CEATEC has seen quite some interesting innovations and designs being displayed, same goes for the Ply and Prismoid phones from iida. The Ply phone has a body arranged to mimick the structure of plywood, and has looks like layers of ply put one on top of the other. The Prismoid on the other hand, has looks more like conventional mobile phones, but it maintains interesting looks.
The Ply is a slider that includes a 3.2 megapixel camera, 1-seg TV tuner and a 3-inch panel. The Prismoid on the other hand, has a 2.7-inch primary display, while a 0.6-inch OLED sub-display is present on the exterior of this clamshell phone. Other features include a microSD expansion slot, and pretty much the basic functions as both of these aren’t smartphone even by any loose standards, just simple devices, more so for the Prismoid.
Sprint has announced that the Samsung Intrepid will be available on the network October 11 onwards. Like a number of phones announced recently, the Intrepid runs Windows Mobile 6.5, though it uses the professional version of the OS, rather than going with the standard version. This candybar phone has a full QWERTY keyboard, but also gets a 2.5-inch resistive touchscreen, with 320×240 resolution.
The Intrepid has a 3.2 megapixel camera, Microsoft Office Mobile, GPS, GSM for International use, WiFi, EVDO Rev.A, stereo Bluetooth, and a microSD card slot with up to 32GB of storage. To enhance internet experience on the mobile phone, the Intrepid gets Internet Explorer Mobile with Flash Lite, and integration with Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Sprint has priced the Samsung Intrepid for $149.99 with a two-year contract, which includes rebates.
HTC has announced the coming of its latest smartphone, and its new flagship, the HD2. The new mobile phone will run Windows Mobile 6.5, and have a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen. The touchscreen has a 800×480 resolution LCD, and is the largest touchscreen amongst the smartphones, also, the capacitive touchscreen is much more sensitive and responsive as compared to the resistive ones. Moreover, the multi-touch screen can respond to a number of gestures, like pinching and flicks, much like the iPhone.
Other features include a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 448MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, microSDHC storage, 3.5mm headphone jack and 7.2mpbs HDSPA for 3G. The phone will be available on European carriers by the end of this month, and while it currently does not support North American 3G bands, there’s no doubt that HTC’s new phone will make way across the Atlantic sooner or later.
For those who like to carry their mobile phones on their wrists, the W PhoneWatch from Kempler & Strauss is like one more option available. This watch phone is quite similar in function to the LG GD910 watch phone, but claims to be smaller, and does not require a stylus for its touchscreen interface.
The phone packs a number of features in its dimunitive size. It has 4GB of internal memory, microSD card slot, Quad band GSM (good enough to work on T-Mobile and AT&T). The phone can play video, audio and even has a camera. The phone comes packed with the “Communicator” a matching Bluetooth headset that can play music, or let users take calls. The phone is already available for grabs and is priced at $199.
MSI had already announced its 15.4-inch GT640 Gaming Notebook, and it has now said that the GT640 will be accompanied by the 17-inch GT740 gaming notebook. The GT740 notebook will run on the Intel Core i7 processor, and will have Windows 7 OS. The notebook will also include NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 3D graphics chipset, HDMI Output, 4 GB RAM, 250GB to 500GB HDD, Blu-ray drive, 4-in-1 memory card reader, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, and an eSATA port.
The sound system for this notebook is an impressive one, with five SRS-capable speakers and an included subwoofer. If that doesn’t cut ice with you, there’s an output for 7.1-channel surround sound systems as well. MSI is yet to announce pricing and release date, but since it will be shipped with Windows 7, the release obviously will be after October 22.
