October 7, 2005

Nokia 6170 Cell Phone Review

Filed under: Cell Phone Reviews, Nokia, Nokia 6000 Series — Admin @ 3:29 pm

Nokia 6170

You know the feel of genuine materials… Inspiring, authentic, sleek.  The Nokia 6170 phone with stainless steel covers.

Nokia 6170 Cell Phone Features

  • Take pictures and video and send them to friends and family
  • Large, blue-backlit easy to press keys
  • MP3 ringtones
  • Internal and external full color display screens

Service

  • Centennial Wireless
  • EDGE Wireless
  • i wireless 


Read the full review…



T-Mobile MDA Vario sneak peek

Filed under: Cell Phone News — Ubergizmo, the Gadgets Blog @ 12:59 pm
T-Mobile MDA Vario sneak peek

Looks like HTC is extremely efficient when it comes to churning out variants of their Wizard line. T-Mobile will be offering the MDA Vario that comes with:

• 200MHz TI OMAP 850 CPU,
• 64MB RAM,
• 128MB ROM,
• quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Bluetooth
• 802.11b/g WiFi
• Infrared
• 1.3MP camera
• 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320) screen
•  Windows Mobile 5.0.

It will be going for €469 in Europe sometime in early October, leaving US customers to play the catch-up game again.

[Via Pocket PC Thoughts]



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Nokia 2116i Cell Phone Review

Filed under: Cell Phone Reviews, Nokia, Nokia 2000 Series — Admin @ 9:42 am

Nokia 2166i

Practial, functional and easy to make your own.

Nokia 2166i Cell Phone Features

  • Compact design
  • Built in flashlight
  • Speakerphone
  • Easy to use


Read the full review…



Samsung and Bang & Olufsen Serene Phone

Filed under: Cell Phone News — Admin @ 9:15 am

Cooperation between Bang & Olufsen and Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Business has resulted in a unique mobile phone concept that breaks with conventional assumptions.

The phone is pure, simple, and of the highest quality, and the name ‘Serene’ reflects this. The idea behind Serene was to create a mobile phone that is dedicated to one prime purpose: to enable comfortable and convenient communication.

Since early 2004, the two companies have cooperated closely to realize this idea and the result is a truly unique product. In every aspect of the design and technology there is a carefully thought through relationship between form and function that makes both the minimalist design and the use of the phone elegantly simple and straightforward. The name of the phone, Serene, reflects the core concepts of elegant simplicity and refined minimalism.

The intention is to provide an alternative for those customers who demand the highest quality, for whom simplicity and quality are important factors, and for whom less can be more. It is a phone you want to keep. It is timeless in use, in design, and in technology, freed from unnecessary functions and instructions.

By combining Bang & Olufsen’s concept development and design skills with Samsung’s leadership in mobile phone technology, engineering and quality, both companies saw an opportunity to realize a totally different mobile phone concept.

"Serene is the result of our vision to constantly push the boundaries of mobile phone development and bring to our customers unique and exciting products," says Kitae Lee, President of the Telecommunications Business in Samsung Electronics.

"We wanted Serene to become a precious item, an item that is a personal expression of quality and convenience. The coherence to other Bang & Olufsen products is experienced through the design and a very simple user operation," says Torben Ballegaard Sorensen, CEO of Bang & Olufsen.

Serene consists of two equal parts that are tied together by a beautifully crafted aluminum hinge. The display and microphone are placed in the lower shell in a landscape orientation and the circular keyboard and loudspeaker is placed in the upper shell with an elegant thumb operated wheel in the middle taking care of all primary operations.

Accordingly, the colors, fonts, screen format and size have been specially selected with logical operation in mind. The relatively large, wide format display makes reading and writing on the screen even more pleasant. At the same time, restricting the number of features on the handset makes it possible to limit the number of menus, which in turn makes the experience of using Serene both logical and intuitive.

Serene comes with a triangular charger / docking station made in polished anodized aluminum with a cut-out for the phone. If the phone is placed in the docking station or the phone is used in a table mode it can be used as a mini-laptop as the display can turn 180 degrees for convenient use in this position as well.

As a special feature for Bang & Olufsen customers, a special DECT docking station is available which enables Serene to synchronize its phonebook with the domestic cordless system of telephones from Bang & Olufsen.

Serene will be launched in Europe, Russia and Ukraine during the 4th quarter of this year. It will be distributed through Bang & Olufsen stores and in select high-end Samsung distribution partners. It will retail in Bang & Olufsen stores for approximately $1300 USD (1100 Euros) inclusive of a special Bang & Olufsen DECT accessory and in Samsung retailer partners for approximately $1200 USD (1000 Euros) without the DECT accessory.

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3D displays on cell phones by 2007

Filed under: Cell Phone News — Ubergizmo, the Gadgets Blog @ 5:43 am
3D displays on cell phones by 2007

Its just a matter of time before 3D LCD displays were incorporated into cell phones, and there is no need for any headache inducing plastic glasses to achieve such an effect. Casio showcased its HAST (Hyper Amorphous TFT Display) displays last year, and this years CTIA brought about the emergence of 2.4” and 2.9” displays. Expect commercial products to sport this new technology earliest by next year, with cell phones taking an extra year of waiting.

[Phoney World via Gizmodo]



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Miscellaneous CEATEC 2005 snippets

Filed under: Cell Phone News — Ubergizmo, the Gadgets Blog @ 5:41 am
Miscellaneous CEATEC 2005 snippets

Here’s some fuel cell powered prototypes (Gigabeat and 2 other flash-based PMPs) that look pretty slick and will most likely cost a ton of bling if you want to purchase one. The Neosol CP-3550 takes its styling cues from the defunct Atari Lynx while the music phone dubbed the “Music Porter X” supports ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus/MP3/AAC formats. Design-wise, it looks a little dodgy with buttons and switches seemingly thrown about at random. Heck, there’s even an FM tuner inside – is this a phone that can play MP3s or an MP3 player that can make calls?

[Via dapreview]



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