November 29th, 2008

All the fashion brands are getting into the mobile market we’ve had Giorgio Armani, Prada, to name but a few.
Now Hugo Boss has decided to collaborate with Samsung to release their own branded handset.
The Samsung Hugo Boss Phone is actually based on the F480 handset that features a 5MP camera, a 2.8 inch touchscreen display, 3G and HSDPA connectivity and Redesigned TouchWiz interface.

November 25th, 2008

Designer Mac Funamizu brings us the two “Glassy Glassy’” translucent mobile phone concepts.
Both have multiple uses (one can be used as a regular stand-up desk clock!) and are extremely prone to fingerprints.
November 24th, 2008
Motorola has teamed up with renowned French jeweler and watch maker Cartier to roll out the Motorola MING A1600 Luxury Edition.
The luxury edition handset has a gold plated body decorated with faux crocodile skin and comes bundled with a Cartier business card holder.
Other than the new, shiny looks, everything else is same as of the original phone (the Motorola Ming A1600 is a touchscreen phone with a 2.4 inch display).
The Motorola A1600 also packs a 3 megapixel shooter, a microSD card slot (up to 4GB), stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), a microUSB port, and a stereo FM radio. Its final noteworthy feature is the built-in GPS receiver which allows both real-time GPS navigation and geotagging of the photos taken with the built-in camera.
The Motorola MING A1600 Luxury Edition sells for TWD $28,000 in Taiwan (approximately US $867).
November 22nd, 2008
Goldstriker has introduced three new precious stone-bezeled iPhone 3Gs (pictured). Available in black and white diamonds, ruby and white diamond, or white diamonds, each is a 16GB model and fully unlocked.
The three new models are available now and sell for £3,595 ($5,350), £3,095 ($4,600), and £4,095 ($6,100), respectively.
November 21st, 2008
Nokia concept phones come and go all the time and the new phone doesn’t have a name yet, but it surely has a distinctive design.
Mobile phones are getting so thin, they are almost ignoring every rule of handheld ergonomics. the The Finnish designer Heikki Juvonen has therefore decided to backtrack and redesign a futuristic mobile complete with all modern accoutrements but with realistic ergonomics in mind.
Placing the heavy components on the bottom part of the phone, and leaving the top part of the phone very light with only a thin display ensures good usability. The unique profile shape also helps it sit better in the hand providing multiple surface areas to grip…
There are no features listed for this Nokia, but its creator says it should come with a fingerprint scanner, in order to “allow actions for each fingertip”.
You can view more of Heikki Juvonen’s designs on his website, at this PDF link.
November 18th, 2008

NTT DoComo, the Japanese telephony operator has asked the French pastry cooker Pierre Hermé NTT to imagine mobile phones inspired from its sweet foods.
The models have 5 different colours called “macaroon pink”, “apricot orange”, “vanilla”, “blackcurrant blue” and ” chocolate-brown”.