Posts tagged as:

Subscriber Identity Module

iPhone 4G Parts For Sale – New Apple Could Be RFID Equipped

by Jay Garrett on November 6, 2009

apple-iphone-4g-partsAs my contract is almost coming to an end this news is quite interesting – perhaps a tad galling for those who pounced on the iPhone 3Gs though.

China OnTrade lists the “Apple iPhone 4 Generation Midboard” for $23.42, in stock and shipping within 12 business days.

The midboard itself is unremarkable as it doesn’t really give away anything about the phone itself.

Same goes for what is supposed to be the new phone’s SIM tray that’s available for $14.05 starting October 23rd for the 4th generation iPhone / iTablet…

But there’s more still to come!

“We also have final pictures of iPhone 4 Generation with amazingly beautiful back cover that will come here up soon. Please check for updates,”

Before you say “so what?!” China OnTrade has proven reliable before. In May, the company sold parts that it claimed were spares from a next-generation iPhone and as Gizmodo points out – those parts showed up in teardowns of the iPhone 3GS when it was released in June.

The other bit of news is that Apple seems to be testing iPhone prototypes with built-in RFID readers.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) allows devices to sense embedded chips and exchange data without making contact.

Apple has filed several RFID related patents for an ID app capable of using an RFID sensor, a way to sense and connect to WiFi networks with RFID and a touchscreen RFID tag reader.

So swipe and pay could only be a 4G iPhone away and just imagine all the funky apps that work with RFID tagging – Perhaps it could work with the Nabaztags and Mir:ror and with real world publications to add an extra dimension :)

Hopefully it will be less clunky than this effort – no offence ;)

Exciting innit?

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

{ 1 comment }

Leather and Felt Phone – The Feutrefon by Matthias Pugin

by Jay Garrett on July 7, 2009

feutrefon-feltphone-montageThis is the rather groovy Feutrefon concept phone designed by Matthias Pugin.

Pugin came up with a stylish phone that removes the ugly joints to present your eyeballs with a sleek mobile phone that’s constructed primarily from leather and felt – hence the name: “Feltphone” or “FeutrePhone”.

I’m not sure if there are any other production devices or concepts like this but anything other than a lump of plastic in your hand has got to be good.

When you unfold the phone it goes flat without any noticeable joint between her and lower sections.

The fabric phone is comprised of two main electronic parts, the display and the electronic module that contains the keypad, the battery and the SIM slot.

These two bits are then embedded between a laser-cut felt and a leather cover, while Velcro holds the two parts together.

The keys of the Feltphone shine through the felt, giving it a real funky look – I hope this becomes a reality.

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

{ 0 comments }

Firefly gloPhone and flyPhone – Mobiles for Kids Come to UK

June 24, 2009 Click to read more →
Thumbnail image for Firefly gloPhone and flyPhone – Mobiles for Kids Come to UK

American company Firefly has plans to sell a mobile phone aimed specifically at kids in the UK by the end of the year.
Apparently more than half of under 10 year olds in the UK already own a moblower anyway, which means that Firefly will be entering an already competitive marketplace.
The gloPhone (pinkish) handset [...]