
There are rumors saying that this is the Nokia N97. According to this rumor, it comes with a 3-inch display, 5.0-megapixel camera with 20x digital zoom, miniSD slot and 20GB of internal memory. We’ll keep you posted on whether this is fact or not. [2dayBlog]
by Gizmo Girl on February 29, 2008 · 1 comment

Here we present Bamboo, a cell phone concept designed as an environmental-friendly phone. Its casing is made of bio-plastic made of recyclable natural resources like corn and Bamboo, so when harvested can grow back after time. The beauty of this phone is that if you decide you don’t want it anymore, you can bury it in compost so that seeds are released and grow into new plants. The Bamboo also comes with an energy-efficient monochrome display, and a hand-crack to re-charge the device. Check out a more detailed pic after the jump. [Mobilewhack] More

China will drop a waterproof cell phone known as the WP812 which has a similar touch screen display as the Nokia E828. It’s fully water-proof and can withstand any amount of water. Now you’ll be able to wash yourself while texting your friends or that hot girl you’ve been trying to impress. [Justamp]

Bellperre has just launched some phones made in luxe, covered in any of the 200 leather colors. These special leathers are also available in animals such as buffalo, shark, calf, and crocodile as well as metal casings that are customizable ranging from airplane parts to 18k rose gold. Both phones will be available in June in Europe. [Slashphone]

A new UK-based company named Onyx has released its first phone called the Liscio. It features a 1.10-inch 96 x 96 pixels OLED full-color display, 128MB built-in memory, micro SD card slot of up to 1GB, MP3 player, built-in FM radio, and bluetooth v1.2 connectivity.The Onyx Liscio will be available as a SIM-free handset on www.onyxinnovation.com for around $260 exclusively in the UK. [TMC]

Japan will be launching a new phone by Toshiba inspired by the Japanese cartoon Transformers. There’s no specs revealed so far or release/price info. Stay tuned for more updates. [Akihabara]