Mobile Communications Gallery -- OLD

Trends and Sample Products (older equipment)

    by Douglas Dixon

See the Mobile Communications Gallery for current products
    Mobile media: Mobile phones to PDAs, Portable GPS navigation

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   Information and pricing are summarized from public sources as of when they were added,   and may be incorrect or out of date.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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Trends - Q1 2009

• Internet Smartphones - Palm Pre, T-Mobile G1/Google Android
• Watch Phone - LG Touch Watch Phone
• Netbooks - Sony VAIO P, ASUS

SanDisk - Smartphones with Storage

• Smartphones will account for 28% of wireless shipments in the U.S. in 2008 (SanDisk/CEA)
• 80% of cell phones will have memory slots by 2012 (SanDisk/Gartner)
• 20% of computing devices will have solid state drives by 2011/2012 (SanDisk/Gartner)

Mass Quantities of Mobile Devices

• 2.5 billion cell phones worldwide (500 million with Internet service)
• 100 million mobile computers
• 600 million Internet-connected PCs 
• By 2010, over 1 billion wireless Internet devices (cell phones, PDAs, laptops, and sensors)
• See article - Next-Generation Wireless: LTE & WiMAX

Broadband wireless - LTE & WiMAX

• LTE (Long Term Evolution) - 10 to 20 Mbps to users when deployed in 2010, potential of 40 to 100 Mbps
• WiMAX - Downloads 1 to 5 Mbps, total capacity up to 40 Mbps, up to 15 Mbps for mobile networks
• See article - Next-Generation Wireless: LTE & WiMAX

Parks Assoc., 1/09 - Fixed-Mobile Convergence

• 3G subscribers exceed 2.5 billion worldwide by 2013, over one billion in Asia alone
• Chart - www.parksassociates.com/research/reports/tocs/2008/fixedmobileconvergence.htm

The tremendous expansion of this large service population will catalyze the development of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), creating new service options where users can access video, audio, and community offerings via mobile devices once limited to traditional voice applications.

IDC, CES 1/09, Semiconductor Demand and Technology Adoption in CE and Mobile Devices, www.idc.com

• Internet users:     1.4 billion 2008, 2 billion 2012
• Internet devices: 1.5 billion 2008, 3 billion 2012 - Almost half connected by 2012
• 3G/4G/WiMax subscribers over 1.4 billion by 2012 - Wireless broadband (100 Mbps)

ABI Research 1/09 - 1.21 billion handsets shipped in 2008, for annual growth of 5.4%, 2007 was 16%
    Nokia 38.6%, Samsung 16.2%, LG  8.3%, Sony Ericsson 8.0%, Motorola 8.3%
    RIM 1.9%, Kyocera 1.4%, Apple iPhone 1.1%, HTC 1.1%, Sharp 1.0%, Other 14.1%

ABI Research 1/09 - GPS-enabled Handsets
    Global handset shipments expected to drop 4-5% in 2009, GPS-enabled phones will increase 6.4% to 240 million units
    Demand for smartphones will increase at average annual unit shipment rate of 19% through 2014
        90% of smartphones will contain GPS ICs in 2014, compared with one in three in 2008

Apple 3/09 - sold over 30m units of iPhones and iPod touch, 17M 3G
   www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live-from-apples-iphone-os-3-0-preview-event

Trends - 2008

There's Wi-Fi and WiMAX to the home and neighborhood, wireless mobile Internet to the PC, wireless HD video to the TV, wireless USB to devices, and even wireless power for recharging. Or you can just network over the existing power line. Or a simple approach like Bluetooth can continue to develop to really enable computers, players, phones, and headsets to share phone calls, stereo music, and controls through the air.

See also a summary of  Digital Holiday Trends 2007: Mobile Media 
    -- Video and Internet everywhere

Smarter Phones

• Integration - Phone + Organizer + Internet + Media Player
      Palm Treo -> Centro - $99
      Apple iPhone - iPod, touch, Wi-Fi
      T-Mobile G1 / Google Android
• Wi-Fi Networking
• GPS Navigation - Phone - Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
      vs. PDA GPS vs. Handheld Navigation

Mobile Market - 11/08 - iPhone

NPD Group, 11/08 - Apple iPhone Most Popular Handset 

• Apple iPhone 3G surpassed Motorola RAZR in Q3 2008
      Leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the U.S.
      RAZR had been top-selling consumer handset for past 12 quarters
• Top handset models, based on unit sales in Q3: 
      Apple iPhone 3G, Motorola RAZR V3 (all models), 
      RIM Blackberry Curve (all models), LG Rumor, LG enV2
• Phone types purchased Q3 2008:
      Mobile phones with QWERTY keyboard had greatest year-over-year rise in sales
          30% of handsets purchased in Q3, vs 11% previous year 
      Bluetooth enabled: 83% in Q3, vs 72% last year
      Music enabled: 68% in Q3, vs 49% last year
• www.npd.com/press/releases/press_081110.html

