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Do you have an old cellphone (or two or three or four) lying around gathering dust?

The 911 CellPhone Bank collects used phones and, depending on their value, offers them for resale, or adds them to a cellphone bank that's available for use in emergencies. Proceeds from the sale of the phones are given to local law enforcement agencies.

You can print out a free postage-paid shipping label, making it really easy (and almost cost-free) to send in your old used cellphones.

Via EngadgetMobile.

This one is definitely for American Idol fans. Cingular is now offering American Idol ringtones, made up of live performances from American Idol, within 24 hours of the show's broadcast.

It will cost you $2.49 for each ringtone, but you can get the latest ones the very next day after a show. You can also browse and buy ringtones from past performances.

If this is making you want to switch your mobile phone carrier to Cingular, we'll hazard a guess and say you're a big American Idol fan ...

Via Mobiledia.

The BenQ-Siemens CF61 is more than just a music phone - it will actually show the lyrics of various songs on its display so you can sing along.

Can we say karaoke phone?

This one should be a hit at parties, especially once the vino and the beer start flowing (or maybe we should say, after the vino and the beer start flowing).

It's a great looking phone, too, with interchangeable covers and a 1.3-megapixel camera, so you can snap those great party pics. There's also 3D sound, and of course SMS and MMS. Not to mention Bluetooth headset accessories.

Via MobileWhack.

It might be pink, but the Motorola Pink RAZR V3c, now available from Verizon, looks pretty sharp. There's just something about the look of the RAZR V3c that we like, no matter what color you're talking about.

For those of you who like to know this type of thing:

Features and specifications

* Talk time: 180 minutes
* Standby time: 200 hours
* Size: 3.86H x 2.08W x 0.57D inches
* Weight: 3.49 oz
* All Digital Phone
* Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Camera
* Bluetooth Capable
* Speakerphone
* Voice Dialing
* TTY Compatible
* Hearing Aid Compatibility = M3

Via Engadget.

Not that long ago, we would have laughed ourselves silly over this cellphone bed from San-X.

But now that one of us is so enamoured with her iPod, there's only the sound of one voice laughing. The other voice is saying, "Oh, look at those little slippers! They're for wiping the screen! Isn't that just so cute?"

(Because it does look like a nice comfy bed for the iPod, too, doesn't it?)

Via Engadget.

Here's a little gizmo for getting full use out of your iPod.

The iBall from Oregon Scientific is a wireless speaker for your iPod. It's definitely a nice looking gizmo - not sleek by any means but then again, with a name like iBall, we're not exactly surprised.

About eight inches in diameter, it will also synchronize your iPod with the computer and charge your iPod.

At $299 a pop, it's not cheap, but it will definitely help you get lots more use out of your iPod.

Oh, and the full features (for those of you who get a kick out of knowing that sort of thing):

* Advanced 2.4 GHz, adaptive frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) wireless technology delivers crystal clear digital stereo audio up to 100 feet * Three-speaker array system with ported bass cavity provides a smooth and powerful listening experience * Adjustable treble and bass * Built-in remote control enables iPod operation wirelessly - directly from the iBall * Easy to read LCD display illuminates the time, volume, bass, treble, wireless signal strength, input selection, play/pause status and battery power * Runs six to eight hours on rechargeable batteries or from AC adaptor, both included * Charges iPod and synchronizes with iTunes® through standard 30-pin connection to USB or Firewire port connections for your Mac/ PC * Compatible with Apple iPod, iPod mini, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle™ (seven iPod adaptors included, iPod shuffle adaptor sold separately) * Auxiliary stereo line-in mini-plug for use with one additional audio source * S-video and A/V stereo line-out mini-plug for listening and viewing through other A/V components (i.e. stereo, TV)

Via Cellphone9

We figure, if you can condition yourself to always give your cellphone a seat (or iPod or whatever handheld you can't leave home without), this beanbag chair will actually come in quite handy.

No more hunting up, down, all around for your phone (or that last ditch method, calling your cell from your landline and hoping that it's got enough juice still that it will ring long enough for you to find it) - you'll know it's sitting, resting in its cool little beanbag chair until it's time to get to work.

You've got to admit, those cellphones look kind of cute, relaxing in their chairs. Great gift idea.

Via Techie Diva.

This is definitely one for our buy list. (Who we'd buy it for, we're not sure, since we already have a portable DVD player, but ours looks way too boring and ordinary compared to this one.)

The jWin JD-VD736 Portable DVD Player has a 3.6" TFT color LCD widescreen which, okay, isn't exactly large in the whole scheme of things, but if you're looking for portable, you don't necessarily want too large, right?

It reads DVDs, CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, MP3 CDs, and Kodak Picture CDs, and has progressive scan and anti-skip protection. It also comes with a rechargeable battery pack and a credit card size wireless remote control.

