Phones

This is MP3/phone as the face when closed has controls designed especially for working with music files. A recent survey said those under the mid twenties never tend to listen to more than thirty seconds of any track; this phone would be idea for them.

This is a high quality DECT phone that works either singly or with extensions and unlike some other DECT phones works over good distances. Just for good measure it comes complete with an internal answering machine.

A somewhat different offering from LG, run your finger across the bottom part of the face and you can make your own music. This is a slim slider phone with a 3mega pixel camera with flash.

The Micro SD card has shot up in popularity solely because most mobile phones manufacturers (except Sony Ericsson) now use it for storage; it’s cheaper for them than internal memory and a lot easier for you to move photos and videos around.

Lets return to the subject of nomophobia (after all my spell checker has been taught this word so I might as well make use of it).

Although many who would be totally lost if separated from their mobile phone for any length of time, the land-line phone still has a part to play in modern day living. This is especially true when the phone is a DECT device combining a degree of mobility with the more traditional aspects of a phone.

This bluetooth headset takes advantage of available sunlight to help you get through the day, supplementing the internal battery with solar power - when we actually get some sun of course!

A small pebble like clamshell, the U9 is available in pink, purple or graphite (black) with a glossy smooth finish and curved edges this phone feels great to hold.

The boss of LG in the UK made a great joke of telling journalists prior to the announcement that the name of their new phone was Secret. He was of course correct it is called ‘Secret’.

Surprisingly, as the chosen location was known as The Music Room, Sony Ericsson did not include any new models in its Walkman range.

With camera phone resolution improving it will soon be a phone camera. This unit has a three mega pixel offering and a good quality image would just about be printable at A4 without pixelization.

Some mobile phones cry out to be picked up and used. While the Nokia N82 does not fall into this category, it is not too unpleasant on the eye.

This is a rather different phone with a camera in fact although it will do everything a modern mobile phone does I think a more accurate description with be camera phone as it is a 5MP camera with both auto and manual focus as well as flash.

A look at three different Bluetooth headsets to keep you safe while driving, or to keep your hands warm in cold weather!

Few mobile phones today are simply that, and, the LG KF600 is certainly no exception. The surprise is often that they still make and receive phone calls. It has the Internet, plays MP3s and video, however annoyingly so far it refuses to do the housework.

This is a music player and not as you might think a phone. In shape and size you could easily mistake it for a phone. To be precise it is a digital media player as it will play video as well as audio and of course it will display .jpg still images.

Nomophobia, the fear of having no mobile connectivity, is not a complaint that should affect those with the WP-SI device (hereafter referred to as the Skype phone) from 3.

With the familiar orange “W” logo, there is no mistaking the W910i handset as being anything but another member of the Sony Ericsson family of Walkman phones.

Making use of a lift that travels at 22mph, a visit to the top of BT Tower was rewarded with ice cream and news of an addition to BT Broadband portfolio.

Time and the technology behind the development of mobile phones do not stand still as can be seen with this next handset.

To paraphrase a popular performer of an earlier generation, “I wanna tell you a secret”.

With the tag line of “Entertainment on the go”, the Nokia N81 attempts to broaden the game-playing scope of the mobile phone.

While some tend to change their mobile phone as often as their socks, others wait to see what the latest batch of new handsets has to offer.

For anyone with poor sight a mobile phone is normally a nightmare, however this offering has large buttons and an easy to read display, ideal for anyone who wants just a phone.

It sometimes surprises me how quickly mobile phones have come to be regarded as a fashion accessory rather than a useful tool.

With so many Bluetooth headsets on the market our guide will help you choose the one for you.

Sony Ericsson has taken a bold decision with its W950i model by omitting a feature many would regard as being compulsory.

A couple of years ago such a situation would have been hard to fathom - Palm virtually single handedly created the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) market, only to be challenged by the might of Microsoft. So - how is the fruit of this unlikely marriage? We take a look at the Palm Treo 500v.

With music where ever you go, Sony Ericsson’s slider model offers plenty of functionality.

Usually at Gadgetspeak we review products. Recently we were given the chance to review a video encoding technology called Mobiclip. A technology that will enable mobile phones to store movie length films at high quality and without impinging on battery life. We were sent a Nokia N73 with a film on memory card using the Mobiclip technology by Actimagine.