Mobile Market - 2008 - Convergence 

• Converged-devices / smartphone devices - 10% of global phone market in 2007
      U.S. smartphone shipments up 222% 4Q 2007
• U.S. smartphone market - 4Q 2007- Research in Motion (RIM BlackBerry) 41%, iPhone 28%, Windows Mobile 21%
• Worldwide smartphone market - 4Q 2007 - Nokia 52.9%, RIM 11.4%, iPhone 6.5%, Motorola
• Europe, Middle East, and Africa region - 4Q 2007 - Nokia, RIM, HTC, Motorola, iPhone (partial), Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Palm
• Worldwide mobile operating system market - 4Q 2007 -  Symbian (mostly Nokia) 65%, Microsoft 12%, RIM 11%
• Linux phone shipments flat in 2007 compared to 2006
      Motorola Linux smartphone shipments dropped 28% in Asia Pacific compared to 2006
• Canalys (via Apple)
• www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/06/Apple-beats-Microsoft-Motorola-in-phone-sales_1.html

Mobile Market (07)

• 3 billion cell phones on market (OHA)
• U.S. smartphone shipments: 13.8 million in 2007, to 74.4 million in 2011 (Palm)
• iPhone sold 1.4 million units through September 2007
•    1.8% of smartphone market
• Microsoft Windows Mobile sell about 12 million phones this year
     about 10 percent of smartphone market (IDC)
     Microsoft projects 20 million phones next year (NYT)
• 2 B phones sold annually worldwide, 1.6 M (6%) Microsoft software
• 26 M smartphones sold Q2 07 - 72 Symbian, 13% Linux
      6% Windows Mobile, 5% RIM Blackberry, 1.6% Palm OS (RD)

Mobile Data Services

• Multimedia messaging, Email w/ attachments, Web w/ images,  music and video clips, Maps / GPS
• 3G Mobile broadband: 1X 60 - 80 kbps /  EDGE 2.5G 75 - 135 kbps / EV-DO 400 - 800
• Download + upload: EVDO Rev A upload 300 - 400
• Mobile + Wi-Fi: Apple iPhone 

Video on mobile phones

• Sprint TV / MobiTV - Live mass-market TV channels, digital radio
• Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - Purchase and download songs on demand
• Verizon Wireless V CAST Video - On-demand clips - news, sports, and entertainment
• Verizon Wireless V CAST Mobile TV -- Live TV - MediaFLO 

MobiTV- Live TV & Radio

Sprint TV - PowerVision

• Messaging, Email, Music, TV, Navigation
• Access Pack - $15/mo - Email, Web, Music & TV channels, Navigation pay per use
• Music Pack - $20/mo - Access + 150 radio channels, 95 local radio stations,99¢ music downloads
• TV Pack - $20/mo - Access + 20 TV channels - ABC, CBS episodes, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, VH1, Spike
• Navigation Pack - $20/mo - Access + unlimited navigation
• Ultimate Pack - $25/m - TV, Music and Navigation packs
• http://datapack.sprint.com/PowerVisionLanding.htm

AT&T Broadband TV -- Live TV to PC  (9/06)

• 9/06 - Live TV subscription service for broadband
• 20 channels of live and made-for-broadband television content 
      national news, sports, entertainment , full-length music videos
• monthly subscription $19.99
• att.mobitv.com

Verizon Wireless - Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 - PC Card -- EV-DO Rev A (5/06)

BroadbandAccess and NationalAccess high-speed wireless data     CDMA EV-DO Rev. A Download up to 3.1 Mbps, upload 1.8 Mbps VZAccess Manager software for connection management External antenna connector 3/07, 2/08 - $99.99 (two-year contract), service $79.99 per month www.verizonwireless.com www.sierrawireless.com/product/ac595.aspx          Find the Verizon Wireless AirCard 595 on Amazon

Verizon Wireless - Kyocera KPC680 - ExpressCard (08)

• Dual-Band, 1X-EV-DO Rel. 0 & Rev. A ExpressCard PC Card
• Sturdy and durable with detachable corkscrew antenna
• Dual external antenna ports - External antenna provides 3dB increase in reception ($59)
• Optional PCMCIA adapter ($34) or USB adapter
• Download up to 3.1 Mbps, upload speeds 1.8 Mbps on EV-DO Rev. A 
• "If usage exceeds 5 GB/line/month, we reserve the right to reduce throughput speeds to a maximum of approximately 200 Kbps"

4.52 x 1.34 x 0.63 in (115 x 34 x 16 mm), 1.3 oz. (36.25 g) 4/08 - $99 (two-year contract) - $50 discount = $49 www.verizonwireless.com www.kyocera-wireless.com/kpc680-pc-card          Find the Kyocera ExpressCard on Amazon

Sprint / Novatel Wireless Ovation U727 Mobile Broadband - USB Modem  (9/07)

• Broadband wireless connection for desktop or laptop
• 2-in-1 high-speed data access device, storage drive with microSD slot
• Surf the Web, check email at speeds similar to cable or DSL connection
• EV-DO Rev. A technology, Backwards compatible for EV-DO Rev. 0 and 1XRTT technology
      Average download from 600 kbps to 1.4 Mbps (peak 3.1 Mbps)
      Upload speeds from 350 to 500 Kbps (peak 1.8 Mbps)
• Support for Windows (Vista, XP, 2000), Mac OS X, Linux, Ovation U727
• Integrated dual band diversity antenna system  embedded and flip-up antenna
• Integrated microSD slot, for transport of up to 4 GB of files
• Sprint Mobile Broadband Lite Manager Software
• GPS locate-and-find capabilities

