Powerkiss – Wireless Charging
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1 egg + 2 mobiles = ???
All chain emails are unwanted, unsolicited wastes of time that often make the sender look gullible for passing it along. But when the same chain email called '1 egg + 2 mobiles' ended up in my inbox twice – claiming that two mobile phones can cook an egg after a 65 minute conversation, I decided [...]
Powermat Wireless Charging
Powermat is launching new wireless charging kits – perfect if you’re like me and always forget to charge your phone. I got a sneak peak at the new iPhone 4, Blackberry Curve & Bold 9700 and Nokia N97 chargers and mats. Check out my video review below.
Angry Birds Invasion
At the MobileMonday 10th Anniversary Summit in Helsinki, Finland, I went to visit Rovio, the company behind the successful mobile game, Angry Birds. I interviewed the Mighty Eagle, AKA Peter Vesterbacka, about the worldwide phenomenon, plans to go Hollywood and if there will be a spin-off. Watch the video!
Nokia’s (eco-friendly) C6, C7 & E7
You might think that there are more important ways to save the environment then making eco-friendly smartphones, but Nokia says mobiles usually contain toxic chemicals which are rarely disposed of safely. So it’s produced 3 green handsets – the mid-range C6, C7 and the business-oriented E7.
HTC Desire HD & Desire Z
Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC unveiled two new Android phones – the Desire HD & Desire Z and revamped its Sense UI.
Essential Camping Gadgets
Don’t go caveman camping! Serious campers won’t leave their tents without the right tools and neither should you. I head to the great outdoors, but of course stay connected to online civilization through my favorite gadgets. Check out the video!
Mobile Dating
Lonely and living in London, then download StreetSpark on your mobile phone and start meeting new people while you are out and about. Whatever happened to good old fashioned online dating?
Conspiracy for Good with Tim Kring & Nokia
Saving lives and overthrowing evil corporations is no longer just a thrilling premise for television and film plots. Tim Kring, creator of TV show, Heroes is the mastermind behind Conspiracy for Good, which combines live street theatre and alternate reality gaming for social change. I got to go behind the scenes and speak with the [...]
ZTE Racer
In April, I met with Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE to get a sneak peak at the company’s first Android phone in the UK – the ZTE Racer. However, since then, the phone has had a couple tweaks and its firmware has been updated from 1.6 to 2.1 Eclair. So is the Racer worth the £99 [...]
