photo credit: Cell Phone or Yo-Yo?

Human powered cell phone chargers are the next step in technology. You can charge the new YoGen by Easy Energy, Inc., by simply pulling a cord, much like a yo-yo. The device has a good pull-to-charge ratio, so you don’t get user fatigue trying build up a charge. The device is very portable, easily fitting into your pocket or purse, making it a practical alternative to the spare battery. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Free Cell Phone Minutes

Use your cell phone without using any minutes on your plan. Ymax announced at the CES 2010 that they are developing a MagicJack for cell phones. Much like the original MagicJack, which uses your home broadband connection for phone calls, the new cell phone MagicJack will utilize the same technology. Because of this, your cell phone doesn’t connect to the cell phone provider service, thereby saving your precious cell phone minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Obama using BlackBerry

Obama has declared war on driving while using cell phones! Driver distraction based accidents are becoming an epidemic. In the last year, over half a million people were injured and 6,000 were killed due to driver distraction. This includes talking on cell phones and texting. Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese humor or Quentin Tarantino’s own brand of humor? In his new cell phone ad for Softbank, Tarantino gives us multi-cultural family with a dog playing the father to advertise a plastic dog speaker attachment for a cell phone. Watch the video clip and see for yourself.
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photo credit: Katy Levinson

In recent years it has become increasingly popular for cell phones to be used for malicious actions like bomb detonators. A group of inmates in a Parisian jail even used their smuggled-in cell phones to successfully coordinate an escape. These actions are scary and worrisome at best, so I decided to develop some new, more positive uses for cell phones. Read on to see all those things your little, unassuming cell phone may be able to do for you in the future!
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Most phones nowadays come with a generic camera that allows you to spontaneously capture your surroundings with that certain fuzzy quality many of us cellphone camera clickers have come to (unfortunately) know. But now, thanks to Brando’s Generic Mobile Telescope, the days of the blurry cellphone picture may be over.
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photo credit: dainsandoval

On my way home from work today, I opted to switch from music to NPR (National Public Radio). I do this from time to time to check up on news, and to see if there is an interesting topic being discussed. Today’s topic was about traffic. I paid particular attention to the portion about talking on a cell phone while driving. Read the rest of this entry »

So there I was, tightly packed into my car, ready for an adventure. I was headed on a mini road trip, off to visit friends and relatives for a long weekend. I wrote out thorough, precise lists a few days earlier (as not to forget anything), and had followed these lists to the T. Everything was neatly folded and organized and I was off!!!

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Cell phones have become a staple in all of our lives. Leave home without your mobile phone and you are sure to feel naked, and sometimes even useless. You use it for absolutely everything, games, texting, phone calls, organizing your schedule and even browsing the internet. If your battery dies, it can almost feel impossible to get everything you need done. However, as convenient and useful as they are, there is often nothing more shocking than when that cell phone bill comes in at the end of the month. How many times can you recount your mouth hitting the floor as you tear open your cell phone bill each month? If this has ever happened to you, then here are some tips on how to save on your cell phone bill each month.

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photo credit: Siemens PLM Software

This Spring I’m planning a crazy camping trip with my boyfriend. We’re going to a deserted island with nothing but the necessities. We’re bringing water, a tiny bit of food (just so we don’t starve), and enough clothes and blankets so we don’t freeze. We plan to forage for food in the forest, build a fire for warmth, and just “be” in nature. The one gadget we definitely want to bring, for safety reasons, is a cell phone. Read the rest of this entry »