Just under three inches 10/07 - $279, $79 with a 2-year agreement and rebate     Service from $39.99/ mo. for 40 MB to $79.99 unlimited data,     $59.99 per month unlimited data with 2-year agreement www.novatelwireless.com - Fact sheet (PDF) PR - http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=18120          Find the Verizon AirCard on Amazon

Sample Mobile Phones

Verizon Wireless / Casio G'zOne Type-V -- Rugged (OLD - 10/06)

Built for outdoor lifestyles, withstand harsh environmental conditions Compliant to multiple Military Standards:     Ttemperatures in excess of 140ºF, extreme vibration, solar radiation     Storm conditions of two inches of rainfall per hour with high winds      Submersion in one meter of water 2.0 megapixel camera Get It Now, V CAST,  VZ Navigator GPS, Mobile Web 4.1 x 2.0 x 1.1", 5.3 ounces Verizon $299 www.verizonwireless.com/gzone          Find the Casio G'zOne on Amazon.com

Verizon Wireless / Motorola Adventure V750 - Push to Talk (7/08)

Verizon Wireless Samsung Flipshot (SCH-u900) - 3 MP Camera Phone (OLD - 11/07)

* Verizon Wireless / LG Chocolate (VX8500) -- VCAST Music, Video + Navigation (OLD - 06)

Slider design, red glowing touch-sensitive navigation keys  White Chocolate, Mint (green), Cherry (red) Touch navigation, Flash interface Camera/Camcorder: 1.3 MPix  Photo: 1280x960 to 160x120 Video: 176x144, 3G2     Play MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2, H.264 Audio: Voice recognition, Voice recording, MP3 ringtones     Play: WMA, MP3 Get It Now: Mobile Web, E-mail, ringtones, photo sharing, applications V CAST Music,  Video streaming VZ Navigator w/ GPS Bluetooth (1.1), MicroSD port 3.8 x 1.88 x 0.69 inches, 3.53 oz. 06 Verizon - $149 www.verizonwireless.com/chocolate          Find the LG Chocolate on Amazon.com

Verizon Wireless / Decoy by (VX8610) - Detachable Bluetooth headset (OLD - 6/08)

Sample Multimedia Phones

Plus music and videos

Verizon / Samsung Alias 2 (SCH-u750) - Dual-hinge, E-ink (5/09)

Dual-hinge clamshell - Same as Alias Flip vertical to call, Open horizontal / landcape to text E-ink Magic Key keypad - 10 x 4 keys Numeric keypad for phone mode, Full QWERTY keypad for texting Plus dedicated hot keys 2.6” QVGA external display, 240 x 320 2.0 megapixel Camera, to 1600 x 1200 Stereo Bluetooth Wireless, Music player microSD Card Slot (up to 16 GB card) 2.04 x 4.01 x 0.67 in., 4.34 oz. w/ battery 5/09 - Verizon $79.99 after $50 mail-in rebate 1/10 - Online $39 Find the Samsung Alias 2 on Amazon.com

• 2.6” QVGA external display, 240 x 320, 262K Color TFT
  • Internal Display: 1.3”, 128 x 128, 65K STN
• 2.0 megapixel Camera, to 1600 x 1200, Digital Zoom (up to 10 steps), Auto Focus, Night Shot, Panorama Shot
• Talk time up to 300 min., Standby 336 hrs; Extended battery: Talk 465 min., Standby 500 hrs
• RemoSync, to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars
• Phone book up to 1,000 entries, Calendar, Scheduler, To do list, Clock, Worldtime, Alarm, Converter, Calculator
• PR 5/09 - Announce on Verizon - http://www.samsungusanews.com/2009/05/verizon-wireless-announces-the-samsung-alias-2
• Samsung - Product Info- http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/verizon-wireless-phones/SCH-U750HAAVZW/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail
• Verizon Product Info - http://shop.verizonwireless.com/?id=Samsung+Alias+2+PDA/Smartphone

Verizon / Samsung Rogue (SCH-u960) - 3.1" OLED (9/09)

3.1” Widescreen Display, 480 x 800, OLED - brighter, clearer, more colorful (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard 3.0 megapixel camera, flash Internet HTML browser One-touch widget access to social media Optimized Messaging, Video player & recording Document Viewer 4.29 x2.17 x 0.65 in., 4.94 oz. 9/09 - $99 after $100 mail-in rebate, new 2-year agreement 1/10 - $79 online Find the Samsung Rogue on Amazon.com

