smartphone | satellite calling capabilities

Dubious as reception can be for travelers in remote, rural locales or highly trafficked metropolitan areas, the new 3G, Wi-Fi–enabled touchscreen TerreStar GENUS smartphone aims to get you back on the grid with dual cellular and satellite calling capabilities. Amusingly, given TerreStar’s recent bankruptcy filing, it may be the only way angry creditors can reach executives after they decamp to a desert isle. $1,150