I have used one of those Medis fuel cells before to power my mobile phone in a pinch. It is a cool device, but I really want a fuel cell that I can refill and use continuously. KDDI has shown off a new prototype fuel cell that uses a sort of hybrid system along with a lithium-ion battery. continued »

We all know that Sony's Ericsson line of handsets are usually pretty small but just how small is too small? We usually see ultra small handsets in Korea or China, but it looks as if Japan will be seeing the newest from Sony. The oddly colored tiny Sony Ericsson Walkman Xmini hits up like a ton of bricks.  This seemingly cheap, ... continued »

Casio has just announced their EXIFILM-series W63CA flip phone that is sure to catch attention. Made along with KDDI AU, this flip phone features a 8.1-megapixel camera and has a wide-angle mode and a nine-point autofocus.   continued »

Mobile phone news was varied this week as Sprint seemed to have their hands in everything and a few cool prototypes caught our eyes. We'll start with Motorola, which has the Z10 that actually bends, even though the design innovation is all it really has going for it. There's also the MOTOACTV W450, which will be making an appearance on ... continued »

KDDI au seems to spend a lot of time on developing concept handsets, but that's fine by us. Especially when they're as cool looking as the Ply.   The "Ply" concept model is apparently inspired by plywood in that it has multiple layers for the phone's different functions. It also has a touchscreen that fills the entire device. These functions are ... continued »

Changing out the casing on cellphones is old news, but Hitachi’s approach is pretty clever. Instead of you having to spend additional cash on an Xpress-On cover to make your Nokia phone look cool, all you need do on the Hitachi W61H is select one of 95 pre-installed graphics patterns. Once selected, the pattern will appear on a black and ... continued »