• 3.1” Widescreen Display, 480 x 800, 262K AMOLED - brighter, clearer, more colorful
• Slide-out full four-row QWERTY Keyboard
• 3.0 megapixel camera, flash
• Internet HTML browser, WAP
• One-touch widget access to social media - Facebook, MySpace, Photobucket, Twitter, YouTube
• Optimized Messaging - Threaded Messaging, Visual Voice Mail, Messaging Shortcut key
• Video player & recording - MPEG4, H.263, H.264
• Video messaging, Video Streaming
• Music Player - CMX.2.5.0, EVRC, QCELP, I-Melody, MP3, M4A, AAC, AAC+, WMA
• 96- Note Polyphonic Ringtones
• Document Viewer - MS Office Docx, PDF, ASCII, HTML, JPG, BMP, GIF
• Mobile Printing
• Voice memo & Voice mail, Messaging SMS / EMS / MMS
• USB interface
• Talk up to 282 min., Standby 300 hrs.; Long Life Talk 456 min., Standby 500 hrs.
• User Memory 256 MB RAM/ 768MB flash; microSD card slot, up to 16 GB
• CDMA/PCS/1X, EVDO, Rev A
• Email, Push to talk, vCard / vCalendar, Phone book up to 1000 entries, Calendar, Clock, Worldtime, Alarm, Converter, Calculator, Memo book, Stop watch
• Speakerphone, Voice Recognition, Multiparty, Dialed/missed/received calls
• PR 9/09 - Verizon Announce - http://www.samsungusanews.com/2009/09/verizon-wireless-announces-two-new-messaging-phones--samsung-rogue-and-samsung-intensity/
• Verizon - Product Info - http://phones.verizonwireless.com/samsung/rogue/
• Samsung - Product Info - http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/verizon-wireless-phones/SCH-U960ZSAVZW/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

LG Touch Watch Phone (1/09)

Verizon Wireless / LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) -- Music phone (7/08)

Verizon Wireless / LG VX9400 - V CAST Mobile TV Phone (OLD - 07)

Swing bar design with large color LCD screen for landscape TV viewing     Keypad hidden when closed, keyguard TFT LCD display, 320 x 240 pixels, 13 lines, 262K Color V CAST Mobile TV - Real-time television channels, broadcast (MediaFLO) V CAST Music - download songs over air, sych from PC to microSD card V CAST Video - download or stream video clips Get It Now - download games, ring tones, wallpapers Mobile Web 2.0 - news, sports, weather Standalone Mode (RF Off), Music Only Mode (RF Off except Bluetooth) Camera: 1.3 megapixel with flash, 4x digital zoom, self-portrait with mirror      Resolution: 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 (default), 320 x 240, 176 x 144, 160 x 120     Video Resolution: 320 x 240, 176 x 144 (default) Video Player: MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats Bluetooth (v1.2), Bluetooth stereo headset for music One-touch speakerphone, speaker-independent voice recognition Voice memo recording Personal organizer, address book with 500 contacts microSD external memory card slot Standard battery: 950 mAh Li-Polymer, up to 3:35 usage, 12:12 standby  Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band) Simultaneous GPS for Enhanced Location Accuracy 4.04 x 1.93 x 0.73", 4.06 oz 11/07 - $499 / $79 w/ discount www.verizonwireless.com - Press Release www.lgusa.com          Find the Verizon Wireless / LG VX9400 on Amazon.com

Verizon Wireless / LG Voyager Multimedia Smartphone (holiday 07)

Verizon Wireless HTC Touch  Pro (XV6850) - Touch Smartphone (4/09)

Verizon Wireless HTC Touch (XV6900 ) -- Windows Mobile Touch Smartphone (OLD - 08)

2.8" touchscreen display: 240 x 320 pixel; 64K color TFT Touch navigation: TouchFLO finger and stylus input, 3-D Touch Cube interface 5-way ENTER/NAVIGATION button Virtual, all-touch QWERTY keyboard with additional input options 2.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, zoom, video capture microSD memory slot, up to 8GB Windows Mobile 6 Professional View, edit, create Word and Excel files: Microsoft Office Word, Excel Mobile View PowerPoint and PDF files: PowerPoint Mobile, Adobe Reader LE PDF viewer View, extract, create ZIP files Play music, pictures, videos with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile Internet Explorer Mobile Wireless Sync capable; ActiveSync (v4.5) and Windows Mobile Device Center Text, Picture and Video messaging (MMS) Bluetooth 2.0 Wireless Technology Voice command capable, Speakerphone; Security locking features EV-DO, 1X RTT Capable; Use as tethered modem through BroadbandAccess Connect Processor: MSM7500; Memory: 128MB RAM / 256MB ROM Standard Battery 1100 mAh Li-Ion: Usage up to 210 minutes OR Standby up to 250 hours Extended Battery 1880 mAh: Usage up to 360 minutes OR Standby up to 427 hours TTY enabled; Hearing Aid Compatibility =M3 SAR Information: 1.250 W/kg at ear; 0.457 W/kg on body 3.98" (H) x 2.35" (W) x 0.56" (D), 3.95 ounces Reviews - www.xv6900.com  - www.htctouch.com www.htc.com www.verizonwireless.com 4/08 - $399 (2-yr Contract), -100 Online Discount = $299 - $50 mail-in rebate!.

