(TrendHunter.com) McDonald’s Japan has started an innovative new Contactless Coupon loyalty and payment program that has been under development for nearly a year. The program started with 175 stores and will expand gradually to all of Japan’s 3,800 stores by 2009.
The mechanism utilizes Felica RFID technology fou…
(TrendHunter.com) Tamer Koseli is an industrial designer who believes the sole purpose of a cell phone should be as a means of basic communication. That in mind, he created a mobile with no superfluous frills, leaving out standard modern features like cameras, MP3s, videos, internet, email access or other multi media…
(TrendHunter.com) Cell phones seem to be evolving before our eyes and here in TrendHunter we have featured several prototype wristwatch mobiles with very technologically-advanced features. The CECT cell phone prototype features a dedicated keypad built on the strap. This GSM phone also features a 1.3 inch touchscree…
(TrendHunter.com) Not to be outdone by Prada, Giorgio Armani or Dolce & Gabbana who recently had their own branded phones, Christian Dior unveiled a line of fashion mobile phones targeting the brand-obsessed consumers with prices starting at $5,000.
Besides the standard cellphone features (touchscreen, camera, multi…
(TrendHunter.com) This is one of the most bizarre cell phones I have seen. This is a mobile embedded in an Uzi machine gun. Assuming that both the weapon and the mobile are fully functional, you should be able to go on a rampage and call all your friends to brag about it.
I have a feeling this is a Photoshopped ima…
(TrendHunter.com) Tired of repeatedly buying new cell phone cases to fit your new cell phones? Well, here is THE solution from Covertec, an expandable case that fits any size Pocket PC Phone, SmartPhone or cell phone because the generous side flap closure accommodates a range. It’s made from Nappa leather in a varie…
(TrendHunter.com) With Google’s new open source Android OS expected to be out soon, we are seeing more and more mobile phone designs and concepts that utilize the much anticipated platform.
One example is the Mimique touchscreen phone concept by RKS design consultants of southern California that looks like the lov…
(TrendHunter.com) Combine cutting-edge gadgets and retro style with this awesome beyond words rotary, analogue style dialler iDial application for the iPhone.
In a clash of the past and present technologies, iDial utilizes the iPhone’s innovative multi-touch capabilities with the ancient but cool dialler of analog …
(TrendHunter.com) The EMC (easy mobile calling) phone by designer Matthias Pinkert is targeted at growing baby boomer demographic. As they age, designers are trying to come up with products and designs to keep them up to date with technology while still taking their age into consideration.
The EMC phone features fou…
(TrendHunter.com) This has got to be the best looking iPhone stand yet, and somehow it makes your iPhone look like a minature iMac. The Just Mobile Xtand can hold your iPhone vertically or horizontally, and rotates a full 360 degrees offering the ultimate flexible viewing experience with adjustable viewing angles.
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(TrendHunter.com) Finnish company Provoke Design, one of Nokia’s main design contractors, has created three concept phones that represent their vision of mobile phone design in 2012. The prototypes will be on display at the HARDCORE New Finish Design exhibition in New York starting May 17th.
The three phone models …
(TrendHunter.com) To promote popular reality show Big Brother 2008 on Channel TEN in Australia, advertising agency Marketforce in Perth came up with a unique bluetooth SMS campaign that really caught people by surprise. The ads embodied the “Big Brother is watching” slogan, which is the essence of the show.
The camp…
(TrendHunter.com) This is an awesome video ad for smartphone brand HTC that stars…. a pair of fingers!
The “Set your fingers free†spot follows a pair of fingers from their house through several beautifully detailed miniature scenes that include playgrounds, forests, busy cities, subway trains, dance clubs as…
(TrendHunter.com) A company called Lextech has created an application that utilizes the iPhone’s revolutionary multi-touch technology to allow easy control of advanced surveillance devices via your iPhone.
In addition to watching a live stream of the surveillance camera on your iPhone’s screen, control features suc…
(TrendHunter.com) These are the tackiest cell phones ever! The customized DS Lite come from a Japanese company called King Deco.
While some companies ask their customers to pay hundreds, even thousands of dollars for ultra-luxury customization, others, like this company, offer their services at lower costs, and it s…
(TrendHunter.com) Japan-based designer Marimo-san has come up with this ingenious mobile concept that allows the user to detach the screen portion of the phone. This mechanism would allow you to conveniently engage in video phone calls on the go.
Marimo-san’s design offers different variations of what the various a…
(TrendHunter.com) For his age, it’s incredible how modern Pope Benedict XVI is. In his latest approach to expand his global appeal, the Pope is reaching out to youth by sending out thousands of text messages with inspirational messages.
“We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new ways to connect with …
(TrendHunter.com) Samsung Canada has unveiled a brilliant campaign that uses Samsung mobile phones to construct expressive hand gestures. The Playing Samsung: Express Yourself campaign, which was created by Creative Agency Cheil Worldwide, Toronto, consists of print ads, outdoor billboards and TV spots.
The hand ges…
(TrendHunter.com) Nokia’s People First concept takes three human universals of the way people think about communication – time, lists, and people – to inspire and examine new user interface ideas. People First is part of “Homegrownâ€, a long term research project that explores more sustainable mobile phone ch…
(TrendHunter.com) The S-series concept mobile phone designed by Simon Enever is really attractive and ever so sleek.
Tuvie notes, “S-series mobile concept is not based on today’s range of phones which leaves a lot to be desired in terms of design, the aim of the game being to cram as many functions as possible in…
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