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Samsung SGH-T229 - red (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T229If a U.S. carrier offers a basic camera phone these days, chances are that it's from Samsung. Over the past year, particularly during the autumn of 2007, the manufacturer released a deluge of such models, with more than a few landing at T-Mobile. Now we greet the latest...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, volume rocker, Samsung SGH-T229, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T229, display, camera, T-Mobile; Product reviews 2008-06-23
Samsung MyShot SCH-R430 - black (MetroPCS): MetroPCS is a regional carrier known for its array of affordable midrange phones, and the Samsung MyShot is no different. As its name suggests, the MyShot is also one of the few megapixel camera phones in MetroPCS's stable; just don't expect anything fancy like a music player or high-speed browsing....; Tags: volume rocker, Samsung MyShot, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., MetroPCS; Product reviews 2008-06-12
Pantech Breeze - silver (AT&T): There are a few key factors when choosing the right phone for the elderly--the handset needs to be easy to use with a minimum of fuss, it should have a bright display with large fonts, the keypad should have large and tactile keys, and call quality needs to be top-notch....; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., volume rocker, phone, Pantech; Product reviews 2008-05-30
Etymotic EtyBLU Bluetooth headset: Etymotic is an established name in high-performance wired earbuds and is known for its flanged ear tips and "true to the ear" sound. The company made its foray into the wireless market a couple years ago with the Ety8 stereo Bluetooth earbuds, but had yet to debut a monaural Bluetooth...; Tags: volume rocker, headset, ear tip, EtyBLU, Etymotic, mic, Bluetooth headset; Product reviews 2008-05-07
Plantronics Explorer 370 Headset: Plantronics has always been a traditionally strong brand name in the Bluetooth headset market, with popular products such as the Plantronics Voyager 855 and the Voyager 520 that emphasize style and performance. This year, Plantronics has decided to take a tiny detour from the style department into the great...; Tags: ear loop, volume rocker, Explorer 370, EXPLORER, headset, Plantronics; Product reviews 2008-02-13

LG HBM-770: The LG HBM-770 looks a lot like its cousin, the LG HBM-755, and it has similar features. However, the HBM-770 Bluetooth headset comes with echo cancellation and noise suppression, which makes it a little better than the other LG headsets. It's also a bit pricier at $79.99.The HBM-770 looks a...; Tags: volume rocker, charger jack, earpiece, call quality, LG HBM-770, LG Electronics Inc., LG HBM-755, headset; Product reviews 2008-02-06
UTStarcom CDM-8905 (Verizon Wireless): UTStarcom and Verizon Wireless have often partnered to come up with solid basic phones for the budget-minded, and the UTStarcom CDM-8905 is no exception. It is not a fancy phone by any means, which is not necessarily a bad thing especially for those who just want to make calls. That...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, volume rocker, UTStarcom CDM-8905, phone, UTStarcom Inc.; Product reviews 2007-10-01
Nokia 7500 Prism (Unlocked): Photo gallery:Nokia 7500 PrismThough it has largely sat out the thin-phone mania of recent years, Nokia long ago established a reputation for daring cell phone design. Granted, that bold spirit was sometimes a little too bold, but other times it resulted in a lovely product. Nokia's latest entry in the...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, volume rocker, PRISM, Nokia Corp., phone, Nokia 7500 Prism, keypad; Product reviews 2007-09-27
Samsung SGH-T429 (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T429If you're a Samsung phone fan, you'd be correct if you thought you'd seen the Samsung SGH-T429 for T-Mobile somewhere before. You have seen it somewhere before, two places to be exact. It inherits its design from the Samsung SGH-D900 and the SGH-T629. Like its predecessors, it offers...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, volume rocker, CALL QUALITY, T-Mobile, Front-and-center, Samsung SGH-T429, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., phone; Product reviews 2007-09-20
