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News,
information and wacky wireless stories
Tooth
Phone
Lip
reading cell phone
Teddy
bear receives cellular messages
Women
receive safe sex text messaging in Poland
Do
you have any $20,000 cellular phones?
Hold
on a sec, I have to crank my phone
Pre-paid
burgers-Special numbers don't upset us
If
I don't answer, I may be dead
Coming
soon: Disposable cell phones
Ghosts
don't like cellular phones
New plan guarantees emergency access to wireless networks
Motorola
researchers demonstrate gas powered cell phone
Soccer
fans coach team from stands
Phone
ringer gets criminal busted
Book rental car from your wireless device
Don't Snack and Drive
Going
ape over wireless
Wireless Pants?
Cellular phone solves murder trial
What does Bluetooth mean to you?
What the Wireless Web has to offer today?
eHailing a Taxi
Text message church service
Catholic Church nixes wireless confessions
Leaving
a wireless digital trail
World's fastest wireless written book
I
have a reception problem with my bicuspid
Engineers in Britain have
invented a tooth implant that works like a mobile phone. The "tooth
phone" consists of a small vibrator and a radio wave receiver
implanted into a tooth during surgery. Sound is transferred to the inner
ear by bone resonance, allowing only the implanted to receive
information anytime, anywhere.
Cellphone's
that can read lips
A
Japanese company is developing a product which will be enable your
wireless phone to read lips. No more shouting into your phone in noisy
surroundings. Contact sensors near the mouthpiece in the phone
detect tiny electrical signals sent by muscles around the mouth. A
speech synthesizer converts the signals into spoken words or text for a
message or email. The lip reading phones won't be available for
approximately five years. So, in the meantime...KEEP SHOUTING.
Talking
teddy bear sounds just like Grandma
Using wireless technology, a new
teddy bear allows distant friends and relatives to send a greeting, in
their own voice, to a child through their toy. Now, Grandpa can say hi
to the grandkid through his or her little stuffed animal, and possibly
scare the heck out of them. The bear is priced at $49 with calls to the
bear a mere 10 cents a minute. Psychotherapy not included.
Text
messaging keeps down population in Poland
Women in Poland can sign up for
a service that will send text message alerts to their wireless phones
telling them when it is safe to have sex without the risk of getting
pregnant.
Nokia
to introduce $20,000 jeweled phone
What do you get that person who
has everything? How about a jeweled mobile phone with more than 400
moving parts including 18 jeweled bearings inside a case made of
platinum or 18-karat white gold.
Sure $20,000 seems like a
lot of money for a cellular phone, but keep in mind it also features a
hi-fidelity sound system which produces orchestra-quality ring tones and
a scratch-resistant screen made from sapphires. Order today.
New
product lets you crank more battery power
Motorola has teamed with the
Freeplay Energy Group to manufacture Freecharge, a product which allows
you to extend your talk time by five minutes with 45 seconds of
cranking.
Freecharge incorporates a
small generator which produces electricity when cranked. Just plug it in
to the your phone and crank away.
Freecharge weighs 11.5
ounces and will hit the market in March for about $65. There goes the
"my battery went dead" excuse.
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McDonald's
tests pre-paid wireless ordering
McDonald's is testing a new
service that works similarly to pre-paid calling cards, but instead you
can order Big Mac's and fries while on the road. You dial a special
number when you're within a few blocks of the restaurant, and upon
arriving, your order is ready for you at a special parking spot.
Just put money in your
pre-paid account and fast food truly becomes fast.
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He
can't come to the phone right now--he's dead
It has long been a tradition for
Slovakians to bury their dead with objects of value. Recently, many have
been put to rest with their cell phone in their pocket.
At a recent funeral, a
mourner interrupted the service by calling the deceased's cell phone. As
the priest continued, an electronic version of the William Tell Overture
rang from the cadaver's pocket. At least they didn't put it on vibrate
to scare the children.
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Trash-talking
takes on new meaning
New wireless handsets are expected to hit the streets later this
year. They are low-cost, extremely easy to use and disposable. The
tiny, credit card size phones can place calls, but not receive. The
voice-activated, tiny handset has just two buttons--"talk" and
"end". Click
here for a preview look at this new technology.
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Cellular
phones interfere with ghostly activity
A hack...I mean...paranormal researcher, reported in a British tabloid
that cell phones are reducing the reports of ghosts. Apparently, the
electrical activity interferes with their ability to move about.
Hauntings are expected to be down substantially this Halloween season.
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Government
proposes codes to assure wireless access during emergencies
The United States government is requesting that wireless providers
initiate a program that will give priority to emergency service
personnel who use their networks. In the case of a national emergency,
workers will key in a special code which will allow them to access a
cell tower during times of heavy congestion.
