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Mobile Communications Gallery
Mobile phones add media and navigation
by Douglas Dixon
These galleries provide notes on some interesting technology and trends in digital home media.
They include some sample products illustrating these trends.
Information and pricing are summarized from public sources as of when they were added,
and may be incorrect or out of date. Corrections and updates are welcome.
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Mobile Communications Trends
4G Wireless Trends - LTE and WiMAX
Mobile Services
Mobile Internet and Data
Mobile Service Pricing
Mobile
Wireless Data Services and cards
Mobile Multimedia
Verizon
VCAST - Music and Video
MobiTV
- Sprint and AT&T
Mobile
Wireless TV
- V CAST Mobile TV, MediaFLO
Mobile Phones
Sample Mobile Phones
PDA Phones / Smartphones
Apple
iPhone
Google / Android Phone
- Verizon / HTC Droid Incredible - Google Nexus One - Verizon / Motorola Droid - T-Mobile
G1
Windows
Phone / Windows Mobile Smartphones - AT&T HTC Pure
BlackBerry
/ RIM - Storm
Palm
Pre webOS Phone - Palm Pixi
Palm
- Centro / Treo Smartphones
Netbooks
Sony VAIO P - ASUS
Eee PC - Dell Inspiron Mini - Verizon HP Mini
Portable Navigation / GPS
Mobile Phone GPS
Mobile Navigation
Systems
Cellular Signal Boosters
- ZBoost
Satellite Communications
Satellite Phones:Iridium,
Thuraya, Inmarsat,
Globalstar
Satellite Rescue Beacons: SPOT Satellite Messenger,
ACR TerraFix and MicroFix PLBs
See also:
Portable Media
Player Gallery -- MP3 / video players, Multifunction devices
Portable
Audio Accessories Gallery -- Headsets, speakers, Bluetooth
Portable Power
Accessories Gallery -- Batteries, chargers, adapters
Portable Storage
Gallery -- Cards and drives, Flash and hard disk
See the Apple iPod / iPhone Gallery for more on the iPod and iPhone product lines, market, and chronology
See the Smartphone Apps Gallery for more on trends in apps and stores for smartphones
Find related Wireless
Media articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
Find related Verizon
Wireless articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
4G Wireless Trends - LTE and WiMAX - 2010
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
- 12/10 - Verizon Wireless turns on 4G LTE network
- Up to 10 X faster than the 3G network
- Average data rates (real-world, loaded) - 5 - 12 Mbps downlink, 2 - 5 Mbps uplink
- Launch in 38 major metropolitan areas and in more than 60 commercial airports
- Reaches more than one-third of all Americans
- Expand by 2013 to existing Verizon Wireless 3G coverage area
- Access for laptops with USB cellular modems: LG VL600, Pantech UML290
- $99.99 after $50 rebate with a new two-year agreement
- Outside 4G LTE coverage area, stay connected on 3G network
- Monthly access: $50 for 5 GB, $80 for 10 GB monthly, $10 per GB overage
- Verizon expects consumer-oriented handsets will be available by mid-2011
- www.verizonwireless.com/4Glte
 
- All IP packet-based network for all communications, MIMO antennas
- Benefits: 4X bandwidth than current 3G systems, scalable
- Lower latency 15 ms, 2 - 4X spectrum efficency
- Verizon Wireless
- 38 major metropolitan areas by end 2010, covering more than 110 million Americans
- Also more than 60 commercial airports coast to coast
- Full nationwide coverage in 2013
- Enterprise users, businesses and individuals
- 700 MHz spectrum - longer range from base station, better in-building penetration
- www.verizonwireless.com/lte
- Verizon LTE - Typical speeds - Downlink 5 to 12 Mbps, Uplink 2 to 5 Mbps
(real-world, loaded network)
- Peak speeds - Download 100 Mbps, Upload 50 Mbps
- Verizon EV-DO rev A - average speeds - Download 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps, Upload 500 to 800 Kbps
- Peak speeds - Download 3.1 Mbps, Upload 1.8 Mbps
- Low latency, typically between 150 and 250 milliseconds
- Global support from GSM and CDMA mobile carriers
- Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) - GSM (89% global)
- Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) - CDMA
- 3GPP - LTE - http://www.3gpp.org/LTE
- Verizon white paper: LTE: The Future of Mobile Broadband Technology
WiMAX
- Data centric all-IP network architecture (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)
- IEEE 802.16 wireless networks
- WLAN, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11)
- WiMAX - 802.16 broadband WLAN and WMAN (wireless metro area networks)
- Fixed WiMAX, IEEE 802.16-2004
- wireless, last-mile access for fixed broadband services, similar to DSL or cable modem service
- Mobile WiMAX, IEEE 802.16-2005
- improved performance, capacity, mobility
- WiMAX (802.16e–2005)
- Average throughput - Downlink 2 to 4 Mbps, Uplink 500 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps
- Peak data rate - Downlink 46 Mbps, Uplink 7 Mbps
- Clearwire
/ Clear
- Average mobile download speeds of 3 to 6 Mbps with bursts over 10 Mbps
- Currently available in areas of the U.S. where 41 million people live
- Wholesale relationships with Sprint, Comcast and Time Warner Cable
- Strategic investors include Intel, Comcast, Sprint, Google, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks
- www.clearwire.com - Clear products - www.clear.com
- Intel - WiMAX - Intel - www.intel.com/go/wimax
- WiMAX Forum - www.wimaxforum.org
Smartphone Market - Canalys Q3 2009
- Smart phone Hardware Vendors, worldwide market share, Q3 2009 vs. Q3 2008:
- Nokia - 40% (was 39%)
- RIM BlackBerry - 21% (was 15%)
- Apple iPhone - 18%, new high, significantly up from 14% in Q2 (was 17%)
- HTC - 5.3% (was 5.8%)
- Nokia, RIM, Apple and HTC combined have over 80% of the market
- Demand for iPhone 3GS far outstripped supply
- Apple’s satisfaction ratings consistently highest of any vendor
- Smart phone Operating System, worldwide market share, Q3 2009 vs. Q3 2008:
- Symbian - 46% (was 47%)
- RIM BlackBerry - 21% (was 15%)
- Apple iPhone -18% (was 17%)
- Microsoft / Windows Mobile - 8.8% (was 13.6%)
- Google / Android - 3.5% (just under 3% in Q2)
Top
Mobile access to information and games, texting and email, Web
access
Verizon - Unlimited Plans (1/15/2010)
- Nationwide Unlimited (United States)
- Talk - $69.99, Talk & Text (text, picture and video messages to anyone) - $89.99 monthly access
- Family SharePlans - Nationwide Unlimited
- Talk (includes first two lines) - $119.99, Talk & Text - $149.99 monthly access
- Up to 3 additional lines at $49.99 for unlimited plan
- Data Packages - includes all Verizon Wireless 3G Multimedia phones ($19.99 data package discontinued)
- Mobile E-mail, games, Internet - 3G Smartphones (BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android)
- Simple Feature Phones - Pay per use - $1.99 per megabyte
- Simple Feature or 3G Multimedia Phones - $9.99 a month for 25 MB, 20 cents/MB additional
- Simple Feature, 3G Multimedia, or 3G Smartphones - $29.99 for Unlimited
- PR 1/15/2010 -
http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/01/pr2010-01-14c.html
AT&T - Unlimited Plans (1/15/2010)
- Feature Phones
- Unlimited talk - $69.99 per month, Family Talk (two lines) - $119.99
- Texting (unchanged) - $20 unlimited. $30 Family Talk
- Quick Messaging Device
- Unlimited talk - $69.99 per month, Family Talk - $119.99
- Smartphone (including iPhone)
- Unlimited voice and data - $99.99, Family Talk (2 smartphones) - $179.99
- Texting (unchanged) - $20 unlimited. $30 Family Talk
- Rollover for unused minutes (if not unlimited plan)
- PR 1/15/2010 - http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30401
Sprint 3G network, EVDO Rev A
- 11/09 - Unlimited mobile calling and Web browsing plans start at $69.99 per month
- Simply Everything unlimited voice, data, media for $99.99
- Sprint Networks (inclusive of data roaming) have more than twice coverage of AT&T’s current 3G network,
more than 15 times coverage of T-Mobile’s current 3G network, based on square miles
See Wireless Media Resources: Mobile
Wireless Data Services - EDGE, CDMA, EV-DO, etc.
