Chinese manufacturer Huawei's flagship Ascend P2 smartphone can be operated by users wearing gloves.<br /><br />It's just one of the innovations on display at year's Mobile World Congress -- a showcase of gadgets and gizmos that will allow us to wave goodbye to dying batteries, water damage and a whole range of perilous situations that dare to threaten the lives of our beloved mobile phones.
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Chinese manufacturer Huawei's flagship Ascend P2 smartphone can be operated by users wearing gloves.

It's just one of the innovations on display at year's Mobile World Congress -- a showcase of gadgets and gizmos that will allow us to wave goodbye to dying batteries, water damage and a whole range of perilous situations that dare to threaten the lives of our beloved mobile phones.
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Fujitsu's Generation walking stick features GPS technology to track and monitor users
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Fujitsu's Generation walking stick features GPS technology to track and monitor users
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YotaPhone features both a color touch screen and a screen using low-power monochome e-ink
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YotaPhone features both a color touch screen and a screen using low-power monochome e-ink
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Sensirion's tiny temperature and humidity sensors will put a weather station in the palm of your hand.
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Sensirion's tiny temperature and humidity sensors will put a weather station in the palm of your hand.
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Spheron's robotic balls, which can be controlled by Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices, were a hit at the Mobile World Congress
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Spheron's robotic balls, which can be controlled by Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices, were a hit at the Mobile World Congress
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In the absence of any new phones, HTC offered acrobatic Parkour displays.
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In the absence of any new phones, HTC offered acrobatic Parkour displays.
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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z is waterproof, making it ideal for using in the bath or outdoors in bad weather.
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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z is waterproof, making it ideal for using in the bath or outdoors in bad weather.
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The new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor comes with the ability to replicate a 7.1 surround sound speaker system via your mobile -- even through a pair of standard headphones.
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The new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor comes with the ability to replicate a 7.1 surround sound speaker system via your mobile -- even through a pair of standard headphones.
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Paddle is a shopping system that tries to make shopping online easier and safer. The idea is that e-commerce sites add a "buy with Paddle" button at the checkout, simplifying the payment process.
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Paddle is a shopping system that tries to make shopping online easier and safer. The idea is that e-commerce sites add a "buy with Paddle" button at the checkout, simplifying the payment process.
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Nokia's 105 is a no-frills phone that just makes calls but boasts a 35-day battery life on standby. Sometimes it works just to keep things simple.
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Nokia's 105 is a no-frills phone that just makes calls but boasts a 35-day battery life on standby. Sometimes it works just to keep things simple.
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Nvidia has been showing off real-time High Dynamic Range photography capabilities that automatically adjust a picture for light and dark areas on the fly.
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Nvidia has been showing off real-time High Dynamic Range photography capabilities that automatically adjust a picture for light and dark areas on the fly.
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Ford has teamed up with Spotify to bring the music-streaming service to its Ford Sync AppLink cars in Europe. It's Ford SYNC AppLink allows drivers to control smartphone apps from the driver's seat, using voice control.
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Ford has teamed up with Spotify to bring the music-streaming service to its Ford Sync AppLink cars in Europe. It's Ford SYNC AppLink allows drivers to control smartphone apps from the driver's seat, using voice control.
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FonePad, Phablet, call it what you will -- the phone-tablet hybrid is the next step in the evolution of mobile technology.
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FonePad, Phablet, call it what you will -- the phone-tablet hybrid is the next step in the evolution of mobile technology.
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French start-up Wysips has developed a transparent film (costing just over one dollar to make) that could bring an end to the dreaded dead-battery message forever. A photovoltaic display will let you charge your phone in the sun or even indoors via ambient light.
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French start-up Wysips has developed a transparent film (costing just over one dollar to make) that could bring an end to the dreaded dead-battery message forever. A photovoltaic display will let you charge your phone in the sun or even indoors via ambient light.
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Chinese tech giant Huawei exhibits its water-resistant Ascend D2 smartphone in a fishbowl at their stand at the Mobile World Congress.
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Chinese tech giant Huawei exhibits its water-resistant Ascend D2 smartphone in a fishbowl at their stand at the Mobile World Congress.
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Nokia's wireless charging device is a pillow for your phone to rest on so that "it will wake refreshed and recharged". It is co-branded with Fatboy designer furniture and comes in a range of colors.
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Nokia's wireless charging device is a pillow for your phone to rest on so that "it will wake refreshed and recharged". It is co-branded with Fatboy designer furniture and comes in a range of colors.
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LG introduced the world's smallest wireless charger at the show -- just 6.9cm in diameter.
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LG introduced the world's smallest wireless charger at the show -- just 6.9cm in diameter.
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There's no need to worry about somebody sneakily reading your private messages ever again. Fujitsu's new flagship smartphone, the Arrows V F-04E, has "biometric security", which requires your fingerprint to unlock the phone.
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There's no need to worry about somebody sneakily reading your private messages ever again. Fujitsu's new flagship smartphone, the Arrows V F-04E, has "biometric security", which requires your fingerprint to unlock the phone.
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The 'phablet' seems to be MWC 2013's must-have item. Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 is an eight inch tablet with phone capabilities.
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The 'phablet' seems to be MWC 2013's must-have item. Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 is an eight inch tablet with phone capabilities.
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Asus' phablet is the PadFone Infinity: A five inch smartphone that, once slotted into a dock, becomes a 10.1 inch tablet.
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Asus' phablet is the PadFone Infinity: A five inch smartphone that, once slotted into a dock, becomes a 10.1 inch tablet.
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The Olloclip is the iPhone photographer's dream gadget: A quick-connect lens for the iPhone and iPod touch that includes fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses in one.
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The Olloclip is the iPhone photographer's dream gadget: A quick-connect lens for the iPhone and iPod touch that includes fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses in one.
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A flamenco dancer performs for visitors at the Mobile World Congress to demonstrate the imaging capabilities of Intel's latest smartphone design.
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A flamenco dancer performs for visitors at the Mobile World Congress to demonstrate the imaging capabilities of Intel's latest smartphone design.
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Two men test a new Samsung 3D device during the first day of the Mobile World Congress.
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Two men test a new Samsung 3D device during the first day of the Mobile World Congress.
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