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Hold
on, I have to gas up my cell phone
Motorola researchers have
announced that they have successfully demonstrated a methane gas-powered
fuel cell, which provides enough energy to operate a wireless phone for
an entire month.
The fuel cell is essentially
a mini electrochemical plant that fits a belt holster. The methane gas
is stored in an area the size of a ballpoint pen ink holder.
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Soccer
fans coach team from stands using cell phones
The fans of a Finnish soccer club are helping coach
the team by using text messaging on their wireless phones. Fans in the
stands are regularly polled on their cell phones by the coach of the
team. For example: if the coach is considering a late-game substitution,
he will message the wireless devices with a two options, and subscribers
to this service then message back their recommendation.
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Criminal
located when cell phone rang
A man involved in a minor traffic accident in
Harrison County, Mississippi, fled the scene of the crime and headed
into the woods after learning that the other driver called the police.
Police discovered that the man was wanted for burglary and began
searching the woods. They had been searching for about an hour when the
man's cell phone rang and gave away his location.
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Rent
your car on the run
Dollar Rent-A-Car announced that
its customers could now book a vehicle directly through
mobile.dollar.com from both Personal Digital Assistants (such a Palm
devices) or through web enabled cell phones. Dollar claims to be the
first car rental company to offer this service.
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Snacking more dangerous than Cell Phones
A new crash study report from AAA reveals that other passengers in the
vehicle and snacking while behind the wheel are much more dangerous than
using a wireless phone. Out of the 26,000 accidents analyzed, cell phone
usage contributed to only 1.5% of the incidents, while 19.7% were caused
by passengers and 18.8% were attributed to food and beverage
consumption.
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Going
ape over wireless
After receiving numerous silent
phone calls on their cellular phones, a Safari staff discovered that one
of their chimps was the calling culprit. Chippy the chimp had stolen a
wireless phone from a staff member and proceeded to continually call all
of the numbers in the phones directory. The jig was up for Chippy when
an angry worker yelled into the phone and Chippy replied with a shriek.
Busted!
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Have your pants call my pants
Dockers just introduced a new model of slacks designed for the
increasing number of people who rely on their mobile phones, handheld
computers and personal digital assistants. The Mobile Pant will have
convenient pockets for storing your wireless devices.
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Wireless criminal investigation
A Northern California man claiming to be driving through San
Mateo California on his way home Santa Alto at the time of his wife's
murder, was actually a lot closer to home than he claimed. Records
pulled by his wireless carrier were able to determine the tower used for
his cellular call was really in their hometown of Santo Alto.
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Bluetooth! A wireless solution or the
result of drinking grape Kool-Aid?
Everyone is talking about Bluetooth and how it is going to revolutionize
how we use our wireless devices. Other experts believe that it's never
going to take hold. But, what is it? How might it affect YOUR life. Click
here for a graphic look at how Bluetooth may fit into your
wireless world.
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The wireless web is becoming more
useful
The wireless industry is telling us how wireless devices are going to
enhance our lives in the future. But many people aren't aware of the
growing number of useful applications that are already available right
now, using text messaging and the wireless web.
With simple text messaging added to your
wireless account, you can now receive a variety of services delivered
directly to your phone at any time you specify. Visit
http://www.cellnetonline.com/textmessaging.htm
for more information.
With a web enabled phone and wireless
internet service you can visit web sites, send and receive email,
instant message other phones and computers, look up numbers in the white
and yellow pages, key in a phone number for a reverse phone lookup. Even
play a growing number of games. For more information go to http://www.cellnetonline.com/wirelessweb.htm
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Hold on. Let me message a cab
A taxi company in Dublin, Ireland is launching a fleet of
"e-taxis". Customers will be able to request a cab by simply
sending an SMS text message from their mobile phone.
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Holy wireless church service, Batman
In our busy lives, sometimes it's difficult to find the time to make it
to church. No need to worry any longer. Hannover Evangelical in Berlin
will conduct the world's first mobile-phone religious service using text
messaging.
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Forgive me Father, for I have a wireless
phone
In a related story: even though you may be able to attend church via
your wireless phone, the Catholic Church has decided not to implement
the idea of confessions via text messaging and email.
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Leaving a wireless, digital trail
A company in San Francisco is introducing a wireless content application
called HaikuHaiku that will let web enabled phones leave a trail of
digital messages. When others with web enabled phones arrive at the same
location, they will be able to view the text messages left behind.
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Excuse me. I have to text message my
publisher
A television show in England intends to set a new world record for the
fastest written book ever. Viewers will be instructed to write and
submit content via their wireless digital devices and the messages will
be compiled into a book.
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