The Fingerist turns your iPhone into an iKeytar, available now
Remember The Fingerist , the guitar headstock-themed speaker and case for your iPhone or iPod touch? You know, the one with the shoulder strap for public (and private) performances with all of your favorite music making apps? Well, it seems that it's finally available in the states.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: air guitar, announcement, app, available-now, bad, guitar amp, ipodtouch, musicapp, musicmaking, performances, result, rick, rick wakeman, Speaker, the fingerist
Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian turns to a brilliant shade of gold
Opera has done a pretty commendable job of keeping its latest, greatest wares up to date on most of the major mobile platforms, and here's another checkbox they can tick: Opera Mobile 10.1 has now gone final for Symbian. Of course, this isn't to be confused with the lighter-weight Opera Mini product that went into beta for Symbian last month -- this is the full package that's capable of operating without a proxy. What's new?
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: available-now, Checkbox, commendable, date-on-most, engadget-mobile, entry, mobile, opera, opera-mini, operamini, result, services, symbian, times
VLC downsized to fit on the iPhone and iPod touch, now playing in the App Store
If you like your players orange and portable but don't have a tablet, you may be in luck.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, available-now, cartoons, iphone, mediaplayer, videolanmediaplayer, vlc, vlc media player
Sanyo Innuendo announced for Sprint, if you catch our drift
If it looks (and sounds) vaguely familiar, well, it should -- Sanyo's new Innuendo clamshell replaces the similarly-named Incognito launched earlier this year.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: available-now, camera, clamshell, drift, engadget-mobile, entry, estate, innuendo, mobile, qwerty
ZTE intros Agent for MetroPCS — and yes, Uno is built-in
When our favorite feature of a phone is that Uno is included in firmware, that should give you a pretty good idea of the kind of device we're talking about -- but regardless, the fact that the ZTE Agent sells for $69 commitment-free from MetroPCS makes it notable, we suppose. The candybar features a 1.3 megapixel cam with video capture, stereo Bluetooth support and a 3.5mm headphone jack (which means you've got a music player on board, naturally), microSD expansion, and a 2.4-inch QVGA display.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: available-now, capture, entry, metropcs, opponents, Player, qvga, unsuspecting, zte
Sprint rolls out 4G-only U1901 USB modem
It seems a little early in the game to be going to WiMAX -only gear when dual-mode EV-DO / WiMAX modems are readily available -- but if you're feeling confident that your town's 4G rollout is rock-solid, you might want to take a crack at Sprint's new U1901 USB stick. Interestingly, it's got an accessory docking cradle (not included) with an external antenna to boost reception a bit if you're in shaky coverage, so you might be able to pull a signal with this setup in places where you otherwise wouldn't -- but still, not having EV-DO as a cushy fallback would take some stones
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: antenna, available-now, data, external, modems, pcd, release, result, sprint, usb
Apple launches ‘Find My iPhone’ app to remotely wipe and find your lost treasure
Stay with us here because this one isn't obvious.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, available-now, data, find-my-iphone, findmyiphone, fri, iphone-or-ipad, later-devices, missing, remote locate, remotely-lock, result, starbucks, web
T-Mobile’s new charger line is surprisingly interesting: fast, extra port, integrated cord management
We know what you're thinking: what could possibly be cool about a simple micro-USB charger? Well, lots of things, turns out -- and T-Mobile's latest three-pack of aftermarket chargers might just be worth the cost of admission over the standard wall wart your phone's manufacturer tossed in the box.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: admission, admission-over, available-now, energy, energy-star, entry, micro-usb, microusb, ports, rating
Samsung’s ‘quick and simple’ Stride for US Cellular is exactly that
When you pay $29.95 for a phone on contract, you have a pretty good idea of what you're going to be getting: basic communication. Indeed, that's exactly how we'd describe the Samsung r330 Stride for US Cellular , a red-accented flip sporting a 1.3 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, speakerphone, 55MB of internal storage for all of your address book needs, and not much else. It's available now; follow the break for Samsung's full press release.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: address, available-now, break, clamshell, engadget-mobile, flip, samsung, sch-r330, uscellular, your-address
Cricket tacks on Samsung’s Stunt
Looking for a rightful successor to your now-aging SCH-R211 ? Samsung and Cricket would like you to look no further than the SCH-R100 Stunt, a dead ringer for the candybar of the same name that launched on MetroPCS back in December of last year. It turns out this is a little bit more than your average ultra-basic phone, though: Cricket says this device is introducing Bluetooth to the lowest tier of its lineup, a particularly useful feature now that using the handset while driving is a no-no in many jurisdictions
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: available-now, cricket, Dead, engadget-mobile, handset, lowest, Ringer, your-average, your-now-aging