Pocket.info - Mobile 2.0
Mobile Web 2.0 News, Views, and Developer Community
Pocket.info - Mobile 2.0 » All Tags » EDGE » CES 2008 (RSS)


Browse by Tags

  • Hands-on with Modelab's Hummer and Levi's handsets

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , Others , GSM , EDGE We've seen both the Levi's and Hummer sets over the last few months, but haven't had opportunity to talk to the gents over at Modelabs or get a chance to see them in real life. While we weren't able to glean too much new info, we did hear that they do hope to see these things land over here but not with a carrier, these will simply be sold as unlocked handsets -- potentially through Hummer dealers and Levi's stores. Specs are sketch, but we do know neither sports 3G, WiFi or other high speed access technologies. Build quality is very nice on both handsets, but the Levi's set is actually pretty fantastic, we're not big on the Levi's branding, but the screen and device materials are jaw-droppingly fantastic. We only say the black iteration of the Levi's set, but the Hummer branded phone comes in yellow, and dark and light camo. Pics are just below. %Gallery-13467% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Hands-on with Samsung and Bang & Olufsen's svelte Serenata

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , GSM , EDGE , UMTS We bumped into the Bang & Olufsen Seranata at Samsung and were sure you'd all love it's crazy design. This has been around for a while now , but it was our first opportunity to get our hands on it. First impressions? Impressive! The feel of the handset is total money, hefty, amazing material choices, and that wheel is almost addictive when you spin it. We popped it open and blasted some tunes and the quality really was good for such a small set, though it is definitely form over function here. We want, right now. %Gallery-13385% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Samsung surprises on the last day of CES with the SGH-F490

    Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA Looks like the folks at Samsung woke up on the right side of the bed this morning, and decided to gift us all with the SGH-F490. This handsome prada-esque set features full screen browsing on its 3.2 inch screen in both landscape and portrait mode, 5 mega pixel camera, 3.5 mm audio jack, 130 MB of internal storage, and memory expansion via microSD. The disappointing bit is that we're only getting tri-band GSM / EDGE and HSDPA in the European 2100 MHz band. Price is set for for about 530 (roughly 780) and is expected to ship in February. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Hands-on with Qualcomm's Snapdragon-powered "Anchorage"

    Filed under: Handsets , Others , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS We sat down with one of Qualcomm's fancy new reference designs today, the Anchorage QWERTY slider phone. Let's be perfectly clear -- the Inventec -crafted device won't ever see the light of day in this exact form, Qualcomm just needed some eye candy with which to demonstrate its new Snapdragon platform. The chipset features a highly specialized and customized ARM-based core and graphics from ATI -- both actually licensed this time around, we're told -- and tries to take advantage of as many technologies that Snapdragon offers as possible: MediaFLO support, blazing clock speeds (1GHz to be exact), high resolutions (SVGA here), and the list goes on. Snapdragon-powered devices should hit retail from HTC and Samsung by the end of the year. Click on for pics, just don't get too attached since this is as close as you'll ever get to it, alright? %Gallery-13248% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Nokia 3555 breaks cover at CES

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , Nokia , ATT , T-Mobile , GSM , EDGE , UMTS Every once in a while -- and when we say "every once in a while" we mean "quite often" -- a major manufacturer's booth will feature a totally unannounced device tucked away in some dark corner without an announcement, without fanfare, and without reason. This time around, Nokia takes the honor with the 3555, a low end 3G piece that the FCC tells us will hit both AT&T and T-Mobile at some point down the road. The particular example shown at Nokia's CES booth here was unbranded, so we don't know what bands lied under hood, but it's cool that someone besides some sterile FCC lab gets to touch it finally. We guess. %Gallery-13172% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Hands-on with Neonode's N2 in new colors and a peek at the booth

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , Others , GSM , EDGE Neonode have busted onto the CES scene with a monster booth, new colors for the existing N2, new prototype devices, and whispers of a 3G N2.5 or 3. Now all we have to do is wait for the carrier to get announced and hear word on pricing. We're looking forward to how things roll out for them over here. %Gallery-13128% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Hands-on with FIC's OpenMoko-powered FreeRunner

