Plant a real tree using your iPhone

iPhactory, marketer for phone apps, join hands with The conservation fund to introduce an app for iphone or iPod Touch called iPhorest. What it actually does? The conservation fund plant real trees for every virtual trees that an iPhone user plant through iPhorest.

The app, which is expected to hit the store soon, would be downloaded to an iPhone or iPod. Users could then plant virtual trees in their device and can watch them growing! On later stage they could send seeds to their friends and so on... The conservation fund will be planting real tres for every virtual one starting from Gulf Coast by restoring its vulnerable wild life habitats. Sign up here for more updates regarding launch.

What iPhorest is really upto? Is it an awareness program? or just attracting the headlines with the 'green' label? Any way yet another interesting mobile app!

PocketSurfer2

The World's fastest handheld internet device PocketSurfer2 lands in India. Eyeing the huge market in India Datawind, a provider of wireless web access products and services, in connection with HCL Infosystems bring the sleek mobile device in Indian markets.

How come PocketSurfer2 the fastest mobile Internet device? The answer is Datawind's own algorithm! Their server pushes web pages to the device on user request. The vital part is the compression algorithm which could compress the web content to a factor of up to 30. This make the device even faster than most 3G handheld devices, says Datawind.

Unlike other mobile devices where users surf in through a smaller screen and insufficient memory and processing power the PocketSurfer2 provides a really wide screen and offers web pages in its original form providing a desktop like browsing experience. It also sports a QWERTY keyboard with large keys. See full specification here.

Now Datawind offers both free and paid Internet access. A free usage of 35 hours per month and the unlimited service comes at a cost of just Rs. 99(approx. $2) per month for the first year. Second year of service will cost users Rs. 999 with 35 hours per month for year. The device is priced Rs.11,990 for Indian market.

A Potential Spy Device?----Watch Phone....!!..

Here is some really exciting gadget! You might have seen this in some sc-fi spy movies - a watch phone! The watch include a mobile phone with 3G connectivity and a camera. LG unveiled world's first of its kind device in CES.

The device, named LG-GD910, is actually a follow-up to the prototype that LG introduced at CES 2008 and is first available in European markets sometime this year. LG made no compromise - high-speed 7.2 Mbps 3G HSDPA compatibility, Video Telephony (VT) service and GSM Quadband Network capabilities - it has everything you expect from a moderate mobile phone.

Even smartphones are struggling to meet the input method expectations, then how would this small device meet them? The solution they found is Voice command! Voice commands can be made with or with out Bluetooth headsets and make it easier to place calls or to look up contacts. If you find it difficult reading text messages from the watch screen it have Text to Speech (TTS) to read out texts loud.

The primary input method is its 1.43-inch totally touch sensitive screen and LG’s intuitive Flash Interface. The device is fully capable of sending messages, making phone calls and playing back music files. It has an built-in speaker and support A2DP. See more pics, press release and more here. Phone, cam, text... this all make it a good spy device?

Phone in Kenya-OBAMA Brand.....yes we can...!!...

You may find Obama branded tees in US but such a phone could be spotted only in Kenya! Kenya is President-Elect Barack Obama's Father's homeland and have large fan following for Obama.

The Mi-Fone, an African company, brings Mi-Obama for the spirited Kenyan customers. Its written 'OBAMA' and his famous 'YES WE CAN' on the rear side.

Mi-Obama is an entry level phone with 128 x 128 pixels display, FM radio and a Led torchlight. The candybar is available for $30 only in Kenya. Check Mi-Fone site. Source

The World's Biggest Paper Craft Castle On the Ocean...

this wonderful paper craft art installation by a genius of the name of Wataru Itou (伊藤航), a young student of a major art university here in Tokyo. The installation is hand made over four years of hard work, complete with electrical lights and a moving train, all made of paper! Clearly, this man must have created one of the most stunning examples of Paper Craft in the world? At the exhibition you will also have the chance to see a video showing Mr. Itou at work in his studio, cutting and folding piece by piece. The exhibition is called Umi no Ue no Oshiro (A Castle On the Ocean ), 海の上のお城. It is exhibited at Umihotaru, a place which in itself is a major attraction: a service area in the middle of the ocean, right between Tokyo City and Chiba Prefecture. If you haven’t checked it out yet, use Google Earth for a close up of what is probably the weirdest parking lot in the world. Well, it’s more than a parking lot actually, but I am saving a more detailed description along with photos for another post. For now, enjoy this wonderful work of art!

new robot in tokyo...!!...

Did you ever want one of your toys to come to life? Well a lifesize Gundam robot has risen in Tokyo. It stands 59 feet tall (18 meters). So if you were standing on the 6th floor of a building, you would be at about eye level with it. This thing is enormous and the detail amazing. When available, it should be viewed large