Kris Kumar
09-05-2004, 10:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.forbes.com/execpicks/feeds/wireless/2004/09/03/wirelesscahners_2004_09_02_eng-cahners_eng-cahners_085147_3258931592267560132.html?ss=tps' target='_blank'>http://www.forbes.com/execpicks/feeds/wireless/2004/09/03/wirelesscahners_2004_09_02_eng-cahners_eng-cahners_085147_3258931592267560132.html?ss=tps</a><br /><br /></div><i>"For its part, Nextel also is looking to offer real estate professionals handset options beyond BlackBerry devices, including the i930, Nextel's first smartphone, and the i860, its first camera phone. The megapixel i860 camera phone is set for release by the end of this year, while the i930 has no rollout date as yet."</i><br /><br />In the last few weeks, we have seen lots of announcements and news articles related to new GSM Smartphones and even one CDMA Smartphone. The iDen camp is yet to experience the Smartphone action. Nextel has plans to launch its first Smartphone, the <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4165">Motorola i930,</a> but the launch details are not known. Even tough this article does not tell us much about the i930, I was happy to read that Nextel has already started to promote its upcoming model. :) That's a smart move. Trying to create a market segment even before the product is out. And hopefully this just means that they are close to launch. Also, the Forbes article clearly shows that Smartphones with cameras can be powerful business tools. Till now I had never pictured camera phones as a business tool. What are your thoughts? And are you tired of waiting for the <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5815">Nextel Smartphone</a>?