Check this out.This is a new product / service that will save you a ton of money on phone calls.It’s called the Magic Jack and it comes with one year of free local and long distance calls for the US and Canada.
You have to purchase a jack that you can plug into your computer or home analog phone line to make phone calls, by-passing your telephone company.The service includes free local / long distance, free directory assistance, free phone number, free call waiting, free voicemail and free caller ID.
The device costs $39.95 plus $6.95 for shipping and handling.After the one year of free service, it’s $19.95 per year for the phone service.You can’t beat that price.
Inca X Mobile, developer of advanced mobile applications, today announced the launch of iNowCU, an application that turns any personal computer with a webcam into an intelligent motion-detection and surveillance system that uses highly bandwidth-efficient peer-to-peer technology to broadcast real-time alerts and video footage to a wide variety of mobile devices. Available for a free five-day trial, users can purchase the full version of iNowCU for as little as US$20.
Once installed through a simple and user-friendly point-and-click interface, iNowCU monitors one or more locations with up to four webcams and broadcasts immediate alerts when movement is detected within the field of view. The alerts are delivered to a mobile device either as still images or video clips, and can also be emailed to a distribution list of choice. Users can also access the real-time camera feeds at any time from their mobile phones or another PC.
Check out this GSM cell phone watch (U200i) which features:
Touch screen
Camera
Bluetooth
Speaker phone
Vibration
Video for incoming calls
The phone can be found at China Grabber for $234.99.
The oversize wristwatch features a flip-top. Just pop it open, and it reveals a fully-functional multimedia mobile phone inside.
You can watch MP4 videos on the 1.5-inch color display, which also has touch screen capabilities. The U200i comes in stainless steel and a solid black case design.
Are you one of those people who always forget where you placed your keys? Well now you can use your GPS enabled cell phone to find your keys no matter where you left it. Could you have left it at home, in your car, or at work? Just check the cell phone and it will tell you exactly where you left it.
The Keychain GPS Receiver allows you to add navigation capabilities to your Bluetooth-enabled PDA or smartphone. This portable tracker can receive signals from up to 20 GPS satellites, providing triangulation accuracy within 30 feet of your location.
Clip it to your keychain or backpack or whatever you want. Bluetooth connectivity means it works as long as it's within 30 feet of your PDA. Includes USB and automotive chargers. Remember this device requires a Bluetooth -compatible cell phone, PDA or PC with SPP profile and third-party GPS software, not included.
Are you a business owner who does a lot of driving and need to log your miles driven for tax time? Or you may have employees or children who drive vehicles and you need to track where they are going. Or you want to keep on eye on the suspecting cheating spouse. Then you may want to consider installing the "Mileage Logger".
The Mileage Logger is a device that automatically logs driving miles. It's a portable and compact GPS/Cellular device that you plug into your car. The Mileage Logger calculates mileage automatically, captures start and end locations/time as the vehicle moves, and requires no software to download. Just Plug and Go! You can then view your reports online, anytime.
The device determines your location accurately using a Global Positioning System (GPS) and keeps track of your changing location and counts your mileage as you go.
If you are a tech geek that has multiple mobile devices you know it's a pain to plug everything at once to get recharged.
Many times all the wires get tangled up with each and creating spaghetti of tangle wires. What a mess! Forget about mentioning how you had to get a specially built power-strip to handle all those giant transformers at the end of the plugs.
To solve this problem, checkout the Chargepod which is a flat disk of electronic organization capable of charging up to six devices simultaneously. They chose the six most popular connectors to get you started, but you can purchase, a la carte, the chargers necessary to connect potentially thousands of devices to your Chargepod.
Want a wireless joystick to play games on your cell phone? Well some people decided to develop it and bring it to market. This time it’s a company called "Zeemote". (See Video)
Zeemote, Inc. makes wireless controllers for mobile devices. Their first product, the Zeemote JS1, is the first compact wireless thumb-stick for mobile gaming. Zeemote was founded in 2005 by Beth Marcus, one of the inventors of the first force feedback joystick for PC gaming, and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
The cell phone joystick measures a snug 95x35x20mm and weighs only 47g (including batteries). With a thumb toggle and multiple trigger buttons, the JS1 offers real analog control enabling users to truly engage with mobile games.
