Nissan Motor, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp have jointly developed a mobile phone able to function as an intelligent key for cars. The device will incorporate Nissan's Intelligent Key system, already a standard feature in various Nissan vehicles.

Nissan's Intelligent Key system, installed in more than 950,000 units of various Nissan models since 2002, employs two-way wireless communications technology to automatically unlock/lock the car door and start/stop the engine. Nissan and Sharp has now integrated these electronic intelligent-key, wireless communications and electromagnetic technologies into the new handset.

Nissan, DOCOMO and Sharp will demonstrate this mobile phone with built-in Intelligent Key in their respective exhibits at CEATEC Japan 2008, which begins September 30. The three firms will continue to develop the product with an aim for commercial distribution in early fiscal year 2009.

Link: NTT DOCOMO

 

T-Mobile has launched the world’s first Android-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. The T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes the popular Google products that millions have enjoyed on the desktop, including Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube and others.

The T-Mobile G1 with Google delivers a premium, easy-to-use mobile Web and communications experience in one device, supporting 3G, EDGE, and Wi-Fi network.

Featuring a rich HTML e-mail client, T-Mobile G1 seamlessly syncs your e-mail, calendar and contacts from Gmail as well as most other POP3 or IMAP e-mail services. It also has a Global Positioning System (GPS), a 3.0-megapixel camera with photo-sharing capability and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

It comes pre-loaded with Amazon MP3 mobile application that allows customers to search, sample, purchase and download music from Amazon MP3 directly to their device.

“T-Mobile, Google and HTC share a similar vision for making the mobile Internet practical, relevant and fun,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp.

The T-Mobile G1 will be available in stores in the U.S. on Oct. 22, for a price of $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement. It will be available in the U.K. beginning in November, and across Europe in the first quarter of 2009.

Link: T-Mobile

Ladies! If you are someone who easily get fascinated withlooks and design of the product, then this High Heel cool phone is the one for you. The pink color makes it fashionable and attractive. If you are looking to decorate a bedroom or office in a trendy and stylish way, then this phone could be a nice buy. This high heel shoe design telephone measures 180x170x75mm and weights 260g.The high heel shoe design telephone can alternate between tone and pulse and comes with pause / flash/ redial buttons that are easy to use. While real shoe phones are unrealistic, there is high heeled communication tool that you can buy from Gadget4all.com in $22.

The long awaited Nokia N96 has arrived and you folks can't get enough of it. Pre Orders at the Car Phone Warehouse are huge and stock isn't expected now until early October. Don't worry, we've secured a mega deal for our readers - Free Nokia N96 with 9 months half price saving you £337.50, 3000 minutes and unlimited texts. Why would you want to get your name down? Take a look at this mobile hotness and then read the specs.

The Nokia N96 mobile phone is the latest in the N-Series and is designed to wow you with entertainment features and a stylish two-way sliding mechanism.

Immerse yourself in the impressive array of entertainment features included with the Nokia N96. Use the 2.8” display screen to watch high-quality videos, with mind-blowing sound effects and the 16GB’s of internal memory which will allow you to store all multimedia files.

Finally with the Nokia Video Center you can find loads of videos off the internet to download and if that doesn’t keep you busy the 5.0-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics sure will.

    * Admire the latest in the N-series from Nokia with mid-blowing entertainment features

    * Watch downloaded and high-quality videos on the 2.8” display screen

    * Store all multimedia files with the 16GB of internal memory

    * Use the Nokia Video Center to get the full effects of this video masterpiece

    * Capture quality pictures with the 5.0-Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optical Lens

    * Find where you’re going with the integrated A-GPS and rich maps facility

 

And if you buy one from us, we promise to order more beer and post lots of pictures of hot chicks playing with hardware! 

 

Apple iPhone users have have a new way to send photos. They can now use Flutter, a free application that allows users to take a photo and send it to another cell phone.

Until now, an iPhone user could not send a picture to another cell-phone number, although the user could e-mail pictures to anyone.

JuiceCaster, a social-broadcasting service for cell phones, called Flutter the next best thing to multimedia messages, or MMS.

Flutter allows individuals to take a photo, address it to cell-phone numbers listed in contacts, and add messages.

The person on the receiving end gets a text message with a link to JuiceCaster. JuiceCaster will host the photo. A feature included in the service is the ability to use the iPhone 3G's GPS to show recipients your location. The recipient gets an option to see the sender's location.

"Being in the business of multimedia and other products with JuiceCaster, we thought why not use the underlying platform we use to send pictures," said Amir Hosseinpour, Juice Wireless senior vice president of product strategy, speaking from London.

The service is free, at least for now. The plan, however, is to put ads on Flutter. The company said they will be on the client side, and the sender will be the one viewing the ads, not the recipient.

Link: NewsFactor

 

U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like using the phone as a remote control.

