LG L704i the Japanese chocolate with HSDPA

NTT DoCoMo the Japanese telecom juggernaut has added the LG L704i to its portfolio. The chocolate phone supports DoCoMo's FOMA service and HSDPA as well.

The L704i rides on GSM and W-CDMA giving user the comfort of world roaming as well superfast 3.6 Mbps downloads via HSDPA. The phone has the traditional chocolate styled touch panel with a red backlight for accessing the menu. Specs include 2 Megapixel camera, secondary camera for video conferencing, 2.2 inch QVGA display supporting 262k colors, INfrared and Micro SD card for memory expansion upto 2GB. The battery provides 300 hours of standby time and 150 minutes of talktime.The LG L704i will be available by October in black, white and wine red colors.

Greenhouse Kana D a simple DAP

Greenhouse Japan has announced the Kana D a simple no frills MP3 player. With just 512MB of onboard memory it can playback MP3 and WMA files with support for voice recording in WAV format. The LCD display shows track information along with battery life. The player connects via USB to its host it is powered by single AAA battery which provides 7 hours of continuous playback.
The Greenhouse Kana D measures 28.5×83×22mm and weighs 25 grams. It will be available in Japan from mid July for 3280 Yen ($ 27).

Sony Ericsson W580 - Video Preview

Phone Arena has released a video preview of the Sony Ericsson W580. Sony Ericsson W580i is a multi media phone comes with a 2.0-inch QVGA screen, 2.0-megapixel camera, M2 card slot (512MB included), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, USB connectivity, built-in FM tuner, and “music illumination” effects. Enjoy the Video preview.

Domino Cellphone Concept

We love us some cellphone concepts around here, and Syntes Studio's Domino phone is no exception. The dialing buttons are setup with domino dots to designate value, as opposed to the primitive, fashionless numeric system. Plus, it's super sleek and thin, just like your favorite anorexic super model (but sexy).
We especially like that you get five extra phones with each purchase, just so you can set them up to fall. Hit the jump for some more shots.

Toshiba G900 - Good to Go with FCC

Remember the badass Toshiba WM6 Pro smartphone with QWERTY, WiFi, 2MP camera, tri-band HSDPA and 800×400 touchscreen?

Well, the FCC gave it their stamp of approval. So this means we'll see it in the US soon. Not necessarily. Baby steps, people. Baby steps. Until then you can always import it.

Samsung SGH-E590 designed by Jasper Morrison

Jasper Morrison has designed the elegant SGH-E590 from Samsung . With simple contours and clean lines, the designer incorporates an impeccable modular style. It features a 3.2 Megapixel camera with Auto Focus and Half-shutter. The Panorama shot feature offers intuitive camera UI that displays easy to use icons. It supports Multi-Format Audio with microSD Slot and Free-Flow FM Radio. It comes with the Bean bag, (an exclusive tripod) that is a useful and portable accessory made of a special rubberized material for flexibility and grip.

The Samsung E590 is available in two colors, noble black and snow silver, and will be launched in Europe, China and South East Asia in June. Pricing details are not available as yet.

Toshiba 814T

Softbank Japan has put the Toshiba 814T to its line up. Toshiba 814T, a super slim clamshell measures only 12.9 thick and comes with a panel made of Titanium. It comes with a 2.4 inch 262k QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera and a micro SD slot. It measures 50 × 101 × 12.9 and weighs 97 grams. Toshiba 814T will be available in Japan this July in 5 different colors for you to choose from.

Samsung i620 the successor of the i600

Speculations are rife about what the new Samsung i620 will be. The rumors tout it to be an upped i600. The i620 photos are out and the prominent features allow us to gauge that this slick slider phone has looks to match its style. This QWERTY phone is said to feature two cameras (one with 2 megapixel and photo light). It will be a triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone as well as supporting UMTS. Windows Mobile 6, WiFi and Bluetooth support are speculated and not confirmed.

"The Global Certification Forum (GCF) lists two versions of the new phone: the Samsung SGH-i620 and the SGH-i620V (V = Vodafone like the SGH-i600V is the Vodafone version of the i600?) and confirms, that both devices are triband GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) only but also confirms support for HSDPA (UTRA FDDI) and video telephony." This spells out good news for Europeans but bad news for Americans since it's not quadband.

