We’ve seen prophets get their agendas past the marketing department a time or two before, but NTT DoCoMo’s latest peek into the "future" seemingly forgets to look at what’s actually available right now. The lengthy spot showcases how mobile phones will "one day" be even more tightly integrated into our everyday lives, and while the ideas of using mobile-based keychains and passwords, geo-locators, and video telephony are certainly novel, deeming them events of the future seems a bit ignorant. Additionally, it demonstrates the phone’s ability to assist with grocery shopping, take care of hailing a cab, act as a tutor, and prevent children from straying too far away — all of which have either already been implemented or are quite a ways along the development pipeline. Of course, the pen-sized handset with retractable holographic display certainly hasn’t hit mainstream channels just yet, but otherwise it seems we’re all way ahead of our time.

Hold up on that 8800 purchase, ladies and gentlemen; its slimmer, hipper, more feature-packed cousin hits in less than 24 hours. The 8300 Curve packs QWERTY usability and Pearl style into a case that measures only 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. Features AT&T’s touting include a lovely QVGA display with automatic light sensor, integrated spell checker (a BlackBerry first), noise cancellation, Bluetooth 2.0, push-to-talk support, comprehensive media support including a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 2 megapixel cam. Look for it on AT&T starting tomorrow for $199.99 on a two-year agreement.

Even though I am a loyal Apple fan, I am very interested in Palm’s newest addition: The Foleo Mobile Companion. It is a 10-inch wide, Linux-based device that connects wirelessly to your Treo Smartphone and functions similar to that of a large screen and keyboard. While this could mean that the Mobile Companion is none other than an old-fashioned laptop, bear in mind, laptops are much bigger and heavier and don’t connect automatically to your phone. The Foleo contains Bluetooth technology and can be used for working on email or Microsoft documents when the Treo thumb pad proves cumbersome.

This product will be available in the summer at the retail price of $499, after a $100 mail-in rebate.

*Disclaimer: Photo courtesy of Amazon.com*

You lucky PSP-ownin’ Brits. BT has developed custom VoIP software for use with PSPs fitted with new Go!Cams (pictured below). Using the Go!Cam’s mic and camera, PSP punters will initially be able to make voice and video calls to other PSP users and some BT phones across the UK. Eventually, BT will distribute the software globally and allow users to call PCs, fixed line phones and mobiles from any WiFi hotspot. The new service takes advantage of BT’s 21 century network (21CN) designed specifically for IP technologies. Now the bad news: while the Go!Cams are scheduled for release on 25 May in the UK, BT won’t be providing any additional detail on the PSP VoIP service until sometime in August. Sneaky sneaky.

Chris of Mobility Site gives us a hands-on look at the T-Mobile Wing aka HTC Herald. This Smartphone features 240 x 320 touchscreen display, 2.0-megapixel camera, TI OMAP 850 (200 Mhz) processor, 64MB of internal memory, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and EDGE.

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