The wait for Apple's iPhone continues

Damian Koh | Apr 11, 2007

The wait for the iPhone to reach Asian shores is like the song that never ends--nerve-wreaking. Fret not. A Swedish company, Neonode, has an offer that could possibly tide us over meanwhile.

Okay, so the Neonode N2 is expected to be available in only European markets this spring and summer, but that doesn't mean it won't come to us eventually. In fact, any time before 2008 (when the iPhone descends in Asia) would be great.

At a glance, the N2 has its sights aimed at the Cupertino company's iPhone with a 2-inch, 176 x 220-pixel optical touchscreen display complete with the fancy finger gesture user navigation. The Neonode N2 is also a quadband phone with a 2-megapixel autofocus camera, MP3 playing facilities, Bluetooth connection and a miniSD expansion card slot.

So what do we good people have to do now? Simple. Wait patiently.

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