apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


Posts tagged “mobile”

Google Phone Will Let You Fully Use Google Voice

Right now, the iPhone is the cell phone to beat. Apple just made a great product and people have been flocking to it. What could dethrone the iPhone? How about a new Google Phone! TechCrunch reports o...

The NerdCart
Helping Keep Your Tech in Order & Relationship Intact

Jared has a lot of home electronics gear. Enough that it was enough of an issue between him and his wife to do something about it. And from this common dilemma was born The NerdCart, a mobile conver...

Huge Nokia Recall on 14 Million Mobile Phone Chargers

Yep, it's that time again. This time around, Nokia's up to bat with a whoppin' 14 million faulty cell phone chargers due to risk of shock when plugged into an electric socket. Full details on the affe...

The Big TV Screen and Small Mobile Screen Are in Cahoots!

One of our favorite things about the internet is how easy it is to see something cool, then to buy it or share it with friends. With 'Buy Now' buttons and 'Post to Facebook' links, communication is a ...

The Moving Kitchen by Joongho Choi

With so many of our readers living in compact urban spaces, we are always on the lookout for unique small space solutions to everyday problems. Given that goal, we were thrilled to find this mobile...

Joby: More Than Just Tripods

Joby's Gorillapod is a well-known, lightweight, compact tripod solution that let you fix your camera in pretty much any situation. Now, after the success of the Gorillapod, Joby will be launching Gori...

Ford Work Solutions: The Home Office on Wheels

We are spending a lot of time in cars. It's just common sense to have some kind of mobile work integration, so that all those hours spent in gridlock can actually be used for a purpose, instead of jus...

If Sales Keep Growing, Will Smartphones be a Necessity?

In the top five most awesomely awkward moments that forced social networking events provide, this has to be up there: Exchanging contact info with a possible parter who doesn't have an email address Y...

Transparent-Looking PMP Player: You Can Use it As a Mirror

The last PMP that we had was an Archos. We used it on and off, but never as an MP3 player. The thing was just too heavy. We stopped using it when the battery blew up. The PMP market has been growing, ...

Mini Android Tablet Coming Soon, But Does It Serve a Purpose?

Tablet PCs are a type of laptop that haven't been really exploited enough, at least in my opinion. In the past, we've had tablets, but they were either very pricey or had limited functions. Personally...

Look! Kyocera's Foldable Phone: Folds Up in Your Pocket

Wouldn't it be cool to be able to fold up your phone when you don't need it? How about only partially unfolding it in order to make a quick call or to send a text message? That's the concept that Kyoc...

Look! New Shrunken iPhone Available: Not Made By Apple!

Rumors have been circulating for years now about the iPhone Nano. Will Apple ever release it? The trouble is that more and more companies are coming up with iPhone-like devices that will fill the gap ...

What's Happening This Instant in the Tech World

Commercials are the bane of our TV-addicted existence. They stink so much to watch that somebody had to go and invent TiVo so we didn't have to sit through one more rugged SUV bouncing over rocky terr...

The iPhone Prototype: Blast from the Past

We all think that iPhones and Crackberrys are the phones to beat right now. That's why looking at how Apple came to design the iPhone is so interesting. It reveals some of the thoughts and ideas that ...

Philips Xenium Flip Phone: The Best of Both Worlds?

When I first started using cell phones, I always enjoyed the clamshell or flip format. I found these types of phones very useful and cool because you could answer and end a call just by opening the fl...

Ulysse Nardin's Smart Phone: Steampunk for the Rich

You know that Steampunk has hit the mainstream when a celebrated Swiss watchmaker is planning on creating a hybrid smart phone. From the press release and the information that is currently available o...

Modu: The Incredible Modular Phone

It's kind of obscene at the amount of waste that we generate with our gadgets. Every year or two, we change cell phones, computers, laptops, MP3 players, and more. The trouble is that there isn't much...

Joggler Family Hub Calendar Syncs With Cells

From UK mobile service provider O2 comes the Joggler. While it certainly has the distinction of the least descriptive name ever, it could be a revolutionary product in the realm of family communicatio...

Trade In Cell Phones with AT&T?

Are you the type to always crave the latest and greatest, even when what you've got is pretty shiny and new? AT&T is considering this plan just for customers like you. They're looking to launch a cell...

Water Droplet Headset: A Stylish Bluetooth Earring

I can't remember how many times I've come upon people talking with their Bluetooth headsets and thinking that they were speaking to me. Naturally they weren't, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one w...

Improving Your Celly's Battery Life in Five Easy Steps

We spotted this list from UK tech blog Tech Digest and think it contains some useful tips for making sure your Blackberry doesn't quit on you right before that important phone interview for the job yo...

T3's 01 Phone: Perfect or Just Another Smartphone?

Smartphones are a dime a dozen. Unless you have an iPhone or a Crackberry, you are still looking for that oh so elusive perfect phone. There are always things that you'd like your perfect phone to do ...

LG Makes a Transparent Cell Phone

Watch out, LG is making some cool and slick design decisions. That being said, it's been a long time coming that manufacturers would come out with transparent parts for your cell phone. Thankfully, th...

Dial4Light: Energy Saving Gone Too Far?

At the risk of sounding like Martha, we'll say this: Going green is generally touted as a good thing. Turning off lights when you leave a room or setting your thermostat to a cooler setting while you'...

The Dream Iphone Pro: The Ultimate Cell Phone?

Ever since the iPhone came out, cell phone manufacturers have been trying to come up with a viable competitor. Until now, the verdict isn't out. It's agreed that the Apple iPhone interface and form fa...