Posted by: Administrator
on December 21, 2006 06:33 PM
Ok. I can understand the exercise to a degree. Build a better mousetrap. But then again, it's like reinventing the wheel - Motorola's already beaten this project to the market with their A1200 "Ming" phone.
It's been on the market for just about a year now and is fully functional, ready for prime time. The only hitch - it's a "gray import" phone - meaning it's not regularly brought in by Motorola nor any of the usual carriers. You can also find 'em on eBay for about 1/2 of what they want for this SDK/Kit phone.
And in case anyone's curious - it works GREAT! THE best phone I've had a chance to use. It takes a bit of getting used to - but it's got everything - including a business card reader. You basically take a photo of the business card using the 2 megapixel camera and the built in OCR will read the card, find the name and phone numbers and import them into your phonebook - automatically.
Beyond that, it's got the usual plethora of features - MP3/AAC player (Real), FM radio, microSD slot, and of course, it's a phone. It does email, IM and does the usual java based games. The interface is pretty slick too.
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Posted by: Administrator on December 21, 2006 06:33 PMIt's been on the market for just about a year now and is fully functional, ready for prime time. The only hitch - it's a "gray import" phone - meaning it's not regularly brought in by Motorola nor any of the usual carriers. You can also find 'em on eBay for about 1/2 of what they want for this SDK/Kit phone.
And in case anyone's curious - it works GREAT! THE best phone I've had a chance to use. It takes a bit of getting used to - but it's got everything - including a business card reader. You basically take a photo of the business card using the 2 megapixel camera and the built in OCR will read the card, find the name and phone numbers and import them into your phonebook - automatically.
Beyond that, it's got the usual plethora of features - MP3/AAC player (Real), FM radio, microSD slot, and of course, it's a phone. It does email, IM and does the usual java based games. The interface is pretty slick too.
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