This phone has an edge over its competitors thanks to its high-tech design and looks. The Onyx Liscio phone is the first mobile phone from UK-based Onyx. This is the company’s response to the growing consumer demand for highly fashionable handsets.

The Onyx Liscio phone is available SIM-free at the Onyx website for only $255. It comes with a 1.10-inch OLED full-color display, which is a bit of dismay for those expecting at least a bigger screen from this phone. Another disappointment is the lack of a camera which seems to be standard even with the simplest phones nowadays.

While it has a minimal 128MB of internal memory, the phone comes with…

Now here’s one for the record. It may look like a bar code reader but no, the Juniper Systems TK6000 is a phone specifically targeted towards customers who are into land surveying and mining.

The Juniper Systems TK6000 phone is a rugged handset that will help you met you daily data acquisition requirements. But more importantly, the phone can be customized to fit your profession or business.

It has GSM/EDGE/GPRS connectivity, supports Bluetooth and can connect to the Internet through its WiFi feature. The phone can survive multiple 5-foot drops to concrete thanks to its magnesium enclosure. It is capable of high data entry production due to the robust alphanumeric keyboard.

The phone…

It is easy to mistake this gadget for your component’s remote control and we can’t blame you considering the shape and looks. The Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro phone has recently been tested by London-based company Inmarsat which claims to have made the first satellite call using the said phone.

The call is significant because it paves the way for the launch of the Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro phone by June 2010. Global Satellite Phone Services commercial director Helen Stalker said the first call is a significant milestone. “We are pleased with the voice quality in initial tests,” she added. The phone is geared towards specific sectors namely the media, government, and professionals dealing…

Digital Subscriber Line is a networking technology that tenders high speed data transmission over the local loop of the telephone network. Local loop is nothing but a copper wire which is twisted, connecting office, home etc. to the central offices of the telephone company.  The demand for high speed data transfer increases with the escalation of the internet applications. There are various technologies that provide wider bandwidth for data transmission like DSL, Wireless technologies, satellite technologies, CATV etc. These technologies come under the class of residential broadband services. DSL confers telephone service as well as internet service over the same telephone line and facilitates their simultaneous working without any disturbance…

Can you still remember those fireflies that glimmer in the night? The Firefly GlowPhone might as well be your very own firefly with its seemingly glowing pink color.

The Firefly GlowPhone is however useful not merely for the glow, but for safety reasons. The phone comes with a restricted calling feature which is ideal for children. It is an inexpensive phone but don’t expect it to produce good call quality.

Make sure you attach the back cover securely before you give the Firefly GlowPhone to your children as it is too loose. The phone is really targeted towards children and other users that require parental control or close monitoring.

The only disadvantage is…

Windows XP might be a familiar phrase for those who operate a PC or even a netbook, but not so for those whose only experience in devices comes courtesy of their phones. The ITG xpPhone is going to change that soon.

The ITG xpPhone runs the real-deal Windows XP system and this is pretty unbelievable considering that it sports an average-sized screen display. The makers claim that this phone is the first conversion device in the world that will combine the functions of a smart phone, GPS, full-function PC and an internet terminal.

The phone comes from In Technology Group, a little-known Chinese manufacturer. That will however change when the ITG xpPhone…

This phone has some similarities to the New Moon edition of MyPhone handsets. The TerreStar Genus Satellite Smartphone is however bereft of any influence from the vampires.

The TerreStar Genus Satellite Smartphone comes with a 2.6-inch touch screen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Connectivity is passable with GPS and WiFi to keep you connected to the world even when you’re mobile.

More than anything else, the main selling point of the TerreStar Genus Satellite Smartphone is its satellite communications capabilities. Smarter than most smart phones, this handset will become available first to small business customers, government and enterprises under AT&T.

The TerreStar Genus Satellite Smartphone is a good alternative to the Blackberry…