You might not believe it but we have found something better than Chocolate- well the phone kind anyway.

Not content with feeding our addictions with the chocolate range, LG are moving on to bigger shin(er) things, with their new shine range.

Due out in February, the LG KV4200 will be the first of the range to grace our hands and has been built around a similar slide design as its chocolate cousin. However, the big difference here is that the phone is made from full stainless steel metal.

"What?" We hear you cry- "metal! Surely that’s a design more suited to the men?"

Well, usually we would agree but this phone is definitely one for the ladies, once the screen fades the whole surface turns into a mirror- perfect for those of us who need reassurance that we don’t have bits in our teeth and an excellent way to stop us from bumping into people because we have been too busy admiring ourselves in the shop window. Don’t deny it we have all done it.

Although the phone can’t tell us that we are ‘the fairest in the land’ or tell us where to find prince charming it does come with a two megapixel camera and flash and a funky scrolling wheel for navigation.

December 21, 2006 in Mobile Phones | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ah yes, we all laughed at poor Bridget Jones when she was forced to sit in the car with her parents and travel to their friends for Boxing day leftovers- but was it through personal sympathy or pure malice?

For those who laughed because of the latter; shame on you.

For the others- fear not, Mustek has launched two new portable TV/DVD gems that will keep you level headed throughout the obligatory car journey to the relatives this Christmas.

The MP07D is a DVD player with the added extra of an integrated DVB TV tuner and comes with enough memory to store more than 1,000 programmes (in case you are traveling to the ends of the world). There is also an electronic programme guide (EPG), instant programme preview and teletext support for easy TV info.

In addition to this the MP07D has a 7” screen, stereo speakers, and headphone jacks. 

In case you have the wicked witch of the forest as your aunt there is also an anti-shock protection function which will keep your film going whilst going over all those tree roots and trunks.

The MP80D includes all of the above, as well as a USB port, so you can load up the pictures of any nice men you meet, straight from your memory stick onto the 8” screen.

But remember any Mr Darcy look-alikes are ours- especially the ones with the fetching reindeer jumpers!   

December 20, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Picture the scene, you excitedly unwrap the beautifully packaged present from your loved one on Christmas day to be greeted with underwear that is guaranteed to give you the worlds worst VPL and is at least sizes too small. Yes it will get your blood racing, but not in the way he hopes. 

Fed up with feigning excitement over underwear that makes us look more granny than sex kitten, girls have decided to take matters into their own hands, using our mobile phone cameras to snap ourselves in the lingerie we want for Christmas before sending it to the man in our lives.
 
"Knick-pics" a term invented by Virgin Mobile has grown through women going into the sexy lingerie shops such as Ann Summers, trying on the underwear we like, and then texting it across with essential measurements and preferred colour.

We are sure you won’t be hearing any complaints when he gets this in his inbox but be careful that in your rush to get the picture across you don’t overshoot the mark and press "boss" instead of "baby" in your phone address book.

December 15, 2006 in Mobile Phones | Permalink | Comments (0)

They are too stubborn to admit it, but guys are completely hopeless at multitasking. How many times have you asked them a question whilst they are watching the footie and received a grunt twenty minutes later?

And how many times have they come home sans mobile because they were too busy packing up their iPod on the train to remember the phone on their chair?

If your guy ticks the latter box then this new bag from Jansport may have to worm its way under the tree this Christmas.

The Dreamer is a bag that offers a hands-free and thoroughly integrated Bluetooth device which enables users to instantly switch between their music and incoming phone calls without taking either one out of the bag.  If the phone rings whilst their music is playing,The Dreamer sends a call signal to the user’s headphones. All your other half must then do is press the Bluetooth button to accept the call, which will stop their music, and speak into the specially integrated microphone. The iPod can also be controlled through the keypad on the backpack straps.

Not only does this save him money on new mobile phones, which he should spend on you, but also stops him from using the excuse that the iPod was too loud for him to hear your call.

And the football problem? Well you can always blame Santa’s one too many brandy’s for that huge crack in the TV screen on Christmas morning.

December 15, 2006 in Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)

Come on, admit it, we all want to be able to serenade our other halves with a voice as sweet as Britney’s, however, for those of us who have been unfortunate enough to be blessed with vocals more likely to break glass rather than melt hearts, this has always been a distant dream. Not for much longer.

Singtones, a free service from voice synchronisation company ReVoice, makes you sound more Atomic Kitten than screeching cat by letting you record your voice to popular hits and then altering it so that it is in tune and in time.

For the perfectionists amongst us there is also the option of rehearsing and recording the Singtone as many times as we like before sending it to a MP3 mobile phone.

Singtones are compatible with O2, Orange, Vodafone and T-mobile and users only pay for the Singtone once it is sent.

Many of the Singtones are currently available for free during an introductory period so you can serenade your loved one as much as you like- or until he agrees to buy you that new bag you have been lusting after for Christmas.

December 12, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (3)

With the season of over-indulgence well on its way, we can at least be reassured that this new chocolate will not be contributing to our already bulging waistlines.   

The U830 is the new handset in LG’s Chocolate range and at just 14.8mm, it sets the trend for the "size zero" in the phone market.

Yet this little phone does more than look pretty, it actually comes with 185MB of on-board memory, a 2 megapixel camera and a fully featured MP3/AAC music player including stereo Bluetooth for wireless music.

If this wasn’t enough it also has HSDPA capabilities and a host of 3G features including access to Yahoo Mail, Gmail and MSN.

The U830 comes in a presentation box with a pair of high quality stereo headphones (3.5mm), two batteries and a USB lead as standard. It is available exclusively to 3 and prices start from free depending on the contract chosen.

Pretty, skinny and clever… Let’s be thankful that it’s just a phone.  

December 8, 2006 in Mobile Phones | Permalink | Comments (1)

Let’s be honest, we’ve all had those nights when all we want to do is go home and curl up in front of the television rather than party with Fred from finance at the office Christmas party.

For those of us who don’t have the courage, or right shoes on, to do a runner, Westminster council’s free text excuse service is the lifesaver we’ve been waiting for.

The service, which is part of the council's “some things you only do when you're drunk" campaign, uses excuses such as "Neighbours have just turned up with bottle of wine expecting dinner. WHY??? Awaiting your urgent arrival" and "Power cut. No candles". 

The excuse service can be found at Westminsteronline.org, which also gives you the option of getting London’s cab numbers sent to your phone and also the latest travel information in case the "Locked out. 999 emergency. Waiting for you in my fireman's uniform. Race home with everything flashing" excuse doesn’t quite convince the boss.   

December 8, 2006 in Mobile Phones | Permalink | Comments (1)