Sony Ericsson Idou Phone
Scheduled release in: Q3 2009
The Sony Ericsson Idou features a 16.7 million color screen in 16:9 widescreen format. It has a full-touch media menu to tap directly into movies, TV-series and video clips. An integrated 12.1-megapixel camera with touch focus and Xenon flash snaps pictures and videos in high-resolution quality. The Idou is packaged with Sony Ericsson’s new subscription-based Entertainment Unlimited movie service. Viewers can download films to a PC and then transfer them over to phones.
Samsung Ultra Touch S8300 Phone
Scheduled release in: Q3 2009
The Samsung Ultra Touch is a slim touch screen slider with an 8.0-megapixel camera. As the newest flagship phone to the Ultra range, the Ultra Touch has a 2.8-inch AMOLED anti-scratch, anti-smudge touch screen for brighter and more vivid colors. It features an 8.0-megapixel camera with dual power LED flash to snap high-quality photos and capture VGA videos at 30 frames per second. With TouchWiz’s user interface, users can flick through photos, navigate maps and surf the web easily. Additional features include geo-tagging to ‘tag’ photos with geographic information, high-speed HSDPA for fast Internet access, and mobile widgets to quickly access favorite applications.
Samsung Omnia HD I8910 Phone
Scheduled release in: Q3 2009
The Samsung Omnia HD is an 8.0-megapixel phone is the world’s first handheld capable of recording and decoding high-definition-quality video (720P). With a 16:9 aspect ratio screen and 16.7 million colors, Omnia HD’s bright 3.7-inch AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) auto-rotating screen offers improved sharpness, more vivid colors and greater clarity in direct sunlight. Users can watch what they record on an HD TVs or share real-time live video via qik.com. It has high-speed HSDPA Internet up to 7.2Mbps. Built-in GPS with compass turns the smartphone into a personal navigation device, for both pedestrians and drivers. Dual stereo speakers offer voice guided directions for navigation.
Samsung Blue Earth Phone
Scheduled release in: Q3 2009
The Samsung Blue Earth is a touch-screen phone with a solar panel charger located on its back. Its design symbolizes a flat, rounded pebble. Made from recycled plastic that is extracted from water bottles, Blue Earth helps to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the manufacturing process. The handset and charger are also free from harmful substances. The packaging is also made from recycled paper. A 5 star energy efficient charger uses standby power lower than 0.03W. Consumers can set Blue Earth to ‘Eco Mode,’ reducing the screen’s brightness, backlight duration and Bluetooth to an energy-efficient mode. In ‘Eco Walk,’ users can count their steps with an in-built pedometer, even calculating how much CO2 emissions have been reduced by walking as opposed to motor transport.
