03-05-2002, 12:37 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Sony Ericsson P800 announced
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/it/story/0,2789,137112,00.html
Sony Ericsson met with the press earlier today to show their new creature; the P800. The link takes you to a Swedish newspaper. Thanks to Henrik Elmstr�m for link and translation:
"The new P800 will have, amongst other things, a built-in camera. This is the phone that will even the battle with Nokia. The new super-phone was shown today at a press-conference in London. Before the pressconference the secrecy was enormous. "My lips are sealed" said Roger Bolander, the President of SonyEricsson. No wonder. The new P800 have to be success after SonyEricssons earlier problems with the T65. During the pressconference spokepersons for the company proudly presented the P800, a multimedia-phone with a large touchscreen and built-in camera. It will be available on the market during autumn 2002, according to SonyEricsson. During the conference two other phones were shown as well:
* Z700 - a game (?) phone with colour screen, and
* T68i - a follow-up to T68"
(More info and pictures related to today's Sony Ericsson press conference.)
Is this the PDA/phone that will save Ericsson? Apparently Sony has taught Ericsson a hardware design lesson. Question is whether either of the companies can hold a software platform together. Time will tell, but none of them has a swell track record in that respect. I have my doubts, and the Ericsson stock fell after the press conference... According to Sony Ericsson, this is the world's first Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)-phone. Yawn. MMS is really just "SMS on steroids" and still built on top of old, proprietary gateways and protocols.
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03-05-2002, 01:31 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 43
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Smartphone with stylus
Is it just me, or does anyone else want a Smartphone with stylus?
-Chris
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03-05-2002, 01:36 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,177
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Good point. A touch sensitive screen is... sensitive. A phone with a sensitive screen? I am not sure... It'll be interesting to see one live.
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03-05-2002, 01:46 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 53
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I think it would be great to have, but I still want the UI experience to be 1 handed. That way the option is always there, but never absolute...
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03-05-2002, 02:21 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8
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More infos can be found on infoSync site:
[...]runs the latest version of Symbian OS, v7.0, capable of running applications built with both C++ and Java, P800 has a 208 x 320 pixel touch-screen, integrated browser, which supports HTML, xHTML, i-Mode and WAP formats[...]
Very nice one, I think my T68 would'nt become very old :wink:
http://www.infosync.no/show.php?id=1543
-ttyl
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03-05-2002, 02:46 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 335
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I want one.... NOW!!!
Hi,
This is more like it...
Likes:
* Nice Size
* Nice Screen
* Good OS with nice PIM etc (if based on old Psion apps...)
* Bluetooth
* Scroll wheel on for one handed control
Dislikes:
* Number pad on flap seems an afterthought - would it mark screen over time?.
* Camera seems a little excessive.
As regards software - my old Psion3a did everything I needed with the built in software without needing me to spend $$ on other packages.
When is it going to be available in the USA!!!
My 2c
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03-05-2002, 03:44 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 102
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yeah, but it is a bit ugly, don't you think?
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03-05-2002, 04:10 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 14
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No SD/MMC slot. 
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03-05-2002, 04:15 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 62
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Tari Akpodiete
yeah, but it is a bit ugly, don't you think?
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Well... no uglier than some of the pocketpc combo units and it looks as good as the sendo devices. Choice will be good.
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03-05-2002, 04:26 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 53
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What's up with the camera... I follow this site pretty closely and never do I see people saying that we are really missing a built in camera. Where is the demand, or am I missing the point. Is there a large demand for phones with cameras? I'll trade size and battery life anytime, or give me an MP3 player and some memory
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