Verizon Wireless - Motorola Q -- Windows Mobile (OLD - 06)

Slim and light, QWERTY keypad Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone     mini-Office applications Windows Media Player 320 x 240 display, 65K color Camera: 1.3 MP Audio: MIDI, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, QCELP . Image: GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG Video: H.263, MPEG-4, AAC, WMV , GSM . miniSD expansion memory slot 2.5 x 4.6 x 0.45", 4.1 oz 06 - Verizon $199 www.motorola.com/mdirect/q estore.vzwshop.com/q          Find the Motorola Q on Amazon.com

* Google / HTC Nexus One Android Smartphone - 3.7"  (1/2010)

3.7 in. display, 480 x 800 pixels 5 MP camera, 6cm to infinity, LED flash, geo tagging, video 720 x 480 Trackball, Enter button, notification LED Wi-Fi, GPS, Haptic feedback Android 2.1: Voice input for all text 1 GHz Snapdragon Processor 512 MB RAM, Micro SD slot to 32 GB 4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in.), 4.59 oz. w/battery 1/10 - $529 w/o service, own SIM card $179 T-Mobile; Verizon Wireless in U.S. & Vodaphone in Europe soon

• 3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen display, WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
  • 480 x 800 pixels, 100,000:1 typical contrast ratio, 1ms typical response rate
• 5 megapixel camera, Autofocus 6cm to infinity
  • 2X digital zoom, LED flash, geo tagging with GPS location
  • Video 720 x 480, 20 fps or higher, depending on lighting conditions
• Trackball with Enter button
  • Tri-color notification LED, alerts for new emails, chats, text messages
• Teflon coated back
• Personalized laser engraving: Up to 50 characters on back of phone
• GPS, Haptic feedback
• Second microphone for active noise cancellation, active noise suppression by Audience
• Proximity sensor, Light sensor, Digital compass, Accelerometer
• Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Voice input: Voice-enabled keyboard for all text fields
  • Dynamic, interactive, live wallpapers react to touch of finger
  • More widgets and five home screen panels
  • 3D Gallery for pictures and Picasa Web Albums
• Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz Snapdragon Processor
• Storage: 512MB Flash, 512MB RAM, Expandable Micro SD slot - 4 GB card (to 32 GB)
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, A2DP stereo
• Location: Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
  • Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
• 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm (4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in.), 130 g. (4.59 oz.) w/battery
• PR 1/2010 - Launches Nexus One - www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20100105_phone.html
• Google: www.google.com/phone
• HTC: www.htc.com/www/product/nexusone/overview.html
  
   
• Controls / connectors:
  • Front / Top: Power, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, Charging and notification indicator
  • Bottom: Illuminated capacitive soft keys: Back, Home, Menu, and Search
  • Tri-color clickable trackball
  • Left side: Volume Control
  • Back / Top: Camera, Flash, Speaker
  • Bottom: Dock pin connectors, Micro USB port, Microphone
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery 1400 mAH battery, removable
  • Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
  • Talk time: Up to 10 hours 2G, 7 hours 3G; Standby 290 / 250 hours
  • Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, 6.5 hours Wi-Fi
  • Video playback up to 7 hours. Audio 20 hours
• Cellular: SIM card slot
  • (HTC: HSDPA/WCDMA: Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds)
  • UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900), HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Image formats: JPEG (encode and decode); GIF, PNG, BMP
• Video formats: H.263 & MPEG-4 SP (encode and decode); H.264 AVC (decode)  (.mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v)
• Audio encoders: AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz
• Audio decoders: AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI SMF, DLS, XMF/Mobile XMF, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, iMelody, Ogg Vorbis, WAVE (.aac, .amr, .awb, .wav, .wma, .mp3, .mid)

* Verizon / Motorola Droid -- Google Android  (11/09)

3.7 in. display, 854 x 480 5 MP camera, LED flash Slide out full QWERTY keyboard WiFi, GPS, eCompass Android 2.0 2.36 x 4.56 x 0.54 in., 5.96 oz Released 11/09 - $199.99 w/ new 2-year agreement, $100 rebate Licorice w/ brown sugar accents Find the Verizon Droid on Amazon See article - Verizon / Motorola Droid -- Android 2.0

• Display: Brilliant 3.7” high-resolution TFT display, 16:9 widescreen
              854 x 480 WVGA, 400,000 pixels, 16 million colors - Capacitive Touch, Backlight
• Camera: 5.0 megapixel, 4X digital zoom
              Dual-LED flash, Auto focus, image stabilization
              Real-time color effects, scene modes, location tagging, Video capture and playback, 16:9
• Slide out full QWERTY keyboard for text, IM, e-mail
• Dedicated keys: Directional navigation key with center select
              Front bottom: Back, Search (hold for voice search), Menu (options), Home (hold for recent)
              Side: Volume control, Camera; Top: Power/Lock (hold for Airplane / Silent mode)
• Dual microphone noise reduction, Speakerphone
• Connectivity: 3.5mm Headset jack, microUSB 2.0 High Speed
• Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, Profiles HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, PBAP, OPP for video/stills
• WiFi 802.11b/g, 3-axis accelerometer (screen auto rotates)
• Location Services: aGPS (assisted w/ cellular), sGPS (simultaneous)
• Sensors: Proximity, ambient light, eCompass
• Processor: Arm Cortex A8 550 mHz
• Memory: 16 GB MicroSD card included, up to 32 GB
• CDMA 800/1900, EVDO rev A
• Battery 1400 mAh; Talk time 385 min. / 6.4 hours, Standby 270 hours / 11.25 days
• 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm (2.36 x 4.56 x 0.54 in.), 169 g (5.96 oz)
• Verizon - www.droiddoes.com -> http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/
• Motorola - http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/...

