Phones

While the main focus on Acer’s acquisitions of companies last year was on the Gateway and Packard Bell deals, it was all too easy to miss one further acquisition. Almost slipping under the radar was Acer’s take over of E-Ten Information Systems Co. Ltd.

The first is described as an easy mobile phone with SMS ideal for those with poor sight. The second is a Wi-Fi phone giving low cost calls via Wireless Lan or Wi-Fi. These two show that Doro are not just a home/office phone company.

This mobile phone has the back sliding to the right to reveal a full keyboard, great for those of us not exactly fast as multiple presses of the numeric type keyboards to send a text message, mind you the keys are red on red with both white and black lettering a bit garish.

Not everybody wants a mobile phone with all the bells & whistles – sometimes basic simplicity is all you need.

This is a DECT phone (well three DECT phones actually) and the base station unit is also an answering machine. As I have found with all the Doro units I have looked at there are lots of bits individually wrapped in a single box.

Bringing back memories of my first telephone, in looks if not in functionality is a product from Doro.

Aimed at the younger generation, the Sony Ericsson W350 handset is positioned at the lower end of the Walkman range of mobile phones.

Adding to its range of Walkman mobile phones, Sony Ericsson has released the W380 model.

Your social mobile phone is not always suitable for a more energetic lifestyle which is where Sonim Electronics might be able to help.

3-Mobile continue their trend of launching innovative, feature rich own-brand mobile phones targeted at the consumer market with very competitive price points. The INQ1 is the latest product touted as a social networking phone.

Neither of which is via a PC however both require an Ethernet connection, the first the Belkin Ethernet Skype Phone is wired and the second the Philips VOIP 841 has a wireless link to its base station that connects to the router.

This is the second of the phones from the Swedish company I met recently. This is two handsets the ‘base’ one has a built in answerphone and the ‘remote’ one can be placed anywhere within range where there is a power supply.

Joining Nokia’s extensive portfolio of mobile devices is a model with a strong emphasis on music and games.

Recently I heard about a Swedish Phone company, I went along to their presentation and was given several of their phones to try. This was the first offering a rather nice slim DECT phone called the TH80.

Looking to upgrade your landline phone then BT would like you to consider its Verve 450 DECT model

A small bluetooth headset that provides good quality sound and good noise reduction, all at at good price.

One example of SOD’s law is that the phone will ring when you are busy in another room. One solution to this problem could be to have an extension unit.

Here we have two neat little phones for first timers. Easy to use and tiny enough to fit small pockets, Alcatel offers good value Pay as You Go phones which would make ideal first mobiles for your kids.

While 3G handsets, such as the iPhone and Blackberry, tend to have high price tags, there is a company that believes it is possible to offer a range of internet-based features via 3G on a more economic basis.

What’s in a number? It all depends on what the number is related to in the current circumstances.

Phone doesn't really cover what O2 have managed to shoe-horn into the latest incarnation of their XDA smart phone manufactured by High Tec Computers (HTC).

Following my meeting in July with Aaron Powers where the main focus was on FreeTxT I was sent a Nokia phone this is required for one of their current services I have extended this look to cover two other services from Vyke Mobile VoIP also requiring a Nokia phone and Vyke Lite 2.0.

Like most people I'm very aware of the existence of Research In Motion (RIM) and their BlackBerry products. This is the first time I've used one in anger, and I'm pleased to say it's not all hype!

I've reviewed a good number of Bluetooth headset here at Gadgetspeak. Each had strengths and weaknesses, but one thing they have all shared is an irresistible urge to show off colourful LED light displays.

Skype, originally bound securely to your PC has now flown the nest. With the Skypephone 3-Mobile have given Skype it's wings and let you take it out and about with you

Bringing together touch screen capable and Walkman music playing ability is the role of a new addition to the Sony Ericsson range of mobiles.

Never before have I been presented with a working mobile phone and been invited to throw it against a wall and then drop it on a concrete floor. It was still working afterwards; this is a ruggedised mobile phone.

Keeping in touch with friends and family has never been easier with the wide range of communication devices that are currently available. A recent addition to home-based communication is the Gigaset S675.

This is another in a growing band of phones with a 5mega pixel camera. While I doubt this will ever replace a digital camera for a photographer but, as everyone always seems to take their mobile phone with them it can be where a digital camera is not.

First impressions do not always work out as you might expect but I have to admit that the Sony Ericsson K660i did not flatter to deceive and was one of those products that lived up to its initial appeal.