency response system. But that’s not all, as these smart cellphones are also available in many colors, for $89.99 on the Just5! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Celsius X VI II treasures every moment as much as you do. That’s why the French company designed and built mechanical cellphone, a $300,000 device that combines a transparent cellphone with a delicate mechanical watch. [Read the rest of this entry...]

My only true love for cellphones always happens at my first sight, so mobiles with an interesting appearance generally attract me more than those with a hi-tech element. Therefore these cute sets of cell phones have really impressed me and I’d like to have all of them. Look, the unique charging and docking systems have made the phones look like going fishing, walking its dog or lying in bed… So you even couldn’t help smiling when seeing them, isn’t that fantastic?! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Taking the mobile designs to a new altitude, Tokujin Yoshioka has created a new cellphone that goes apt to its name “X-Ray”. Not only the name is apt, in fact the unique cellphone is really transparent that allows the users to see through to check out the inner parts. Though it’s only a concept at present, the X-Ray has already been on display at KDDI Designing Studio in Tokyo from 19 October. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Nokia never ceases to surprise us and recently the famous brand announced the Nokia E-Cu concept phone, a new mobile designed by Patrick Hyland that can convert body heat into electric energy using a copper exterior and a thermo-generator integrated interior. That means you’ll never need to take along a charger with you when the concept cell phones come into real ones one day, and hopefully we needn’t have to wait for too long a time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Cellphone designers and manufacturers have never ceased to amaze us, and recently Du Jun has created a concept Sony Ericsson FH Mobile Phone that features a turning point. Just based on that design, FH’s dual screens can be rotated sideways to create a wide screen display for media viewing and web browsing. The phone can also serve as an intercom when split into two, which allow instant communication via Bluetooth connectivity. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I always thought of slingshot as a toy especially created for naughty boys, as we often saw young boys sending stones or balls onto girls. But the SMS Slingshot designed by Berlin based VR/URBAN has changed my opinion. It is a handheld digital slingshot device that can send color splashes and text messages onto public screens. There’s a mobile built in the wooden device to store messages and a laser to blast those contents onto nearby screens via a projector. So just as what you can see from the video below, the user keys in the messages, shoots the slingshot, and then he/she can find a color splash appear on the screen with the text inside. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Researchers at Nokia Research Center unveiled the ‘Mobile Radar’ during “Demo House 2010″. Using the same technology adopted by the police to give you a ticket for speeding, the device could measure an object’s distance, speed and direction. Therefore, you can control your cellphone via simple gestures without touching it. For example, you only need to wave your hands in front of your phone if you want to adjust its music player’s volume. Check out the video below to see how the ‘Mobile Radar’ is used. [Read the rest of this entry...]

‘Juice’ charger by Hiroaki Tanaka allows you to charge different size of batteries with the energy supported by either the computers via the USB outlet or a traditional power supply. This time, you needn’t wait long for real productions, as it will soon appear in Japan and Taiwan. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do you still remember the Bear Phone? Similarly, this V588 mobile phone is also specifically designed for girls. Its design inspiration derives from the foundation box, and a 2.6-inch screen is equipped in the place originally for the puff. Besides the basic communication function, it can also play MP3\MP4 files, which is equipped with a speaker, a Bluetooth and a video-recording camera as well. Meantime, the diamond-studded surface of the foundation box may make it possible to win more affection from the female. However, why does it look more like a copycat?

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This is the first cellphone from Sony Ericsson. It is a pretty good gadget, which comes with a 3-inch touchscreen display, 3.2-megapixel camera, 400MB of built-in memory, a microSD card slot, and Wi-Fi. [Read the rest of this entry...]