So I’ve set up a new poll and moved it up to where it is more visible for everyone. This is an interesting survey as I’ve left the nominations open. Meaning, you can add phones to the long list. So far I’ve placed the most “traditional” wants this Christmas including the new Nokia N82 and yeah, the Apple iPhone. So poll away, dear readers!

Windows Vista has a little brother in Windows Mobile. At least that is where it seems to be going. The SideShow application turns your mobile device into a small “Tempest Junior” for the huge desktop “Thunder Sub.”

Here are a few things up for the testing grounds according to the devs:

* New Portrait QVGA UI designed for remote controls
* New Universal driver for Windows SideShow that supports USB and Bluetooth communication
* New Simulator that uses the Universal driver
* New user switching UI for devices operating in the assigned user mode
* New Bluetooth menu commands
* Support for Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian languages

Gee. Although SideShow works with mobile devices with two screens, there has to be a way to link it up to your mobile phone to view pertinent information. Since SideShow uses gadgets, I guess an upgrade to the WM OS would allow support for these.

So what’s your take on the latest development of the London currency being dispensed by mobile phones?

“Early next year Barclaycard will run a trial of the technology on the back of its new ‘OnePulse’ contactless card, which was launched in September. OnePulse cards are combined credit cards and Oyster cards, and also allow small purchases (under £10) to be made without entering a Pin.

About 1,000 retailers in the capital are already equipped with the contactless terminals for OnePulse, so putting the technology into mobile phones will not require them to install yet more expensive kit. Several hundred Barclaycard customers will be issued with compatible phones supplied by Nokia, which has been pushing the technology for several years. [Textually]

Honestly, I feel that this is a neat concept that is highly dependent on the culture of the society. For instance, although online purchases are quite common nowadays, there is a certain charm to lining up for Black Friday sales. Nonetheless, the adoption of mobile phones as pay methods is not new. However, there has to be a mindset change on the fact that if you lose, your cellphone, you lose more than your address book. Risky, ain’t it?

Marrying the ovehead projector and the cellphone, this Windows Mobile powered smartphone concept brings a lot more to the table, literally.

And if it costs much less than $500.00, then this can very well replace your board room projector. Of course, the concept leaves you with many questions. Your mobile phone would probably only support USB connectivity in the first place - and secondly, how would the phone control heat from the “bulb?”

Nonetheless, this concept brings a lot of excitement to portable presentation tools.

There are just some things that can be considered as JUST WRONG.

Like take these phone fingers for instance. Not only do they double as Halloween paraphernalia (hey kids that’s in two weeks time!), they also make for good precision wear for booger picking.

You can buy a whole bag of these things from their website for only ten dollars — and they come in different sizes too!

Haha, I classified it under the “Handy Peripherals” category. Get it? Handy peripherals? No? Mweh.

Here is a quick tip on how to get her number in four easy steps:
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Back in 2001, the “in thing” was having a mobile phone with Bluetooth and a personal digital assistant. The latter allowed you to keep schedule, listen to music and view photos while your phone simply allowed you to send away text messages. You could sync both devices wirelessly, and this was the beginning of how the industry juggled OTA sync tools. My personal favorite config was the Nokia 6310i with the Palm m515 and a Bluetooth SDIO card.

Now, Apple had just announced the iPod touch, a niche market product that heavily capitalizes on the iPhone sans the calling and camera features. You can use it to browse the Internet via WiFi and watch music and videos. With the coming of the iPod touch, is Apple slowly trying to bring back the dawn of device pairs once more? But then, before you even try to answer that, I’d like to dare a suggestion - is Steve Jobs trying to revive the Apple Newton?
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Here’s a short documentation of how to sandpaper your Treo 650’s antenna to make it a couple of centimeters shorter. You will need some patience, a new antenna and a prayer.

Dior has an impressive online catalogue of eLuxury accessories for your gadgets. Most of these are stylish lanyards and wallet cases for your iPod nano. Nonetheless, they look very functional and expensive! Nice! Check them out here.
Thanks Sasha

I’ve seen these things in stores around where I live. As a fashion accessory, it depends on how eccentric one is to actually be carrying one around … and actually PLAY music in public. But yeah, the bag is definitely an eye-catcher.

I’m posting this after I found that it was being sold in a new online store owned by a friend of Hugh McLeod from The Gaping Void, a blog I enjoy reading.

You can check out the new store at The Wibrary.