Samsung SGH-A717: Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-A717 AT&T's new Samsung SGH-A717 has a lot in common with another AT&T cell phone, the Samsung SGH-A727. Not only did the two devices land at the carrier on the same day, but they also didn't strike any new ground in the design department. While the SGH-A727 bears...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., SGH-A717, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., display; Product reviews 2007-06-25
MegaAccy M1311: Despite the popularity of expensive and brand-name Bluetooth headsets, there's still a place for newcomers to the Bluetooth headset space. A master distributor for LG accessories in the United States, MegaAccy is one such company that's selling Bluetooth headsets under its own branding. The MegaAccy M1311, for example, is an...; Tags: MegaAccy M1311, headset; Product reviews 2007-06-20
Samsung SGH-X507: It's a pity that carriers spend so little time marketing basic cell phones that lack cameras. Undoubtedly, many consumers want a phone that only makes calls, but a carrier's emphasis on fancy and profitable handsets often leaves these simpler models behind. That was certainly the case with the Samsung SGH-X507...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung SGH-X507, phone; Product reviews 2007-06-06
Nokia BH-208: Even though Nokia has released a few high-end Bluetooth headsets such as the Nokia BH-801, it has quite a few more affordable basic models in the market as well. One of the more recent ones is the Nokia BH-208 Bluetooth headset, which may not be as fancy as the Nokia...; Tags: Nokia BH-208, Nokia Corp., headset, ear loop; Product reviews 2007-05-25
Motorola Slvr L7c (Verizon Wireless): Though Verizon Wireless was the first carrier to score the Motorola Razr V3c and Krzr K1m, it was a bit slower on the uptake of the Moto's CDMA Slvr, the L7c. Rival carrier Sprint was first to market with the thin candy bar phone, and Verizon now follows with its...; Tags: Cellular phones, volume rocker, Verizon Wireless, SLVR L7c, telephone, Verizon Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Motorola Inc.; Product reviews 2007-04-25
Motorola Razr V3xx (platinum): Photo gallery:Motorola Razr V3xxThe carrier that brought you the very first Razr cell phone is now bringing yet another one (yes, another one) to the market. The Motorola Razr V3xx for Cingular Wireless (soon to be AT&T) doesn't bring anything particularly revolutionary to the Razr family but it does include...; Tags: volume rocker, Motorola Razr, telephone, Motorola Inc.; Product reviews 2007-04-20
SanDisk Sansa Connect: Back in January, SanDisk announced the Sansa Connect, a slick-looking flash MP3 player capable of hopping on open Wi-Fi networks and sharing songs with any other Connects anywhere. The device was sweet enough to garner a Best of CES award in the MP3 player category, and that was when we...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Digital music, Digital media, WIRELESS, SanDisk Corp., Wi-Fi, MP3; Product reviews 2007-04-09
Motorola Razr V3xx (Gold): The carrier that brought you the very first Razr cell phone is now bringing yet another one (yes, another one) to the market. The Motorola Razr V3xx for Cingular Wireless (soon to be AT&T) doesn't bring anything particularly revolutionary to the Razr family but it does include a handful of...; Tags: volume rocker, Motorola Inc., Motorola Razr, telephone, RAZR V3xx; Product reviews 2007-03-08
Samsung SGH-T329: Just a few weeks after we first saw it at CES, the new Samsung SGH-T329 Stripe is now available with T-Mobile. Styled in grey and silver with appealing curvy lines, the Stripe barely looks like its SGH-T309 predecessor but it sports many of the same features including a VGA camera,...; Tags: Samsung SGH-T329, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., display, SGH-T329 Stripe, camera, Samsung SGH-T309, telephone; Product reviews 2007-03-02
Samsung SCH-U520: Though it's far from the largest carrier in the United States, Alltel is not shy when it comes to promoting new technologies. It was the first U.S. carrier to introduce the Fastap-enabled LG AX490, and now with its new Samsung SCH-U520, Alltel unveils a completely new cell phone interface. Celltop...; Tags: Samsung SCH-U520, telephone, camera, display, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2007-02-01
LG LX150: If you're one of the many consumers who shun complicated cell phones in favor of simple cell phones that make and receive calls, the new LG LX150 from Sprint should serve you well. Sporting a minimalist yet attractive design and basic features, the LX150 concentrates on what a cell phone...; Tags: Cellular phones, LG Electronics Inc., LG LX150, telephone; Product reviews 2007-01-17