Friday, May 20, 2005
Neonode Exists... And Is Reviewed!?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 11:00 AM
"Probably, there is no more famous long lasting device in the World than the Neonode N1. Announced more than three years ago, it was much discussed, delighted, was forgotten for some time, remembered again and discussed once more...Neonode announced the Neonode N1m in the first quarter of 2005 - the smartphone differs from the previous one in triple GSM band instead of the double, the presence of a vibracall, a megapixel camera, a new Windows CE 5.0 core. This very version got into our hands for tests, so, sharing the impressions."
Longtime readers probably remember that we posted on this device with some excitement many years ago, but sadly, the company never managed to put the pieces together until now. Mobile-Review actually managed to get their hands on the newest revision, which is based on CE 5.0 but with a custom shell (instead of Windows Mobile), and gives it a spin. While the formfactor looks appealing and the device has a touchscreen, the software bundle seems lacking at best. If they'd integrate a version of the Windows Mobile OS, I'd take a serious look at it.
Longtime readers probably remember that we posted on this device with some excitement many years ago, but sadly, the company never managed to put the pieces together until now. Mobile-Review actually managed to get their hands on the newest revision, which is based on CE 5.0 but with a custom shell (instead of Windows Mobile), and gives it a spin. While the formfactor looks appealing and the device has a touchscreen, the software bundle seems lacking at best. If they'd integrate a version of the Windows Mobile OS, I'd take a serious look at it.
