Tag Archives: phones

A Cell Phone That Can Kiss You

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comSeptember 11, 2011 //

It was only a matter of time beside someone decided to take sexting to the next level. A dude by the name of Fabian Hemmert, a designer at the Berlin University of the Arts, is working on three prototypes for phones that can give you actual physical affection that corresponds to the actions of the person on the other end of the line. One of the phones has a strap you wear around your hand that tightens—like a hand squeeze—when the person you are talking to ordains. Another prototype breathes sensually on your neck when someone breathes into their phone.

And then there’s the version that can actually kiss you. Keep reading »

Don’t Even Try To Call Johnny Depp

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comDecember 8, 2010 //

“We have Internet and stuff like that because I think that’s the safest form, well, most interesting form of communication. I just don’t like phones. I just don’t like them … being reachable all the time.”

—Johnny Depp tackles the rumor that he’s a Luddite at “The Tourist” premiere [OMG Yahoo] Keep reading »

Gmail By Phone: Would You Use Gmail’s Phone Feature?

Julie GersteinAugust 27, 2010 //

Will You Use Gmail's Phone Service?

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Woman Sues Wireless Company After Husband Discovers Affair Through Phone Bill

adminMay 25, 2010 //

The thing about huge jerks is that, because they are huge jerks, they will find every opportunity to avoid responsibility for how out-of-control their jerkitude has gotten. This is perhaps why Gabriella Nagy is suing the Canadian phone company Rogers Wireless for $600,000 for sending her cell phone records along with her and her husband’s regular phone bill, which subsequently led to him discovering that she was having an affair. Nagy complained that, “The thing that really hurt me is that it all came out not through my own doing.” Because, obviously, the phone company had the affair on her behalf. Keep reading »

We Knew This Was Coming: Google Unveils Its Next Phone

Zandile BlayJune 22, 2009 //

Google is trying to make magic happen twice with the launch of the mytouchG3, their follow up to the insanely popular G1 mobile phone. Hundreds of personalized applications and seamless integration with the user’s Google mail accounts made the phone an instant hit. Google has expanded on these features with fresh apps like Google Search by Voice, enhanced photo and video recording as well as instant one click uploads to YouTube and Picasa Web. The mytouchG3, which comes in black, white and merlot (fancy!), is available for pre-order July 8th and for national sale in early August. Assuming you sign up for a two year contract, it will only set you back about $200. The tech geek in me — that refuses to buy an iPhone! — is singing with glee.
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Man Calls Toll-Free Number Just To Hear The Voice Of A Woman

Catherine StrawnMay 27, 2008 //

Japanese authorities tracked down a plumber who is suspected of having called the toll-free number for a food company 500 times, thereby tying up the line for 3,000 hours. He was supposedly engrossed with the woman’s recorded voice. Creepy. [AHN] Keep reading »

The Daily Squeeze: Naked Pics Of Nicole Kidman, Touch And Feel Phones, And Breastfeeding

Catherine StrawnMay 20, 2008 //
  • Nicole Kidman is getting super pregnant, and she’s planning on having Patrick Demarchelier (the photographer Andie has to get on the phone for Miranda in The Devil Wears Prada) take photos of her naked bod. (P.S. Why is Keith Urban so tan? If you’re married to Nicole Kidman, you don’t really need to tan because you’ll always look tan standing next to her.) [AHN]

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    Your Phone Knows Whether He Likes You

    Catherine StrawnFebruary 14, 2008 //

    A new service from a mobile phone operator in South Korea can supposedly tell how much the person at the other end of the line likes you by analyzing their voice. After a convo, users receive an analysis via text that breaks down the amount of affection, surprise, concentration, and honesty in the person’s voice. The service costs only about $1.59 a month, which doesn’t seem like much since it’s a lie detector and a love-o-meter rolled into one. [Reuters] Keep reading »