T-Mobile / HTC myTouch 3G -- Google Android  (8/09)

Personalize with new widgets, icons and wallpapers, add on home screen 8/09 - $199 with two-year agreement, black, white, merlot 3.2 Megapixel camera with Video Capture WiFi, GPS 2.2 x 4.5 x 0.6 in., 4.1 oz. Battery: 1340 mAh Lion, Talk time up to 7 hrs, Standby 16 days Band: 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;2100 PR 8/09 - http://www.t-mobile.com/company/PressReleases_Article.aspx?... www.t-mobilemytouch.com

AT&T HTC Pure - Touch screen, 5 MP  (10/09)

Verizon Wireless Samsung Omnia (SCH-i910) - Touch screen, 5 MP  (11/08)

HP / Palm Pre 2 - Verizon (coming 10/10)

• Twice the speed - 1 GHz processor
• Sleeker design - with slide-out keyboard
• 3.1" multitouch screen, 320x480
• Slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard
• 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
• 16 GB memory
• 2.35 x 3.96 x 0.67 in. (59.6 x 100.7 x 16.9 mm), 5.1 oz. (145 g)
• www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre2

Palm Pixi Plus - Verizon (1/10)

• Adds Wi-Fi
• Adds Palm mobile hotspot - Turns phone into Wi-Fi router for up to 5 devices
• Up to 5.2 hours talk time (was 5), 350 hours standby time
• 1/10 - Verizon - Pre $149, Pixi $99 - after $100 rebate, 2-year agreement; Data plan start $29/mo.
    Mobile hotspot $40 / 5 GB, then 5 cents / MB
• 4/10 - Verizon - Pre $49.99, Pixi $29.99 (+ get another for free); Mobile hotspot free for up to 5 GB
• PR 1/10 - http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/01/pr2010-01-21.html
• www.verizonwireless.com

         Find the Verizon Palm Pixi Plus on Amazon.com

Palm Pixi - 2.63", Fixed keyboard (11/09)

• Second phone running the Palm webOS mobile platform
• Thinner profile, fully visible keyboard, fashionable personalization options
• Palm Synergy adds Yahoo! and LinkedIn integration to Google, Facebook, Exchange ActiveSync
• New Facebook application - Update status, see and comment on news from friends
• Palm Beta App Catalog - Download applications

2.63" multi-touch screen, vibrant, 18-bit color, 320x400 TFT display 2 MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash - Not Extended depth of field Exposed QWERTY keyboard 8 GB internal memory (~7 GB user available) No Wi-Fi Adds eAAC+ audio support 4.37 x 2.17x 0.43 in. (111 x 55 x 10.85 mm), 3.26 oz. (92.5 g) Removable 1150 mAh battery, up to 5 hours continuous talk time (Same: microUSB, mass storage support; Integrated GPS Sensors: Proximity, Light and Accelerometer Speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo 11/15/09 - Available from Sprint for $99.99 with 2-year service agreement,             after $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate Pixi Artist Series - Numbered, limited-edition back covers, www.palm.com/artistseries Palm - www.palm.com/pixi

Palm Pre Plus - Verizon (1/10)   

• 16 GB storage (was 8 GB) - (~15 GB available); 512 MB internal memory (was 256)
• Adds Palm mobile hotspot - Turns phone into Wi-Fi router for up to 5 devices
• Removes a navigation button to simplify navigation
• Includes Palm Touchstone Back Cover - wireless charging (was sold separately)
• Up to 5.5 hours talk time 350 hours standby time (was 5 / 300)
• Slightly heavier - 4.89 oz.
• 1/10 - Verizon - Pre $149, Pixi $99 - after $100 rebate, 2-year agreement; Data plan start $29/mo.
    Mobile hotspot $40 / 5 GB, then 5 cents / MB
• 4/10 - Verizon - Pre $49.99, Pixi $29.99 (+ get another for free); Mobile hotspot free for up to 5 GB
• www.verizonwireless.com

         Find the Verizon Palm Pre Plus on Amazon.com

Netbooks

Not a notebook, not a PDA

ASUS Eee PC

• Eee -  "Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play"
• PR 3/08 - Pre-installed Windows XP - http://eeepc.asus.com/global/news080305.html?n=4
• http://eeepc.asus.com
• http://usa.asus.com
• Product comparison - http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm
• Wikipeda - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC

ASUS Eee PC 2G / 4G Surf [700]

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE - 10", 160 GB, 3.2 lbs., 9.5 hours (1Q 09)

Sony VAIO P series Lifestyle PC (2/09)