Broadband services
- Dial-up phone - 56 Kbps
- Verizon DSL - download 768 Kbps to 3
Mbps, upload 128 to 768 Kbps
- Comcast cable - download 6 and 8 Mbps,
upload 384 and 768 Kbps, then 16 / 1 Mbps
(PowerBoost for download double speed , upload
to 2 Mbps)
- Verizon FiOS - download 10 to 20 Mbps, upload
2 to 5 Mbps, then 50 / 5 Mbps, soon 100 Mbps
AT&T (Cingular) EDGE Mobile Data Service
- Average data speeds between 75 - 135 Kbps
Verizon NationalAccess (CDMA 1xRTT)
- Typical download 60 to 80 Kbps, burst to 144 Kbps
Verizon BroadbandAccess EV-DO
- Typical download 400 to 700 Kbps, burst to 2.4 Mbps
- Typical upload of 40 to 60 Kbps
Verizon EV-DO Rev A
- Typical download 450 to 800 Kbps (600 kbps to 1.4
mbps), burst to 3.1 Mbps
- Typical upload 300 to 400 Kbps (500 to 800 Kbps),
burst to 1.8 Mbps
Verizon Wireless - Pantech UML290 - LTE USB modem (4/11)
Verizon Wireless - Novatel 4510L MiFi 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot (4/11)
Verizon Wireless - MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot (5/09)
- Share Verizon Wireless 3G Mobile Broadband network as Wi-Fi hotspot
- Personal Wi-Fi connection with up to five wireless devices
- Pocket size: 3.5" x 2.3" x 0.4", 2.05 ounces - size of eight stacked credit cards
- Developed by Novatel Wireless
- Integrated CDMA and Wi-Fi antennas, advanced security & authentication
- Rechargeable battery, up to 4 hrs. active w/ one device, 40 hrs. standby
- 1x EV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) /0; 1xRTT; 800, 1900 MHz; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- VPN compatible; WEP/WPA/WPA2-PSK, SPI firewall; MAC/Port filtering
- 1/2010 - MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot software platform
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- 10/11 - Free with contract
- 10/10 - $269, $99 w/ 2 year contract, free w/ online discount
- 5/09 - $99.99 w/ $50 mail-in rebate, new 2-year agreement
- Verizon monthly access plans: monthly allowance + overage (10/11, 10/10)
- $39.99 / mo - 250 MB allowance, 10
cents per MB
- $59.99 / mo - 5 GB allowance, 5 cents
per MB
- Or full price with pay as you go service (no monthly plan)
DayPass - $15 for 24-hour access
- PR 5/07 introduce - http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/05...
- www.verizonwireless.com/mobilehotspot
Find the Verizon MiFi 2000
on Amazon
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Mobile access music and videos
Verizon Wireless V CAST - Video & Music on Demand
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- EV-DO 3G network
- V CAST VPak: Video, Music, Get It Now, Mobile Web, $15/mo
- V CAST Video: Streaming playback of a library of clips
- News, sports, and entertainment
- 300 daily updated videos
- WMV 9 & WMA 9, 176 x 132, 15 fps
- V CAST Music: Download music tracks on the go
- 99 cents, dual phone/PC $1.99
- getitnow.vzwshop.com
V CAST - NBC Mobile
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Verizon Wireless V
CAST Music
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- Synch PC music
collection to phone over USB to listen on the go
Sync over USB with Windows Media Player
Copy to memory card (microSD)
- Instant search and download new music directly to phone
- 1/06 - www.verizonwireless.com/music
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MobiTV- Live TV & Radio
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- Watch live television on a variety of mobile phones and
Palm / Windows Mobile PDAs
- MobiTV - Over 30 video channels
MSNBC, ABC News Now, CNN, FOX News, Fox Sports, ESPN 3GTV
NBC Mobile, CNBC, CSPAN, The Discovery Channel, TLC, The
Weather Channel
cartoons, music videos and comedy
- MobiTV en Español - More than 15 channels
- MobiRadio - Over 50 channels of digital radio
- 2/07 - Interactive: Advertising, M-Commerce, Content
rating, voting, sharing & community
- 06 - $9.99 per month TV
- www.mobitv.com
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See Wireless Media Resources: Mobile
Wireless TV Services - Open Mobile Video, MediaFLO, DVB-H
DVB-H - Global Mobile TV (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld)
- Based on DVB-T specification for digital terrestrial television
Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC)
- Mobile TV and on-demand video services - ATSC
- MPH -- Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld Mobile DTV system
Jointly developed by LG Electronics / Zenith and
Harris Corporation
- A-VSB -- Advanced-VSB Mobile DTV system
Co-developed by Samsung Electronics and Rohde &
Schwarz
Backers include Nokia Siemens Networks, MobiTV, SES
Americom
QUALCOMM MediaFLO
Verizon Wireless V CAST Mobile TV -- Broadcast (Q1 07)
- Suspended 3/11 -> V CAST Video on Demand
- Launch in many major U.S. markets (20 - 30)
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2/08 - Coverage in New York City, City of Philadelphia
and contiguous stretching out to Reading, Pa.
