It would be hard to overlook the numerous steampunk gadgets that people have built and sold.  However, I can’t say that I’ve come across anyone that has as many and as broad of a collection as Ivan Mavrovic.  His features everything from a pen disguised as a gun, to toothbrushes and razors.  The most interesting out of the bunch are the several cellphones that he’s managed to steampunk. It appears his specialty is with Nokia phones since all of the phones he’s managed to steampunk appear to be Nokia phones.  Each one of the phones look very different from the rest.  They’re all fully functioning despite their antique appearance.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that these are up for sale, but it might be possible to contact the designer to have something like this made for you.  That is if you have a whole lot of cash that you’re willing to spend.

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Working Nokia Steampunk Cellphone

I first encountered the ZOMM at CES last January, and I finally managed to get my hands on one for review.

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Hands on with the ZOMM

Verizon Wireless recently announced a new handset from Chinese manufacturer ZTE, the Salute. This lightweight and slim slider handset will be able to deliver up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 220 hours of standby time on a single charge. Features are pretty rudimentary, making this an ideal everyday phone that you won’t mind dropping or losing (apart from retaining all your contacts and messages, but that’s something Verizon’s Backup Assistant application can help) since it is dirt cheap

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Nokia, the Finnish cellphone manufacturer, is back with a new cellphone which will cater to the entry-level range. We’re talking about the super slim Nokia X3 Touch and Type, where it will come with a touchscreen display as well as a traditional 12 button phone keypad.

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Nokia X3 Touch and Type ready to rock the phone scene

Yes, sign language on a cellular phone.

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Sign Language over the cell phone

The latest and greatest Android smartphone to date has just been priced, alongside its availability date announced. We’re talking about the Sprint Epic 4G from Samsung, where it holds the distinction of being America’s first 4G-capable phone that will come complete with a full QWERTY keyboard as well as a brilliant Super AMOLED touchscreen display.

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I’ve been seeing a lot of leaks during the past few months about the Droid 2, and it was about time Verizon Wireless made a formal announcement about it. I believe that this is one of the first Android phones that will come with version 2.2 (Froyo) pre-installed. It will also feature Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Swype, 8GB of memory, plus a microSD card with an additional 8GB more in it

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Verizon Wireless formally announces the Droid 2

The iPhone 4 antenna issue has put 3rd party gadget companies into a frenzy.  Apple’s screw up means that they have an opportunity to profit off of it with accessories promising to solve the problem.  However, the ones created that were only capable of taking care of that singular problem might not do so well now that Apple has started to ship free bumpers.  This particular accessory was a little smarter about things though.  It can actually be used for more than just the iPhone 4. Just pop your phone onto the wrist strap and you easily have it within sight.  It also means women that happen to be lacking pockets that day can have another alternative besides carrying the phone in your purse.  The WristOffice isn’t the solution for everyone, but it could make it easier to use a smart phone when your hands are also busy doing other things.  Of course this little accessory still doesn’t exactly make texting while driving entirely safe

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Hands-free WristOffice

Hmmm, looks like the Sidekick is not quite dead yet with AT&T announcing the availability of the Sharp FX quick messaging phone this coming July 25th. This will be the first quick messaging handset from Sharp on the AT&T network, while making it the latest AT&T Mobile TV-capable device that is lined up to rock and roll in the US market.

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AT&T announces Sharp FX quick messaging phone

Vlingo is a name synonymous with intelligent voice applications that are capable of transforming words into action, where the company has rolled out a spanking new feature known as SuperDialer, targeting Android-powered devices in the process. Of course, as we all well know, Android devices are mostly smartphones, but many of them also come in portable media player or tablet form factors

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