Eleksen technology is bringing life to our apparel with their line of “smart fabrics” products. Their smart fabrics can be found in bags, accessories, backpacks, and even on clothing like jackets or suits. So what do these “smart fabrics” products actually do? They allow you to control your favorite electronics gadgets. Eleksen has brought the iPod controls to jacket sleeves and to bags as well. You can also control any of your other favorite devices with the products that Eleksen has to offer.

The core of the Eleksen smart fabrics products is in the ElekTex textile touchpads. These touchpads are what allow the Eleksen products to work the way that they do. They are easy to use and easy to integrate into products. These touchpads were meticulously designed to work with garments and bags. This is why they perform with flexibility as well as durability, effortlessly allowing for a comfortable fit. Also, there are no wires to worry about, as the ribbon cable which connects the control to your gadgets is fabric as well, is designed to withstand the crumpling that all garments go through.
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Samsung has launched an “intelligent” mobile phone called Samsung SCH-i760 during the Consumers Electronics Show (CES) annual event.

This mobile communication device features a keyboard in QWERTY format, with a separate numeric keypad for a more convenient typing.

Samsung SCH-i760 features Windows Mobile 6 Professional access which includes Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, plus, this communication device allows users to check their emails with the use of Wireless Sync or Active Sync Technology.
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For those who still don’t know about Nike’s and iPods fusion of sports, health and music. The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run.

The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with a receiver plugged into an iPod nano. iTunes software can be used to view the walk or run history.
The kit was revealed on May 23, 2006 but for a short time was unavailable for purchase. The kit is able to store information such as the elapsed time of the workout, the distance traveled, pace, or calories burned by the individual wearing the shoes, and display it on the screen or broadcast it through the headphones of an iPod.

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The Samsung Instinct mobile phone has created quite a wave in the Mobile world for 2 reasons - Its uncanny resemblance to the Apple iPhone (read: Jesus Phone) and its unique Haptic Touch Feedback.

Haptic Touch brings you one step closer to the real button feel. Whenever your touch any icon you feel the actual feedback in form of small vibrations under your finger ! This not only makes the User Experience great but also provides a more accurate operation !

The three navigation keys that Samsung positioned at the bottom of Instinct are instrumental in making the user experience quick and easy. The Middle Home Button does the same function as the iPhones Home Button i.e. takes you back to the main Home Screen.

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iPhone - The Times Gadget of the Year, has had tremendous success not only as a Mobile Phone or a MultiMedia Player but also for its huge Development Potential it has cause of the Mac OSX operating system and its great hardware capabilities.

Right now there are 1000’s of Applications available for the iPhone/iTouch. But very soon something which was unheard of in any Mobile Phone device is going to get launched.

Quake 3, a game having huge cult following is now ported on the iPhone. The way to control the game is very unique and makes use of the iPhones inbuilt Accelerometer. Using the accelerometer for directions and just tapping on the screen for shooting makes this a very simple and immersive way to play this game.
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With a sluggish market in Europe just now Nokia has decided to release four of its new Mobile phones. Targeting replacement buyers, the newly introduced handsets range include the Nokia 5000, Nokia 2680 Slide, Nokia 7070 Prism, and the Nokia 1680 Classic.

Equiped with all the latest features such as Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging, Bluetooth, GPRS connectivity with 1.3 Megapixels camera, high-resolution QVGA display, FM Radio and MP3 Ringtones, the Nokia 5000 is great phone for people who are in need great features at a resonable price. The Nokia 5000 is likely to be shipped in the second quarter of 2008 with an expected price of 90 Euros.

The Nokia 2680 is a Slim slider phone with FM, Camera and MP3 Ringtones the average price range is 75 Euros and is expected to be shipped in the third quarter of 2008. The Nokia 1680 Classic features a VGA camera, E-mail, phone sharing functionality, video recording and one-touch access for photos and videos. Expected to be priced at 50 Euros, it will ship in the second quarter of 2008. The last phone among this release is the Nokia 7070 Prism fiped phone which has a Voice Recorder, Handsfree Speaker and has lots of Themes and Wallpapers. Expected to be priced at  50 Euros it is also going to be shipped in Third Quarter of 2008.

The new LG-SH240 made by LG can go either of two ways, one way will be an innovative and comfortable addition in ergonomic technology design, or the second way which is the way I’m inclined to go, is that it will creep you out. The mobile phone which is a slidy phone is designed specifically to feel like human skin, don’t worry it’s currently only available in Korea, so were safe…..for a little while anyway.

Don’t worry too much, it’s not real skin of course, I’m pretty sure they couldn’t get away with that anyway, and it’s not the whole of the phone, the keypad is crafted from silicone to make it feel exactly like your touching someone’s skin whilst using your mobile phone. It’s actually not a bad looking phone as you can see in the picture, around average size and average features to be honest in today’s market. It has a respectable but not ground breaking 2 mega pixel camera, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity; it also has some external memory. You can pick one up in Korea for around $400 / £200.

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It is common knowledge that we are prohibited from using or even having our mobile phones switched on during a flight. But Dubai based Emirates Airlines have been the first to allow its passengers to make phone calls during a flight. The aircraft in question was an Airbus A340, it is claimed that Emirates Airlines have developed a device which stops mobile phone transmissions interfering with aircraft instruments and electronics during a flight.

This new policy and technology was introduced for the first time on a flight between Dubai and Casablanca. Emirates claim that the system will work on most mobile phone networks, allowing the user to send and receive text messages as well as phone calls. Although data devices such as the Blackberry are not supported at the moment, they plan to develop the system further in order to accommodate these and more devices in the future. Don’t think it’s that easy though, the crew will only allow you to use your mobile phone when the aircraft has reached a cruising altitude state. The crew can also control when the service will be available, for example they can bar the system from working during night flight, although they request passengers to keep their mobile phones on silent at all times.

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