Finally iPhone is on the way

So finally we’ll see the iPhone in Ireland, it will be release on March 14th on the O2 network and for sale from O2 and Carphone Warehouse. I’m sure you know all this already unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for a couple of days - like me

The Chute eco-friendly smartphone

Bit of a strange one this the - it’s not a real phone only a concept right now but the design by Michael Laut will forgo all the usual metal, glass and plastic and the case will be made from Bamboo, yes that’s correct Bamboo.

Now I’m not really sure if the likes of Nokia and Sony Ericsson will go for this as theres lots of demand for shiny metal and glossy black mobiles at the moment - but maybe in the future we will see the Eco phone.

My only question is what will the screen be made from and will it work on solar power ?

Blackberry Pearl Diamond Edition

Amosu, who are well known for their extreme jewelry-editions of mobile phones have now unveiled the Blackberry Pearl Diamond Edition. The phone is encrusted with 900 diamonds.

Amosu’s handsets also come with a concierge service, allowing owners access to a higher class of events and services. Amosu says that all of the diamonds on the Blackberry are totally recyclable and reusable which is a good this because mobiles change all the time.

So what’s the price, at £45,000 or €60,000 it’s not cheap.

The TouchWiz User Interface from Samsung

We expect to see this this new touch screen interface on new Samsung phones this year

Sony Ericsson PSP Phone

Rumours fly around the Internet all the time, but this is one that might actually happen this year. If you just think about it mobile gaming is such a big market and one of the issues is using the key-pad on your mobile to control the game. Well Sony can easily solved this by replacing keys from the numeric keypad with game controls, and they have year of experience behind them in the area.

With a large library of PSP titles behind them this will explode onto the market with a backlog of games. Just on the techie side the phone will come with rotating display to access other functions of the phone. When the device is in the phone mode, you get a simple phone with numeric keypad, menu and function keys. Rotating the screen to 180 degrees, menu/function keys are turn into game controls for portable phone gaming. If the screen is turned only 90 degress, the PSP phone might turn into a mobile TV also?

Nokia E71 Picture

As we await the official announcement of this new phone some pictures of the E71 smartphone are starting to make an appearance on the web.

I can’t wait to see the full spec of this when it’s finally announced by Nokia.

Motorola shows off fuel cell powered phone

A Canadian firm have somehow integrated a hydrogen fuel cell into a Motorola phone which they claim will allow longer battery life and even better no emissions.

Vancouver-based Angstrom Power said its hydrogen-powered EverOn battery, which has been integrated into Motorola’s SLVR L7 handsets, is more efficient than lithium ion batteries and takes just 10 minutes to charge.

The company conducted a six-month trial of the product using its Micro Hydrogen product, which consists of a fuel cell and hydrogen storage tank, and claims it is now planning to commercialise the technology by 2010.

With the growth in smart phones and always on connectivity this is a solution that will have a positive impact on mobile phones in the next few years.

The New LG VX8610 Chocolate Phone

The new LG VX8610 is a slider phone with a 2 megapixel camera, QVGA display screen and microSD card slot. It will probably replace the VX8550 Chocolate and is heading for the US on the Verizon Wireless network.

From the pictures we’ve seen it looks like a nice phone, it’s a unique design, and comes with integrated bluetooth headset.A nice feature is the headset is fixed on the back cover, user can just release the bluetooth headset from the clip and start using it.

Source : phonearena

Nokia Have Unveiled The Nokia 6220 Classic

Say hello to the Nokia 6220 classic another new phone from the mobile giant, the phone come with high-speed HSDPA connection updating blogs or uploading photos and videos to favourite sharing websites. A-GPS functionality which allows photos to be ‘geotagged’ - making them easier to search and share. Images can also be viewed on a television screen with the integrated TV-out feature, sent from phone to phone via wireless Bluetooth connection, or viewed in full colour on the phone’s large 2.2 inch display.

You also get all the as expected features like internet browser, email, music player, FM radio with RDS and up to 8 GB of memory, but the phone also comes preloaded with Nokia Maps 2.0 to help you find you way around the city, find new restaurants etc.

The 6220 classic is expected to start shipping in the 3rd quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of €325

The Nokia N96 unleashed

MWC 2008 - Nokia have finally unveiled the N96 at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, the phones will have 16GB internal memory, a large 2.8″ screen, 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with flash and video light.

The Nokia N96 supports common video formats including MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video, making favourite videos easy to view. Dedicated media keys and integrated 3D stereo speakers will allow for some nice music playback. A DVB-H TV tuner you can watch telly and with the massive memory it can store up to 40 hours of video content.

The phone will have the ability to geo-tag your photos using the A-GPS system is also touted by Nokia as being a major draw to the handset.

I’m sure we will see more on this over the coming weeks. Expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008 for around €600