It’s been, what? Ten years since I first heard Phoebe from Friends sing the Smelly Cat song. I belt it out on a regular basis and think about it whenever I see this phone. Sony Ericsson have teamed up with NTT Docomo to bring us the SO703i - A new smelly phone. But don’t worry. That’s not a bad thing. These babies smell pretty. Like flowers and cotton candy and Chanel.

How do they work? The SO703i mobile / cell phone includes a slot for replaceable scented sheets. I imagine they’re something like those dryer sheets my mother keeps telling me to use. Anyone lucky enough to get their paws on one will have eleven different scents to choose from. No news yet on whether any of those will be Chanel. If it helps, one may smell like apple pie.

Of course they’re only found in Japan right now, hence the ‘anyone lucky enough’ from above. But like most really good gadgets, if we’re good, the SO703i may eventually make it’s way to Yankee Doodle Dandy Land.

Sony Ericsson SO703i Mobile / Cell Phone Pricetag: Once again, See Japan.

I know I keep posting gadgets that aren’t yet meant for American shores, but who can blame me when they look like this. Sony Ericsson are set to release the first proper Bravia handset some time in June. And by Bravia I mean a mobile phone that has a built in TV tuner with time-shift video recording. A 3 inch wide screen with a slide function allows horizontal TV viewing. All the obligatory camera/mobile bits are also there. Bad news? Right now the Bravia phone will be staying in Sony country.

Just another goody the Japanese will be getting before us.

Sony Ericsson SO903iTV Bravia Mobile Pricetag: Check back later.

I saw this a few weeks ago but didn’t post it, because I’m lazy and because it’s hitting shelves in the US no time soon. But the new photos, coupled with the designer label, are just too good to resist. It’s black but, whatever, it’s sexy and it’s PRADA. This isn’t just a dressed up version of an already existing handset like the Dolce Gabbana Razr.

The LG KE850 Prada phone, which looks like Apple’s iPhone to me, will be going on sale in select mobile shops and PRADA stores in Europe (read: the UK, France, Germany and Italy) at the end of February, and in parts of Asia by March.

While I’m at it, I’d like to take a moment to moan about the quality of mobile phones / cell phones available in the US. I’ve voiced more than once my annoyance at being relegated to the ubiquitous (and by ubiquitous I mean ‘Even the terribly unfashionable girl who still has 1980’s hair has one’) RAZr whenever I’m in America.

Yeah, I know, I could pay roaming charges on my British baby but…not gonna happen. I just bought my US laptop for half it’s UK price. Why can’t I get a decent phone here? Why can’t I get the PRADA? *Sigh*

Technophiles go here.

LG KE850 Prada Phone Pricetag: €600/$778

I really don’t know what to say about the iPhone. Except this: I want one. Now.

The gadget world has been all abuzz recently about this 3-n-1 little beauty due out sometime this summer. Maybe. (See Legal-ease Stuff).

Apple’s iPhone is this. A state of the art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod (for video and photos) with touch controls and an internet communications device with “desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching”.

If you’re interested in new and improved technical bits, google “iPhone” or go straight to Apple.

Apple iPhone Pricetag: $499 (4Gb) - $599 (8Gb)

This morning I sat down to google BLACKBERRY PEARL - the spiffy black one - because I’m sorta craving it this week. (Yeah, my girlfriends crave chocolate. I crave gadgets. And handbags. But that’s another blog.) And I noticed this particular piece of eye candy is now available in white - or pearl, or whatever. I still prefer the sleek steely look of the original, mind, but I thought it worth the note that the Pearl will now be doing a little more to live up to it’s name.

FYI: The Blackberry Pearl in Pearl is being launched today by T-Mobile, my use-to-be provider.

Blackberry Pearl White Pricetag: $150 w/a 2 year contract

A funky design from otherwise prim and proper American designer Nicole Miller. The new cell phone case in lovely silk taffeta is as brightly colored as an Easter Egg and as Corseted as Ms Antoinette herself. The case measures 3.8″ x 2.2″ x 1.2″ making it suitable for a selection of different phones. I carry my iPod in it myself. So should you.

Nicole Miller Cell Phone Case Pricetag: $25

Fancy a little bling? The Limited Edition Signature Cobra from Vertu should do the trick. The luxist cell was designed by French jeweler Boucheron, features a cobra design and: one pear cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 - Yes. 439 - rubies.

And when we say limited, we mean limited. Only eight will be made available and these for a pricetag of $310,000. For those on a budget, a scaled down version is available for just $115,000. There’ll be a whopping 26 cheap sets available.

Vertu Signature Cobra Cell Phone Pricetag: $115,000 - $310,000

Samsung’s latest T-DMB support handset, the SPH-B5800, now integrates TPEG. Thanks to the Transport Protocol Experts Group service the new SPH-B5800 marks the first time users can receive live updates about “traffic, nice restaurants,” and other points of interest surrounding them via their handsets.

If Samsung are to be believed, the phone will receive new information “every five minutes” depending on location. This DMB gadget supports a full list of channels, a 2 megapixel camera phone, an electric dictionary, file viewer and support for audio book playback.

Samsung SPH-B5800 Pricetag: $645.

Because everyone loves Chocolate. No matter what the form. The latest tasty treat from LG, the U830, builds on the original flip phone version with HSDPA, 185 MB of storage capacity and stereo Bluetooth.

It’s hitting the UK first (for around £230 ($400ish); before it heads our way. Keep an eye out.

LG Chocoalte U830 Pricetag: TBA