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Hummer Phone
Juniper Foo | Jun 11, 2007
Too bad the Hummer's not a vehicle you'll likely catch on Asia's roads. Otherwise, you can have a matching phone to go with this fuel-guzzling monster rig. Given that Ferrari and Porsche have launched their own handsets, we're none too surprised that another car marque's steering down the same route. But unlike the sleeker Porsche, this one guns for a military-style camoflage finish, plain silver or Lamborghini yellow, and goes low gear with the tech torque. For the price, you get only a 2.2-inch color touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth A2DP, 25MB of memory, microSD slot and GPRS/GSM support. Hummer bummer.
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Via GearFuse
Price: 300 euros (about US$400)
Availability: Europe only
Device: Mobile phone
Specs: N.A.
Computex: Mitac continues to lead the way
John Chan | Jun 07, 2007
Fresh out of Computex is the Mio A702 PDA-phone. As you would expect from a Mio product, this is a GPS-enabled product.
Chinese-language site PhoneDaily spotted this new handheld, which runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional and comes with a numeric keypad below its touchscreen display. Information about the specifications is scant, limited to what can be seen from pictures of the device.
The photos indicate that it has a microSD slot, a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and a jack for attaching an external GPS antenna. There is no directional pad or joystick under the display but a scroll wheel can be found along the A702's left. It does not look as compact as the Mio A501, but that's to be expected given the inclusion of a keypad.
No details about this Mio's connectivity options were given by PhoneDaily, but a reliable source has told CNET Asia that it will come with quadband GSM and Wi-Fi, though not 3G. Price and availability are still unavailable.
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A closer look at the Porsche phone
Mike Yamamoto, CNET.com | Jun 07, 2007
Porsche may be synonymous with speed, but it's been a tad late in the mobile phone race until now. Still, better late than never--at least its marketing department has progressed beyond the kitchen, where it's been taking on Lamborghini and other rivals to produce appliances like coffee makers.
The first Porsche Design Mobile Phone was christened earlier this week in Germany as the "P'9521" (not a typo), though no details were available at the time it was unveiled at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen. Today, however, the museum's blog gives up at least some of the goods.
The casing, which is "milled out of a solid aluminum block," has a double-hinged screen that can be rotated 180 degrees when the phone is used as a camera. Even more interesting is the handset's biometric security features, which include a fingerprint reader that can be programmed to correspond with various functions.
Then comes the bad news. It's slated to hit the market in the fall, but not in the US or even Japan or South Korea. Which means we'll just be stuck with the likes of Ferrari and McLaren. If we could afford any of them, that is.
Via CNET Crave
Image credit: Red Dot Museum
Japanese WM6 and Office Mobile 2007
John Chan | Jun 06, 2007
Microsoft today announced that Windows Mobile 6 (WM6), the latest version of its mobile operating system, will be available in Japanese. Devices using that from HTC, Sharp and Toshiba will be available in June.
Of greater significance to non-Japanese Windows Mobile users is the simultaneous announcement of Office Mobile 2007. This is the newest version of Office Mobile, and will be available as a free update starting Q3. This upgrade is compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 touchscreen devices and all WM6 (Professional and Standard) handhelds and smart phones. Devices shipped with WM6 will have this new version of Office Mobile pre-installed from Q3.
This will allow Windows Mobile to open documents created with the desktop software Office 2007. Documents created using older versions of Office will still be supported by Office Mobile 2007. Another added feature is support for fax, which means that users who choose to receive their faxes via email will be able to open these fax documents too.
Look out for more information and screenshots as these become available. The screenshot shown is that of the current version of Office Mobile.
A peek at what a PSP phone might look like
Mike Yamamoto | Jun 06, 2007
Sony's PSP has long been a favorite topic among rumor mongers, the latest nugget coming from the BBC about a British Telecom version that will function as a phone among other new features.
Nothing has been confirmed, but reports are circulating about some patent filings by Sony for just such a device.
According to the schematic diagrams in its proposal, at least one version of a PSP phone would have a rotating screen not unlike other handsets now on the market. Depending on how the display is positioned, MobileWhack says the device can be used as a PSP, phone or possibly a TV.
What we still want to know, however, is where does the pyramid fit in?
Via CNET Crave
Image credit: MobileWhack
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