Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Rumours, Gossip, Smallest Phone
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "HARDWARE" @ 04:00 PM
Rumours, gossip and such are saying that Neonode is about to actually release a product. It is April in year 2002 and I first wrote about Neonode describing them to be "the hyped mobile device maker in Sweden". I also asked myself if their announced product N1 was "for real or not". Then nothing happened. Company management said the phone would be released at the end of the year and in December 2002 more news came along. I posted about it here and here. Then nothing happened.
Now, there is actually talk, in a Gizmodo article, about an actual product being released. Follow the link to Neonode's site and see for yourself. The first version of the phone won't have features such as GPRS, web browser, ActiveSync, MMS/WAP, or Email. The "Facts" page says those features will be "Available as an upgrade later, downloadable for free from neonode.com.". Downloadable GPRS? Maybe... I would be more than happy to see this actually hit the streets. But I am not yet convinced. You?
Now, there is actually talk, in a Gizmodo article, about an actual product being released. Follow the link to Neonode's site and see for yourself. The first version of the phone won't have features such as GPRS, web browser, ActiveSync, MMS/WAP, or Email. The "Facts" page says those features will be "Available as an upgrade later, downloadable for free from neonode.com.". Downloadable GPRS? Maybe... I would be more than happy to see this actually hit the streets. But I am not yet convinced. You?