Washington DC and Baltimore area, Norfolk and Richmond
Va., Rochester and Syracuse, NY
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Scheduled live content and other programming
CBS, Comedy Central, Fox, MTV, NBC News, NBC
Entertainment, Nickelodeon
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QUALCOMM MediaFLO service
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www.verizonwireless.com
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www.verizonwireless.com/mobiletv
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products.vzw.com/index.aspx?id=mobileTV
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- Smooth and simple: Simplified menus with large font
dedicated keys, speakerphone, voice recognition
- Front sub display: 1.1" Mono STN (96 x 96)
Flip open for main display: 2.0" 262K Color
TFT (176 x 220)
- Simplified menus with large font
- Dedicated keys: 3 ICE keys (In Case of Emergency), 911 key
- Color coded: White Volume keys, White Voice activated dialing key
Blue Headset port cover, Red Charging port cover,
color coded travel charger
- Mobile Media, TXT Messaging, Voice Mail
Data & Text, Up to 9 lines of text, T9 predictive
text
Phone book with up to 500 contacts
- Tools: Tip Calculator, Calculator, Calendar, World Clock,
Notepad, Stop Watch
- Voice & Audio, Polyphonic ringer and sound capability
- Speakerphone, Vibrating alert, Voice activated dialing
- E911 capable, TTY compatible, Hearing aid compatibility rating: M4/T4
- All Digital (800/1900 MHz CDMA)
- Trim and light: 3.8" (H) x 1.8" (W) x 0.8" (D), Weight: 3.3
ounces
- Battery usage up to 221 minutes, standby up to 229 hours
- CDM8630 - 2-yr Contract Price $39.99
- America's Choice 65 Plus calling plans for customers 65 and older
- www.verizonwireless.com
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Cell phone -> Smartphone -> App phone
Design Features
- ~ 3" display, touch screen (no stylus)
- Microphone, speaker (speakerphone, media player)
- QWERTY keyboard, phsysical and/or virtual
- Dedicated keys: Navigation (Home, Back, Menu, Search);
Phone (
Call Start / End); Power, Volume, Camera
- Haptic feedback (vibration on button press)
- Sensors: Accelerometer (rotate portrait / landscape),
Proximity (screen off near face), Ambent light (screen brightness)
- GPS
- Cellular data service / broadband, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Expandable storage, Removable battery
Capabilities
- Communications:
- Voice phone -> Visual voicemail
- Texting, multimedia messaging (picture and video)
- Instant messaging, e-mail,
- Twittering and blog posting (apps)
- PDAs
- Contacts, calendar, to-do
list, memos
- Documents: View and edit office files, word processing,
spreadsheets, presentation slides
- Sync to the desktop (Outlook) or
to the cloud (Google services)
- Internet computers
- E-mail, including attachments
- Web browsing, and file download
- GPS for location-based services, live map navigation,
search and directions to near-by stores
- Media players
- Play music, audio books, photo slide shows, videos, TV shows, movies
- Sync from desktop, download files, stream over wireless
- Play media on the Web, YouTube videos, streaming TV
- Buy and download, subscriptions for streaming, via desktop and on device
- Camera to shoot your own photos and videos, upload
to share online on social media sites
- Voice recorder
- Expandable / Customizable
- Application downloads - Online market, developers
Smartphone Market
- Apple iPhone - iPod media, sync with iTunes ecosystem
- Google Android - Cloud services, open software
- RIM BlackBerry - Business, enterprise sync
- Microsoft Windows Mobile / Windows Phone - Extension of familiar Windows desktop
- Palm
Pre / WebOS - Manage multiple personalities, consumer to business
See the Apple iPod / iPhone Gallery for more on the iPod and iPhone product lines, market, and chronology
Apple iPhone 4S -- "Entirely new" inside (10/11)
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- "Entirely new" on inside - Same thin glass and stainless steel design
- World phone - Both GSM & CDMA - AT&T, Verizon, and now Sprint
- Same Retina display - 3.5 in. widescreen Multi-Touch, 960x640
- New 8MP camera with advanced optics - Face detection
- Video HD 1080p record, stabilization
- Apple dual-core A5 chip for fast performance and graphics
- Siri - Intelligent assistant - Voice recognition for commands; Dictation
- iOS 5 - over 200 new features
- iCloud - free cloud services to store and access content
- 4.5 x 2.31 x 0.37 in. (115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm), 4.9 oz. (140 g) (was 4.8 oz.)
- 10/11 - 16 GB $199, 32 GB $299, new 64 GB $399, Black or white
- PR 10/11 - http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/10/04Apple-Launches...
- Apple iPhone - www.apple.com/iphone
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Apple iPhone 4 -- HD (6/10)
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- 20% thinner (0.48 to 0.37 in.), 40% longer talk time
- "Retina" display, 3.5 in., 960 x 640 backlit LCD, 326 pixels per inch
4X more pixels (was 480 x 320)
- 5 MP back camera (was 3 MP)
with LED flash / light and illumination sensor
- Records HD video
- Front camera for video calls and self-portraits. VGA res
- Second microphone to reduce background noise
- 4.5 x 2.31 x 0.37 in. (58.6 x 115.2 x 9.3 mm), 4.8 oz. (137 g)
- iOS 4 Software: Multitasking, FaceTime video calls,
Unified email inbox, email attachments including PDF
Home screen folders (2000 apps), background wallpapers
FaceTime video calls - between iPhone 4s, Wi-Fi only
- Available 6/10 - 16 GB flash $199, 32 GB $299; AT&T only in U.S.
- Updated 10/11 - 8 GB - $99
- PR 6/10 - www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/07iphone.html
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Apple iPhone 3G S -- EDGE / WiFi (6/09)
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- Improved speed and performance (up to 2X 3G), longer battery
life
- 3 MP autofocus camera, adjusts focus, exposure, color, contrast
- Video recording, trim start and stop points
- Send photos and video by email or MMS
- Hands free voice control for iPhone dial and iPod player functions
- New digital Compass app, orientation and GPS, Orients Map
direction
- 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 in. (115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm) (same), 4.8 oz. (135
grams)
- 6/09 - introduced - 16 GB $199, 32 GB $299, black and white
(AT&T upgrade existing plan 16 GB $399, 32 GB $499)
- 6/09 - iPhone 3G S - 16 GB $199, 32 GB $299
- 6/10 - 8 GB $99, black
- 1/11 - 8 GB $49
- 10/11 - 8 GB $0 - Free with 2-year AT&T contract
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Apple iPhone -- EDGE / WiFi - 3G (6/07 - 6/09)
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- 3.5 in. multi-touch display, 480 x 320
- 2 MP camera
- 3G: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 in., 4.7 oz.
- AT&T (Cingular)
- 6/07 --Introduced 4 GB $499, 8 GB $599
- 9/07 - 8 GB $399
- 2/08 - new 16 GB $499; 8 GB $399
- 6/08 - iPhone 3G - 16 GB $299; 8 GB $199
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iPhone Features
- Touch-screen Mobile phone
- Widescreen iPod with touch controls: Cover Flow interface, album cover
artwork
- Internet communications device: Email, web browsing, searching, maps
- Multi-touch display with new user interface, control with finger
tips
- Multi-megapixel camera
- Built-in sensors: Accelerometer (rotate from portrait to
landscape)
Proximity sensor (display off when close to ear), Ambient light sensor
(display
brightness)
- OS X Operating system
- iPhone OS 3.0
software - 6/09 - Cut & Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search, Landscape
keyboard, Voice Memo app
Find My iPhone with MobileMe / Remote Wipe
- iPhone 2.0
software - 6/08 - App Store / MobileMe
App Store
- App Store - 1/2010 - Over 3 billion apps downloaded
- The Apple App Store Economy: Infographic from gigaom.com
- App Store - 11/09 - Over 100,000 apps, 20 categories, largest applications store in the world
- App Store - 6/09 -35,000 apps, available in 77 countries
- Download 1 billion applications in 9 months;
largest applications store in the world
- 9/08 - 3000 apps, 90% under $10, 600 free, 100M downloads
- 7/08 - App Store opens
- www.apple.com/iphone/appstore
iPhone 3G S - 6/09
- 6/09 - introduced - 16 GB $199, 32 GB $299, black and white
(AT&T upgrade existing plan 16 GB $399, 32 GB $499)
- Improved speed and performance (up to 2X iPhone 3G), longer battery
life
OpenGL ES 2.0 for high-quality 3D graphics; Supports 7.2
Mbps HSDPA for faster networking
- 3 MP autofocus camera, adjusts focus, exposure, color, contrast
automatic macro focus, "tap to focus" touch area of
interest on display
- Video recording, trim start and stop points
- Send photos and video by email or MMS, post to MobileMe or YouTube
with one tap
- Hands free voice control for iPhone dial and iPod player functions,
built-in or headset microphone
- New built-in digital Compass app, orientation and GPS, Orients Maps
direction
- Accessibility: VoiceOver screen reader, universal Zoom entire screen,
White on Black higher contrast, Mono Audio
- 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches (115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm) (same), 4.8 ounces (135
grams)
iPhone 3G - 6/08
- 6/09 - reduced to 8 GB $99 (no 16 GB), black only
- 6/08 - 16 GB $299; 8 GB $199
- 3.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display, 480 x 320
resolution (same), 163 dpi
- 2 MP camera, no video recording
- 3G networking - 2X faster, built-in GPS, iPhone 2.0
software - App Store
- 3G: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches (115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm), 4.7 ounces
(133 grams)
iPhone - 6/07 (OLD)
- iPhone - 2/08 - New 16 GB $499; 8 GB $399
9/07 - 8 GB $399; 6/07 - 4 GB $499, 8 GB $599
- 3.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display, 480 x 320 resolution, 160 dpi
- 2 megapixel camera
- 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inch (115 x 61 x 11.6 mm), 4.8 ounces (135 grams)
- Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G, 10 hours 2G, Standby 300 hours
Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, 6 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 7 hours, Audio 24 hours
AT&T Cellular Service
- AT&T (Cingular) is exclusive
iPhone carrier partner in the U.S.
