LG SV280 the Green Banana Phone

Green Banana is a really strange name for a mobile phone, however LG does not think so. The LG SV280 is a perfect chic phone it has lavender-scented keypad and a curved body designed to hug the contours of your face giving a more comfortable fit when making calls. The slider phone has a metallic finish and sports a 1.3 Megapixel camera, MP3 player and 142 MB of internal memory. There is no memory expansion and lacks a crucial chic feature a display that doubles as a mirror. You cant gift this to your loved one yet unless you stay in Korea.

Chumby will be out soon

Just about 10 months ago we introduced you to Chumby, the bedside pet…at least that’s what I like to call it. It is actually a cuddly compact device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web: news, photos, music, celebrity gossip, weather, box scores, and blogs using your wireless internet connection. Although its launch is yet not finalized, you can at least think about ordering one in about a month’s time. The Beta version of Chumby will be soon available for about $179 that includes no extra subscription fees. However special limited edition Chumby styles will cost a little more and you can also get your hand on Chumby charms and accessories.

Samsung SMT-W6100 Wireless IP phone

Another product unveiling at the SEK 2007 this time from Samsung which presented the SMT-W6100 Wireless IP phone. The device supports 802.11b/g WLAN and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). It features a 1.5 inch LCD color LCD screen and sounds a 40 chord polyphonic ringtone when you get a call. Pricing and availability is not known.

iPhone an ideal target for hackers and trojans

Remember the Get a Mac ad highlighting the point that there are 114,000 known viruses for PC and none for Mac. As many would point out the main reason is that Apple has a much lower market share than Microsoft Windows-based PCs. A Trojan (malicious code) is written for financial gain, and it makes absolute sense to write one which affects 90% of computers running on Windows then the remaining 10%. Trojans, worms, and viruses for mobile phones are nothing new, infact we have come across several instances of outbreaks affecting Symbian Smartphones as well as a few running on Windows Mobile Platform. The two platforms will converge when the iPhone is released in the US on June 29th. The release will potentially make writing malicious code for both an Apple product and a mobile device irresistible to some attackers. The iPhone is mobile device platform based on Mac OS X that allows users to browse the web as well as send and receive HTML e-mail with the Safari Web browser

Marc Newson stylishly designs for the Astrium Space Jet

Before even the space tourism kicks off in full swing, we have some fabulous designing for the space jet. Take a look at what Marc Newson has to offer to EADS for their new space jet – Astrium. This world renowned designer has been obsessed by space for as long as he can remember, and whenever anyone asks what his dream design project would be, he says a space station. Talk about dreams coming true! However the Astrium project was tricky as he had to design for a plane that features both jet and rocket engines and offer weightless flight. Keeping the interiors simple, in terms of style and content, he emphasized on a design that will let the Astrium’s space tourists to enjoy the breathtaking views of Earth. To accomplish this, a number of windows were installed and volume of the cabin was maximized to add to the experience of zero gravity.

USB Lighted Mirror by Brando for the woman of your life

Brando has come up with an ideal gift for your girlfriend - USB Lighted Mirror. Bet any girl will fall in love with ………if not you then at least this cute little doodad. The pink colored case is so pretty and inside the mirror is surrounded by light to render brightness. It will allow any girl to touch up her eyebrows, lipstick, and mascara or even wear lenses in the nick of the time. Moreover you can insert you picture in the frame on its base. Boy, she’s gonna love it!

U.K. Orange's wind-powered charger prototype may go commercial

The communications big-daddy Orange asked gotwind (Ben Jandrell) to design and make wind powered charger for mobile phones. With the 4 weeks deadline to make the prototype, the charger was ready in time to feature at the world famous U.K Glastonbury music festival of which Orange is a key sponsor. The wind charger generates about a half-watt of power, enough to trickle charge a rechargeable battery. This stored power is then ready for a mobile phone to be plugged into the small control box and fully charged within 1-2 hours (dependent on phone manufacturer).