Filed under: Cellphones
Oh hell yes, did we call it or did we call it? That mystery device has a keyboard
P.S. -Sorry, we didn’t mean to gloss over the Jupiter, which appears to be the successor to the Breeze — there’s just not a lot of info there. Click on for some pics.
[Via the::unwired]
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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Samsung, Orange, Windows Mobile, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS
Talk about sensory overload — MoDaCo got its hands on a bunch of semi-official Orange debuts for a number of devices over the weekend, and we have to admit, we’re insanely jealous. Perhaps the most interesting of the bunch, Samsung’s “Blackjack” WM5 Smartphone comes fresh on the heels of the i320, offering basically the same functionality plus 3G data and a forward-facing camera
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As any mad scientist can tell you, all things natural can be improved upon through robotics. In homage to this axiom we bring you the robotic tree, Breeze, the horrific robotonous embodiment of juvenescent nightmares. Described as an ambient robot inhabiting the body of a Japanese Maple, Breeze can “visually sense” and react “allowing her to reach out to you and others whenever you are near.” Its “subtle and artistic” movement is created through Nitinol wires which flex like muscles when electrical current is applied. Of course, it’s only a matter of time until DARPA advances the technology into a forest of seemingly passive attack trees with razor sharp leaves and poisonous needles. Lorax, can you look into this… Lorax?
[Via Robot Gossip]
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It's been a crazy few years for the once unknown Taiwanese OEM known as High Tech Computer. Although still not a household name like Sony or Samsung, HTC has leveraged its strong ties with Microsoft to offer tantalizing products that have made us early-adopters stand up and take notice, and now the company feels that it's in a strong enough market position to ditch the Qtek brand and begin selling phones under its own name. The Qtek phase-out was announced as part of HTC's official unveiling of the 3G Hermes Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone -- now known as the TyTN -- as well as the compact, UMTS-capable Breeze smartphone -- which is now called the MTeoR (yeah, we're noticing a MOTO-like naming trend too; see the rebadged STRTrk for further proof). In announcing July's European launch of these self-branded handsets, HTC reemphasized its dedication to the many carriers selling its products under their own names, but this development certainly bodes well for the company's overall name-recognition; imagine, instead of lying and telling people we have a Treo because Sprint-branded-UTStarcomm-PPC-6700-based-on-the-HTC-Apache sounds so nerdy, we may one day be able to proudly proclaim "Oh, it's an HTC." [Warning: PDF link]
You may not be able to read it without the aid of some wonky Babelfish translation, but it’s still well worth checking out Mobinaute’s review of the HTC Breeze smartphone. They totally blow things out with a ton of detailed of pics, sample shots from the phone’s camera
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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS
Unsuspecting American buyers of the MTeoR, HTC’s self-branded cut of the 3G-capable Breeze candybar, might be a bit surprised to find that they’re not having much luck with reception. Some versions of HTC’s own marketing materials for the device list it as sporting quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS, but alas, it’s actually a tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 unit with support for UMTS only on the European 2100 band. Of course, had this really been a tri-band UMTS phone, we’d have been throwing parties, launching fireworks, and generally making merry here at Engadget HQ, but for the few folks who’ve imported one of these pieces stateside, our hearts go out to you.
[Thanks, Rick V.]
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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, O2, Windows Mobile, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS
Oh hell yes, did we call it or did we call it? That mystery device has a keyboard
P.S. -Sorry, we didn’t mean to gloss over the Jupiter, which appears to be the successor to the Breeze — there’s just not a lot of info there. Click on for some pics.
[Via the::unwired]
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