Versace to launch cell phone

Versace and ModeLabs Group announce an exclusive worldwide joint licence agreement for the design; manufacture and distribution of Versace’s first-ever range of luxury mobile phones, which will be made available through Versace’s network of flagship stores and exclusive retail partners.

The new Versace range will be to the world of mobile phones what Versace’s line of Atelier Haute Couture creations are to the fashion world.

The commercial launch of the first Versace luxury mobile phone is scheduled for Spring 2010. It will be premiered for select Versace clients at an invitation-only, private showing that will be held during the Parisian Haute Couture week in January 2010.

[Press release via MarketWatch]

iPhone sheets

Spotted on Gizmodo. Sweet dreams iPhone fans.

Phone box has new life as library

A traditional red phone box has been recycled into one of the UK's smallest lending libraries - stocking 100 books.

[The BBC via BB-Blog]

Related: - Phone booths as smoking rooms.

Transforming Phone Booths Into Smoking Booths

Spotted on PSFK, phone booths as smoking rooms. Redesigned by Dutch telecoms operator KPN.

Next Nature shares some thoughts on the transformation:

Nonetheless, it is kind of fascinating that ‘calling’, which used to be constrained in fixed lines and locations, is now entirely mobile and it is now socially acceptable to call almost everywhere: restaurant, train, toilet, airplanes, operahouse, etc. While smoking, which used to be mobile and done everywhere, is becoming increasingly limited to designated locations.

Santa iPhone felt case

Santa iPhone felt case on Etsy.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Starfish Diamond cell phone

Spotted on SliperryBrick, one of the strangest cell phones to come along.

Mink covered cell phone case. Perfect for après skiing

Spotted on Technabob, a mink covered cell phone case by Magnhild Disington. Don't raise your eyebrows, I know a lof of people who would go for this in Swiss ski resorts.

Saks Begins Selling Sony Ericsson Pureness See-Through Phone

Saks Fifth Avenue today started selling the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, a fashion phone with a unique see-through screen, for $990.

[via Mobiledia]

Steve Jobs and iPhone Xmas Ornaments

Spotted on GearFuse via iPhone Savior, iPhone and Steve Jobs Christmas ornaments. For true fans.

Available at Etsy.

iPhone icon pillows

Spotted on boingboing via Gizmodo, iPhone icon pillows. Available at Etsy.

Chocolate Phones

Spotted on The Raw Feed, NTT Docomo's cell phones designed to look like melting chocolate candy bars.

Wonderful felt iPhone case

Another wonderful felt iPhone case spotted on etsy.

Apple iPhone Costumes that actually work

Spotted on Gizmodo, iPhone costumes for Halloween that work.

More cellphone halloween costumes.

Your DNA as iPhone Wallpaper

C/Net News reports on a French company called Helys which is creating customized iPhone wallpapers featuring DNA imprints.

To order the wallpaper, you choose a preferred hue for your genetic material and receive a mouth-swabbing kit for collecting a DNA sample. After you send some cells back, the company creates a 100 dpi image of your DNA and sends the picture along via e-mail a couple of weeks later.

[via GearFuse]

Fire Extinguisher Phone

Spotted on The Red Ferret, a fire extinguisher phone. Silly.

The iPhone iPhone Sleeve

Spotted on Gizmodo, an iPhone iPhone Sleeve

iPhone notepod

Spotted on SwissMiss, iPhone notepods. Available at Notepod.

New iPhone Case Reduces Cell Phone Radiation by 60%

According to a press release, a protective case for the iPhone has launched which claims to reduce cell phone radiation by 60%

The Pong iPhone case is the first product proven by FCC-certified laboratories to reduce cell phone radiation. The case reduces the specific absorption rate (SAR, a mobile industry standard of measurement) by 60% and reduces intense `hotspot` cell phone radiation (Electric Field Intensity) by 85%. The Pong iPhone case is immediately available for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, through pongresearch.com.

A BlackBerry model will be available later this year, with models for other devices to follow.

Bluetooth earrings

Spotted on TrendHunter, a pair of fashionable Bluetooth earrings.

Created specifically for the style-conscious woman, the fashionable Volution Bluetooth by Chinese designer Fandi Meng merges technology and fashion. It looks like a gigantic spiral earring with a little red pearl in the middle. The pearl is actually a light indicator that shines when you receive a call. And when you do, all you have to do is tap it gently to begin talking.

iPhone icon fridge magnets

Spotted on Technabob, iPhone icons as fridge magnets. From etsy.

iPhone cases designed after famous samurai cost $ 1000

Tokyomango, gold and lacquered iphone cases that sell for $1000 each, designed after warlords and warriors from the samurai era.

Justin Timberlake’s ‘Play’ cologne for Givenchy

Justin Timberlake’s new ‘Play’ cologne for Givenchy is inspired by mobile multimedia gadgets. Serge Mansau, who’s created the bottles for a number of other Givenchy fragrances, is the man behind the MP3 player-like design.

[via TrendHunter]

iPhone felt case

Spotted on Geeksuger, an iPhone felt case that resembles an iPhone. From etsy.

Dexter iphone case in evidence envelope

If you are a fan of TV series "Dexter", a protective Dexter iPhone case wrapped in a manila evidence envelope is for you. Available at Showtime's online store.

[via Nanoblog]

A deck of iPhone Playing cards

iPhone Playing cards from Meninos. How cool is that?

[Technabob via NanoBlog]

The French Fry Phone

Tackiness has no bounderies. After the hamburger phone, sandwich phone and turkey dinner telephone here is a French Fry Phone.

[via GeekSugar]

Business Drying Up for Luxury Phone Makers

After years of chasing the ultra-wealthy with exclusive devices that carry designer logos and promise craftsmanship from materials such as sapphire and stainless steel, luxury phone makers are now pulling back, reports Wired.

... In the last few years, luxury phones had turned into an attractive new business, as designer houses rushed to get a foothold in the tech sector. Prada collaborated with LG to launch two LG Prada phones in Europe and Asia. Last September, Samsung launched the M75500 Night Effect phone, which carried the Emporio Armani insignia. A month later, Motorola offered a $2,000 phone, called the Aura, which was fashioned out of stainless steel and sported a 62-carat sapphire crystal lens. And then there’s Vertu, a company that makes true luxury phones, the cheapest of which costs about $6,000.

The recession put a spoke in those plans. And it’s not just the 401Ks of middle-class Americans that have been in peril. In Russia, many newly-minted billionaires saw their fortunes slip away with falling oil prices.

Read fufll article.

Classic British red phone box goes mobile

Spotted on engadget via Pocket-Lint, The London Calling Mobile Phone, a fully-functional handset, packing a color LCD, SMS and MMS functionality, tri-band GSM connectivity and pre-programmed ringtones that include "Rule Britannia" and "God Save the Queen."

Rocking Horse Cellphone Holder

Spotted on Coolest Gadgets, a rocking horse cellphone holder.

Fin Phone Cell Holster for the beach

Spotted on Trendhunter, the perfect accessory for your cell phone at the beach, the Fin Phone Cell Holster - shaped, you guessed it - like a flipper.