Neil McIntosh of the Guardian just got a first look at the new Voq Smartphone from Sierra Wireless which was unveiled today:
stacked flash memory which means that – combined with a much-improved and adapted version of Microsoft’s Smartphone software – the experience is much more snappy. There are some nice features Sierra Wireless has added on top of the OS, too, including a very fast and easy way to file and retrieve information locally, and from the web/network. The most obvious hardware feature is its fold-out keyboard: a QWERTY effort divided by a big, solid hinge. It’s reasonably fast to peck out a message – certainly, much better than an alphanumeric keypad or even the SPV’s fabric keyboard – although don’t expect to be touch-typing. But the device is also light – lighter than the SPV? – if slightly taller, and around the same thickness.
