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New Satellite Phone Runs Windows Mobile, Has No Visible Antenna

Posted on : Aug 24 2008 | Posted under PDA News |

The dreamers, they have their dreams. One of the big dreams for 2009-10, it seems, is new, hybrid satellite/cellular phones that work everywhere, but don’t look like Cro-Magnon rock-hewing tools. MSV’s Lost-style handset is supposedly coming in 2010, but it may be beaten to market by Elektrobit’s sleek Windows Mobile satellite phone, which is supposedly arriving in 2009 and looks like a Motorola Q.
The most striking feature of the Elektrobit device is its antenna: it doesn’t seem to have one. This is a slim, light (4.7 x 2.5 x .8″ HWD) phone that runs on HSDPA high-speed cellular networks and uses Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (yes, it has a touch screen) but also happens to connect to an upcoming satellite network being launched next year by Terrestar across North America. Or that’s the plan, at least: this is a reference design, and the satellites aren’t up in the air yet.Other features of this concept include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, a MicroSD slot, a 3-megapixel camera and voice controls. Of course, Elektrobit could also be claiming it comes with a pony and cake, and we wouldn’t be able to contradict them until next year at least. At least they don’t seem to be ripping off Apple’s iCal icon.Elektrobit promises their PDA phone will be cost competitive with cell phones.” via gearlog.com


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