Use your home phone as your cell phone with the Xlink Bluetooth Gateway from Grace Digital, Inc. The device lets you easily combined your landline service and home or small office telephone system with up to three Bluetooth mobile phones.
The XLink makes it possible to send and receive cell phones calls using regular telephones. No more searching for your cell phones. Just use regular phones at home or in the office. Almost any cell phone with Bluetooth wireless technology will work with XLink.
The XLink can simultaneously connect to three different cell phones – one for each family member! The Xlink is compatible with your telephone service provider and also comes with Caller ID and Call Waiting. It connect directly to any number of standard telephones using XLink’s built-in RJ11 jack.
The XLink is 4.5” x 4.5“ x 1.5” and weights 0.83lbs. It has a built-in USB port to link with your PC for firmware upgrades.
Remember the Dick Tracy phone? Well now it's here. Over at ThinkGeek they are selling a Touch screen Cell Phone/PDA Wristwatch. The Touch screen Cell Phone/PDA Wristwatch is an unlocked GSM cell phone.
Just plug in your existing sim card out of the top of your iPhone (or other GSM Cell Phone from AT&T/Cingular or T-Mobile) and insert it into the back of the watch and power it up. Call your standard cell phone number and your wrist will start ringing.
You can make and receive calls by pulling the tiny included stylus from the side of the watch and tapping the numbers on the screen. You can also play MP3 files, watch movies, store hundreds of phone numbers and send SMS messages and enter schedules or notes with basic handwriting recognition.
The phone comes with 60 Meg of built in storage. The volume of the built in speakerphone to be a bit low, so it’s recommend using the included Bluetooth headset or wired headphones for best performance (any other Bluetooth headset will work as well).
This little nifty cell phone gadget from ThinkGeek may work well for females. It's a bracelet that will vibrate when you have an incoming call on your cell phone called the BluAlert Bracelet.
Most women carry their cell phone in their purse which is sometimes hard for them to hear when it rings. Forget about it if the cell phone is set on vibrate. Of course males can use it for nosy environments such as a night club or using a jack hammer.
The BluAlert bracelet uses Bluetooth technology to buzz discretely on your wrist when your phone rings. Additionally, the BluAlert acts like a security device! Once paired with your phone, if it should suddenly find itself more than 5 meters away, BlueAlert buzzes. Not only will you never miss a call, you'll never lose your phone.
Want to take pictures far away with that new Apple iPhone? Why not just add a telescope to the iPhone? That's right a telescope. Vavolo.com is selling an iPhone telescope for $19.99 that is made to help you extend your iPhone viewing distant so you can capture the excitement of instant moment far from you conveniently.
Imagine you are watching a concert performs but your seat is far away. The iPhone telescope is able to help you get much closer and clearer image as you want. It is intended for overcome the short coming of camera that can only near-sighted, it also a device suitable for long distant viewing.
The iPhone telescope features a stylish, compact design with a optical zoom: 6x will allows users to overcome the short coming of camera mobile that can only near-sighted.
Think those private text messages you sent from your cell phone was completely erased from the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card? Well think again!
Those erased messages can be retrieved with the Cell Phone Spy. The device is sold for $150 at Brickhouse Security. Brickhouse claims the device can be used to "Forensically examine your SIM card to find deleted text messages and numbers." (Note: Don't want to spend $150, consider the SIM Card Backup Tool for $14.99)
The Cell Phone Spy can save, edit and delete your phone book and short messages (SMS) stored on your SIM card using the Recovery PRO software and SIM Recovery Pro Reader with your computer and ANY standard SIM card from a standard cell phone which supports removable SIM cards.
Do you have a girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, or employeee that you suspect lies to you? Wish you could give them a lie detector test? Well now you can with your landline or cell phone using the LiarCard.
The LiarCard is a voice analysis technology for personal use that can give an indication if someone is being truthful.
