Got a pair of excellent headphones you can’t use with your iPhone because of its recessed (or “special”, as some put it) headphone jack? No worries. Griffin’s iPhone Headphone Adapter is designed to fit the jesus phone perfectly and then work as a regular 3.5mm adapter.
If you’re looking for a classic, retro handset that even your grandma will feel comfortable using you better check out the Novophone Retro Handset. Complete with a coiled wire and everything.
It uses a “standard” 2.5 mm headset jack, meaning it’s compatible with all LG, Blackberry and Motorola phones but not Nokia, Sony Ericsson or Samsung.
Update: A word of warning: I just noticed that the reviews on UncommonGoods.com aren’t completely positive about the sound quality. Anyway, it still looks good.
UncommonGoods: Novophone Retro Handset ($35.00)
(…If you want to take the whole retro cell phone thing a step further you should check out the portable rotary cell phone.)
Sagem revealed the Porsche P’9521 clamshell cell phone in June (read more here) and LetsGoMobile just published a review of it.
Quick feature round-up: The stylish exterior is made in glass and aluminum, it weighs 140 grams (91×48x18.4mm), it sports a 320×240 AM-OLED touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera (still images/video) with digital zoom, MP3/AAC/AAC+/MPEG-4 playback, and last (but not least) a fingerprint reader to make sure your phone stays secure.
The Porsche P’9521 will be sold exclusively by The Phone house sometime before Christmas to an estimated price of €1200 (about $1,700).
Here’s MBS-100, Sony Ericssons’ brand new portable Bluetooth speaker - looking somewhat like a miniature version of Darth Vader’s private (and less known) death star.
This cell phone friendly speaker measures 10×10x10 cm and offers wireless streaming through Bluetooth and a 3.5mm line-in for other audio sources. The integrated and rechargeable battery offers 5 hours of playtime per charge.
The MBS-100 will be available sometime during Q4 in selected markets.
Gizmodo’s Brian Lam has written an article on why he doesn’t recommend buying the jesusphone iPhone anymore, and it’s really worth reading. And I ask the same question as Red Ferret, what would the public reaction to crippled and bricked iPhones have been if it was Microsoft who stood behind it instead of Apple?
“With this, I’m going to have to move our recommendation from “Wait” to “Don’t hold your breath.” I’m done with this handset until third-party apps come back. Argh, I didn’t want to have to write this, but this is what’s on my mind.”
Remember Bang & Olufsen’s unorthodox cell phone Serene? Well, now they’ve teamed up with Samsung and their music player / cell phone Serenata is finally official as its successor.
“…featuring two high-quality speaker units which, controlled by advanced digital signal processing, deliver precise reproduction of what’s being said at the other end of the line – or played from your list of favourite tracks. That’s in addition to ICEpower amplifiers which enable a surprisingly powerful sound to emanate from such a small space.”
LG teamed up with Prada, Motorola did their Dolce & Gabbana RAZR and according to newly leaked info the stylish Samsung SGH-P520 actually is designed in collaboration with Armani.
While this slick iPhone rival has the mere size of a credit card and a thickness of 8.9 10.5 mm it packs a 2.6 inch touch-screen with the CROIX interface, a 3 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, 50MB built-in memory with a MicroSD slot and Bluetooth connectivity.
The Armani SGH-P520 is expected to be available for purchase in Europe and Russia by the end of this year, to an estimated price of 400 Euros (about US$560) (and that includes a specially designed Georgio Armani leather front and wireless Bluetooth headset).
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Nokia just announced the E51, their latest addition to the E-series. This 3G / HSDPA / WLAN phone is designed with the business customers in mind and sports VoIP, easy integration with Nokia Intellisync/Microsoft Exchange integration and corporate telephony systems, FM-radio, MP3 player and a 2 megapixel camera.
The E51 will start shipping in the last quarter of 2007 to an estimated price of 350 Euro (about US $485).
This glossy, wireless box is the Blackbox Bluetooth Speaker System from Gear4 featuring 24W stereo speaker output, a hidden LED display that comes to life when active and touch screen controls.
It ships with a remote and a convenient carrying case and to make sure its compatible with future cell phones and other devices they’ve made it real easy to upgrade the firmware.
Gear4Store.com: Blackbox Bluetooth Speaker System (£99.99, ca $200 US)
(Via RedFerret)
Here’s Earset 2, Bang & Olufsen’s new Bluetooth headset. It’s designed to go along well with B&O’s own cell phone Serene but works (and looks) just as well with other phones (Mmm.. iPhone).
“The loudspeaker system is designed to high-fidelity standards. Specially designed air vents and a ‘bass port’ ensure true voice reproduction. The microphones are designed to filter out disturbances, such as wind or background noise.”
It weighs a mere 22 grams and comes with a protective carrying case that also doubles as a charger.
Bang & Olufsen: Earset 2 Product Page
Apple Store: Bang & Olufsen Earset 2 ($349.95)
Amazon: Bang & Olufsen Earset 2 ($350.00)