- Most popular carrier in the US with over 58 million subscribers
- Edge network offers average data speeds between 75 - 135
kbps
- Voice and unlimited data plans (e-mail and Web browsing) start at $69.99
per month
- AT&T FamilyTalk starts at $129.99 a month for two lines, Up to 3
additional $39.99 each.
Android - Google Phone
Platform
 
* Verizon Wireless / Motorola Droid X - Android Smartphone - 4.3" (7/2010) 
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- Pocket-sized home theater
- 4.3 inch HD display, capture HD video, play on HDTV
- Widescreen display - 4.3” WVGA (854 x 480)
- [Droid Incredible is 3.7", 800 x 400]
- 8 MP camera, 720p HD Capture,
- Slow & fast motion modes, directional audio capture
- 1 GHz processor, 8 GB onboard memory
- 16 GB microSD pre-installed, up to 32 GB
- FM Radio
- Android 2.1 with Motorola Application Platform
- (2.2 late summer w/ Adobe Flash Player)
- HD Playback to HDTV via HDMI
- 3G Mobile Hotspot: Share with up to five Wi-Fi devices
- ~ 5 x 2.6 x 0.39 in., 5.5 oz.
- [Droid Incredible is 4.6 x 2.3 x 0.47, 4.6 oz.]
- [No optical joystick / button like Droid Incredible]
- 7/10 - $199, w/ new 2-year agreement
Find the Verizon Droid X on Amazon.com |
Droid X Specs
- 4.3” WVGA touchscreen display (854 x 480, 400,000 pixels, 16M colors), backlight
- 8.0 megapixel camera, auto focus, auto–focus, dual LED flash, digital zoom
- Fast mechanical shutter up to 1/1,000 sec. shutter speed
- Touch–to–focus, and face recognition, panoramic modes
- Image editing tools: Cropping, rotating, Geo Tagging
- 720p HD Capture, slow & fast motion modes
- 1280x720p, up to 24 fps capture; up to 30 fps playback
- Directional audio capture with 3 microphones
- "Audio Scenes," reduce background noise
- FM Radio
- Dedicated Camera / Video key
- Blockbuster Mobile app - Download full–length movies same day available on DVD.
- HD 720p playback on HDTV via HDMI
- DLNA Wireless sharing - photos, video, music with compatible networked home devices
- (DLNA Server, Controller, Player, Upload and Download)
- 8 GB onboard memory, 16 GB microSD card pre-installed, expandable up to 32 GB micro SD
- TI OMAP 1 GHz processor with dedicated GPU
- 3G Mobile Hotspot: Share 3G connection with up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices
- 3.5mm headset jack, HDMI micro connector
- WiFi 802.11 n, Bluetooth Class 1.5, Version 2.1+EDR
- USB 2.0 HS, OTA, Over the Air Sync, PC Sync, DLNA
- CDMA 800/1900, EV-DO Rev. A
- Location services: aGPS (assisted), sGPS (stand alone), Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation,
- Google Maps with Google Latitude, Street View, and eCompass
- Haptic feedback, light-responsive display, accelerometer
- Proximity, ambient light and eCompass sensors
- Dedicated keys: Volume control, Camera, Back, Search, Menu, Power/Lock, Home
- Standard Lithium Ion Polymer battery, 1540 mAh
- Talk time up to 480 min., Standby up to 220 hrs.
- 5.02 x 2.57 x 0.39 in. (127.50 x 65.50 x 9.90 mm), 5.47 oz. (155 g)
- 7/10 - $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate with new two-year customer agreement
- Nationwide Talk plans from $39.99 monthly
- Email and Web for Smartphone from $29.99 monthly for unlimited access
- Add 3G Mobile Hotspot $20 monthly
- Early termination fee $350 (1 yr/2 yr contracts)
- Verizon - http://phones.verizonwireless.com/droid/x/
- Motorola - www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product...
- Verizon PR 7/10 - http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/06/pr2010-06-22.html
- Motorola PR 7/10 - http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=12974&NewsAreaId=2
Droid X Features
- Android 2.1 OS (Elair) with Motorola Application Platform
- Update late summer for Android 2.2, Adobe Flash Player 10.1
- Multiple, customizable home screens (nine)
- Android Webkit HTML5 based browser, pinch-to-zoom
- Skype Mobile: Unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls, IM with anyone
- Social messaging
- Motorola Media Link, Home Sync Wizard - Media Share
- Speech recognition
- SMS/MMS messaging, E-mail: Gmail, Push E-mail, Corporate Sync, IMAP/ POP3
- Integrated Google, Exchange, Facebook , MySpace, and Twitter contacts
- Push Email Support: Gmail & Exchange & Yahoo
- IMAP and POP, MSN Hotmail, and AOL Mail
- Unified Google Calendar & Corporate Calendar (Exchange 2003 and 2007 protocol)
- Text, Picture & Video messaging with threaded messaging
- Supports: Visual Voice Mail, Skype Mobile
- Photo sharing: Facebook, Picasa, Photobucket, and Print to Retail
- Android Music Player
- Download MP3s from Amazon Music Store
- Video formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMA v10
- Audio formats: MIDI, MP3, WAV, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
- Image formats: BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG
* Verizon Wireless / HTC Droid Incredible - Android Smartphone - 3.7" (4/2010)
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- 3.7 in. touch screen, 480 x 800
- 8MP camera, auto focus and dual LED flash
- Optical joystick / button for navigation
- 1 GHz Snapdragon processor
- FM Radio - with wired headset connected
- Android 2.1 with HTC Sense experience
- 512 MB RAM + 8 GB internal
+ microSD to 32 GB
- 4.63 x 2.3 x 0.47 in., 4.59 oz. w/ battery
- 4/10 - $199, w/ new 2-year agreement
Find the Verizon Droid Incredible
on Amazon.com
See article - Droid Incredible from Verizon Wireless / HTC |
Droid Incredible Hardware Specs
- 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touch-sensitive screen, 480 x 800 WVGA resolution
- 8-megapixel color camera, auto focus and 2x (dual) LED flash, Video capture
- Optical joystick / button for onscreen navigation
- G-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
- Internal GPS antenna / e911, haptic feedback
- Notification LED (top right): Battery level, pending notification
- 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, Qualcomm QSD8650
- Memory: 512 (576) MB DDR RAM, 512 MB ROM + 8 GB internal Flash + microSD slot (on side under cover)
- microSD memory card (SDHC 2.0 compatible), Up to 32 MB. No pre-installed card
- Memory card required to store music, photos and videos
- Applications can only be installed to internal storage)
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth 2.1 with Headset, Handsfree, Stereo, Phonebook Access profiles
(A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, FTP/OPP for file transfer, PBAP for phonebook access from car kit
- Mobile Broadband Connect - Use phone as a modem over USB cable, Via VZ Access Manager on PC
- Audio Formats: Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma; Recording: .amr
- Video Formats: Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv; Recording: .3gp
- Network: Dual-band (800 and 1900MHz) CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO/1xEVDO rev. A and IS-95A/B voice or data
- Up to 1.8 Mbps uplink and 3.1 Mbps downlink speeds
- Dedicated keys, touch-sensitive: Home, Menu, Back, Search ["menu" spelled out)
- 3.5mm stereo audio headset jack, micro-USB (12-pin micro-USB 2.0)
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery,1300 mAh - Talk to 313 minutes, Standby to 146 hours
- AC Adapter 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz, DC output: 5V and 1A
- In-Box: Main unit, Micro USB cable, Battery (1300 mAh), AC adapter, Quick Start Guide
- 4.63 x 2.30 x 0.47 in., 4.6 oz. with battery (117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm, 130 g)
- 4/10 - Introduced - $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate (debit card), new 2-year agreement
- With Nationwide Talk plan from $39.99/month,
- Email and Web for Smartphone plan from $29.99 for unlimited monthly access
- Free 2 GB memory card for purchases before May 31, 2010
- HTC -http://www.htc.com/us/products/droid-incredible-verizon
- HTC PR 4/10 - http://www.htc.com/us/press/its-a-droid-its-incredible-its-on-the-nations-largest-and-most-reliable-3g-network/14
- Verizon - http://phones.verizonwireless.com/htc/incredible/
- Verizon PR 4/10 - http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/04/pr2010-04-28d.html
HTC Sense Experience / Interface
- Extended Home screen: 7 panels, Leap (thumbnail) view of all Home screens
- Pinch to zoom - in Internet (browser), Camera / Gallery, Google Maps
- HTC Scenes - Themes - Personalized home screen layouts, plus wallpaper background
- HTC Widgets - Downloadable clock, calendar, mail, people, Footprints
- People app - View contact interactions - email, updates, texts, tweets
