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Filed under: Handsets , Others While watch phones have gotten a tad more "wearable" in recent years, they still haven't exactly caught on like some folks may have thought they would in their younger, jetpack-filled visions of the future, and we're going to go out on a limb and speculate that this new so-called sWaP watch won't change that situation. As far as watch phones go, however, this one looks to be fairly capable, with it packing a SIM card slot to let you easily hop onto your cell network of choice, a 1.3 megapixel camera, 128MB of built-in memory, a T-Flash card slot to add up to 2GB more, and even an included Bluetooth headset to avoid the embarrassment of actually talking into your watch. You'll have to pay a bit of a premium for this particular slice of a future that might have been though, with the device sporting a price tag of £249, or roughly $370. [Via Coolest Gadgets ] sWaP watch phone likely won't change your opinion of watch phones originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Software , Others SiRF learned this lesson almost two years ago, and now Qualcomm's picking up on the same thing: WiFi-based positioning seems to work pretty damned well, all things considered. The company, which offers its gpsOne platform to handset manufacturers for integrating AGPS -- a now-standard feature on virtually every new phone -- has tied up with Skyhook Wireless to license its WiFi Positioning System, capabile of approximating location by getting a read on nearby WiFi access points. This'll only serve to make gpsOne even more accurate than it already is, integrating traditional GPS signals, cell tower triangulation, and Skyhook tech into a single package for future devices. Notably, gpsOne powers a whole boatload of Sprint and Verizon phones, so if you're cursing VZ Navigator every time you slip into an urban canyon, this might just help (when we eventually see Skyhook-enabled guts in retail devices, anyway). Qualcomm nabs Skyhook license for gpsOne platform originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Peripherals , Others , Windows Mobile What if you took the REDFLY -- you know, that Foleo -like thing for Windows Mobile phones -- and cheapened it up a bit? Maybe knock the luxurious 8.3-inch display down to a more reasonable 7 inches, lose three hours of battery life, and add $30 to the asking price, for starters? That's the indecent proposal Celio has put together with its new C7 model, trading endurance and screen size for an eight-ounce drop in the original's two-pound frame. Not what you had in mind, you say? Okay, okay, try this, then: the C8N carries over the 8.3-inch display and adds a "REDFLY Media Port" for connecting an iPod, iPhone, Zune, digicam, or pretty much anything else with a composite TV-out for viewing on the 800 x 480 screen -- but the catch is that you'll also need the $20 "REDFLY Media Cable" (sorry, but that really does belong in quotes) to complete the package on top of the cost of the C8N itself. Either way, the new models are still dumb terminals that need juice from a WinMo-based device to function -- so yeah, if your Treo 750's looking a little lonely over there in the corner, the C7 and C8N should fill the bill nicely when they hit in the first week of December for $229 and $299, respectively. Gallery: Celio's new REDFLY C7 and C8N answer questions no one is asking Celio's new REDFLY C7 and C8N answer questions no one is asking originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Others , GSM , EDGE , Android The G1's taken some flack for being just a little less fashion-forward than the hottest handsets on the market, but as retail Android handsets go, it's the most beautiful thing going -- and we think that illustrious title's safe for the time being. Meet the "Dream G2" (groan) from China's Sciphone, a brick of an Android-powered handset promised for a November 28 release featuring EDGE data, WiFi, 4-megapixel cam with autofocus, 50MB of internal memory, microSD expansion to 16GB, FM radio, a QVGA display, and "the most advanced software ever engineered." Without a physical keyboard (as far as we can see, anyhow) and no software support in Android promised for a few months at minimum , it's unclear how you'll input text, but hey, the release is still a good ten days away -- maybe these guys are good at thinking on their feet. [Via ModMyGphone ] Android-powered Sciphone Dream G2 is neither dreamy nor the G1's successor originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Others , GSM Strategic advantages Sany Ericssan holds over Sony Ericsson: A quarterly sales volume measured in the hundreds is considered a rousing success. Neither Sany nor Ericssan have any intention of pulling out of the joint venture. "Outsourcing" of industrial design saves time, money, and staff. None of those pesky Windows Mobile licensing fees to worry about. GPRS data speed isn't a problem -- it's a way of life. [Via PMP Today ] Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVI: the Sany Ericssan X1 with Wyndowz Mobil originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Others , GSM There are phones for the geriatric set , and then there's the ClarityLife C900. This mobile makes no bones about what it is -- a dead simple candybar that's meant to easily place / receive calls and give owners access to an impossible-to-miss red emergency button. It also boasts large buttons for easy dialing, a large backlit screen with humongous text, a fierce vibrating ringer, inbuilt flashlight and a speaker that's "twice as loud" as an ordinary cellphone. Ironically, there's two full paragraphs explaining how to actually get a SIM card from your preferred carrier, so there's still a learning curve to overcome. At least Clarity makes the process of handing over $269.99 as easy as possible. [Via UnwiredView ] ClarityLife C900 caters to old people, pwns the Jitterbug originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments