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Lauren Conrad Takes Her BlackBerry Everywhere

GeekSugar — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:00:48 -0800

We all know that Lauren Conrad, better yet known as LC on Laguna Beach and the Hills, is a cell phone junkie- c'mon, when isn't she glued to her phone?! In Laguna it was the LG clam cell and now in the Hills she has upgraded to the BlackBerry 8700. Just like her Kabbalah bracelet, her BlackBerry has become a staple accessory in her wardrobe! Whether it be at PR events, clubbing with Heidi or attending star-studded events with Audrina, Lauren is always carrying her phone. As long as she's not texting or calling Jason, I think I'm ok with it.

For more celeb BlackBerry action go to Blackberry Tribute - Celebs Love Them Too!, Jennifer Aniston Is A Blackberry Woman and The Blackberry Still Going Strong In 07.

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MTV Introduces Virtual Hills and Laguna Beach

GeekSugar — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:48:39 -0800

Earlier this month, MTV jumped on the geeky virtual reality bandwagon by introducing Virtual Hills and Laguna Beach where users can interact in the same environment as the Laguna Beach characters. You can choose your own wardrobe, meet others and shop for the hottest trends. A little FYI - MTV plans to show episodes in Virtual Laguna Beach a day before they are shown on TV so you can get your Laguna fix before everyone else.

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Test Your Knowledge of Tech on Season Five of The Hills

GeekSugar — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:06:44 -0700

Tonight's The Hills finale marks the end of another juicy season and the last time we will see Lauren Conrad flash her BlackBerry as a full-time player on the show. We first noticed Lauren's cell phone addiction when she carried an LG clam cell on Laguna Beach and have watched her become a budding cell-anista over the years. She even won the award of your Favorite Cell Phone Obsessed Celeb in 2007 and 2008. Quiz yourself on the tech Lauren, her pals, and her frenemies sported throughout season five before we say adieu.

Episodes One and Two	Episode Three	Episode Four
Episode Five	Episode Six	Episode Seven
Episode Eight	Episode Nine	Lauren's Cell Phone Evolution

The Hills Tech Quiz: Episode 18, "Dream Boy, Dream Job"

GeekSugar — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:00:26 -0800

In this week's episode of The Hills, Whitney heads to the city (as in the Big Apple) for an interview at Diane von Furstenberg and sees her boy toy Jay, while Lo and Lauren travel to Laguna Beach to visit LC's parents and say goodbye to their home. Meanwhile, Stephanie gets sensible about Cameron and spends a little quality time with her bro. Did you spot the techie treats amid the closure and new beginnings? See how close you were paying attention with my quiz and don't forget to head on over to CelebStyle to get last night's looks!

Photos courtesy of MTV

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This Week On Geeksugar - LC Hearts Her BlackBerry

GeekSugar — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:00:21 -0800

Lauren Conrad, aka LC of Laguna Beach and The Hills, is a cell phone junkie- c'mon, when isn't she glued to her phone?! In Laguna it was the LG clam cell and now in The Hills she has upgraded to the BlackBerry 8700.
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Gossip Girl's Second Life Secret

GeekSugar — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:00:41 -0700

While we've been enjoying the stylish fashions and gadgets on Gossip Girl - and the fact that the show is about a blogger! - some fans have started enjoying Gossip Girl's neighborhood in Second Life experience called "The Upper East Side."

In case you didn't know, Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. It opened to the public in 2003, and is now "inhabited" by millions of residents from around the globe. The Upper East Side community allows you to build and customize your avatar, have a dance party with friends, play games, watch clips and full episodes of the show. From what I can tell, it's much like the Virtual Worlds MTV has set up for shows like The Hills, Newport Harbor and Laguna Beach, only it exists in the Second Life platform.

The virtual Gossip Girl world looks like the set of the television show, with the same streets, the same hot spots, and even the same characters. To try it out you just need to download the software, go through a brief orientation, and start your "second life." Who knew geek was so chic?

To check out more pictures of the Upper East Side community on Second Life, read more

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Cell Phones From MTV's 'Newport Harbor'

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:00:43 -0700

As far as I'm concerned MTV's new teenage reality show Newport Harbor will never rival Laguna Beach, or The Hills in the drama or glamor departments, but it might give both shows a run for their money when it comes to number of cell phone and gadgets scenes in each episode. I was flipping through channels the other day and can confirm what communication experts have been saying for months: Teens don't need e-mail, cause they text message.

After a little research (no, I couldn't sit through an episode, but I could do some internet searching) I learned Chrissy has cell phone issues cause her father always calls to check up on her. Allie likes to leave mean voice-mails on her LG phone and Chase likes to call Taylor incessantly when she goes on dates with other guys. If only my problems were so simple.

So what cell phones are hot in the 15-18 market? read more

Sasha rocks a Verizon VX8500 Chocolate Phone
Courtney rocks a LG Chocolate Phone
Supposedly Allie rocks a Samsung U740 Gold Phone, but in the picture above she's got an LG CU400
Clay rocks a Motorola RAZR V3xx Phone
Grant rocks a Samsung BlackJack Smartphone
Chase rocks a Samsung A990 Phone.

Photos courtesy of MTV