- Friend Stream app - Unified updates across multiple social networks
- Changed apps: Browser->Internet, Contacts->People, Messaging->Messages, Email->Mail, Calendar
- HTC Sense PR 2/10 - http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=124748&lang=1033
T-Mobile G1 - Google / Android Phone (OLD - 10/08)
- 10/08 - $179, with 2-year voice and data agreement - Black, white,
brown
~ 10/09 - $129
Available starting Oct. 22 in the U.S., at select
T-Mobile retail stores and online
Available in U.K. beginning in November, Europe in Q1
2009
Requires voice + data plan: Unlimited data with
400 messages for $25 a month, unlimited messages $35
- 3.2-inch flat touch-sensitive screen, TFT-LCD , 320 x 480 (HVGA)
Swipe to scroll, Long press for context menu
Menu button below screen for common application
options (also screen unlock)
Dedicated buttons across bottom: Phone, Home, Back,
Power
Trackball with Enter button in middle for one-handed navigation
Dedicated Volume, Camera buttons on side
- Hinged screen slides up to reveal keypad, closes to prevent
accidental dialing
- Full QWERTY keyboard (landscape mode)
5-row QWERTY keyboard, full row of number keys, Dedicated Menu and Search
keys
- 3.2 MP camera, fixed focus
, dedicated Camera key (activate, shutter)
** No built-in video recording, playback (beyond YouTube)
-- Android Market
- Customizable home screen
Drag and drop favorite applications, photos, or folders
Drag tab to view full list of applications
- Full HTML Web browser (based on WebKit, same core as Chrome)
- Instant Messaging/text/e-mail
IM: Google Talk, AOL, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live
Messenger
HTML e-mail client, Gmail, POP3 or IMAP
Syncs with Google services: Gmail e-mail,
calendar, contacts
** No built-in desktop sync
- Built-in Google applications
Google Search, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, YouTube
Google Maps (with satellite, traffic, and street views),
Compass mode - rotate phone to
navigate 360 degrees
Multitasks, read Web page downloading e-mail in
background
- Reads MS Word (and Excel?) and PDF documents ** No Exchange (enterprise e-mail)
** No desktop sync
- Music player ** No built-in video playback
Amazon MP3 application - Amazon.com digital music
download store, 6+ million DRM-free MP3 tracks
YouTube video player - search, play
- Ring tone formats:
AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV
40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP
MIDI
- Built-in microphone and speaker
- GPS navigation: built-in GPS receiver and map software
- Digital Compass, Motion Sensor
- microSD memory card expansion slot (SD 2.0 compatible)
- HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) ** No standard headphone
jack
- Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
for phone headset
- T-Mobile 3G and EDGE network, and Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g
High-speed 3G network connection, Seamlessly transition
to open Wi-Fi networks
** SIM locked to T-Mobile
dual-band UMTS
- Network HSDPA/WCDMA: Europe: 2100 MHz, US:1700/2100 MHz
Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA)
speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MH (operator
dependent)
- Removable battery - Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, capacity:
1150 mAh
- standard cell phone battery
Estimated to last entire day under typical loads, Heavy
usage requires portable charger, extra battery
Talk time: Up to 350 min. WCDMA, 406 GSM; Standby : Up to
402 hours WCDMA, 319 GSM
- AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz, DC output: 5V
and 1A
- HTC Corporation: Hardware
- Qualcomm MSM7201A processor, 528 MHz; Memory: 256 MB ROM, 192 MB
RAM
- 117.7 x 55.7 x 17.1 mm (4.60 x 2.16 x 0.62 in), 158 grams (5.57 oz) with
battery
- T-Mobile G1 - www.t-mobileg1.com
- HTC G1 - www.htc.com/www/product/g1
Android Market
- Software applications like games, social networking, on-the-go shopping
- Download applications wirelessly with a couple clicks
- Free and developer-set price
- User ratings, Disclosure of application capabilities (e.g., network, GPS)
- My Downloads to manage, uninstall to free space, reinstall if needed
- www.android.com/market
Open Handset Alliance (11/07)
- Open Handset Alliance, more than 30 members
Leading makers of mobile phone chips, Broadcom, Intel, Qualcomm, Texas
Instruments
SiRF Technology Holdings, Marvell Technology Group, Nvidia, Synaptics
EBay (Internet calling service Skype)
Nuance Communications, NMS Communications, Wind River Systems
Not: Apple (OS X/iPhone), Microsoft (Win Mobile), Palm,
Nokia (Symbian),
RIM (BlackBerry), Verizon, AT&T
- Smartphone technology
Features and design similar to Apple iPhone, demonstrated
hand-held touch-screen device
- Offered freely under "open source" licensing terms
- Products available second half 2008
Manufactured by handset companies, including HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung
- Available in U.S. through T-Mobile and Sprint
China Telecom, world's largest mobile operator, 332 million subscribers
Leading carriers in Japan, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI
T-Mobile in Germany, Telecom Italia in Italy, Telefónica in Spain
- Google will not brand phone
- www.openhandsetalliance.com
- Press Release - www.openhandsetalliance.com/press_110507.html
Android software platform for mobile devices
- Software stack for mobile devices, includes operating system,
middleware, key applications
- Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
- Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
- Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
- Optimized graphics, custom 2D graphics; 3D graphics based on OpenGL
ES 1.0
- SQLite for structured data storage
- Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats
(MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
- GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
- Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
- Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
- Rich development environment
- Built on open Linux Kernel
- Utilizes custom virtual machine to optimize memory and hardware resources
in mobile environment
- Phone's core applications and third-party applications have equal access
to phone's capabilities
- Entire platform is open, companies can add / remove functionality
- No copyleft clause in Apache license, can add proprietary functionality
without needing to contribute back
- Google - Android Project - Development information - http://code.google.com/android
- www.android.com
Windows Phone 7 Series - Designed for "Life in Motion" (Announced 2/10)
 
Windows Phone 7 Series - Start screen with "live titles" - People hub with contacts and social network updates
- Smart design: Works the way I want, Focuses on what's important, Delightful
- Zune music and video experience + Xbox LIVE games and service
- Every Win 7 Phone is a Zune - Works like Zune HD - Zune software
- Zune-like user interface - Pan within current context, video transitions - fold, zoom in/out
- App bar at the bottom of screen - pull up for more options
- All phones have 3 dedicated hardware buttons: Back, Windows / Start, Search (Bing one-click)
- All phones touch enabled - 4-point multi-touch, sensors
- "Live tiles" on Start screen - Dynamically updated icons show real-time content
- Directly from applications, services, contacts, games, calendars
- Tiles are doorway into “hubs” - more detailed pages - connect to Web services, applications
- Focus on phone experience vs. individual apps - Have to use one at a time - In and out
- Integrated experiences as destinations, beyond individual applications
- Integrate information from multiple sources - personal and business calendar
- People hub - Content based on the person, with live feeds from social networks and photos
- Recent, All, What's New people - Call, text, what's new on social networks
- Post updates to Facebook and Windows Live
- Pictures hub - Share pictures and video to social network in one step
- Gallery - albums (local and online), What's New from friends online
- Integrate with Web and PC, View entire picture and video collection on phone
- Games hub - Xbox LIVE experience, Spotlight feed, see gamer’s avatar, achievements and profile
- (Xbox LIVE has more than 23 million active members)
- Music + Video hub - best of Zune, content user’s PC, online music services, built-in FM radio
- Zune Social on PC to share media recommendations
- Marketplace hub - Discover and load certified applications and games.
