This Year's Halloween Must: iPhone Costume

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Halloween. Come as a cell phone!

Some Halloween fun and ideas. From Gizmodo, Zach Morris Halloween Costume. From Japan. Comes as a keitai From the USA. the Inflatable kind And from Engadget' archives, don't froget to dress up your cell phone. permalink (October 31st, 2006)

Halloween. Cell phone tips and costumes

With Halloween around the corner and just like last year, U.S. Cellular is offering tips and free safety kits to keep in touch on Halloween. For instance: -- While planning a trick-or-treat route, parents can pre-program the cell phone with updates to send from certain points along the way. -- A cell phone's alarm clock is another great tool for parents. When they set a curfew Halloween night, parents can set their kids' cell phone alarm clock to give them a reminder when it's time to head home. -- Emergency phone numbers can be pre-programmed into the phone so that children can get help quickly. [via Moberly Monitor-Index] While we're at it, last year, Engadget had their own idea. Their suggestion: "Pretend you're not home and dress up all of your gadgets in little costumes like these ones and have your own little party". Or of course, there's the 2004 Japanese classic of dressing like an actual Keita or the equally elegant US version which is inflatable. Our recommendation for this year? dress up as a paparazzi! permalink (October 14th, 2005)

U.S. Cellular to provide free Halloween safety kits

To help parents ensure a safe Halloween, U.S. Cellular will give away free Halloween safety bags at local stores beginning Oct. 27, while supplies last, reports Ardrmoreite.com. "Bags will include glow sticks and other safety items, and of course, carrying a cell phone while trick-or-treating provides additional security and peace of mind. "While planning a trick-or-treat route, parents can pre-program the cell phone with updates to send from certain points along the way. By filing messages such as "Meet at Main and State" or "B home in 15" in the "saved" text folder, trick-or-treaters only have to press "send" to deliver the text message. A cell phone's alarm clock is another great tool for parents. When they set a curfew Halloween night, parents can set their kids' cell phone alarm clock to give them a reminder when it's time to head home. " permalink (October 22nd, 2004)

Halloween SMS Craze

SMS.ac expects the SMS traffic to increase during the Halloween week, with users exchanging messages which convey a Halloween-related theme, according to a company release.

The number of text messages exchanged rose 42 percent during the week of Halloween 2002, when compared to the previous week, according to the company CEO.

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Left, this week's cover of The New Yorker with texting parents supervising their children's trick or treating. Right, the way it was. A picture of different era, via Mad Men. [via Pocket-Lint] permalink (October 29th, 2009)

Apple iPhone Costumes that actually work

Spotted on Gizmodo, iPhone costumes for Halloween that work. More cellphone halloween costumes. permalink (October 26th, 2009)

25 Insane iPhone And Gadget Costumes

Spotted on ismashphone, 25 insane iPhone and gadget costumes. permalink (October 23rd, 2009)

Bernie Madoff Ringtone

A funny piece from CityLife last week.

Bernie Madoff might not be able to leave his apartment, but now you can take him with you wherever you go! We're very happy to present you with the very first Bernie Madoff ringtone, which in a violation of everything Bernie holds dear, we're giving away for free. The ringtone features a few phrases from a talk Madoff gave in 2007, set, appropriately enough, to the theme music from the horror movie Halloween.

Listen to the ringtone here. permalink (January 12th, 2009)

Introducing the Bernie Madoff Ringtone

A funny piece from CityLife.

Bernie Madoff might not be able to leave his apartment, but now you can take him with you wherever you go! We're very happy to present you with the very first Bernie Madoff ringtone, which in a violation of everything Bernie holds dear, we're giving away for free. The ringtone features a few phrases from a talk Madoff gave in 2007, set, appropriately enough, to the theme music from the horror movie Halloween.

Listen to the ringtone here. permalink (January 7th, 2009)

iPhone costume for dogs

iPhone Halloween costume for your dog too. Photo by Gregory Hull on flickr. [via Gizmodo] permalink (October 31st, 2007)

Another mobile phone costume

Another halloween costume for the mobile minded. Available from buycostumes.com. permalink (October 29th, 2007)

Ghosts of Liberty - pervasive game

Ghosts of Liberty ’ is yet another mobile/pervasive game (played in Boston) and designed by Urban Interactive . [via pasta&vinegar] This Halloween season, Urban Interactive will haunt Boston's historic North End with the new ‘augmented reality’ game, Ghosts of Liberty. Combining elements of mobile gaming with theme-park style immersion and improvisational actors, this hair-raising experience will redefine "a night on the town" for adventurous Bostonians. Players roam through the lamp-lit alleys of Boston's North End, following a trail of ghostly messages to track a mysterious enemy of the state. A cell phone weaves electronic gameplay and live action into the nocturnal ambiance, as participants race against the clock to solve riddles, discover hidden items, and interact with characters both real and digital." permalink (October 27th, 2006)

Phone revolution makes Africa upwardly mobile

A wonderful article from The Times, on the remarkable growth of the African cell phone market, expanding nearly twice as fast as Asia’s. ... "South Africa with its booming economy, is the continent’s biggest mobile phone market, with nearly 25 million subscribers, then come Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. But it is in less-developed countries that the statistics are most startling. The Democratic Republic of Congo, population 60 million, has 10,000 fixed telephones but more than a million mobile phone subscribers. In Chad, the fifth-least developed country, mobile phone usage jumped from 10,000 to 200,000 in three years. A lack of electricity has not proved a hindrance: roadside vendors charge mobile phones with car batteries. As the signal coverage expands, cheaper phones and calls fuel growth. " permalink (March 4th, 2006)

The Mobile Munsters Pinball

Something to look forward to, the mobile "Munster's Pinball" game to be released in time for Halloween. "Developped by In-Fusio, "The Munsters Pinball" will be available for a wide range of popular mobile phones at operators worldwide." [via Dave's :paq] permalink (October 29th, 2005)

A location-aware cellphone

Sony Ericsson's latest idea is to sell phones which automatically change the way they behave, depending on the time, date and place, reports New Scientist. "For example, the wallpaper display on the screen shows pumpkins when the phone's calendar sees the date is Halloween, and Christmas puddings on December 25th. Network roaming, or GPS, can tell a phone what country it is in, so the ring-tone might change to a reggae tune as the plane touches down in Jamaica, for example. A restaurant could use short-range Bluetooth signals to deliver the specials menu direct to the phone's screen, and a cinema or church could use Bluetooth to switch it to silent mode. Stockbrokers could enable an option to display the latest share prices every 10 minutes and golfers could use continually updated weather forecasts for wallpaper. Priority coding lets some automated controls override user settings." Read the location-aware cellphone patent here. permalink (August 3rd, 2005)

The iPodders

Totally unrelated to text messaging! But my vote for best Halloween costume: "The iPodders". via del.icio.us moth23. permalink (November 1st, 2004)

Come as a cell phone!

What I would obviously wear to a Halloween party. Available on Yahoo Japan Shopping. [via Octopus Dropkick] permalink (September 10th, 2004)