Hey guys, I think these would make really good gifts for your significant other. You’re quite sure she has a mobile phone so why not get her a bag for it? I never understood how women can have a small purse and put it into another bag that’s just a wee bit bigger. It’s sorta like a concept you borrow from those Russian dolls. Still, I must admit that the bags look rather elegant, and if you aren’t in the mood to put your mobile phone, it may make for a great carrying case for your pet hamster.

The Samsung “Armani phone” is a credit card thin mobile with EDGE connectivity, a 3.15MP camera, Bluetooth, 60 MB of internal memory and a fancy touch screen. This phone is geared really towards the fashion bazaar with a little discernment for technology.
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“Music on the outside, phone on the inside” seems to be the new slogan for these clamshell phones that are also marketed as MP3 players. What makes the Sony Ericsson W380i unique is a new feature called Gesture Control. If you want to mute an incoming call or stop an alarm all you need to do is put on some Darth Vader and pass your hand across the phone ala using the Force and the phone will respond to this action.
The phone comes with 14MB of internal memory and comes with memory card expansion options. Though there is no …read more

Nowadays, a touch screen phone like the LG Viewty would necessitate certain features like wireless Internet. Unfortunately the nice big screen of this Viewty KU990 model is laid to waste as it doesn’t support WiFi.

Remember back in the day, when cellphones were literally bricks that could kill and had a battery charger the size of a car battery? Well, retro is back this Christmas with the block phone. Some features include a camera and video player, 128MB of memory, and 2 batteries. [Source via Textually]

According to Bloomberg, an upgraded version of the iPhone will debut in 2008. The new model will feature 3G as one of its highlights.

The device will operate on third-generation wireless networks, Stephenson said today at a meeting of the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, California. San Antonio-based AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.
“You’ll have it next year,” Stephenson said in response to a question about when the 3G iPhone would debut. He said he didn’t know how much more the new version will cost than the existing model, which sells for $399. Apple Chief Executive …read more

Nice things happening in Asia. Singapore manufacturer Verzio, a new player in the digital market, has come up with the first batch of dual SIM phones. Called the Verzio Twinn and Verzio Duplii, these two phones come with two SIM card slots.

I have nothing bad to say about the phones’ design. What I do wonder though would be how battery life would perform given that the phone is emitting two signals at once. Nonetheless, the engineers and designers put in a lot of work in the user interface:

I had the chance to review the Nokia 7500 Prism. As a follower of the nomenclature Nokia commonly employs, the “7″ series is now dedicated to the fashionista line of phones which are slightly more expensive yet seem to claim similar features with the classic series. The 7500 is no exception, boasting a very unique real estate design. The Prism’s body is designed to look jagged and geometric, thus resembling a precious stone. The middle button is actually not a joystick, but a button designed to move with the thumb presses.

The 7500 runs on the Series 40 platform. One of …read more

This is by far the most affordable fashion hack I’ve seen. For only $989.00, you can own an LG Prada that’s dipped in 24 karat gold.

Prada, one of the World’s leading designers, have teamed up with LG to unveil this completely touch screen mobile phone. The Prada Phone by LG (KE850) is a breakthrough in the industry, with its sophisticated design and elegant looks.
Other features of LG include a web browser, email client and MP3 player. This fantastic looking phone is probably the hottest designer phone at the moment.
I like the web copy on this one. It’s a 24 karat …read more

The problem with LG is that they have the worst product naming schemes. They should have just stuck to “Chocolate” and other dessert profiteroles.
Okay, that was a useless rant. I came by some pictures of the VX8700, which is one of the fancier clamshells of LG. It resembles much of what Samsung inherited in terms of design but operates more like the LG Chocolate. For more pictures and video, you can click here.