• 8-inch display, 1.4 pounds, length of business envelope, thin as a cell phone, slip into jacket pocket or handbag
• Sony XBRITE-ECO LCD, 8" ultra-wide display, 1600 x 768, LED backlit
• 1.33 GHz Intel processor, 2 GB RAM, up to 60 GB hard drive or 128 GB SSD
• Built-in wireless: Mobile Broadband WAN 3G (subscription to third-party carrier required), 
      802.11n Wi-Fi , Bluetooth for peripherals
• Real-time GPS, for turn-by-turn directions
• Built-in MOTION EYE webcam and microphone
• Keyboard extends to perimeters of the chassis, maximizing typing area
• Memory Stick PRO (Standard/Duo) media slot with MagicGate, Multi-media Card (MMC) slot, SD memory card slot
• Instant-mode option launches directly into Sony Xross Media Bar interface
      Rapid boot up to access music, video, photos, and Web
• Full-functioning Windows Vista Home Premium or Home Basic, 
      office applications, software routinely found in full-size notebooks
• 4  hour battery life with included standard capacity battery, 8 hours with optional large capacity battery
• 9.65"(W) x 0.78"(H) x 4.72"(D), 1.4 / 1.5 lbs (SSD/HDD, with standard battery)
• Available 2/09 - $899 with 60 GB HDD, $1199 with 64GB SSD, $1499 with 128 GB SSD
      garnet red, emerald green, onyx black, crystal white, classic black
• www.sony.com/vaio
• www.sony.com/pr/pseries
• PR 1/09 - http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/consumer/computer_peripheral/notebooks/release/38231.html

    Find the Sony VAIO P on Amazon.com

Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Compact, easy-to-carry Internet companion featuring wireless and entertainment capabilities
    help keep kids, tweens, teens, travelers and "Tweeters" 
        chatting, blogging, streaming content, sharing photos, watching videos and more

• Inspiron Mini 9 - 9/08 - 8.9 inch display (1024x600), starting at 2.28 lbs. - starting at $279
      9.13 x 1.07-1.25 x 6.77", 89% size of standard keyboard, up to 1 GB, 16 or 32 GB SSD, Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux
      1/09 - Promo to bundle with two-year AT&T LaptopConnect agreement - $99 (regularly $449, after $350 mail-in rebate)
• Inspiron Mini 10 - 2/09 - 10.1 inch WSVGA display (1024 x 576), starting at 2.86 lbs, starting at $349 (was $399)
      WSVGA "edge-to-edge" 16:9 widescreen display, Atom Z520 (1.33GHz), Integrated 1.3 MP webcam
      10.28 x 1.12-1.25 x 7.19", 92% size of standard keyboard, up to 1 GB, up to 160 GB HD, Windows XP only
• Inspiron Mini 10v - 5/09 - 10.1 inch WSVGA 16:9 widescreen display, 2.5 lbs, starting at $299
      Atom  N270, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB HDD - VGA, not HDMI
      120 or 160 GB HDD, 8 GB SSD (Ubuntu) or 16 GB SSD (XP and Ubuntu)
• Inspiron Mini 12 - 11/08 - 12.1 inch WXGA display (1280 x 800), 0.92 in. thick, 2.72 lbs., starting at $399
          11.77 x 0.84-0.94 x 9.02", 92% size of standard keyboard, up to 1 GB, up to 80 GB HD, Windows XP  Ubuntu Linux
• Mini-10: Keyboard 92% of full-size, Multi-touch gestures touchpad, HDMI output
      Future options: Internal digital TV tuner, HD resolution and external USB DVD player
          Vista, Internal GPS, 250 GB HDD
• Box.net web-based file storage, free 2 GB, upgrade to 25 GB, www.box.net/dell
      Safely and securely upload files of any type, access files from almost anywhere on any device
      No software to download, edit documents and photos directly from web browser
• PR - 10/08 - Introduce Inspiron Mini 12 - http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/press-releases/2008-10-26-00-Dell-Inspiron-Mini-12.aspx
• PR - 9/08 - Introduce Inspiron Mini 9 - http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/press-releases/2008-09-04-00-inspn-mini9.aspx.aspx
• PR 1/09 - AT&T - http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/press-releases/2009-01-09-ATT-Mini9-Bundle.aspx
• PR 2/09 - Introduce Inspiron Mini 10 - http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/press-releases/2009-02-19-Inspiron-Mini-10.aspx
• Dell Netbooks - www.dell.com/home/netbooks

Verizon Wireless - HP Mini 1151NR Netbook (5/09)

• Access the Internet, e-mail, browse the Web quickly and reliably

Verizon high-speed network (EV-DO Rev A)

• Covers more than 90% of the U.S. population
      more than 280 million people in 259 major metropolitan areas and 250 primary airports in the U.S.
• Typical download speeds - 600 Kbps - 1.4 Mbps
• Typical upload speeds - 500 Kbps - 800 Kbps
• In Extended Broadband Rate and Services area
      download speeds 400 - 700 Kbps, upload speeds of 60 - 80 Kbp
• Add Verizon Wireless Global Service for more than 175 destinations; more than 45 offer 3G speeds
• Verizon Approximate Data Usage Examples
      E-mail (1 text page without attachments) - 3 KB
      Word Document (5 text pages) - 70 KB
      Typical Web Page lookup - 300 KB
      Low Resolution Digital Photo - 500 KB
      PowerPoint Presentation (20 pages text & light graphics) - 3 MB

Mobile Phone GPS

See Google Maps with Navigation on Verizon Droid / Android 2.0

Next: Cellular Signal Boosters

ALK CoPilot Live

Add GPS navigation to smartphone or PDA with products Communicate via Bluetooth to a wireless GPS antenna  Optionally to phone for real-time tracing and messaging  06 - $199 to $399, with map data on miniSD card and GPS receiver www.alk.com/copilot          Find the ALK CoPilot Live on Amazon.com

