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[5 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 20 views]

LG’s GD900 mobile phone was displayed behind glass at Mobile World Congress this year,  so this video tour of the sexy phone my LG’s Martin Valdez is very welcome in deed.  The main attraction of the phone is a world’s first clear keypad (you have to see it to believe it) that is both a keypad and an input device for text recognition, swipe gestures and more.  It can be used instead of the touchscreen to control the phone’s gorgeous UI.

Hit the link below to view the video.  You won’t …

Apple, Automotive, PC Peripherals, iPhone, mashups »

[1 Apr 2009 | 4 Comments | 882 views]

We’ve seen some pretty cool iPhone implementations recently, such as those that emulate garage door openers or media managing remote controllers, but this takes the cake. Jonathan Oxer has written an iPhone application that can interface with his 3G equipped Mazda RX-8. The application allows him to lock/unlock the doors, start the engine and even pull real time dyno stats from the car!

As for the RX-8, it’s wired to the teeth, running a ubuntu box that provides password protected webserver access to the various components of the vehicle, as well …

Social Media »

[1 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 133 views]

Over the last 2 years or so, Twitter users all around the world have wondered how will Twitter eventually make money from this rapidly growing social media site. Looks like the guys are Wired.com have found the answer – Twitter will make money through sales of it’s own branded portable Twitter gadget aptly named the Twitter Wingman.

Some of the features of the Twitter Wingman will include:

A $30 – 40 price tag with a two-year contract on Boost Mobile

5-megapixel camera with xenon flash and Carl Zeiss lens

Integrated GPS with real time …