Nokia 8600 Luna

Here’s a preview of T3 of the Nokia’s upcoming phone the Nokia 8600 Luna. It comes with all glass front and stainless steel back, OLED display, 1GB of internal memory, 2.0-megapixel camera and FM radio.

Samsung SCH-C220 - Anycall Mini skirt the perfect chic phone

Its raining cell phones today and here is something for the fairer sex, Samsung has announced the SCH-C220 which is also dubbed as the Anycall Mini skirt phone for the Korean market. The slider will be available in three colors - white, garnet red, and sapphire blue. The super slim phone is just 10.9mm thick as it adopts the latest fashion trend 'minimalism'. The phone has a reflective mirror type coating design and like the chocolate phone features a touch pad on the front LCD screen. The C220 has built in GPS for viewing real time traffic information, the service is limited to Korea only. Other specs include a rather mediocre 2 Megapixel camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth and an electronic dictionary.

Before you make plans to gift this to your loved ones let me tell you that the Samsung SCH-C220 is a Korea only product for now. It will be selling for $ 650 which is rather expensive.

Nokia 6500 Slide

Apart from the form factor the 6500 Slide has a couple of improvements over the 6500 Classic. The Slide has a bigger display at 2.2 inches supporting 16 million colors at 240 x 320 pixels, 3.2 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, TV out jack, Internal memory has been reduced to 20MB thanks to the MicroSD card slot and FM Radio.

Fashioned to stand apart from the crowd, the Nokia 6500 slide incorporates a number of design elements not often found in a mid-range device. Ensuring that the sophisticated brushed stainless steel body retains its timeless beauty, a unique hard coating helps to prevent scuffs, scratches, and even fingerprints. Precision engineering of the slide mechanism means that the Nokia 6500 slide feels solid in the hand, yet moves with a smooth, fluid action to create a decidedly upscale user impression.

Nokia 6500 Classic

At last some stylish CDMA phones from Nokia, the 6500 Classic and 6500 Slide. The 6500 Classic is one of the slimmest Nokia phones and is just 9.9mm thick, it offers 1GB of internal memory, 2 Megapixel camera with Dual LED flash and a 2 inch display (240 x 320) supporting 16 million colors and Bluetooth. The phone can be used a USB drive too, however it lacks a memory expansion slot.

Instantly recognizable by its seamless case crafted from 360 degrees of anodized aluminum, the Nokia 6500 classic is a 9.5mm thin statement of unsurpassed attention to detail. As an expression of individuality, each Nokia 6500 classic is individually polished, ensuring that no two phones are exactly alike, while diamond polishing used on the beveled display aperture and cold stamped logo demonstrate the highest levels of craftsmanship.

Nokia 6500 Classic goes on sale by 3rd Quarter 2007 for 320 Euros ($ 430).

Raon Digital has launched the Everun

Raon Digital has launched the Everun a new UMPC for the Korean market, two models will be offered Everun and Everun lite. Specs include a 4.8 inch WVGA touchscreen display (800 x 480) with auto brightness and auto rotation sensors, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. Users can choose between a 60GB traditional hard drive or 6GB SSD. The unit is powered by an AMD Geode processor and 512 MB of RAM (expandable to 1GB). With the power saving mode on the battery lasts for 7 hours or 12 hours with the optional extended battery .The Everun runs on WIndows XP Home edition.

The Raon Everun UMPC measures 170×25×83mm and weighs 460 - 500 grams. Optional accessories include HSDPA/Wibro modem, keyboard and mouse. The UMPC will go on sale by late July for $ 700.

LG Wine Phone

The LG Cvon SV300 or the Wine phone is an entry level phone with style. The clamshell measures 99 x 49.5 x 16.2 mm and features a 1.3 Megapixel camera. It has a 2.2 inch internal display (240 x 320) supporting 260k colors and 1.3 inch (128 x 160) external display. The Wine phone has 45MB of internal memory but lacks a memory expansion slot.

It does not support MP3 playback which is a serious drawback. The Cvon SV300 comes with the super slow Infrared port and lacks Bluetooth.

Nokia - N75

Carry around a little piece of history in your pocket, the recently-launched Nokia N75.

The N75 makes history as the first S60 handset (and the first Nokia, period) with American 3G to see launch.

