12-16-2002, 05:02 PM
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New CDMA PPC Phone, With Keyboard?
Ryan of Juss Press, whose project we just mentioned, took one very interesting picture at GadgetFest in San Diego: a new Hitachi PPC that might be coming out for the Sprint Vision network. Can you say camera, thumb keyboard, and 1xRTT all in one?
I don't know about you, but I'm drooling already. In my opinion, this trumps the Treo and the announced Tungsten W. By far. I'll keep you posted if I find any more details on this device.
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12-16-2002, 05:05 PM
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awesome
Looks like a great device. Would also be nice to have numbered buttons positioned like a phone as well.
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12-16-2002, 05:22 PM
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I don't know.... It looks HUGE. 8O
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12-16-2002, 05:23 PM
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Is there anymore information on this devise? I can't wait for a PPCPE to reach Sprint networks/users. 
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12-16-2002, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fgarcia10
Is there anymore information on this devise? I can't wait for a PPCPE to reach Sprint networks/users. |
I did a bunch of web and news searches last night, but it's not so easy if you don't have a model number - Hitachi has a standard candy-bar style phone for Sprint Vision, and that dominates the results.
Hopefully we'll get more detail as the product nears the market...
--janak
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12-16-2002, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueRocket
I don't know.... It looks HUGE. 8O
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I agree, VERY large. Unless this has built SD / MP3 capabilities, I don't know how it's better than the Treo.
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12-16-2002, 05:43 PM
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Does it come with its own trailer to pull it behind you?
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12-16-2002, 05:59 PM
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Sprint Hitachi PPCPE
Yyyah, whatever. It is just vaporware as far as I am concerned. Hitachi just introduced their first Phone ever. It is for sprint. Everything I have read says nice phone poor user interface.
To go a step further, build in thumb keyboard is an awesome idea!! But hey could it be a little unobtrusive if not being used? Jonno mentioned Number keys. As I understand it PPCPE uses a touch dial interface so why would you need number keys?
This thing does seem scary big. I like my phones small!!! Which is why I am avoiding PPCPE as it is. I think we will see the Samsung i700 fairly soon after the beginning of the year and it looks beautiful AND has a build in camera and SDi/o. I just wish that PPCPEs that hav built in cameras could do video as well as still. I am ready for on the go video phoneing.
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12-16-2002, 06:00 PM
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Why do they try and throw the kitchen sink into these things? I may be wrong (and I admit I am often wrong) but does anyone really see the benefit (notice I didn't say does anyone NEED) of having an integrated camera in these things? I would readily give up the integrated camera for smaller size and lower price.
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12-16-2002, 06:01 PM
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looking at the picture I did notice the speaker phone button right in the middle of the green and red buttons. NOW there is smart thinking!!
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