Do you find Smart phones too big to fit in your handbag, too dull not stylish enough? (the last bit sounds like some men I know).  Perhaps even too expensive? Well there maybe an answer.  The Samsung i200.  I know we are all against size zeros but in the world of technology zero is queen and the Samsung i200 measures just 12 mm deep!!!!! (Size isn’t everything!!)
 
That makes it the skinniest Windows (6.1) compatible phone on the planet.  It can happily do Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.  It also has HSDPA to keep the internet connection nice and fast and has a 2 meg camera. It doesn’t however have Wi-Fi or GPS.
 
The screen is a decent size too at 2.3 inches and the back light has a sensor that automatically dims to save on your battery power - so it is green as well.

It retails at £200 although not confirmed and is great for those wanting to get into the smart phone market.

Dear Girl Geek,

I am due an upgrade on my phone and I want something that is sleek and sophiscticated, easy to use and with a lot of memory for photos and videos. I usually have Samsung’s but am looking for something a little different this time, although if there is a great Samsung about at the moment I’d love to hear about it!

Thanks

Sarah

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Running out of battery on my phone, iPod or Tom Tom is really annoying whether at home or abroad, but now help is at hand.

With green being the new black the new freeloader portable solar charger means you can power your gadgets without plugging them in so you can tick the box of helping the planet!!

How does it work? well, open up this slim device ,point it at the sun and within around 5-10 hours you have a fully charged device that can power an iPod for up to 18 hours, a PSP for up to 2.5 hours and a mobile phone for up to 44 hours! (neat!)

But I hear you say what with the great British Summer how will I ever charge it. Well don’t worry you can also charge it via a USB cable which will take 3-4 hours.

Once charged the battery will then hold its charge for up to 3 months. Tough, stylish and impact resistant this little thing is also very compact, only 12 cm long, 6 wide 1.5 deep plus it comes with adaptors to charge the following gizmos:

• LG Chocolate series phones,
• 2 adaptors for Nokia mobiles,
• 2 adaptors for Samsung mobiles,
• Sony Ericsson mobiles;
• 4mm straight jack plug for PSP, Tom Tom sat nav, digital cameras etc;
• Mini USB adaptor for Motorola RAZR, Blackberrys etc;
• a USB 2.0 female socket for MP3 players and PDA’s;
• an iPod adaptor;
• an adaptor for Nintendo DS Lite.

If you want in pink then no problem but I think I prefer the grey and it costs around £29.99.