That's quite enough to impress us, but for those of you who like that type of thing, here's the full features and specifications list:

* 3.6" inch wide (16:9 active-matrix) TFT LCD screen
* Compatible with DVD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3 CD/Kodak Picture CD/JPEG
* Dolby Digital Decode
* Compatible with NTSC/PAL
* Progressive Scan / S-Video Output
* Anti-Skip Protection (4 Sec. DVD / 35 Sec. MP3 CD / 25 Sec. CD)
* Credit Card Size Wireless Remote Control
* Rechargeable Battery Pack
* 3.5mm Stereo Headphone Jack
* 12-volt Car Cigarette Lighter Adapter
* Universal AC/DC Power Adapter
* Audio/Video Cable for TV Connection
* Built-in Stereo Speakers
* Video Decompression: MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC-13818), MPEG-1
* Audio Characteristics: 2-Channel Analog
* Optional SD/MMC Memory Card
* Frequency Response
- DVD: 48kHz Sampling: 4Hz-22kHz 96kHz Sampling: 4Hz-44kHz
- CD: 4Hz-20kHz
* Ports: Audio/Video Output, P-Scan Output, S-Video Output, Headphone Phone Jack
* Line Voltage: AC 100-240 VAC ?0% (50/60Hz) Adapter
* Power Consumption: 10W (12V, 0.83A)
* Dimension (WHD): 6.5 x 1.3 x 5.3 (INCH)
* Weight: 2.09 lbs.
* UPC: 6 39247 36736 4
* Unit Dimension: 6.54" x 5.35" x 1.38" (L x W x H)
* Unit Weight: 0.88 Lbs
* Package Dimension: 11.61" x 8.66" x 5.32" (L x W x H)
* Package Weight: 3.02 Lbs

Via Chip Chick.

You know we wouldn't make this up. Really.

Engadget calls them "smelltones" for your phone. Offered by Keitai KunKun, these rather unique little items attach to your phone and emit an odor everytime your phone rings or you get an email.

There are four odors (the descriptions, unfortunately, don't give you much of an idea about what kind of aroma your cellphone will squirt out): the Hello Kitty fragrance, the Disney fragrance (has a relaxing effect, apparently), the Doraemon which sounds like it's one of those "nature" type scents (also with a relaxation effect) and finally, the Morning Musume, which kind of defies the imagination.

(There's only one smell we associate with mornings around here, and that's the scent of lovely lovely java and ready for when we jump out of bed. This only happens, though, if one of us remembers to set that precious timer on the coffee maker before we go to bed.)

Via Engadget.

If you've got a new Motorola Razr V3 (lucky you!), you'll be interested in the I-Volution Leather Suit.

You can get for it from Vaja. This sleek leather protective case is fully customizable - just go to Vajachoice and select the colors you like.

Vaja also offers some nice looks for other mobile gadgets, too. For $70 a pop, it's not cheap, but your device will be nicely protected, and most important of all (of course), it'll look good.

Via Oh Gizmo.

This cool looking gizmo isn't a PDA or a phone - it's an Internet tablet, meant mainly for browsing the Internet, via either Bluetooth or WiFi.

We both like our notebooks, but even the small one is on the heavy side, and sometimes we just don't want to lug it over to the local coffee place.

The Nokia 770 sounds like it will do the trick for those times when we just want to surf around. You can enter text using either the stylus and the onscreen keyboard, or using the handwriting recognition feature.

It comes with the following software:

* Web Browser
* Flash Player version 6
* Email Client
* Internet Radio
* News Reader
* Media players, Image viewer
* PDF viewer
* File Manager
* Search
* Calculator
* World Clock
* Notes
* Sketch
* Games

Not bad. This one's definitely going on the wishlist(s).

One of us has the Sony Bean NW-E207 on her wish list and has gotten into the habit of bringing the Sony Bean in just about every conversation possible.

So we decided we might as well write a post about it.

While we think it looks more like a kidney bean, from the names of the colors that are available - coconut white, tropical ice blue, cotton candy pink and licorice black - Sony was probably going for the jellybean look.

That's okay. Because it's got lots of other things going for it. Like a choice of 512 MB and 1 GB capacities. A pop-up USB jack that connects directly to your PC. And get this - a whopping 50 hours of battery life! There's even a quick-charge function that will give you three hours of playtime from a three-minute charge.

Nice, nice, nice. Did we mention it's on someone's wishlist and she hasn't stopped hinting about it ever since she first read about it?

What is it with mobile phone companies? Do you think they have a checklist they've got to consult whenever they try to design a phone that will "appeal to female consumers"?

We can see it now:

How to Design a Phone That Women Will Love

Step 1: Make it pink.

Step 2: Make it some ridiculous shape that's hard to hold, but tell 'em it's great because they can just slip it into their handbags.

Uh. Yeah. Right.

But if pink's your thing, and you have no qualms about walking around in public speaking into a powderpuff ... have we got the phone for you! The Newgen C800 even sports a camera and speakers with 3D stereo sound.

No, we wouldn't kid you about something like that.

Via Shiny Shiny.