"Touch Thru" case works with iPhone screen

If you've run out of OCD meds and can't use your iPhone because the fingerprint smudges are more than you can bear, don't throw it (or yourself) off the bridge just yet.

Ivyskin's "Xylo Touch Thru (T2)" hard-shell polycarbonate case may not banish all greasy prints, but it will at least keep them from the iPhone's screen surface, according to Dvice. That's because the case covers the display as well as the body of the phone, using "Surface Xylo Wave" technology that claims to send ultrasonic signals from your fingers through a clear shield.

Or you can get some "iPhone Fingers" and risk being mistaken for a cyborg.

Via CNET Crave

Willcom D4 UMPC impresses

This is another one of those Japan-only products which we can only dream of having. Willcom, an operator there, has just launched the Sharp-made D4, a UMPC based on the recently launched Intel Atom CPU.

Aside from having cellular capabilities, the D4 has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, too. Its 1024 x 600 screen resolution means you can view most Web pages without having to scroll horizontally, unlike the 800 x 480 HTC Shift, the product which most resembles the Willcom in our region. It's even lighter than the Shift, at just 470g. Considering it has almost all the same features including a slide-out keyboard, that's quite a feat.

This device will be available in Japan from June and is not coming to a store near you. Not unless Sharp sees the unquenchable lust of a million gadget geeks and mercifully decides to make one for the rest of the world as well.

Via Akihabara News

A "Ferrari" phone you can play with

One can only imagine how much time and money went into the design and development of Ferrari's branded phones, whether it be a RAZR offshoot or a vaunted Vertu. So it would be deliciously ironic if the best seller of all didn't come from a big-name handset maker at all--and resembled a toy.

The F1 really does look like one of the storied cars until it's turned over to reveal a 2.2-inch LCD touch screen, keypad, and Ferrari logo that probably wasn't officially sanctioned by its legendary namesake, according to Chip Chick. Then again, we wouldn't put it past Ferrari to do so--it is, after all, a company that has no qualms about putting its name and logo on everything from boomboxes to binoculars.

Via CNET Crave | Credit: Chip Chick

How to surreptitiously silence the loud talkers

Having gone a full 24 hours since we last complained about obnoxious loud-talkers on their Bluetooth headsets, we're feeling a pent-up need to vent. But instead, we may have found a way to exact delicious revenge instead.

Red Ferret has ferreted out the "T-1000 Cell Phone Jammer," which does exactly what its name indicates: This devilish device promises to surreptitiously "silence every other mobile phone in a 10-foot vicinity for up to an hour," kind of like a cellular version of the "Best Net Guard" for the computer or the "TV-B-Gone" for the telly.

And why does it look like a mobile handset? Simple. So you can pull it out and pretend to be talking while shutting everyone else down.

Via CNET Crave | Credit: Techgadgetz

When the Rat meets the Dragon

This one scored a perfect 10 on the hilarity chart on Crave Asia: The Lillian Too Lucky Dragon Phone.

Don't get us rambling on how cheesy the name sounds and it gets even better depending on how you read it. But if you can stomach the odd stares and stifling giggles, apparently this is da phone to get in 2008, according to Too. To the feng shui master and designer of the handset, the dragon epitomizes good fortune and is a powerful ally of the rat. What this boils right down to is an incredibly lucky phone to own this year, even though it may just be sitting in your bag because you're just too embarrassed to use it.

After staring at it for the past 10 minutes, we are already getting some good vibes already. The name needs some serious reworking, though, and if Too needs any help, we're pretty sure Cravers at the Asia office can cough up some far more brilliant suggestions.

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