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Lara and GTA: British design icons?
When you think of British cultural and design icons, there are some images that automatically spring to mind: red phone boxes, double-decker buses and the London Underground map (which you need a Ph.D in topology to fully understand). However, there are some new faces shortlisted for the "Great British Design Quest", including none other than Tomb Raider and Grand Theft Auto. Interestingly, while other technological designs are deemed aesthetically pleasing--the British-born World Wide Web, and Verdana typeface, among others--no television or film icons have made the shortlist.A vote will tell whether the public considers videogame icons as influential as other great design motifs--but the cultural and international appeal of Lara and GTA may help them wing their way to the top.[via Edge Online]
T-Mobile's MDA and SDA phones available for "pre registration"
It's nothing we didn't see coming, but T-Mobile has a "pre registration" page up for their forthcoming MDA handheld and SDA smartphone. It's just to notify you of availability, you'll still have to order the phone just like everyone else, but the page claims "February 2006" availability, and that sure isn't far away. So while you're lining up the cash to nab one (or both) of these Windows Mobile 5 and WiFi equipped phones, might as well leave your inbox open to a little notifier.
Cingular debuts 2125 Windows Mobile smartphone
It's been a "now you see it, now you don't kind" kind of relationship so far with Cingular's 2125, their WiFi-free version of HTC Tornado, but we can finally announce its availability at the Cingular store. The QVGA screen, Windows Mobile 5, and miniSD are all still here, and that WiFi is still notably absent, but the price isn't bad at all for a smartphone: $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate. So if you can live without all the perks of the Tornado, which are in full force in T-Mobile's forthcoming SDA, Cingular's 2125 is strong contender for your smartphone buck.
