So it comes with GPRS connectivity, but yeah if you’re looking for a phone that works for about USD $100 — it even has an extra removable battery — then you might want to check out a few of iPhone clones that are coming out. There’s a WiFi version of the same clone for twice the price which is still a steal considering the fact that it even has dual SIM capabilities.

Other than those I mentioned, it has everything the iphone has and probably even more coz it comes with an extra battery, you can download Apple apps in it, comes with 1 GB memory card, it’s dual sim (put in your Globe, Smart and/or Sun sim if you wish!), comes with a leather Apple case and did I tell you you’ll save around P38,000 with it too (you can already buy a decent laptop with that money or maybe even go to Hong Kong or Thailand or Bangkok!)? So yeah, I got myself one. I’ve yet to discover if I’m gonna regret it, coz like I told you I’m no geek. But for P5k, it’s already very much worth it.

The unit is called a Sciphone, and it looks hot. There is something oddly alluring with phones like these because there’s such a big community built around it. Interesting, actually.

[phone image and review from The SexyNomad]

If you’re planning on getting the beta for iPhone 3.0, we suggest not taking the risk as there are reports of you having to re-purchase applications that were downloaded before, thus having to pay for them all over again. We’re sure Apple will refund you through the store when 3.0 comes out, but I persoanlly would rather not take the risk.

[image c/o The iPhone Blog]

When Apple announced iPhone 3.0 and its ability to integrate almost any accessory into the dock (they showed off a mock photo of a digital blood pressure accessory), I immediately remembered the days of the Handspring Visor and the springboard modules that, though unsuccessful, paved the way for portable gadget features we have today — phones, cameras, the Internet, MP3 players — all in one Personal Digital Assistant. Handspring was a breakaway faction from Palm back in the day. They concentrated in developing springboard accessories for their line of Visor PDA’s running the Palm OS. I remember having the 56kbps modem attachment, the MusicJAM MP3 player and the VisorPhone, which was the spiritual predecessor to the first Palm Treo.

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