- Office hub - Read, edit and share documents; Sync with PC
- Office productivity software, OneNote, SharePoint server; Plus Outlook Mobile
- Windows Phone 7 Series - www.windowsphone7series.com
- Windows Phone 7 Series - News - www.microsoft.com/news/windowsphone
- PR 2/10 - www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/feb10/02-15MWC10PR.mspx
- Products available by end of 2010
Windows Phone (Windows Mobile 6.5) (10/09)
- More touch-friendly, allows direct access to common operations
- Updated lock screen (Pro): Displays new messages and appointments while locked
- Updated Today screen (Pro): Customize, single-tap access to new e-mails, messages
- Updated Start screen (Pro): Quickly browse and open programs; customize program order, add favorite web sites
- Internet Explorer Mobile 6: Full, rich web viewing experience similar on PC.
- Windows Marketplace for Mobile: Find and download latest apps
- Windows Media Player Mobile: improved - view full-screen video, playback enhancements, pause when receive call
- Microsoft My Phone: Sync phone data to web so backed up and accessible
- Social networking apps: Facebook Mobile and My Space Mobile, included on several phones
- Designer themes: Theme-based phones, or create your own custom
- MSN Widgets: Real-time information on weather and stocks
- PR 10/09 - Unveil Windows Phone - http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/...
- Windows Phone - www.windowsphone.com
- See article - Windows Phone -- AT&T / HTC Pure
RIM - Blackberry
www.blackberry.com
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- 3.25" color display, 480 x 360 (HVGA) TFT LCD
- Touch
screen with touch and click, light sensing
- 528-MHz processor
- 3.2 MP camera, photo and video capture
- Storm 2 - Wi-Fi
- Memory: 1 GB onboard, 128 MB Flash,
expandable microSD slot
(8 GB included, up to 16 GB)
- BlackBerry navigation keys (phone, menu, escape)
- SurePress 'clickable' touch-screen
Feel screen press and release with gentle
'click' (like physical keyboard)
With multi-touches, taps, slides and other
touch-screen gestures
highlight, slide to scroll and
pan, tap to zoom
- Accelerometer: Automatically switch landscape and portrait when rotated
RIM SureType keyboard in portrait, full QWERTY in
landscape
- 4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55", 5.5 oz (112.5 x 62.2 x 13.95, 155g)
- 10/09 - Storm 2 - $179
- 10/09 - Storm ~ $49; 11/08 - Introduced $199 w/ $50 rebate, 2 year activation
- www.blackberry.com/storm
- www.verizonwireless.com/storm
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- Multi-task - While on the phone
Use email, browse the Web, update GPS directions or maps,
take and send photo, edit MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint files
- Organizer: Calendar, Address Book, Task List, MemoPad, Calculator
Sync with BlackBerry Desktop Software
- Blackberry Device Software 4.7 - View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint
- Personal and corporate e-mail with attachments (MS office, PDF,
images, ZIP archives)
Text and picture messaging (SMS and MMS)
Instant messaging: AOL, Google Talk, ICQ, Windows
Live, Yahoo! Messager
Social networking: Flickr Photo Uploader, Facebook,
MySpace
- GPS: BlackBerry Maps, www.blackberry.com/maps
VZ Navigator with turn-by-turn directions
- Web browser: Full HTML or mobile - mobile.backberry.com
Icons at bottom of display for quick access to web sites,
Page / Column view, Pan / Cursor mode
Supports file downloading, streaming audio and video
YouTube: 3GPP RTSP mobile streaming websites
- Sync desktop iTunes music files with BlackBerry Media Sync (Windows), www.blackberry.com/mediasync
Sync music and videos with Roxio Media Manager
- Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus
Video formats: MPEG-4 H.263, MPEG-4 Part 2 Simple
Profile, H.264, WMV
Image formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF ??
- Integrated earpiece/ microphone, noise cancellation
Low-noise speakerphone, 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
USB 2.0; Bluetooth v2.0; mono/stereo headset, handsfree, phone
book access, serial port profile
- Removable battery (1400 mAh): Up to 15 days standby, 5.5 hours
talk time
- 3G modem: tethered via USB, untethered via Bluetooth (DUN)
- Exclusive to Verizon Wireless in the U.S. and Vodafone in Europe, India,
Australia, New Zealand
- Global connectivity: Global phone and e-mail
BlackBerry Storm 9530 from Verizon Wireless for U.S. - 3G
EV-DO Rev. A/CDMA (800/1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA (2100 MHz),
quad-band GPRS / GSM / EDGE
networks for global use (850/1900 MHz U.S., 900/1800 MHz Europe/Asia
Pacific)
BlackBerry Storm 9500 from Vodafone - UMTS/HSPA and
quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM
- Includes: International travel charger, SIM card, 8 GB microSD card, USB
cable, battery
- RIM PR 10/09 - Storm 2 - http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=2590
Find the Verizon
/ BlackBerry Storm on Amazon.com
[HP] Palm Pre / Pixi - webOS Phones (6/09, 11/09)
See full article - Palm Pre: Product Summary
HP / Palm webOS 2.0 (~ 10/10)
- True multitasking - open apps logically grouped in card stacks
- Just type - without launching an app - Start email, create message, update status, search
- HP Synergy - Automatic contact integration for Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo!, Microsoft Exchange
- Opened Synergy to developers
- Exhibition - Apps designed specifically for Palm Touchstone Charging Dock
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Beta
- Favorites - in Phone and Contacts views
- Skype Mobile (Verizon Wireless only)
- Text Assist - expanded spell check, auto correct, macros, customize dictionary.
- Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Google Docs and Dropbox.
- Facebook 2.0 - Facebook IM
- Browser - more HTML5, geolocation. OpenSearch plugin add to Just Type web search
- Messaging - unified Messaging 0 adds Yahoo IM and buddy management
- VPN - connect to corporate network, IPsec and Cisco AnyConnect mobile optimized VPN, supports SSL (TLS and DTLS)
- App Catalog - redesigned, Software Manager keeps apps up-to-date
- Launcher - redesigned - add, label and reorder launcher pages
- Phone - easily dial favorites, reverse area code lookup and Skype Mobile integration
- Accounts - single place to manage all your Synergy accounts
- Bluetooth keyboards - and Bluetooth SPP peripherals, barcode readers and realty lock boxes.
