Is There a Doctor in the House?

Well, if you're wielding the iCEphone, you'll never need to ask this question again. Although there's more to this phone that its medical knowledge, it's definitely one of the larger selling points. So, we'll set the scenario:

You and your spouse are walking down the street. You're on vacation in a new town that neither of you have visited before. Suddenly, disaster strikes and your spouse falls unceremoniously to the ground. It's late and there is nobody nearby to hear your call for help. You're not very medically intelligent, so you do the one thing you know to do. Call 911 emergency services and wait for the ambulance to finally arrive.

Now, let's pretend that instead of your boring old cell-phone, you were carrying an iCEphone. When you're spouse falls, you hit the ICE (In Case of Emergency) button on your phone. Immidiately, it dials 911 emergency, the closest local hospital, and your home physician and alerts all three to the emergency and your exact location. But, it doesn't stop there. You could still be doing more to keep your spouse alive until they arrive. So, the on-screen indicator walks you through all of your basic first-aid processes with step-by-step instructions and single-touch advancement screens so you can decide when to change steps and it doesn't leave you behind confused. Finally, the ambulance arrives. Now, with another touch of the screen, the iCEphone compiles a handover report that lists every step you've done so far. You arrive at the hospital and the doctors ask you for your spouse's medical history. With yet another single touch of the screen, their stored medical records are displayed for the doctors.

See the difference? This phone just possibly saved the life of your loved one.

But, apart from that, it's still a fully functional cellular phone. With its new tri-fold design and Microsoft Windows Mobile OS, it holds buttons for every occasion from placing a call to playing games recently only available to full desktop PCs. Also, with a battery life of 3 days, it will always be ready when you need it. But, also because of that same tri-fold design and so many buttons inside, the phone can feel a bit bulky and heavy. Why not just use the same touch-screen on the front to house all these buttons digitally? Who needs a full QWERTY keyboard inside when the front transforms into one when you need it? And, with no price announced, will it be affordable to the general populace?

The company expects it to be on shelves in the UK soon. And who knows if it will ever hit the US market.

Moon Dust-DNA watch

After the huge success of the Titanic DNA, Romain Jerome has released its latest creation. Moon Dust-DNA. So, if having a watch built from remains of a long sunken ship, try setting your sights a little lower. If that fails, get a watch made out of the moon. That's right. The Moon Dust-DNA has a face made out of a mineral deposit including moon dust. Not enough for you? The casing is made from a titanium and steel alloy including parts of the Apollo XI and the paws that hold it together are made from parts of the Soyuz space shuttle. Still need more? Fine. The strap is made out of fibers from a spacesuit worn during the ISS mission. Now, if that doesn't get your blood flowing, there is no hope for you. But, if you decide that this watch is definitely for you, grab your wallet and start crying. But, really, how can you put a price on this piece of history? Well...apparently Romain Jerome found a way. Six different versions are available ranging in cost from $15,000 to $500,000 a piece.

Welcome to Gadget Grounds

Another of my new blog ideas. Once again, this will soon be it's own website, but until then, it shall be hosted here.

As the name suggests, I will review some of the newest, most hyped, and most interesting gadgets as they are released. So, stay tuned!