Celebrities

Everyday I see pictures of celebrities with different cell phones, MP3 players and trendy gadgets on PopSugar and wonder, how do they pick which phone to be photographed 10,000 times with and more importantly, are they getting paid to flash a little RAZR or BlackBerry love? My favorite Techie Diva Gina Hughes recently informed me of a new study..

Companies paid millions of dollars on Thursday to buy the eight franchises of the Indian cricket board's Twenty20 Indian Premier league (IPL).Film stars Shah Rukh Kh

Despite studies that say consumers aren't swayed by celebrity endorsements, celebrity-driven gadget ad campaigns are at an all time high.

Whether celebrity gadget sightings are unintentional (take for instance Alicia Keys playing with her Samsung Camcorder at a Knicks game, or Lauren Conrad taking her BlackBerry with her everywhere)..

HP has announced Serena Williams as the latest celebrity to take part in its "The Computer is Personal Again" ad campaign just in time for the US Open.

The series previously featured Jay-Z, Vera Wang, Pharell and Shaun White and has generated some buzz for showcasing headless celebrities talking about what they do on their computers.

Debbie’s career began on the beauty pageant stages in Toronto and Hong Kong, where her popularity won her a string of awards and brought her into the public eye. She subsequently appeared in numerous TV commercials and product endorsements as well as two much talked about MTV videos, with Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok.

What do Kevin Costner, Jack Black, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the cast of 'M*A*S*H' have in common? If you said Kevin Bacon ... well, you're probably right. But they've also all appeared in TV ads for technology products ranging from Atari and Nintendo to IBM and Compaq. Inspired by this recent roundup of current celebrity ad campaigns, we've dredged

Talking bike helmet, anyone? Or how about a Swiss-made boiled egg opener? Here, five tech-heads (and one gadget-phobe) choose the pieces of technology that make their lives that little bit easier. Words by Simon Usborne.
Richard Archer, is a songwriter and the frontman of the indie-rock band Hard-Fi, whose debut 2005 album 'Stars of CCTV' was ..

Sounds like a pretty interesting place to get your face lift, eh? I suppose celebrities will probably be one of the first few customers to come knocking at the door when such operations are made commercial, while the rest of us ordinary plebeians will have to settle for a good diet and regular exercise in order to stave away the ravages of time on our appearance.This zero gravity experiment will take into consideration the precision and speed where both human and robot surgeons will be able to cut and stitch an incision among other things.

What does this mean to the average person who doesn't drool over tech specs? The Xbox 360 will deliver the richest and most realistic graphics in a gaming console (in 2005, anyway) and will open the door to high-definition entertainment.Buy Xbox 3605) Motorola Black RAZR V3Originally handed out to celebrities at the Oscars, the black Motorola RAZR V3 is the hottest cell phone on the market.

Celebrities are a little scared by high definition. Apparently the beautiful people have tiny imperfections here and there, and they're afraid you'll see everything in HD. Hitachi has released a 5.3 Mega Pixel CMOS BluRay/DVD hybrid camcorder with a 30GB hard drive that shoots video at 1920 x 1080 and shoots stills at 2400x1800 resolution. You can fit up to four hours at full video resolution, or eight hours at 1440x1080.

Whether its one with pictures of small fluffy animals, scantily clad celebrities, or amusing cartoons. But here we prefer things to be a little different.

Well even after all the media exposure that made his get-up something of an internet celebrity recently, Troy was unable to find any buyers interested in mass producing what was projected to be a \$2,000 piece of equipment -- reportedly leaving him broke and facing eviction. If you do decide to pursue this one-of-a-kind wearable tank (it can supposedly withstand a shotgun blast at point blank), keep in mind that you're getting more than just the suit itself, as Troy is also throwing in rights to the so-called "Shadow Armor" formula that he developed; entrepreneurial military contractors take note.

Hopefully Microsoft will release the full skinny at a "Searchification" event next week to reporters and journalists who will be attending. Part of Hussein's leaks include a new celebrity search page, showing how a simple query involving "Brad Pitt" will yield a rating system of how popular he is currently as evident by his celebrity xRank.

Latest snaps reveal Katherine Heigl sporting a sexy new piece of hardware, the much coveted iPhone in her sticky little palm.
I'm sure she's a lovely girl really, but I'm still reeling from that crowning shot in Knocked Up.
On the plus side she is actually using it,rather than just holding it, which makes a change for a celebrity.

We've all seen David Beckham's new sharp Motorola RAZR2 ads, which feature Becks showing off his RAZR2 in a chic suit, but who really wants Becks or his phone when his shirt is on? Motorola's Korean site has released some saucy pics of our favorite celebrity gadget endorser showing off his new phone in all his shirtless, tattooed glory.

Pop caught Adam Brody at the T-Mobile SIDEKICK iD Launch in Hollywood and I noticed there was an unusual number of ladies out to celebrate the event as well - making me wonder if the new Sidekick will be the more feminine counterpart to the limited edition Dwayne Wade Sidekick 3. The iD certainly has the whole pretty and pastel thing going for ..

Celebrity Star Paris Hilton seems to change her cell phone and SIM card as often as she changes boyfriends and shoes. If I have give her credit for anything, it's that she seems to incorporates them as a fashion accessory in her photo shoots and she even took the time to bling a few of them out with rhinestones. Can you guess all these phones?