At an event on Monday to showcase some recently developed technologies that are not yet being marketed, AT&T emphasized that in the future, consumers should be able to use their phones, computer and television in more interesting ways.

"We're looking at the whole landscape, of what people use, and what's out there in the home," said AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan, adding that some of the services may be launched by the end of the year.

AT&T is currently the sole U.S. carrier for the iPhone -an advantage over other mobile providers like Verizon Wireless, owned by Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L), as well as over cable television providers.

For example, consumers will be able to listen to their voice mails on their screens, and download shows from their digital video recorders onto their iPhones.

They also will be able to use their iPhones to navigate channels like a normal remote control, and for entertainment purposes like virtually hurling tomatoes at the TV screen using iPhone applications.

Link: Yahoo News

 

The smartphone specialist Research In Motion (RIM) has unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry phone to come in the popular flip form factor.

The Pearl Flip 8220 has been desribed as ‘all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design’. The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone weighs only 3.6 ounces and measures approximately 3.9” x 1.9” x 0.7”.

The Flip 8220 is Packed with an abundance of powerful features, such as industry’s leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful yet approachable smartphone. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favorite song. It’s all in your control with a simple flip.

Featuring two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays, the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset, while the large, 240 x 320 internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages with impressive detail and contrast.

“The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a full-featured smartphone with a unique and friendly design and it is a natural choice for flip phone users who want to start doing more with their phone than just talk,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.

 Link: Blackberry

 

What looks to be one of the most exciting handsets of 2008 is nearly upon us. Scheduled for a fourth quarter release, the Sony Ericsson C905 cyber shot is now officially on the map at Sony. Why should you be excited? Well the camera packs a 8 megapixel camera lens on the rear of the phone with autofocus, image stablisation, face detection (celebrites watch out) and a xenon flash - serious photography fire power for a phone. With this kind of picture quality you can do prints upto A3 sizes without much trouble. Nice. It's also got video stabilizer as standard so it will be perfect for the youtube and myblog generation.

The 2.4 inch QVGA scratch resistant mineral glass TFT display looks to a winner too. And if you feel like sharing your photos round at your mates, you can plug in the optional TV out cable that's in the pipeline. The connections continue with the latest bluetooth standards, USB 2.0 for high speed transfers, built in GPS with support for A-GPS so you can geo-tag your photos and everything can be synchronized up with Exchange Activesync.

Stats for the Sony C905 stack up at 104 x 49 x 18 millimetres and it weighs in at around 136 grams. Colour options include copper gold, ice silver and night black. The bundle will include a 2GB memory stick with battery life good for 380 hours on standby and 9 hours in use.

Watch this space. 

 

We've just got word that the Car Phone Warehouse have lifted the deals on five of their best selling mobile phones. You can now get 12 months 99p rental on a 12 month contract. The range includes:

FREE Nokia 6300 12 months 99p 12 month contract 200 mins + 200 texts

FREE Sony Ericsson S500i Copper 12 months 99p 12 month contract 200 mins +
200 texts

FREE Nokia 7500 Prism 12 months 99p 12 month contract 200 mins + 200 texts

FREE Samsung J700 12 months 99p 12 month contract 200 mins + 200 texts

FREE LG Chocolate 12 months 99p 12 month contract 200 mins + 200 texts

These deals won't last forever so if your mobile phone is coming up for renewal or you fancy one of the latest handsets, take a look in our mobile phone shop. 

The Nokia N95 (8GB) mobile phone has arrived with a new look, a bigger screen and an amazing array of breath-taking features.  Store all multi-media files and up to 2000 songs or 166 albums with the impressive 8GB of internal memory.

With this much memory you can store all multimedia files until your hearts content. Including amazing pictures you have captured with the built-in 5.0-Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optical Lens. Also enjoy DVD-like quality videos with the built-in video-play system.

Finally, this multimedia monster comes with the new Spiderman 3 film preloaded, allowing you to enjoy the Nokia N95's (8GB) high quality technology, at the touch of a button. 

• Watch the new Spiderman 3 film for free, already preloaded.
  
• Capture quality pictures with the 5.0-Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Optical Lens
  
• Upload all your pictures instantly to Flickr
  
• Store all your multi-media files with the 8GB of internal memory
  
• Enjoy DVD-like quality videos with the built-in video-play
  
• Access your music, emails, plus advanced web browsing
  
• Listen to your favourite tunes via the built-in MP3 Player

We have some great deals for MaXit readers looking to buy one of these beasties.

O2 75 min + 125 sms on a 12 month contract. Phone price £284.99 and £25.00 per month - Best value

And if you like your minutes maxed,
O2 3000 min + 500 sms on a 18 month contract with  FREE Nokia N95 and £75.00 per month with 9 Months ½ Price by redemption. Effective cost per month £56.25 - Best Offer