If you ever use your phone to go to the internet or make phone calls using Wi-Fi hotspot(s) – this video may be of benefit to you.

When you use your mobile or cell phone, you might be used to the same access points or Wi-Fi points that is close to your area or where you live.   But what if you travelled somewhere else or overseas?  It just so happens that you didn’t bring your laptop with you and just want to quickly access te internet or make a “sip” phone (free) call from your mobile phone.

Well, this is where We-Fi comes in.  We-Fi is an add on to one of Fring’s many mobile services.  We-Fi gives you the ability to access the many million Wi-Fi datapoints that is on We-Fi’s database.  So wherever you are, you can easily find the closest Wi-Fi to you.

In order to access We-Fi, you will also need to download Fring’s latest version here.  Have a look at this short video explaining briefly what We-Fi is about and what it does.

Fring is a cool application to add if you use your mobile phone a lot.  We hope that this helped you in any way shape or form. 

What about you?  Do you know of any cool applications for your mobile phone.  If so, please send them through on the comments below.

I came across this Twitter post today from @chrispirillo which then led me to a new device with some leaked pictures and photos about the new ‘Crunchpad‘.  Crunchpad is one of Michael Arrington’s (Techcrunch) latest innovations in association with FusionGarage.

The idea for Crunchpad was created back in July 2008 blog, and Arrington says it best here:

“Here’s the basic idea: The machine is as thin as possible, runs low end hardware and has a single button for powering it on and off, headphone jacks, a built in camera for video, low end speakers, and a microphone. It will have Wifi, maybe one USB port, a built in battery, half a Gigabyte of RAM, a 4-Gigabyte solid state hard drive. Data input is primarily through an iPhone-like touch screen keyboard. It runs on linux and Firefox. It would be great to have it be built entirely on open source hardware, but including Skype for VOIP and video calls may be a nice touch, too.

If all you are doing is running Firefox and Skype, you don’t need a lot of hardware horsepower, which will keep the cost way down.

The idea is to turn it on, bypass any desktop interface, and go directly to Firefox running in a modified Kiosk mode that effectively turns the browser into the operating system for the device. Add Gears for offline syncing of Google docs, email, etc., and Skype for communication and you have a machine that will be almost as useful as a desktop but cheaper and more portable than any laptop or tablet PC.

It will also include a custom default home page with large buttons for bookmarked services – news, Meebo/Ebuddy for IM, Google Docs/Zoho for Office, Email, social networks, photo sites, YouTube, etc. Everything that you use every day.”

Here is a video showing the first prototype for Crunchpad:

Personally, I will be watching this space with great interest.  This hardware has a lot of advantages in that it will be less costly (hopefully it will be), a ’straight to the point’ applications and ease of use.  I could see the potential of this for the mobile corporate(s) and for students alike.

What about you?  Is this hardware a likely good fit for you?  Feel free to add your comments here.

I was watching a video by David Lynch last night, on YouTube about – how he believes that nothing can compare and generate the ultimate viewing experience, if you were to watch a movie in a big screen than if you were to watch it in your, quote – unquote “f-ing” telephone.

If you want to see and hear what he said here’s the video from YouTube as below…

So this got me thinking… there’s got to be a way where people can experience the ultimate viewing experience through their mobile devices.  So I thought, what if – in the near future someone can commercially make available, a type of viewing glasses that you can put on whilst on a train station or having lunch in the park, and at the same time you can hear in digital surround the sound effects associated with it.  Kind of like the futuristic movies you see on Star Trek or science fiction movies.

Well, guess what?  Your future has already started!

A press release just a few hours ago, said that the mobile operator “3″ has just introduced “video glasses” on its accessories range.  According to Mobile News International, Vuzix’s iWear video glasses enables customers to view their handset screen as a 62-inch screen.  It was also launched exclusively only in selected “3″ stores and online earlier this April.

Photo:  Courtesy of Mobile News International

It costs just under £200 and your iWear has a video out enabled connection which means you can enjoy watching movies, play games or videos on a virtual screen with in-built speakers.  A single charge would give you around 5 hours continuous use.

As Paul Travers, Zuvix chief executive said:  “iWear adds a totally new dimension to the mobile experience”.

Maybe Paul Travers need to have a one on one chat with David Lynch?!?

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Pros:  It adds another light to the term being “mobile”.

Cons:  It’s a tad expensive and is available in UK.  Unless you purchase it online.

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