Most people use cellphones just for receiving and making calls. It is quite common to see people getting flustered with all the unwanted features which could actually be enjoyed better on the laptop or with a camera. The 31337 (Elite) Net Phone has thus been designed by Shane Crozier and it brings the social networking lifestyle to the real life.

Cutting down on many unwanted features such as camera, speakerphone, music, video and internet functionality, the 31337 adds contacts by linking to sites such as Facebook and Twitter. It takes all the data from there and comes with 2 minimal buttons and 2 dial interface. It also comes with a scrolling interface. Now all I would want in this is texting facility as most people use cellphones to send SMS.

While it is great to see a gadget that comes with minimal features, it would be great to see something that does not strip a gadget off some of the most important features. For example, a cellphone is most importantly used to send text messages. Internet and camera on a cellphone aren’t bad ideas either. Hence, I would say this gadget looks amazing but lacks most features I would want on a cellphone.

The Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre is being touted as the world’s toughest phone which is almost indestructible. It has a shell which has been engineered to perfection and is made of carbon fibre. There is no information about the specifications or features but being a Vertu phone, you could expect the standard camera, music player and other things like networking. It is intriguing because the phone comes at a time when there is a huge demand for luxury phones instead of durable phones. And it comes from the house of luxury cellphone makers!

In fact you can take a look at this picture here where the huge car is supported by 4 Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre. I would definitely buy it as I keep dropping my cellphone down all the time. There is no information about its price or availability but I am sure this phone is gonna be really hot in the coming few months.

Though the trend is towards chic and luxury phones which are delicate, the crowds will soon realize the futility of investing in such delicate cellphones as they get damaged easily. The Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre is practically indestructible.

Via: Lussorian

Blackberry and Nokia have now declared themselves as unaffected players of the telecom industry irrespective of this deep recession leaving its footprints across all segments. This is quite visible with their silent association with luxury designer and jeweler Knalihs Athem, to produce two limited creations– the Diamond Blackberry Bold (BlackBeauty) and the Diamond Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte (SnowWhite). The duo models radiate an impression of magnificence, tantamount to Athem past offerings. Not to mention, both these handcrafted handsets are created with expertise Swiss craftsmanship and comes coated with the a precise fitting of monochrome brilliant cut diamonds.

Both Diamond Blackberry Bold and Diamond Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte are customized in different designs with natural mottled diamonds in various shades i.e. pink, yellow, black, champagne and white. It gives you an opportunity to emboss your initials, lucky number, logos or any favorite thing on it. To make you realize the worth of your money, each of this handset comes with an official diamond grading report from a world renowned and reliable gemological lab.

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There are people who would simply buy what is in vogue. The result is that every person walking across Hyde Park would have the same thing with them. Then there would be others who like exclusivity. For the latter ones, Nokia has launched its latest craft-piece called the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. It has interesting materials in the making such as carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel to give it an arty look. But the USP of the product is that it is in 24k yellow gold makes it a sheer pleasure to see and hold.

At £2099, it is not a high price to pay considering the brand value of Nokia, the original design of the product and the fact that it is hand tailored in England. I particularly like the looks of gold on Black which reminds me of a beautiful speckled snake. It is so classy and unisex that it will appeal to both men and women!

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iPhone, the unprecedented device by Apple, is being launched with another exclusivity factor. Continental Mobiles, well known for its range of luxurious cell phones, has pimped the 3G, 16GB white luxury i-Phone with Pigeon Blood Red rubies and white diamonds. Exclusively and intricately handcrafted, this piece of art comes from England for £3099 (about $5,550). Though this isn’t the first union of gemstones with the much-hyped 3G iPhone, it will certainly be leap forward of the earlier versions. This adorned Apple cell phone comes in a sophisticated briefcase that promises a shield to this delicate gadget. And that’s not all! This security comes in a variety of elegant shades to choose from especially the Piano finishes that are inspired by the graceful curves of the Steinway Grand Piano. This seems to be a melodious twist!

Trendy and chic as the iPhone may be, it still vies for your haughty touch (no pun intended!) and dressing it up in glam-style is the only option. So here’s technology coming hand-in hand with the pompous flair.

Research in Motion paid recently introduced the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flipi which is the first BlackBerry to sport a clamshell design. The phone comes in elegant red and classy black and measures 3.9-inches high by 1.9-inches wide by 0.6-inch deep and weighs 3.5 ounces. This Blackberry sports a 65,536-color, 128×160 pixel external display and front-facing 2-megapixel camera, to give you the best shot. It offers an efficient global roaming, a speakerphone, smart dialing, background-noise cancellation, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0.

It has an array of wonderful softwares to tempt the geek in you- BlackBerry Enterprise, Microsoft Exchange, IMB Lotus, Novell GroupWise as well as POP3 and IMAP4 accountsYou can also view your Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, PDFs, and JPG images on it.

Unfortunately, the price of this wonder machine has not been disclosed till now.

Via CNet

These days, life moves so fast that everyone gets into mutli-tasking and finds himself absorbed amidst attending countless calls, texts, ims, facebook messages and other sundry but essential things. Catering to your speedy lifestyle, a product called ‘Tame Cube’, is been conceptualized to be devised. Either side of the can be tailored with a status message of your choice and can be synced as per your needs and applications.

Let me illustrate this for you: While driving, no one likes to be diverted. During that time, you can simply twist the cube to display a relevant message and then if anyone tries to reach you can automatically be alerted of your position. It features a red-yellow-green color coding system that gives access to at-a-glance availability assortment. Those who are born gamblers can consider this cube as a mere excuse. The wireless device is accessible via internet and there is no scope for this product to hit the market soon as it is still a concept.

Via Gizmodo / TheGreenGrass