Smartphones

A gorgeous, minimal Android 4 smartphone with a 4.7-inch 1280×768 IPS screen, 4G LTE, fast quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU, 8MP camera with live video zoom, and voice-based shutter activation.

Skyfall’s coattail marketing continues with this fun stunt that was pulled at a premiere event for the new Bond flick to promote Sony’s waterproof Xperia acro S smartphone undercover style.

Developed by researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology, Pinch makes multiple mobile devices act as one, enabling them to form a larger interactive display and extend and app’s screen.

Built by LG, the Nexus 4 has a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM and either 16GB or 32GB of storage. It has a 4.7″ 1280×768 screen, a 8mp rear camera and will ship with Android Jelly Bean 4.2.

The HTC One X+ has a 4.7″ 720p screen, a 1.7GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 64GB storage, 8mp rear camera with LED flash, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0, and a beefed-up 2100mAh battery.

The thin and colorful HTC Windows Phone 8X has a 4.3″ 720p touchscreen, a 1.5 GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, an 8mp rear camera with LED flash and NFC. See it hands-on here.

With a 4″ 1136×640 Retina display, 4G LTE wireless, 2x faster A6 CPU, iOS 6, upgraded cameras, and a sexy aluminum back, the iPhone 5 is 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the 4S.

The Droid RAZR MAXX HD has a 3,300mAh battery that can last up to 32 hours. It also has a 4.7″ 720 x 1280 display, 4G LTE support, Gorilla Glass and water-repellent Kevlar fiber coating.

Nokia’s new flagship phone, the Lumia 920 will run Windows Phone 8. It has a 4.5″ 1280×768 display, an 8.7mp rear camera with Carl Zeiss lens an LED flash, a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and 1GB RAM.

Looking like a supersized Galaxy SIII, the Galaxy Note II It has a 5.5″ 720p Super AMOLED display, a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and 2GB RAM. Its stylus can be used as a cursor and to make shortcut gestures.

Nokia caters to people who love taking pictures with their smartphone with the 808 PureView. It has a 41 megapixel sensor and oversampling technology that help create highly detailed images.

The Galaxy Beam packs a 15-lumen pico-projector that can display images up to 50″ wide. It has a 1 GHz dual-core CPU, 6GB RAM, 8GB storage with microSD support and runs on Android 2.3.

The ADZero is an Android phone with a case made of a solid block of 4-year old bamboo. Its rear camera has a ring flash that provides even illumination and minimizes shadows in images.

The Sony Xperia S has a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, a 4.3″ 1280×720 LED-backlit screen, a 12mp rear cam, a 1.3mp front cam, NFC support, HDMI out and games from the PlayStation Suite.

Liquipel is a nano-coating – 1000 times thinner than human hair – that provides smartphones with surface protection from water. Learn more about the tech and the process here and here.

Exclusive to AT&T, the Lumia 900 has a 4.3″ 800×480 AMOLED touchscreen, 1.4GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, support for 4G LTE and runs Mango. It also has an 8MP rear camera with dual-LED flash.

Get any of the current Android and Windows Phone 7 smartphones for just $0.01 when you sign up for a new line with Verizon, Sprint or AT&T via the Amazon Penny-Pincher Sale. Until 11/28/11 only.

It’s selling point is the Beats audio, but it doesn’t just sound good, it looks good too. Has a 4.3″ 1280×720 screen, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, and 4G LTE. 11/14/11 on Verizon for $300.

Sick of buying new gear every time you upgrade your phone? Capta changes all that, providing a reusable mount which sticks to any smooth gadget, so you can attach it to a tripod or use it as a stand.

RIM and Porsche Design have created the sexiest Blackberry yet: the P’9981. Has 1.2GHz CPU, 768MB RAM, a 2.44″ touchscreen, 8GB storage with a microSD slot and a 5mp camera with flash.

Galaxy Nexus has a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, 4.65″ 720×1280 AMOLED display and 5mp camera. Runs Android 4.0, with improved UI, notifications and multitasking.

Has the same case and screen as the iPhone 4, but now with a dual-core A5 CPU, 8mp camera that can take 1080p/30fps video, improved battery life, and Siri, a voice-activated “intelligent assistant.”

A portable stand for tablets, smartphones, e-book readers and anything else that can stick on its reusable and washable adhesive panel. Its curved base and strap lets you use your thigh as a desk.

This accessory turns your smartphone into a portable scanner, elevating it just the right distance off your desktop, providing sharp, stable images from just about any size of paper or even objects.

The HTC Titan has a 4.7″ screen, perfect for browsing, watching videos and taking panoramic pictures with its 8mp camera. Has a 1.5GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 16GB storage and micro-USB port.

One of the newest stars in Samsung’s Galaxy line, the Galaxy Note is sized midway between a smartphone and a tablet and has the capabilities of both devices, including stylus input.

An app from Lookout Labs that can email your smartphone’s location.  Best of all, you can install it even after you’ve misplaced your phone, thanks to the Android Market’s remote install feature.

Touted by Motorola as the world’s thinnest full-QWERTY smartphone, the Droid 3 has a 4″ qHD touchscreen, dual-core 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 16GB storage, 8mp/1080p camera and 3G Hotspot.

Made of patent-pending co-molded metal and plastic material, the InfiniteLoop tablet stand and the MiniLoop smartphone stand have both strength and flexibility, and thus unbelievable versatility.

Combining two thin-frame AMOLED screens into a foldable 6-inch display, the Android-based Imerj offers desktop-quality multitasking, and a smart industrial design that could be a real winner.