It seems that the phone we saw pictured yesterday entitled the Motorola Barrage has been made official today for Verizon by way of a leaked spec sheet, pictured above.

As you can see, this sheet gives not only the handset’s specs (which we already knew about) but also the pricing and release date for the phone. According to said sheet, the Motorola Barrage will be made available in Verizon retail stores on November 16th, 2009 for $179.99 on a 2-year contract.

You amy be asking yourself how could anyone charge such a price for a flip phone and the answer is becasue of the materials that were used to make its ultra “rugged durable design”.

via engadget

Tags: Cell Phones, design, durable, leak, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Motorola, motorola barrage, rugged, spec sheet, Verizon, Verizon

Apple has decided to invest some of that money it made off of those iPhone phones into 100 new stores this year. And it looks like the new stores will have a totally new design.

What are the new changes you ask? The Genius Bar is larger than before which means more people will be able to get advice at once. Other important features are the floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the store which will bring more light in the room together with the skylights in the roof. The first store to see all these new changes implemented is in Scottsdale Arizona but 100 more will follow so you’ll be able to check a new design store soon.

via 9to5mac

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Do you happen to dig the great looks of the HTC Diamond or the Touch Pro? If you had enough cash, and just happened to be working over at HTC, wouldn’t you want to ensure the great design of the future smartphones you are producing? Well, I would, and if I’d have enough cash in my pockets I’d just go out and buy some design companies. And guess what, that’s just what HTC did! HTC has joined forces with One & Co. Actually HTC bought One & Co, a company who also worked with brands like Adidas, Sony, Apple, TiVo, Coca-Cola and more.

Horace Luke, Chief Innovation Officer, HTC Corporation said:

Design is key, it is why you love or hate something Integrating iconic design into HTC products is an inspiring and dynamic challenge that requires a unique combination of consumer insight, creativity, innovation and an appetite to take risks; attributes that embody One & Co.

I can’t wait to catch a glance at the upcoming HTC smartphones! Don’t you?g

via Press

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Do you happen to love tattoos so much that you would tattoo even your gadgets? Well DiNG will do just that for you. It will get your gadgets tattoos: cell phones, MP3 players, laptops, gaming systems and controllers.

Tattoo artists like Brother Greg, Adam Turk, Durb Morrison, Dan Smith and others. Simply choose your favorite design and get it done on your cell phone for example. DiNG’s website has quite a tattoo collection available with lots of unique models to chose from. What do you think? Is it worth paining your case the way you’d paint your body?

via DiNG

Tags: case, design, gadgets, Off The Topic, Portable Devices

Fashion enthusiasts everywhere rejoice! Goldstriker International, known for their metal plating services, has just announced its new service, 18-Carat white gold plating on your precious iPhone.

The service include adorning Apple’s innovative device with a brilliant 18ct white gold at the front and rear face of the handset. It will have a maximum mirror finish and based on the pictures, looks absolutely brilliant.

These will be available from www.goldstriker.co.uk on 23rd May 2008 priced at £1,095.

via: press

Tags: Apple, Apple, Cell Phones, design, iPhone

Check out the new MOMO DESIGN MD-2 phone. It looks really cool and based on the picture here, could become a big hit when it is released in the market. The phone measures at 90X48X18.9mm and weighs 100g. Furthermore, it supports GSM Triband, GPRS and UMTS connectivity. And the best part, it can play MP3/MP4/MPEG4/3GP/AAC/AAC+/WAV/WMA/AMR file formats.

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Tags: Cell Phones, design, momo, Phone