The latest lot of designer cellphones are pretty, but not always practical
by Sidin Vadukut
Top fashion houses and design firms have been quick to spot the opportunity in the ubiquitous cellphone. With hot new handsets—read the iPhone and Google G1 Android phone—selling in their millions it is hardly surprising that designer labels have been eager to claim a slice of the billion-dollar pie.
Last Christmas saw high-profile names such as Armani, Prada, Anna Sui and Jasper Morrison wrapped around hardware by Nokia, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. This year, big name designer mobile launches include the sequel to the smash hit LG Prada, the LG Prada II with a Qwerty keyboard, the Samsung Armani Night Effect, the latest Vertu Ferrari phone, and My Dior from Christian Dior.
The LG Prada II is probably the best mash-up of design and practicality. The original sold in the thousands and it excelled in both form and function. The Prada II doesn’t do anything drastically different except add a full Qwerty keyboard for those Twitter messages and email updates. The phone will retail for around Rs40,000. ..continued...
Phone accessories are everywhere.
P.S. It's nice to have different phone accessories everyday. : )
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