Turn your iPod touch into Smartphone or Mobile Hotspot

A case on the Chinese market promises to turn you iPod touch into a smartphone. The case has a SIM card slot and with the proper software users can make phone calls and send text messages. In addition the case includes an 800mAh battery and provides 4.5 hours of call time or 120 hours of standby. The price of the case is expected to be somewhere between ¥300 ($44) and ¥500 ($74). There is a catch though. You need to have a jailbroken iPod touch in order to install the software. The company that produces this case is Yosion Technology and the product name is Apple Peel 520.

A different add-on, promises to turn your iPod touch into a Mobile Hotspot. This product comes from Sprint and is called ZTE Peel 3200. It’s a mobile hotspot that would wrap around an iPod Touch and give it constant access over WiFi to Sprint’s 3G network. This iPod touch add-on, just got approval from the FCC and it is unknown when it will hit the market.

Source: Engadget, Phone Scoop