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , Others , Linux , GSM , EDGE So this is a really early version of the FreeRunner , but mad love to FIC for bringing it out for us all to play with nonetheless. The first thing you'll notice is that it's still sporting its predecessor's "Neo1973" branding, an indiscretion we were promised would be put to bed prior to the scheduled spring launch to OpenMoko's developer community. Anyone used to toting a smartphone of average size could totally get used to carrying the FreeRunner around, which we think is probably key to the device's success outside the enthusiast community. The current build of the software, though, is another matter entirely -- it's in a pretty raw alpha state right now and hugh swaths of core functionality appear to be missing. Then again, they've got a few good weeks until spring, and even then the FreeRunner will find its way into hackers' hands before the masses; they've got some solid-feeling, solid-spec'd hardware here and we're still really hopeful that the final product is going to rock. %Gallery-13092% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • LG Vu, AX565 quietly break cover at CES

    Filed under: Handsets , LG , Alltel , ATT , GSM , EDGE , EV-DO , HSDPA , UMTS , CDMA Phone Scoop appears to have caught LG a little unprepared with a pair of handsets that haven't been officially outed, and as far as we can tell, aren't on the docket to be announced this week at CES. First up, the AX565 clamshell is allegedly Alltel-bound (and we'd tend to agree from the silkscreened label on the front and all) and features an unusual square touchpad for external music control, stereo Bluetooth, microSD expansion, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Now, onto the moneymaker: the mighty Vu , a Prada-esque handset that should usher in AT&T's MediaFLO age when it gets around to launching in the next few months. We'll keep you posted if we get any more intel on either of these suckers. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Vodafone's Symbian roadmap for 2008 revealed

    Filed under: Handsets , Nokia , Vodafone , Symbian , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA We've seen so much stuff flowing from BoyGenius about what Vodafone is up to that we almost missed this, the Symbian roadmap for 2008. Nothing too mysterious can be gleaned from the roadmap, we just see that the previously leaked Nokia Dora and Nokia Liam are set for release in the second half of this year. Enjoy the pretty pic. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • We get hands-on with Sony Ericsson's W350i

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , Sony Ericsson , GSM , EDGE Also on the table at Sony Ericsson's booth is the new ultra-light flip, the W350i. We've covered the important tech bits on this thing already and we were pretty stoked about its slim svelte look, but sadly, this fella still needs some tweaks to make it just right. We wanted to get at least a couple pics of the user interface, but it wasn't cooperating with us at all, any attempt to get the handset's demo rolling ended up in complete video madness. We can overlook software glitches as the handset isn't close to hitting retail, but this phone's flip is cheap, and I mean real floppy cheap. When in the closed position the flip doesn't actually seat -- we saw this on two different handsets -- nor does it have an I-will-last-a-long-time feel. Those points aside -- and it may be those issues go away before it hits retail in the second half of this year -- we're really digging the look of this set. %Gallery-12899% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's new refelective flip, the Z555

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , Sony Ericsson , GSM , EDGE Second in Sony Ericsson's triumvirate of handsets announced today, the W555 brings fashion, gesture control, glossy gold and black to 2008. In typical Sony Ericsson clamshell style the handset is on the largish side , offers nice big keys for all your phone work, a decent and bright internal screen coupled with a nice external OLED jobbie. Follow the link to see some pics of the two colors we found on display. %Gallery-12876% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Nokia N95 blushes a bright red for us

    Filed under: Handsets , Nokia , Symbian , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA It's not quite as technologically interesting as the N95 8GB for North America , but bright, pretty colors can certainly sell as many phones as a good chunk of internal ROM can. We spotted an in-your-face red N95 at the Nokia booth of Digital Experience this evening, and guess what? It's not custom painted, it's not some sort of funky special edition -- it's real, it's coming, and more importantly, it's coming here . Word on the street we'll see it before the first quarter's out for $599, implying that there's a little price drop for N95s of all colors in the cards for the near future. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
1 2 Next >
Copyright 2008 - Pocket.info