Tens of thousands of unique and weird tidbits are available for the device formerly known as your cell phone

Practical

Presentations: Picsel Technologies lets you download PowerPoint files and other attachments to your phone. Plug the cell into a projector via a USB port and start selling. Video Voice Mail: In Portugal, Openwave's technology lets callers shoot their own video message or choose one from Britney Spears or Clint Eastwood. Companies may use it to leave ads as messages.
 

Security

Fingerprint: Atrua, working with a Chinese maker called Yulong, aims to let you use a scan of your index finger to pry open your messages. It may debut in a year. Face Scan: Omron Corp. of Japan unveiled face-recognition technology for camera phones in February. Snap a picture of yourself with your phone and it grants access only after verifying you as the owner.
 

Weird Stuff

Flesh-Eating Virus: Jamster combines your camera phone with a videogame. Point the lens at a friend and try to zap the vicious virus before it eats her face. Voodoo Doll: Name your doll after your ex, then yank off its legs. Send the video clip to his phone. Thank you, Jamster.
 

Nongame Time Killers

Celebrity Now: The latest gossip and paparazzi pix from Vindigo. Movies: Makayama Software sells a $30 program that compresses home movies, recorded TV and feature films to fit onto your mobile phone.