Features include QVGA internal and huge 160 x 128 external displays, a 2 megapixel camera, dedicated music controls, Bluetooth (with A2DP rumored to be in the pipe), and a pair of some of the loudest speakers we've experienced on a phone in recent memory.

BlackBerry 8300 Curve

For a no-frills business phone that’s packed with features, look no furthur than RIM’s BlackBerry Curve. It sports a 2.0-megapixel camera, miniSD card slot, EDGE, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It’s obviously smaller than its e-mailing ancestors, and attracts envious eyes every time it’s whipped out in public. It’s a slinky media player too. Updates software means its video and audio playback is smooth as silk.

HTC S710 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone

The Windows Mobile 6-powered HTC S710 features a slide-out QWERTY keypad, 2.4-inch LCD, 2.0-megapixel camera, TI OMAP 850 processor, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD card slot, and EDGE.

Nokia 888

Technologies that are used

It uses liquid battery, speech recognition, flexible touch screen, touch sensitive body cover which lets it understand and adjust to the environment. It has a simple programmable body mechanism so that it changes forms in different situations.

The functionality of design

You don't have to carry it in your pocket or on your wrist. You can carry it anywhere, in any form. You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip. It also makes some form changes that makes it more ergonomical: i.e. when you want to talk on the phone, the body form turns into the form of the good old telephone. You can personalize these forms and record them. So it fits you the best in the way that you have chosen. The functions that it has also create a feeling of electronical pet, as it senses your moves, understand what you want, respond you in the best way. It learns you, to fit you better.Also e-motions lets you send forms to the other 888 users. It could be the shape of a heart or a small dance. This way you can talk without words.

How the user interacts

E-motions... It means electronical motions that 888 has. You can send and receive forms from / to friends. You can send a heart shape to your girlfriend, so her telephone turns into an icon of heart. Or you can send a dancing form to your friends to call them to the party tonight. This is the fun side of the product. If we look from the functionality side, 888 is quite flexible. You can put it into your pocket, roll it and make it smaller, or put on your wrist when you want to make a video call on the go. If you want to talk like a normal telephone, there you have your telephone shape. We go through a lot of places and situations in the daily life, so it seems like one form is not enough.

What is Unique ?

You can change the form of the body. Not just the color. And you can do the same by sending an e-motion to your friend.

The Inspiration

The idea is that "the perfect form" does not exist. "Form follows you" We create the perfect form for each function.

Helio Ocean launches

Helio Ocean

Get ready to spend the weekend mindlessly sliding the Ocean's dual keypads open and closed until you drive friends and family to the brink of insanity.

Sony Ericsson's new 'broad appeal' phones

Sony Ericsson unveiled its new collection of mobile phones aimed at design-conscious users at a London event last night.

Inspired by the colors and light of nature, the new additions included the Sony Ericsson T250, the Sony Ericsson T650, and the Sony Ericsson S500. These new phones are not aimed at particular audiences like the previous Walkman and CyberShot ranges are, but to a wide spectrum of people instead.

Sony Ericsson P1

Sony Ericsson also unveiled the Sony Ericsson P1 smartphone, the latest addition to its P-series family. Its design, speed, display and battery performance have been improved. The Sony Ericsson P1 allows you to push email from another device, and browse the internet via a high-speed UMTS and Wi-Fi.

It runs on the Symbian operating system and UIQ 3.0. The P1 has a dual function keyboard - an alpha-numeric text input, combined with hand phone usability. It also features a 3.2-megapixel camera, business card scanner and a 2.6-inch touch screen display. It will be available from Q3 2007.

T250

The Sony Ericsson T250 is branded as a 'premium lower-end phone' for those who just talk and text but still want a nice phone. Available in Q3 2007, it features an FM radio, GSM/GPRS connectivity and an on-board camera.

S500

Sony Ericsson also showed off its new slider phone, the S500. It comes in either 'spring yellow' or 'mysterious green' and will go on sale in June. The Sony Ericsson S500 is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera and Bluetooth connectivity. It has a media player that supports MP3/AAC file formats among others, as well as GSM/GPRS/Edge support.

T650

The Sony Ericsson T650 features a keypad with light effects which "bring it to life" when opened and used. Crammed into a slimline 14mm body, the T650 features a 3.2-megapixel camera and a media player with 256MB built-in memory (which is expandable). It has a scratch-resistant crystal display and 3G capabilities as well. It will go on sale in Q3 2007.