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”The i8510: Samsung's 8 Megapixel S60 Slider
If the rumor mill is correct, Samsung is cooking up a new Symbian S60 slider dubbed the i8510 with some serious specs under the hood—including an 8 megapixel camera. The full list of specs are impressive, and would definitely pose a threat to the upcoming Nokia N96 if it is the real deal.
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Sliding Mouse Speakerphone Is Cute, But Isn't a Skype Phone
This cute 800 DPI optical mouse with a built-in speaker slides out like a cellphone to reveal a keypad for VoIP calls. It has an LCD display for Caller ID and switches between mouse and phone functions automatically. It also looks much cooler than other combos we've seen. No word on price or availability. [Product page via Red Ferret]
Nokia E71 and E66 Phones Stuffed with Two Cameras, Wi-Fi, GPS and More
The E66 and E71, two Nokia E-Series cellphones in last week's rumor mill, are now official. Up top is the E71, a slick QWERTY phone that's a lot less chunky than its predecessor, the E61. It comes equipped with a 3.2MP camera in the back, a front cam for video calls, Wi-Fi and GPS, just like the E66 down below. More »Samsung P960 Heralds the European Arrival of the Mobile TV Cellphone
While mobile TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is pretty much virgin territory for them. Samsung's P960, however, may have got the ball rolling, a mobile TV phone aimed at European consumers. A sleek gray slider, the P960 supports both European mobile TV standards, DVB-CBMS and OMA-BCAST, and its 2.6-inch QVGA TFT screen even lets you watch two channels at the same time. As to whether we're going to see a US-friendly version later on in the year—well, that's not clear yet, but since the menu behind the dude is in dollars, perhaps the Koreans are making their press budget go a little further. Press release is after the jump.More »
Sony Ericsson Paris Slider Leaked?
We don't have many details of this Sony Ericsson smartphone called the "Paris", but se-nse.net claims that it's a slider, runs Symbian UIQ 3.3 and has quite a large screen. Below the screen will be a P1-style keyboard, meaning two letters per key. That's pretty much all we know, except for a supposed May announcement and September release. That weather widget looks pretty similar to the one in OS X Dashboard if you ask us. Which you did. We heard you! [Se-nse]
HTC Touch Dual Set to Make Its Debut in the U.S.
The HTC Touch Dual has been available in Europe for some time now, but a recent announcement has revealed that it will be sliding its way to the states sometime during this quarter. No pricing has been announced, but if you want to get your hands on one, Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile is where its at. Full details available in the press release after the jump. More »Up Close and Personal With the AT&T Motorola Z9
Samsung Miniskirt 2 Has Smile Detecting Cams
Samsung's Miniskirt 2 is out, in some heinously Seventies colors. The slider phones, also known as the SCH-C225, the SPH-C2205 and the SPH-C2225, have the Smile Shot function, (pull a cheesy grin and it's captured for posterity) a 2-megapixel phone, GPS, Bluetooth, a vibrating keyboard and a dictionary. Available in South Korea, lay-deez not included. [Akihabara News]
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HTC's Patent Shows New Type of QWERTY Slider
HTC's QWERTY sliders like the Sprint Mogul or AT&T Tilt may work great as a text entry device, but dialing on the touchscreen or even the keyboard sucks a big one. Their latest patent shows a device that combines the texting convenience of a QWERTY keyboard but keeps a dialpad in as well, without having to have extra thickness like the Helio Ocean. More »
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Simtrix Swiftpoint Slider Mouse Uses Your Keyboard for a Mousepad
The Simtrix Slider joins the list of strange pointing devices like the finger mouse designed for mobile computing. Held between thumb and finger, it's designed to slide right over the keys on your laptop, making the whole keyboard a mousepad. Supposedly this offers efficiency savings, as your hands don't have to dart off to a touchpad or grab a mouse, and Simtrix says it may reduce the risk of RSI. Seems like a good idea, though we wonder how you avoid dt causing typos dçe] by ?- rando,m keypresse;'ss. No idea when you'll see it as a real product. [Simtrix via PCPro]T303 Is Sony Ericsson's Latest Petite Slider
The new Sony Ericsson T303 may not be the Xperia X1, but it looks like a tiny, simple slider phone that will fit in any pocket. Sony Ericsson says that it combines "premium finish and materials with a good feature-set to deliver style with substance," which is probably their own stylish but insubstantial way of saying "hey, it's made of black or chrome metal, it has a camera, Bluetooth and FM radio, a mirror glass display, and it works!"
Samsung and B&O Join Forces for the Dual-Slider F400
Behold the latest offering from Samsung and B&O: the 3G, dual-slider F400. Slide the front upwards and you get your keypad, slide it down and your B&O speakers heave into view. As well as the 2.2-inch QVGA display, there's an RDS-enabled FM radio and MicroSD card slot. Price is expected to be around the 380€ mark, which is around 552 of your buckeroonies, when it launches in March. [Tech Digest]
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LG KF510 Cellphone Is as Thin as the Ninjas Holding It
LG's new KF510 slider cellphone is a skinny 0.43 inches deep, with a touchpad control, slide-out conventional keys, and an animation-loaded user interface. The "Touch Lighting Phone" also packs a 3-megapixel autofocus camera, and is metal-framed, with graduated metal paintwork. Available in March, around $330, not much else is known about the phone yet. [GSM Arena]
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Nokia Triple Slider Concept Goes Over the Top
Based on a recent patent entitled "A Layered Mobile Device," Nokia may be saying "to hell" with the clean and simple design trend with a triple slider concept that goes all in. The device would feature a numeric keypad (with a dedicated set of multimedia keys on the back) and a QWERTY keyboard layered on top of one another. The kind of sliding motions they are proposing here are complex to say the least —probably too complex to be truly practical. Only time will tell if the design sees the light of day as an actual product. [Patent via Unwired View]Slider Shower Concept— Now You See It, Now You Don't
Designed by Sung Hoon Mun, the "Slider" works as both conventional shower and shoulder and back massager, depending on how you deploy the nozzle. Full gallery after the jump.
More »Nokia's Patent Reveals Innovative Six- or Eight- Megapixel Slider Phone
Cellphone sites are speculating that these rather fascinating images from Nokia could mean an interesting addition to the Finnish company's N-Series. Rocking slightly more detailed drawings than your usual patent-application sketch, the pics show a slider phone with retractable flash. It could mean that Nokia is preparing to welcome a six- or eight-megapixel phone onto the market sometime next year. [Unwired View]
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