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modu is a new type of mobile phone which uses sophisticated technologies and design to be able to slip into different modu jackets like phone enclosures, or modu-enabled costumer electronic devices.

The world’s first modular mobile phone is based on the concept of giving the users the possibility to choose a new phone when they want, and this attracted the leading mobile network operators such as Telecom Italia, VimperCom from Russia and Cellcom located in Israel, with their tens of millions of subscribers to sign a strategic partnership which will lead to the releasing of modu in Q4 2008.

The modu compatible devices will start to be developed soon and these will include MP4 players, digital photo frames, DECT phones, and cameras, and the first company that will begin to manufacture these products is Blaupunkt.
The modu jackets design will be made by Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, and among the other partners are SanDisk and Texas Instruments.



The idea of creating modu came from Dov Moran who invented the USB Flash Drive and this is his motivation:
"There are hundreds of handset models on the market: the trouble is that as a consumer you can only have one at a time and you are usually tied to a long and expensive contract. modu is challenging that with a solution that offers freedom, boundless possibilities and the opportunity to change your phone without it costing a fortune."

So, for all those involved in the modu project there are many advantages for the future.
First comes the possibility to open a dialogue with the subscribers providing them an affordable option of changing their phone even a few times a year.

The modular mobile phone will be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona between February 11-14.

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The new technology announced by Expand Images from Florida is offering 3D image visualization on your cell phone. This would be very helpful overcoming the limitations posed by the small screens allowing you to see more details of real life subjects by zooming in and out, panning and rotating the image.

This new technology is different than the others known by eliminating the need to change the cell phone’s structure or the use of Smartphones only.
Expand Images seems deeply engaged in revolutionizing the mobile device industry and it just started to do it with the new 3D visualization technology.

Maria Alvarez, the president of Expand Images, said:
“The major hindrance for any mobile entertainment service stems from the small size of handset screens as they offer a constrained view of content. With Exp&, this is no longer a problem, because no matter how small the screen is, users can zoom in on the images they wish to see in greater detail.”

This is the demonstration video for the new technology which shows what you can do with it enabled o your cell phone:

National Research Council’s last report talks about expanding US scientists’ researches on the negative effects of the exposure to the radiation emitted by cell phones, laptops and other wireless devices, highlighting the need for deeper investigations of the risks at which several people categories are exposed at, including children, pregnant women and fetuses.

National Research Council stated: “Although it is unknown whether children are more susceptible to radio-frequency exposure, they may be at increased risk because of their developing organ and tissue systems. Additionally, specific absorption rates for children are likely to be higher than for adults, because exposure wavelength is closer to the whole-body resonance frequency for shorter individuals. The current generation of children will also experience a longer period of RF field exposure from mobile-phone use than adults, because they will most likely start using them at an early age. The report notes that several surveys have shown a steep increase in mobile-phone ownership among children, but virtually no relevant studies of human populations at present examine health effects in this population.”

Pizza Hut has launched a new ordering method, via mobile phone, which is perfect for people that work a lot and don’t have time to cook or to take one hour break for eating in a restaurant.
This system is used also by other large restaurant networks such as Domino's Pizza and Papa John's International companies that have invested in online and mobile ordering to increase their sales by targeting new customer sectors.

"We wanted to provide maximum accessibility," said Bernard Acoca, Pizza Hut's director of digital marketing. "We have a core group of customers that is very tech savvy. They use their phones for everything ... We want to be where the consumers are."
With the new strategy, Pizza Hut will earn half of its revenue from online and mobile orders and this will happen in the next five years.

In order to order from Pizza Hut via the online service you only need to create an account on their website registering your phone number and then set up the Pizza Playlist and save your order.
When you are hungry and want to order a pizza, enter the letter “O” and leave a space, then enter the name of your favorite Playlist option.

If you want to use the mobile version instead, you have to set up your account, and open the browser to enter on www.pizzahut.com and log in. Then just browse the menu and place the order.

We will wait and see when this service will be available in Europe too, and until then let’s hope they’ll change the present poor food recipes back as they were previously.

Chocolate Agency amazed with two design concepts at Red Dot Awards 2007: E-Paper bracelet concept and the one I will tell you about now, P-Per.

P-Per is a cool cell phone concept with a simple look but very reliable construction, that follows the basic rules of the Green trend, consisting of four layers, the exterior one being the E-Paper display wrapping the entire handset.

Based on the “one function–one part–one material” concept, P-Per is folded layers around a printed circuit board core, facilitating disassembly and recycling.
The materials used for the phone are extruded polycarbonate, hypoallergenic/recyclable titanium, E-Paper screen and the Organic Radical battery that doesn’t contain heavy metals.



The phone is customizable with colors and graphics depending on the user’s taste and can display on its entire surface the favored images chosen by the user.
The built-in camera is of 3MP and supports video calls.

P-Per is very slim and light, measuring 7 mm thickness and has a stunning stand-by display, showing an image and having a 2-minute blazing-fast charge.

[Thanks for the tip, Karole!]