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Hop-On To Unveil Android Phone at CES '09 (Will It Biodegrade?)
Hop-On, makers of the first disposable cellphone and other low-end pieces for developing markets, has announced that their Android phone will debut at 2009's CES. Android seems like a perfect fit, with its licensing cost of zero allowing Hop-On to drive their prices even lower. No word on availability or price other than "under $200" but we'll let you know as soon as we see it in Vegas. Full release below the fold. More » -
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Hop-On Set To Release $125 Smartphone, Super Cheap 3G, GSM and More
You may recognize Hop-On from their wide array of cheap-o disposable cellphones and budget-friendly mobile devices. The company is looking to build on this reputation by unveiling six new phones including the $125 HOP 1801 smartphone and the HOP1809 which they claim will be one of the cheapest 3G capable phones you can buy. It will also feature a camera, Bluetooth, and support for MPEG-4 media playback. More » -
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Hop-On 1800 $10 GSM Cell Phone is a Phone You Won't Mind Losing
For those of you who don't consider the cell phone a status symbol, and could do without live updates on mysterious Apple cargo ships, comes the "disposable" 1800 from Hop-On. The $10 GSM phone is another in a long line of cheap, no frills Hop-On cell phones, but before you decry the company for creating more e-waste, hit the jump for specs and the company's rebate program. More » -
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$20 Disposable Cell Phones Coming to Europe
Phone maker Hop-on Inc. apparently found success at CTIA in Las Vegas with its disposable cell-phone concept, a $20 (13 euros) phone with no LCD screen that can be thrown away or recycled after use. The company said on Thursday that a European distributor has purchased 10,000 of the phones for an initial test run. The phone uses a Texas Instruments chip set and works on the 900/1800 MHz frequency. More » -
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Obscure Company Launches WM 6, GSM/CDMA Smartphone...in the US...for Gamblers
Interestingly enough, Hop-On, a company once known for making disposable cellphones, has introduced a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone dubbed the HOP2001 that is AT&T and Verizon ready. The phone features dual-mode GSM or CDMA, a 320×240 touchscreen, a 3-Megapixel camera with 10x zoom, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, 256 MB Flash ROM and 128 MB SRAM, microSD expansion and Telenav compatible GPS. More » -
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Death of Innovation: Hop-on Gets Patent for MP3 Phones, Plans to Sue Everyone
You may not be familiar with Hop-on, a company based in both Irvine, CA, and China, but you're going to hear a lot about them soon. Why? Because they've just been granted a patent for an "MP3 phone with speakers on the side, in addition to front and side buttons to activate its camera/video features." Doesn't that describe just about every phone that plays MP3s? Yes. Yes it does. More » -
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Hop-On Phone and MP3 Player
Apple is finally releasing the combination iPod cell phone! Ha, got you good! Actually Hop-On is releasing a new phone that looks strangely like an iPod. This phone packs a quite a punch with a 2.0 megapixel camera, MP3 player, touch screen and even a video recorder. On top of that the prices are strangely low for this high end of a phone compared to others currently out. Expect to pay around $300 come October when this phone will be available in the United States. More »
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