- PR 10/10 - webOS 2.0 - http://investor.palm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=519951
- Thousands of apps
Palm Pre - Original Palm WebOS phone - 3.1", Slider keyboard (OLD - 6/09)
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- 3.1" touch screen, 24-bit color, HVGA 320x480
- 3 megapixel digital camera, LED flash, Extended depth of
field
** NO video capture or voice recording?
- Slide out QWERTY keyboard for faster texting and e-mail
Close and rotate for widescreen music, websites, photos,
videos
- 8 GB built-in memory (~7 GB user available), USB mass storage support
** NO card slot for expansion memory
- 6/09 - Available from Sprint for $199.99 with 2-year
agreement and $100 rebate
- To be followed by world-ready UMTS version for other regions
- 9/09 - reduced - $149 ($549 - $300 savings - $100 rebate)
- 3.96 x 2.35 x 0.67 in. (59.5 x 100.5 x 16.95 mm), 4.76 oz. (135 g)
- Palm - www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre
- Sprint - www.sprint.com/palmpre
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 Palm Pre - landscape playback
Palm WebOS - Design
- Synergy feature: Applications communicate dynamically to the web
- Integrated view: Contacts, calendar, e-mail, messaging from
multiple sources
- "Card" interface model: Switch easily between multiple activities
- Universal search: Start typing to search contacts, applications,
then Google, Wikipedia -- and Twitter
- Gesture / multi-touch user interface
- App Catalog - WebOS platform for developers, industry-standard technologies, CSS,
XHTML, JavaScript
Interface Features
- "Activity Card" interface model - flip through, organize, throw
off-screen when done
Switch easily between multiple applications / activities
- Synergy feature: Applications integrate information from multiple sources:
Outlook, Google, Facebook
11/09 - Add Yahoo! and LinkedIn to above and Exchange ActiveSync
- Intuitive Notifications: Notifications bar at bottom of screen: text messages, calendar
appointments
Unobtrusive, Information without interrupting your current task
- Linked Contacts: Contacts from multiple sources, without duplicate
entries
Pull photo from Facebook, Contacts as hub for all types of communications
- Layered Calendar: Calendar with one logical view: from Outlook,
Google, Facebook
- E-mail: Combined view from all accounts, or favorite folders
Outlook or personal accounts like Gmail, AOL, and Yahoo!
Choose account when sending message
- Combined Messaging: Threaded conversation with same person in one
chat-style view
IM and/or text messages
Check if person online from contacts, start new
conversation with one touch
- Multimedia: Palm media sync: iTunes DRM-free music, photos,
videos
USB Mass storage drive: Drag and drop media from
desktop
Amazon MP3 store: Purchase songs or albums on
device, over-the-air
Common Specs
- Physical keyboard for faster texting and e-mail
- Gesture area below screen, enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
- Ambient light sensor (dim display), accelerometer, proximity
sensor (display off when near face)
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g wireless with WPA, WPA2, 802.1X authentication
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, A2DP stereo
- GPS built in - look up directions or nearby points of
interest
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
- Ringer switch, silences phone with one touch
- MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
3.5mm stereo headphone jack
- Removable, rechargeable battery
- Palm webOS
- Microsoft Outlook email with Direct Push, POP3 / IMAP (Yahoo,
Gmail, AOL, etc)
Integrated messaging, IM, SMS / MMS text and media
messaging
- Multimedia performance (pictures, video playback, music)
Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
Image: GIF, Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP
- High-performance, desktop-class web browser
- Phone as laptop modem Bluetooth tethering
- Palm Touchstone charging dock accessory
Magnets align phone in correct position for charging
Requires Palm Pre back cover for Touchstone charging
dock, sold separately
www.palm.com/us/products/accessories/dock.html
Next: Netbooks
Palm Centro Smartphone (10/07)
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- Power of broadband smartphone (Treo) at price of standard 12-key phone
- Full-color 320 x 320 touch screen, 16-bit color (65K colors), full
keyboard
- Palm OS 5.4.9
- 1.3 megapixel camera, photo & video, 2x digital zoom
- 64 MB memory, expansion microSD card (up to 4GB)
- Removable battery 1150mAh, lithium-ion
3.5 hours talk time, up to 300 hours standby time
- Radio Dual-band CDMA2000 EvDO; 1XRTT and
IS95
- Bluetooth 1.2
- 4.22 x 2.11 x 0.73", 4.2 oz
- 10/07 - Sprint exclusive U.S. 90 days, Onyx black, ruby
red
$99.99 2-year agreement, $50
savings, $100 rebate
- www.sprint.com/Centro
- www.palm.com/centro -- Press
release
Find the Palm
Centro on Amazon |
Full applications:
- Communicate - Voice, text, IM, email, Web, Sprint
Picture Mail, eMail, IM
- Organize - Contact, calendar, tasks, memos
- Browse - YouTube videos; Google Maps
- PocketTunes Deluxe - Manage music
- Sprint TV - Live TV or video-on-demand
- On Demand - Customized news, sports, movies, weather updates
Palm Treo 700p Smartphone -- Palm OS (OLD - 06)
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Touch screen, backlit QWERTY keypad and
5-way navigator control
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320 x 320 touchscreen, 65K color
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Palm OS 5.4
Documents to Go Office sync, e-mail,.Browser w/ WMV
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Photos and videos
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Pocket Tunes
MP3 player: Sync to Windows
Media Player
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Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024, 352 x 288 video
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4.4 x
2.3 x 0.9 in., 6.3 oz.
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06 - Verizon $299
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Intel XScale 312 MHz, 128 MB (60 avail)
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128 MB (60 MB avail), SD/SDIO/MMC expansion slot
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EV-DO, 1xRTT / Bluetooth
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www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones
Find the Palm
Treo 700p on Amazon.com |
Palm Treo 700w Smartphone -- Windows Mobile (OLD - 06)
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Touch screen, backlit QWERTY keypad and
5-way navigator control
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240 x 240 touchscreen, 65K color
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Windows Mobile 5, Pocket PC Phone Edition
Sync with Outlook, Pocket Office
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Windows Media Player 10
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Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024
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2.3 x 4.4 x 0.9", 6.4 oz
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06 - Verizon $399 / $299
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Intel XScale 312 MHz, 128 MB (60 avail)
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128 MB (60 MB avail), SD/SDIO/MMC expansion slot
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EV-DO, 1xRTT / Bluetooth
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www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones
Find the Palm
Treo 700w on Amazon.com
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Not a notebook, not a PDA
Netbooks
- 1/2 to 2/3 size of laptops
- 2 to 4 pounds
- 7 to 10 inch display
- Intel Atom, 1.6 GHz
- 1 GB RAM, SSD or HDD
- Windows XP, Linux
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, cellular broadband
Sample Netbook Computers
ABI Research 1/09 - 2009 netbook worldwide shipment forecast nearly 35
million, estimated 139 million in 2013
ABI Research - 4/09 - www.abiresearch.com
- 75% of netbooks shipped in 2008 ran Windows XP
- 2012 will see the tipping-point at which netbooks running Linux-based
and mobile operating systems
outnumber those running Windows XP
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO - OLD
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- Designed for use by for the world's
poorest children
rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop
- Rugged plastic exterior and membrane-covered keyboard
- Rotating
display (readable under direct sunlight)
- Built-in wireless (the side
antennas rotate down lock the cover closed)
- OLPC project founded by Nicholas Negroponte,
MIT Media Lab
- Runs Sugar software - http://sugarlabs.org
Also offers version of Microsoft Windows
- www.laptop.org
- Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olpc
- Give One Get One program - www.laptopgiving.org
Donate laptop for $199, buy one and donate second for $399
Find Give
One Get One on Amazon.com
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See Google Maps with Navigation on Verizon Droid / Android 2.0
Verizon Wireless - VZ Navigator
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- Real-time route calculation, mapping, turn-by-turn directions, voice with
name of street
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General location by
triangulating from cell towers
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Plus GPS chip (Global Positioning
System) for precise positioning.
