Keep connected: World’ first handsfree bluetooth cell phone ski and snowboard glove
By Cheryl | August 19, 2008
Here comes a technological treat for the winter sports lovers, somewhat on the lines of glovephone concept! Checkout the latest in wearable technology – g.cell, the first handsfree cell phone ski and snowboard glove from the house of Swany. g.cell homes a fully integrated Bluetooth acceptable cell phone inside a fully functional ski and winter sports glove. Sounds actually cool!
Coming to the functionality part, the incoming calls can be detected by the vibrating action in the wrist while pushing the back of the hand will help you receive a call. The phone can work for 12 hours on standby and offers 4 hours of uninterrupted talk time and the recharger comes along with it. The speaker and the microphone are integrated in the palm and the thumb and for dialing a number they have provided for call-out voice command dial system.
If you are worried about the phone getting wet, then don’t fret as the outer shell of the phone is insulated water repellant. All in all this is indeed a useful cell phone to keep the professionals connected even while they are sloping down the snow.
Price: $495.
Via: BookofJoe
U200i: Wristwatch cum cool cell phone
By Andrew | May 1, 2008
This is the coolest multipurpose gadgets that I’ve have ever come across - the watch and a designer cell phone combo! Yes, this big dialed watch hides under its hood a fully functional cell phone. Just flip open the top of the U200i mobile phone wrist watch and you will come across cool multimedia GSM mobile phone. To tempt you a little more, let me tell you that the mobile phone wrist watch is loaded with the best of features that a regular mobile phone as including a 1.3MP digital camera, Bluetooth connectivity, and full media player capabilities.
This is not where the story ends, check the outside of the watch when closed and there waits a cool OLED display that gives you the details about the time, signal strength and battery meter at a glance.
What more? You can even watch tiny little MP4 videos on the 1.5-inch color display, which also give you touchscreen capabilities. Now, I don’t think I can ask for anything more…what do you say?
OK last but not the least, the looks are no less stunning. The retro styled rounded key pad is worth falling in love with. So if you have already started missing the wrist watch phone on your hand, it can e yours for $234.99 USD.
Via: technabob