You use the LiarCard by dialing a toll-free number from any phone and input the PIN provided upon signup. You then enter the destination number and wait for the call to be connected.
During your conversation, the voice of the person of whom you called is analyzed in real-time, during which a heartbeat pulse is played in the background which only you will hear. A buzz is also played when the called party is suspected of not telling the truth or is in an extreme state of mind.
Mobintech, a Denmark-based group, has introduced the “PDG – Personal Display Glasses”; the first real digital interface solution directly for mobile phones. The limited screen size of current mobile phones diminishes the viewing experience and PDG believes they have solved this problem.
With the PDG you can watch TV shows and videos directly from your mobile phone on a pair of display glasses which displays a 30 inch flat screen in front of your eyes. Mobintech is a Scandinavian design house designing and developing Personal Display Glasses solutions based on micro display technology and low-power electronic designs.
Right now all the major cell phone carriers are pushing cell phone TV; however, the screen size is an issue. The PDG maybe the solution to this problem and may entice cell phone users to sign up for cell phone TV services.
Want to be alerted when you have incoming cell phone calls without using the ringer or vibrator? Well UK designer Mathmos has come up with a solution by creating cell phone light charms that can alert you of incoming calls with a flashing light. The light charm senses when a call is being received and flashes. There is nothing to connect to your cell phone.
The Mathmos Cell Phone Light Charms Features:
Weight: 15g
Dimensions: Bulb (height 30mm x overall dia. 13mm), Astro (height 30mm x overall dia. 12mm)
Light charms effect is created by LEDs and is powered by 3 x SR60 batteries (batteries included)
Do you live on your cell phone causing the battery to die often? Worse yet, when the battery dies, your are often no where close to your charger or an outlet to charge your cell phone! Well you are the ideal person for a portable charger. The Turbocell Charger uses simple and readily available AA batteries to recharge your cell phone’s lithium battery.
Check out this cool little contraption called the FrogPad! It's a one-handed keyboard which enables its user to hold documents, tools or other items while entering information on a PDA, Pocket PC, smart phone, laptop or other mobile device.
Once you get use to it, you can type just as fast with one hand as with both hands (see video). The learning time for the FrogPad has been shown to significantly shorter than learning the traditional QWERTY keyboard. University studies indicate new users can reach 40 words per minute in 10 hours versus the 56 needed with QWERTY.
Since over 75% of all users do not touch type but use a “hunt and peck” approach, the FrogPad presents an opportunity for faster keyboard input.
Want an easier way to type into your PDA or smartphone?Then consider using the Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard which laser-projects a keyboard on any flat surface allowing you to type away accompanied by simulated key click sounds. With 63 keys and full size QWERTY layout the Laser Virtual Keyboard can approach typing speeds of a standard keyboard (see video).
The Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard Features:
Connects to PDAs Smartphones and Computers using Bluetooth
Projects a full size keyboard onto any flat surface
Allows the convenience of regular keyboard typing in a tiny form factor
Rechargeable battery lasts for 120 minutes of continuous typing
Tiny size only 3.5 inches high
Compatible with PalmOS 5, PocketPC 2003, Windows Smartphone, Symbian OS, and Windows 2000/XP. Limited Mac OSX Support.
If you ever get stranded on an island with cell phone reception but no power to recharge the battery, then you may want to make sure you have the cell phone solar panel charger. This unique little charger which get's power from the sun, will not quickly charge your cell phone completely but if your battery is dead it will give it enough power to boost the battery thus giving you a few minutes of chat time. (See previous article on using wind power to charge cell phones).
For a full charge, you will need direct sun light on the solar panel for 6 to 10 hours. The design of the solar panel is small enough to attach to the cell phone so when you are outside chatting you can also be charging your handset.
The solar panel charger also can be used as a backup battery. If it's cloudy outside or you don't have 6 to 10 hours to charge it, you can charge the solar panel charger with an AC adapter. The cell phone solar panel charger is expected to be launched in Japan on February 9, 2008. No word if the device will ever be available in the U.S.
Phone
Finder
