The "iPhone killer" lands at 3GSM and runs Windows CE?

cescotto

http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback171.html

Isn't it cool? Maybe not cool as this wristwatch phone but still cool.

PerfectPhase
"This is not war, this is pest control!" - Dalek to Cyberman

Wow, that's one ugly phone Smiley

No comment on it's tech, but it look like some army reject to me.

PerfectPhase
"This is not war, this is pest control!" - Dalek to Cyberman

cescotto wrote:

PerfectPhase wrote: Wow, that's one ugly phone No comment on it's tech, but it look like some army reject to me.

It doesn't look bad, probably it's because the photo is a bit distorted.

Here's a better version of that photo:

Looks a bit better, but IMO it would look better with a few curves and the screen should blend seamlessly with the frame....

LostInTangent

That phone looks pretty cheap. The joystick at the bottom looks like a lego piece that could just snap off.

DigitalDud

PerfectPhase wrote:
Wow, that's one ugly phone No comment on it's tech, but it look like some army reject to me.

That's good then no one will steal it.

Darbacour

Sorry, but I got to agree it is butt-ugly.

Love my pretty A900. Sprint offered it to me for FREE when I tried to pay to cancel my contract, but after having it would gladly pay for it.

It's also MUCH prettier than an iPhone and also NOT a Religious icon so I don't have to worry about Steve Jobs sending me to Hell for doing anything sacreligeous in front of it; like using OH NOES!!1!1! using a a Vista PC while talking on my cell.

Xaero_Vincent
Sexy me

As far as I'm concerned these phones are just too expensive and out of reach to the typical consumer, at least where I live.

The coolest phone I've see people walking around with here is a Razr v3; I have a crappy Motorola V262.

The only people that might get an iPhone or one of these $400+ smart phones/PDA are the buisness executives, CEOs, and movie stars.

Either that or someone who is reckless on financies... like one of my Uncles.

BlackTiger
If you stumbled and fell down, it doesn't mean yet, that you're going in the wrong direction.

Design is awful... Like Zune's... Cool

Darbacour

Xaero_Vincent wrote:
As far as I'm concerned these phones are just too expensive and out of reach to the typical consumer, at least where I live.

The coolest phone I've see people walking around with here is a Razr v3; I have a crappy Motorola V262.

The only people that might get an iPhone or one of these $400+ smart phones/PDA are the buisness executives, CEOs, and movie stars.

Either that or someone who is reckless on financies... like one of my Uncles.

Ack, ack......A900 WAY prettier, smaller and FAR more capable than a Razr!

BTW: My A900 was $400 the week that I tried to pay off my Sprint Contract and about the 2nd week it was available........ Now new sign-ups can get for about $100.

ANY phone that is NOT a religious Icon can be had for a reasonable price a month or 2 after intro.

Rossj

cescotto wrote:

It doesn't look bad, probably it's because the photo is a bit distorted.

Here's a better version of that photo:

Seriously? You think that is an iPhone killer - even though the iPhone is still months away and that looks pretty bad? I use WinMo a lot - and I still prefer the vaporous screen-shot UI I've seen on the iPhone.

What it the fascination with iPod/iPhone killer that everyone has? Why is Microsoft so intent on being in *every* market? And why do I get the feeling cescotto is about 14?

cescotto

PerfectPhase wrote:
Wow, that's one ugly phone No comment on it's tech, but it look like some army reject to me.

It doesn't look bad, probably it's because the photo is a bit distorted. I updated the photo in the main post with a more decent one.

cescotto

LostInTangent wrote:
That phone looks pretty cheap. The joystick at the bottom looks like a lego piece that could just snap off.

Is that a joystick? I thought it was a touchscreen-only phone.

BTW It looks like this phone doesn't have a real touchscreen: they used instead a new technology that uses light beams to detect the position of the finger so it will probably be more robust than actual touch-screen phones (that must be carried in their protective case or the get completely destroyed). It also supports gestures.

cescotto

Xaero_Vincent wrote:
As far as I'm concerned these phones are just too expensive and out of reach to the typical consumer, at least where I live.

It looks like the 530$ price will be kept only for a few months.

From the article: "Once volume takes off, the unlocked price for this phone could drop to close to $200 or nearly free with subsidy, and that will be much harder for the iPhone to compete with."

cescotto

Rossj wrote:

Seriously? You think that is an iPhone killer - even though the iPhone is still months away and that looks pretty bad?

It wasn't me calling it the iphone killer, it was the author of the article I posted (that you could have read)... I also used quotes for "iphone killer" because it was a lame title.

Rossj wrote:

I use WinMo a lot - and I still prefer the vaporous screen-shot UI I've seen on the iPhone.

That phone doesn't run windows mobile, it runs windows CE and the GUI will be designed by the phone producer.

Rossj wrote:

What it the fascination with iPod/iPhone killer that everyone has?

You should ask that to Rob Enderle.

Rossj wrote:

Why is Microsoft so intent on being in *every* market?

Microsoft doesn't produce phones, that phone is produced by neonode so you should ask yourself "why does a phone producer wants to enter a new model in the phone market?".

Rossj wrote:

And why do I get the feeling cescotto is about 14?

Why do I get the feeling when looking at your photo that you're about 2-3 years old?

Jhaks

BlackTiger wrote:
Design is awful... Like Zune's...

Aw man... the Zune might not be my first choice DAP player (mostly because it doesn't support Divx, XVvid like Vision:M) but I love the design. Looks great and breaks away from the typical DAP design with a sexy scratch resistant, double shot effect, semi transparent surface. Not to mention it has a huge screen and great interface.

This "iPhone killer" though... it does look a little cheap.

Bas
It finds lightbulbs.

This phone rivals the NGage in ugliness. I'm sort of interested in that new touch screen technology, though.

dahat

Gotta love the spammers.

Lloyd_Humph
If Blackberrys are addictive cellphones, Channel9 is the ultimate addictive website.

Nothing will kill the iPhone. Ever. And we all know it. It's like we know nothing will kill the iPod, for many years to come.

Massif
aim stupidly high, expect to fail often.

The iPhone isn't even out yet. It hasn't even been born, and we're talking about iPhone killers?

I figured the Sony 950i or whatever it was called is a bit of an iPhone killer already, and that's been available for months.

Lloyd_Humph
If Blackberrys are addictive cellphones, Channel9 is the ultimate addictive website.

I was looking at Nokia N95's yesterday... and to me, they're not all that dandy. I reckon I'll stick to Treos Smiley

Ray6

When folk say 'iPhone killer' does that mean 'killer' as in features, or 'killer as in sales?

Massif
aim stupidly high, expect to fail often.

Killer as in "everyone can shut the heck up about the iPhone now."

stevo_
Human after all

I severely doubt the ability for this phone to kill any phone, its ugly and sucks.

Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

Actually when you are not using it it stalks the streets hunting down iPhones... :o

When it finds them it probably kills them through aesthetic shock.

mVPstar
I'm white because I smelt an onion.

Jackson123r wrote:
the iPhone looks amazing, and it probably feels amazing in the palm of your hand, too. It's sleek, curvy, shiny, and sexy,with on-screen icons and buttons that just ooze and drip class.

You need a girlfriend. [A]

The &quot;iPhone killer&quot; lands at 3GSM and runs Windows CE?