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1/07 - $9.99 per month
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www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/turnbyturn.jsp
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Google
Maps for Mobile (10/06) / My Location (12/07)
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- View interactive maps, dynamic zoom and scroll
- Switch to satellite imagery view
- Overlay live traffic conditions (highlighting busy roads)
- Step through point-to-point driving directions
- Search for local businesses
- (Not linked to a live GPS signal to
track your actual location)
- 10/06 - Available on Palm OS-based Treos
- 1/07 - Available on Palm Treo 750, 700wx and 700w smartphones
- 12/07 - Google Mobile Maps with My Location service, beta
location approximated based on nearby cell towers, within
1000 meters on average
- www.google.com/gmm
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Car navigation systems go portable (breaking away from the dashboard like satellite
radio)
Adding media playback on the color screen, and Bluetooth integration to act
as display for mobile phone.
Navigation is typically quick and accurate
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Quick to lock GPS signal, accurate position tracking , even rolling slowly
up to an intersection.
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Quick to re-compute routes when take a different path,
update within the next block.
User interfaces vary significantly: live map display and entering and managing
destinations
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Main display for
the driver should be simple and clear
Easy to understand at a glance
Good
prompts for upcoming turns (in addition to voice prompts)
Plus more detailed option for passenger to monitor along the
route
Zoom in and out to review
step-by-step directions along the entire route
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Route planning should be very flexible in entering destinations
By street address, closest intersection, nearby point of
interest
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Wi-Ex- zBoost - Cell phone signal
boosters (07)
- Wireless Extenders (Wi-Ex): Extend the cell zone for the home, office, car
- Improves signal strength for better voice and data
- Improves battery life of wireless phones
- Increases in-building coverage by up to 2500 sq ft
- (10,000 sq ft with optional upgrade antennas)
- Consumer / SOHO signal boosters under $100, dual-band for multiple
carriers
- www.wi-ex.com
zBoost zPersonal (zP) and zBoost Home
/ Office
Next: Satellite
Phones / Audio
Accessories
zBoost zPersonal (zP) - $169 / $159 - YX300
- Dual 800 MHz or 1900 MHz (except Nextel, iDEN)
- Creates a cell zone of 4 - 6 ft. radius, for single user (one call at a time)
- 20 ft. cord, separate base unit and antenna at least 10 feet
Find the Wi-Ex
zBoost zPersonal on Amazon.com
zBoost Home / Office - $299 - YX500
- YX500-CEL - 800 MHz Cellular - some Verizon and Cingular
Cellular frequency range (824 - 896 MHz)
- YX500-PCS - 1900 MHz PCS - Sprint, T-Mobile
PCS frequency range (1850 - 1990 MHz)
- Coverage up to 2500 sq ft, Multiple phones simultaneously
zBoost Dual Band - $399 / $306 - YX510-PCS-CEL
- Both 800 MHz and 1900 MHz
- Coverage up to 3,000 sq ft
Find the Wi-Ex
zBoost Home / Office on Amazon.com
zBoost for the Car - $299 / $215 - YX200
- Works with all phones simultaneously - both 800 MHz and 1900 MHz -
not Nextel
Find the Wi-Ex
zBoost for the Car on Amazon.com
zBoost for the Professional Installer - YX600 series - single frequencies or
dual-band
- Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDA), Coverage up to 10,000 sq ft
- YX600-PCS model improves all 6 PCS sub-bands
- YX600-CEL model improves both Cellular sub-bands
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Iridium Satellite Phones
- Only mobile satellite service with full coverage around the globe, pole to
pole
Constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO) satellites
Best if broad view of sky to connect to passing
satellites
- Incoming calls dialed as an international call (Iridium prefix +88)
- Dial long distance though Iridium number in North America, or dedicated +1
number
- www.iridium.com
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Iridium 9505A Portable Satellite Phone
- Smaller, lighter and more resistant to water, dust and shock than
predecessor.
- External antenna rotates from back, extends 8 inches
- Phone book, voice mail, call forwarding, hands-free, ring tones
- Up to 3.2 hours talk time, 30 hours standby time
- Data kit to connect to PC, slow 9.6 Kbps for Iridium
- Handsets around $1200, or used
Rentals around $115 a week, or $450 a month
- Service example: $34 per month, $1.39 a minute for outgoing calls
(incoming calls and text messages free)
240 minute a month $254, additional minutes $0.99
- 6.2 x 2.4 x 2.3 in., 13 oz.
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Thuraya Satellite Phones
- Regional service in Middle East, Africa and Europe, most of Asia and
Australia
- Geostationary satellites
- Consumer-friendly (but less rugged) handsets, small and light,
- GSM service for calls roaming on cellular networks
- Notebook Internet access device, 144 kbps, DSL-like
- www.thuraya.com
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Thuraya SO-2510 satellite phone
- Up to 2.4 hours talk time, 40 hours standby
- 4.6 x 2.1 x 0.75 in., 4.6 oz.
- $725
Thuraya SG-2520 dual-mode smart phone (shown)
- Also roams on GSM cellular networks
- 6.0 oz.
- $1195
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Immarsat BGAN Data Terminals
- 10 geostationary satellites, coverage around globe, around 85 per
cent of world's landmass
- BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network)
Broadband-like data rates up to 492 Kbps, simultaneous
voice calls
Terminals available from several manufacturers
- www.inmarsat.com
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Wideye Sabre 1 (shown)
- 384 Kbps service
- Up to 1 hour transmit time, 3 hours receiving, 36 hours of standby
- 10.2 x 7.6 x 2.2 in., 3.6 lbs.
- Around $1400
Thrane Explorer
- Service up to 492 Kbps
- Starts around $3100
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SPOT Satellite Messenger
- Request emergency help, or send update messages with GPS location
911: call out emergency search and rescue like a
PLB
OK and Help: Send notifications text
message and/or e-mail to list of contacts
- Drop-resistant, waterproof, floats. LED lights indicate active and sending
message
- SPOT is subsidiary of Globalstar, transmit-only
- www.findmespot.com
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- 4.38 x 2.75 x 1.5 in., 7.37 oz.
- SPOT $149, annual service plan $99 a year to forward messages
Tracking option $49 per year, updates on
shared Google Maps website
GEOS Search and Rescue option $7.95 per year,
manage rescue process, use
private resources if needed
Find the SPOT
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Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) - ACR Electronics
- Broadcast distress signal in life-threatening emergency
- Activates international Search and Rescue (SAR) system
Cospas-Sarsat international satellite system
used for marine and aircraft
distress, www.cospas-sarsat.org
U.S. operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
- SAR satellites triangulate within 2 to 3 miles, add GPS to pinpoint to 100
meters
Include low-power homing beacon to guide rescue forces
- Rugged and waterproof, down to -40 C, transmit 20 to 40 hours, restricted
visibility to sky
- Available from outdoor and sporting supply retailers, or rent $60 a week
- Register the device with your emergency contact information
- No additional costs or annual subscription fees
- Batteries 5 year replacement (11 years in storage)
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ACR Electronics
- ACR TerraFix (shown) $499, or $599 with GPS, floats
- ACR MicroFix newer, 35% smaller and 25% lighter with GPS,
does not float, $699
- TerraFix: 5.7 x 2.8 x 1.7 in., 13.6 oz., MicroFix: 5.8 x 2.3 x 1.2
in., 9.98 oz.
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www.acrelectronics.com
Find the ACR
TerraFix and MicroFix
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