UberPhones: Just in case the m300 looks familiar, your brain probably remembered Samsung’s prototype cellphone watch instead which was never released commercially. The m300 GSM cellphone watch is the first one out in the market, with features that range from USB and Bluetooth connectivity to a 99 phone number book. Battery life is not too shabby with a 70 hour […]

Pink Tentacle: On September 13, Fujitsu unveiled a new type of “invisible” barcode, called FP (Fine Picture) code, which allows data to be embedded directly into color print photographs. FP code consists of a series of faint yellow lines — said to be invisible to the naked eye — which are overlaid on the photograph during the printing process. Once […]

BusinessWeek: Are you going to miss the Rolling Stones playing Paris on July 28? Well, if you’re a Cingular Wireless subscriber, you don’t have to. Cingular is using innovative new technology that lets its customers dial a number that connects them to a live feed of the Stones rocking the Stade de France, in Paris. A buck ninety-nine gets you […]

I4U News: When you talk about mid- and high-end mobile phones these days, it’s tough not to mention the RAZR name, the line of products that made Motorola’s mark on the map so explosive. With its popularity, the RAZR has become available in all sorts of different colors, even pink. But now, Motorola wants you to be able to customize […]

Mobiledia: Whirlpool today began testing “smart” washing machines and dryers, monitored and controled from computers and cell phones. The pilot project, called “Laundry Time,” is part of an open collaboration involving Whirlpool Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Panasonic and Procter & Gamble. To be conducted in Atlanta homes between today and early September, Laundry Time is built around a connected laundry […]

Globes: Israeli start-up Cellact, a developer of cellular messaging technology, has begun marketing a system to kibbutzim (collective communities), towns and factories in northern Israel that enables the issue of warnings of missile attacks. The system, which will be available to subscribers of all cellular companies, will issue a warning of a missile or bomb attack, shooting, or other emergency […]

WashingtonPost.com: When it came out in Britain in December, the Mosquito sound system was supposed to be the sonic equivalent of a “no loitering” sign. Its annoying, high-pitched sound — which many adults can’t hear but most young people can — would act as a teen repellent. Now, teens are staging a worldwide rebellion: Downloading the sound, or another ring […]

TrendCentral: myNuMo is a new teen-oriented, online community with a similar model for user-created mobile phone content. The site offers users the tools to create and publish ringtones, wallpapers, and of course, videos. Members can then profit from their creations by uploading them to their own custom webpage within the site where they can then sell them by using a […]

Trendwatching.com: Codes for consumers, not producers, is one thing, but in an open source, CUSTOMER MADE world, what about codes by consumers? Check out Singapore based Tagit, who have developed a universal decoding engine which runs on an open platform, meaning that all types of digitized codes, from the QR Code and the humble 2D DataMatrix to Tagit’s own proprietary […]

BizReport.com: The move by PayPal, a unit of online auctioneer eBay Inc., marks a big step in further bridging the worlds of electronic commerce and brick-and-mortar stores, by giving consumers a pay option via telephone. PayPal Mobile lets consumers instantly buy goods and services, such as compact discs, DVDs and apparel, by sending product codes via text message. PayPal signed […]