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Entire Ultimate series still on track
John Chan | Aug 16, 2007
Earlier today, various reports indicated that i-mate was axing all but two of its Ultimate series, the 6150 and 8150. This originated from Clove Technology, an online retailer based in the UK. In its news post, Clove said it "can now confirm, of the original five handhelds that were intended, only two will remain". It then went on to say which were the ones that have been axed, followed by suggesting alternatives that linked to the site's shopping pages.
CNET Asia contacted i-mate Asia Pacific and the official word is the company still plans to launch all models, but will do so in a staggered fashion starting with the 8150 and 6150.
So there we go. Those eyeing the 5150, 7150 and 9150 models can breathe easy. Sure, we understand that nothing's really for sure until we have it in our hands. But between Clove and i-mate, we'll take the latter's word for now.
Can't be Spiderman? Act like one instead
Damian Koh | Aug 16, 2007
Here's one for Spidey emulators who can't seem to get enough of the arachnid hero. The invention involves a phone mounted on a sliding tray clipped to the wrist. And when you do the Web-squirting motion with your fingers, the handheld will slide out to your palm. Apparently the patent for this phone was registered way back in 2004.
The best part is there's no risk of turning into Venom or falling from buildings if the Web snaps, but you still get to play the character of Spiderman. Or at least act like one.
Has anyone seen a phone like this on shelves yet? We want one.
Concept Haptic phone wows with raised keypad
Damian Koh | Aug 13, 2007
The brainchild of designer Lukas Koh, the Haptic phone features dual touchscreens at the front and back of the handset. What's unique is that the touchscreen can rise above the surface to mimic physical buttons. Now, ain't that cool? Even though it defeats the whole purpose of a touchscreen device, still we can't wait to see this in production.
Via Yanko Design
Mobile phone gets hitched to (fake) DS Lite
Mike Yamamoto, CNET.com | Aug 10, 2007
In the pantheon of phone straps and trinkets, this one stands above the rest on so many levels.
This "DS Cell Phone Charm" is a miniature replica of Nintendo's DS Lite, complete with functional clamshell lid and navigation buttons, but it opens up to reveal a geek's version of an old-fashioned compact mirror. In place of the real thing's double LCD screens is a "Double Mirror" that will come in handy, as GeekSugar says, so "you can check and make sure your lip gloss is popping before making a call." Or, when you're dressed up as Mario or Luigi, you can inspect your 'stache.
Via CNET Crave
Picture credit: geeksugar
Nokia's new Prisms a juxtaposition of everything
Damian Koh | Aug 07, 2007
The Finnish company's at it again. This time, its contribution to the mobile phone cause is a pair of geometrically similar Prisms. We got cross-eyed just looking at the pictures of the Prisms and reading the press release made it worse. Whoever wrote it punctuated the release with just about every adjective known to flatter a phone.
We'll spare you the hype, so here's the gist. The triband 7500 Prism comes with a 2-megapixel camera (with flash), microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth, FM radio and is based on the Series40 platform. Its sibling, the 7900 Prism, is equipped with 3G connectivity, 1GB of onboard memory and a whole suit of fancy light work such as a "living wallpaper" that changes throughout the day and a choice of 49 illumination colors. That sounds a lot like the company's own 8600 Luna and the Sony Ericsson S500i.
According to the global press release, the 7900 Prism and 7500 Prism are expected out this quarter for an estimated 400 euros and 210 euros, respectively.
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