ARCHOS 605 GPS - In-Car Holder for Portable Media Player (4/08)  

• In-car windshield holder with GPS antenna
• For ARCHOS 605 WiFi portable media player
• Full-fledged navigation system
• Tele Atlas maps: European 22 countries, North America U.S. and Canada, Chinese version
• $129, or $399 bundled with 30 GB player
• Press release (PDF)
• Gen 5 - www.archos.com/store_us/family_b.html?country=us&lang=en&fam_id=0000000013&gen=5

LG Portable Digital Navigators

• LN 735 - MSRP $349
     3.5 inch display (see below)
• LN730 - MSRP $299
      3.5 inch display, 1 GB memory, 1.7 million POIs, US/Canada
• LN740 - MSRP $449
      4-inch display, battery up to 6 hours, 0.44 pounds
      Live traffic information: 90-day free trial
• us.lge.com

LG LN735 Portable Digital Navigator (summer 2007)

          Night map     Music player

• 3.5 inch touchscreen display, 320 x 240, 260K colors
• SiRFstarIII GPS: fast and accurate mapping with strong signal reception; GPS status display
• Turn-by-turn voice guidance with street name and/or number
      16 Language Options; English/Spanish/French text-to-speech
• Built-in Guided Tour tutorial
• North America maps built in: US, Canada, Puerto Rico
• Map views: 2D and 3D with street names, Day and Night modes
• Controls: Menu, Volume Up/Down; Backlight brightness control
• Millions of points of interest:
      Restaurants, hotels, gas stations, ATMs, dozens of other categories
• Address retrieval from History, Favorites, Points of Interest (POI) or Microsoft Outlook contacts.
• Planning and optimizing of multi-stop trips, detours
• Navigation with fastest or shortest route, avoid highways / tolls
• Displays remaining travel distance and time
• Vehicle and Pedestrian modes
• Zoom / pan to explore map, Step though turn-by-turn directions
• 2 GB internal memory, SD card slot
• Mini-USB port, Optional external GPS antenna port
• Photo viewer: JPEG, BMP; Music player: MP3, WMA
• Interface with Microsoft ActiveSync, drag and drop media files
• PC Portal software to install new / updated maps, back up settings
      Import custom favorites from Excel .CSV files
• Internal Li-Ion Battery, Up to 4 Hours
• 4.3" x 3.2" x 0.7" inches, 0.35 pounds
• Includes Windshield suction cup mount, dashboard mount disc 
      Home AC and car cigarette lighter power adapters, Carrying case
• MSRP $349, street $249

Pharos Drive GPS 140 -- Portable navigation + Media

• 4 inch color touch screen display 
• Preloaded maps of the U.S. and Canada on a 2 GB SD card 
• Bluetooth dial and receive calls hands-free
• Photo viewing and slide shows: JPEG and BMP 
• Music playback: MP3, WMA, WAV
• Video: MPEG, WMA, MID video.
• Synchronizes to host PC using Microsoft ActiveSync
      Drag and drop media files into folders in the SD card memory
• 5.8 x 3.5 x 1 inches
• 10/07 - $321; 06 - $486
• www.pharosgps.com

Mio DigiWalker H610 -- Handheld navigation + Media

• Handheld -- Size of a deck of cards
• 2.7 inch screen
• 2.32 x 3.35 x 0.74 inches, 3.88 oz.
• GPS navigation  -- car and bike and walking
• Media playback
      MPEG and BMP photos, MP3 music, MPEG-4 video
• Toolbox software convert formats, download using Mio Transfer tool or SD card
• Three-year WorldMate subscription to check weather, convert currencies, get flight info and more.
• 10/07 - $299; 06 - $499
• www.miogps.com

Mio DigiWalker C710

• 3.5 inch touchscreen
• Full maps, Bluetooth, media player
• TMC (Traffic Message Channel) receiver
      Real-time traffic information broadcast on FM channels 
      (operational in most European countries, coming to North America
      www.tmcforum.com
• 4.33 x 3.03 x 0.78 inches, 6 oz
• 06 - $599
• www.miogps.com

Harman Kardon - Guide+Play GPS-500 (3/07)

• Full-featured portable GPS navigation system and multimedia device
• Incorporates high-fidelity audio, full-motion video
• Small enough to fit in the palm of the hand. Functioning as a GPS navigation
• Digital music player with full music-browsing capability
• Tightly integrated navigation and multimedia applications for simultaneous use
• Touchscreen interface 
• 4-inch WQVGA LCD display, widescreen 480 x 272
• MP3, MP4, WMA / PlaysForSure, ASF, WAV, OGG
• Pocket-sized, virtually invisible portable automotive mount, internal FM modulator 
• 2 GB internal flash memory, up to 4 GB external miniSD card
•  slim (19.6mm in depth) 
• Up to five hours of battery life,
• Charge via a wallmount AC adapter, USB port, or in-car cigarette-lighter cable
• 10/07 - $399; 3/07 $499
• www.harmankardon.com

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