At CTIA 2008 in Las Vegas, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) unveiled 2 concept phone devices designed by Altitude that integrates satellite telephony technology into packages equivalent to everyday mobile phones.

Famous Cognac brand Courvoisier has created an intruiging limited edition collection of customized iPhones, Curves, and iPods.

Courvoisier is going all out on their new Exclusif Cognac! Including a multi-city tour (LA, SF, Houston, Miami, NY) this spring to show off an exclusive line designed by urban/skate brand LRG, inspired by Courvoisier… including a Napoleon Rubberband Jacket.

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Compare cell phone plans and find the perfect plan to fit your usage needs at web site BillShrink. Just enter some information about how you use your phone along with your current monthly bills, and BillShrink will offer you an alternative plan that could save you a ton of cash. Currently BillShrink is focused on cell plans only, but they appear to be working towards offering more comparisons for cable and internet bills in the future.

For on-the-go business travelers who are looking for an alternative to cell phones, the Cool G108 should do the trick.

The Cool G108 is both a phone and a watch. But wait, there’s more - it also has a 1.3-megapixel camera, multimedia player, Bluetooth, 0.5MB of built-in memory and a MMS expansion slot! You’ll also find USB connectivity and a smallish external display.

The TouchMan cellphone concept can become a piece of furniture which allows its user to communicate in a very personal way with relatives, friends, coworkers, etc.

This cellphone turns into a communication furniture when clicked into the main device at home and let you communicate and share emotions permanently with your friends in an visual way. A mixture of screensaver, instant messanger and aquarium.

So you’re thinking of rocking to a Windows Mobile smartphone, but am not sure on just which handset to settle upon? Gresso from Russia has the solution which might answer your prayers by offering the “Sol Steel” and “Luna Steel” that will retail for approximately $5,500 each. The cases themselves are made out of luxurious materials according to Gresso, including 200-year-old African Blackwood, sapphire crystal glass, steel, and titanium. Now that’s luxury if I ever saw one. Good thing no diamonds were thrown into the fray as that would’ve definitely put this out of reach for most people, but that isn’t to say every Tom, Dick and Harry has $5,500 to spare in their bank account in the first place.

CTIA Wireless 2008 was the platform where Elektrobit released its dual-mode satellite terrestrial HSPA handset, and this modern marvel has stirred quite a fair bit of interest. It touts itself to be the “first fully IP-based Quad-band GSM-satellite phone” which features a touch screen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, USB, and GPS navigation, all powered by the Windows 6.1 mobile operating system. It will come in a PDA form factor, where users in the US will be able to seamlessly and securely connect via both the satellite and terrestrial components of the TerreStar network.

The durable and lightweight Triforce is an alternative to the traditional stylus, a touchscreen pointer for handheld devices such as mobile phone and PDAs.

Specifications:

* Specially adapted for touch screens with good fingertip control. For use instead of a stylus.
* The psychological resistance against the traditional stylus is removed using the “Triforce” Touch screen pointer, which gives touch screen devices a larger target group.
* It is steady in the hand and cannot be mislaid or lost.
* The pointer is always within easy reach and re-aligns to its correct position.
* The ergonomic design and performance allows comfortable use by hand without having to exert excess pressure.

The Easy Tiles phone looks to be a standard S60 based cell except that auspicious exterior has be scratching my had. See, the entire shell is made of tiles - tiles you can customize and slide around for a one of a kind look. Replace and update them as often as you like.

A patent application made available to the public has recently showed Apple has plans for an iPhone design that opens like a clamshell to make a “dual sided trackpad.”

The main idea with this device is to separate capacitive touch sensor array and the phone display into two separate units. Then put the touch sensor array on a translucent (transparent) panel, make this panel touch sensitive on both sides - top and bottom and connect them with a hinge.