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What to Expect in 2008: Mobiles as Playthings
By: Shayne Rana   |   Dec 27, 2007

The year that went by witnessed some truly remarkable achievements in the mobile phone segment. We saw advancements in operating systems, radical new phone designs, and an overall step ahead for handheld technology. There’s plenty to look forward to in 2008. Here’s what I expect to see in the new year – with particular regard to funky multimedia devices that have been developed but not yet made it to our shores.

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Nokia 5700 (new addition)

The 5700 is not an altogether new design concept but a hybrid version of the Nokia 3500 with the revolving camera. The newer version, part of the XpressMusic series, looked sleeker and was even lighter than its predecessor. The latest version looks the same as the new version, only with edgier colors. Rumor has it that this version will have a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera. Other specs would presumably remain unchanged. Nothing conclusive has been announced so far, but this is definitely worth checking out.

Samsung Serenata

In a major effort to deliver something truly unique to a music-minded audience, Samsung enlisted the help of Bang and Olufsen to create the Serenata. It has a very unique slider design with a scroll wheel, and a 2.26 inch display with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution. It has Bluetooth with A2DP profile, supports HSDPA, and is 3.5G enabled. The Serenata also comes with 4GB of internal memory. Of course, the most important feature is the music player, which I feel could be a real winner.

ROKR E8

Here’s another innovative idea for a mobile phone. Although the design is essentially candybar in shape, the best part about the E8 is the touch-sensitive keypad. While the media player is active, only select keys are highlighted, and these can be used to control and navigate media files and the player itself. There’s also a touch-sensitive scroll wheel for navigating menus etc. Other specs include Bluetooth with A2DP, a 2 megapixel camera, USB 2.0 connectivity, EDGE support, and an integrated FM radio. Memory can be extended using MicroSD cards. It's worth a look-see, even if only to check out the funky keypad.


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does sony erission accept the new softwares. give some information about sony errission mobile model k550i cybershots
surendar @ Jan 07, 2008
plz give me some knowledge about some good phon RS upto 14000.00
partha mukherjee @ Jan 06, 2008
please mention the approx prices of all of the above mentioned cell phones...
Aayesha Ghanekar @ Jan 02, 2008
I am surprised, you did not cover KG KS20 nicknamed "iphone dominator", which is already available in Europe.
Nice article though.
Sandeep Upadhyay @ Jan 01, 2008
Krish, if u took the trouble to actually read the article before commenting u would have seen that there is a second page with 3 more mobiles, making 6 in all. And this is only the first part of a series. Taking part 2 as well, u would have a total of at least 12 mobiles, one for each month of the year. Still not enough?
Mayuresh @ Dec 29, 2007
all this ia great gadgets i love then
and
i gonna buy this rokr e 8
so what about u guys n gal
Abhimanyu sharma @ Dec 28, 2007
Hey shane,
Just dont write articles to keep up your job/satisfy your boss.
Some phones have already seen the market and the knowledge about that phones are also too low for you.
example: w960 has 8gb onbuilt memory and does not have a card slot....

Then why the hell you are give wrong info....

better stop writing and quit the field.....
Thirumal @ Dec 28, 2007
Better hone your tech skills before posting anything. "Shayne Rana ". Your update for 2008 roadmap for cell phones is incomplete and improve your tech knowledge as well. Post something about future benchmarks that will be used when writing about a cell phone review.
Stop using Copy PASTE tech from other competing reviewers webpages :X
Waymunk @ Dec 28, 2007
You're talking about 2008 and listing just three phones? How lame is that. Come on Tech2 guys, even I can do better than that. What about S60 touch UI? The Nokia N99 triple slider? The Gphone? The new N-Gage patent?
Krish @ Dec 27, 2007
Oh what a dumb artical. Most of there phones will be available here by the first quarter of 2008 so these are not phones for the whole of 2008. This write-up lacks any kind foresight or charisma. And btw Using a mobile device to write this comment.
Viv @ Dec 27, 2007
where is the PSP phone...???!!
Oh its in my mind.. and in rumors :D
durgesh @ Dec 27, 2007
o 22 wats the price of ROKR E8..........
Shivpreet @ Dec 27, 2007
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