Awesome Cellphones

Vodafone NZ turns what would normally be a cacophony into a symphony with a stirring cellphone rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture; it took 1,000 phones and 53 ringtones.

Available November with AT&T and T-Mo, BlackBerry’s Bold 9700 is a slimmer version of the first Bold with a 480×320 screen, trackpad, faster CPU, OS 5.0, 3.2 MP camera, 3G and Wi-Fi.

The Blackberry Storm 2 is now official: it looks the same as the first Storm, but boasts updated electronic SurePress screen, Wi-Fi, 256MB flash memory, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR1.

Get some bling with your rings: Giorgio Armani and Samsung’s gold and black slider smartphone features a 3.5″ AMOLED touchscreen, full QWERTY, 5 MP camera and WinMo 6.5.

Samsung’s Moment, their first US Android phone, lands at Sprint on 11/1/09; it boasts a 3.2″ AMOLED touchscreen with slide-out QWERTY, EVDO Rev. A speeds, Wi-Fi and a 3.5 mm jack.

Available Q1 2010 in the US, HTC’s HD2 features WinMo w/Sense UI, a 4.3″ capacitive touchscreen, 5 MP camera w/autofocus, 1 GHz CPU, 3G, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Thanks, Stef!

HTC’s Tilt 2 and Pure (aka Diamond2 and Touch Pro2) are official with AT&T; both will run WinMo 6.5 with TouchFLO 3D, with the Pure now available and the Tilt 2 in the coming weeks.

T-Mobile’s 4th Android phone, the Behold II packs a 3.2″ AMOLED touch screen, 5 MP camera with autofocus, video recording, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, up to 16 GB and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI.

It’s about time: Blackberry Desktop Manager brings USB/Wi-Fi syncing to Mac apps including iCal, Address Book and Entourage, along with music and playlists via iTunes.

Joby’s Gorillamobile stand now supports the 3G/3GS; it still features three flexible legs, a camera adapter, lock ring and adhesive clips, but adds a soft-touch iPhone-only case.

Available 10/6/09, Verizon’s HTC Imagio is their first Win Mo 6.5 phone; it boasts a 3.6″ resistive touchscreen, 5 MP camera w/autofocus, EV-DO Rev. A w/ global roaming, and Wi-Fi.

Samsung’s AMOLED 12M / SCH-W880 is official: the camera-phone packs a 12 MP sensor, 3x optical zoom, 720p video, 800×480 3.3″ AMOLED display, UMTS/HSDPA, and Wi-Fi.

Available for preorder: Dots’ D200 gloves keep your hands warm while letting you use your iPhone with three conductive dots; it sports a fleece lining, nylon shell and grippy microfiber palm.

We’re still smarting over the $250 price ($200 at Best Buy w/extra rebate), but Sprint’s Samsung Instinct HD will feature a 3.2″ touchscreen, 5 MP camera, video recording and Wi-Fi.

Think fast: you’re a Hollywood writer and you’ve run out of story ideas. Who do you call? No Signal is a rapid-fire series of clips for the most overused horror/thriller plot device ever.

Making the best out of a farmer’s tan, this Solar Bluetooth Headset squeezes in a solar panel that’ll charge while you chat; it supports A2DP, multiple pairing and can charge via USB too.

Codenamed Etna, LG’s GW620 is their first Android phone; it features a 3″ TFT touch screen, slide-out QWERTY, quad-band GSM/HSDPA, Wi-Fi, and 5 MP camera w/autofocus.

Available through Verizon 9/13, Nokia’s 7705 Twist is more for the ladies with a built-in mirror, but its compact design, swiveling QWERTY, and 3MP autofocus camera are intriguing.

Just about every major US carrier has their own HTC Touch Pro2, but Verizon hits the sweet spot 9/11/09 with a $200 price (after $100 MIR), a full $150 cheaper than Sprint or T-Mo.

Available 4Q 2009, Motorola’s CLIQ runs a custom MOTOBLUR Android skin; it boasts a 3.1″ touchscreen, UMTS/HSPA 3G, Wi-Fi, and 5 MP camera with autofocus and video recording.

Beyond the Nano, Apple’s other 9/9 news: iPod Touch gets up to 64 GB and Open GL, Classic gets 160 GB, Shuffle gets new colors, iTunes store gets tweaked and iPhone OS goes up to 3.1.

Replacing the Glyde, Samsung’s Rogue is Verizon’s first with an AMOLED phone; specs: a 3.1″ resistive touchscreen, full slide-out QWERTY, EV-DO Rev. A, and 3 MP w/autofocus.

HTC’s fourth Android phone, the Tattoo features the Sense UI, a 2.8″ resistive touch screen, quad-band GSM/dual-band HSDPA, GPS, Wi-Fi, a 3.2 MP camera, and 528 MHz CPU.